The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Battle
Arrested
Railroad Detective, Entrench-
ed Under Freight Car:
Shoots 1t Out With Al.
legged Robbers.
Marty Maher Is Killed

Wdrty Nldner Is kllled
Police are chasing down every Clue
IN an effort TO locate the members OF
the bandit gang who engaged Samuel
:. Curtis, railroad detective, in a gun
attle carly Thursday. SeYen men
md one woman have been arrested
and other arrests are expected. Cui-
It's declared that before he opened f.rs
on the bandits, he had counted fi.e
men on the ground and one al TIE
door of freight car. ard that after
the shooting began he heard several
more running away over the tops c.
the cars that were in he yards
One man. identified as Marty Ns.
her 23T8 Capitol avenue. was killed.
in the exchange OF shots. His ocde
vas not found for some time after ~
had been seen TO fall. az he attempt.
ed 70 climb down the side OF freight
car, and showed evidence Of having
been dragged for some distance from
The spot where he fell. The man vas
shot through the leg few inches
above the knee and Gied from loss Of !.
blood.
Blood on Cars.
Pools and splotches CT blood on iof
OF freight cars and on the ground
near the place where the battle tooz
place are accepted By police as con-
elusive proof that other members Q.
the gang were wounded By Curtis.
No trace OF these men has been fouEI
i check OF all the hospitals in ths
city has been made. \ search OF tfs
Great Western railroad yards falise
10 reveal any hiding place wheis
these wounded men may have tai..e
refuge and It IS thought certain tn.
: they were taken away b. then con
panions.
The men under arrest are: Law
renee I(enney. iS03 Ieavelvo-;s
street: Paul Romano Tenth arI
Grace streets; William Iaher. broIh>.
or Of the dead man: \. I. Pierson,
5i6 South Sixteenth street. W!iey
Compton. 172s Charles street: Cia-i
Tetsworth 5ls South Sixteenth
street. and Prank Q Sell. ltes L
Cass street. Tho woman gave t.
name OF Anna ClausSen and her ad
drees as Nickersor. Neb She was =
ieased on bonds late yesterday. VII
William Naher v-as re,ease a sir;
time after his arrest 50 that he could
attend 10 his aged mother. who has
been almost psostr-te1 b tAs dsa.a
: q hel son.
Arrested in Car.
o'Nel ard TeisvorAh v.ra arrested
Two hours after the battle. WHEN
they drove tie car alleged TO have
been used b. the bandits into gar
, age near Th.rtleih AID Leaveavorfh
. streets. The machine in The property
of Bill Mahcr and vas Identified. y
Patrolnan Carl Reber as iha machine
nat drove away from tie railroad
Yards as lie rushed 70 inHess.sate lie
shooting.
7 The patrolmar vas walking MS hat
: near Sixteenth ard iseareEwo.sh.
? vhen he heard number q shots f-ei
IN the raiiroa1 yards. knowing ;haf
there had teea several retOs.ies OF
2 freight cars = the yands y The Tasi
no weeks. b rushed = lie d.-sessa
II The shootag. rightly guessing -hst
IL robbers had bten surprised While
a. work.
As Re5er dashed Gevn lie .ne4n.
t,at le-ds from Leavea9orsi street
= . - AAt = tAA~- = - -eA.==t- NN-.t~H.
/. him. lie stopped long eaoucA 10 ri
Gown the license number that tie esr
carried and then hurried on through
lhe yards
; Enirenched Under Car.
r Near the Chicago Grsa, Western
freight house he found Curtis ea-
! irenched under a freight e.r and n.'e-
T pared 10 withstand s.eEe q long dsra-
/. ton Rsher called . he man aid
E asked Vhs; had happened. Car,i~ tod
J him that he lad had t;.le bs;sle
!. with some thieves and tia; hs BE-
4 leved some OF the neu were -
Z ins about"
= The two men began o sesrcl -
e yards ana n 4 shor, tine found IA
E hody 81 Marty AiaEer lying face -
E about i0e yards fg0m the car tl.at =
had been attempting 10 open whcn
surprised. Grea, splo,eacs Q! :. ~
showed or oue end of the fleisa, esr.
and a pool of blood had formed L; T
Tie dead nssn.
\ further search AZ tie rio.ni,y re.
vesled a revolver tha; hsd Neeu csr-
red by one 81 The bandits. This gnt
was covered With bleed and Rad al
the cartridges IN the cylinder ;lsea.
On top NJ freight car near this place.
IseSer found another revolver. Thls
weapon had two unused shells il as>
chamber ami four emntses. there wss
vas no sign 81 blood about Il
Despite Tire fact tia, he Two of'i-
!. GERS continued 20 search TIE .soss.
j no further evidence o, ,he ~oohsls
: could be found.
Curtis Tells Story.
At the police s,si,or Curtis ;olc -
. story 20 Captain William Russell iss
= said tina; hs had hccu ias.ns fcr ;e5S
. sang ever s.aee they entered seus.
freight cars and stole ,arsc S14.s.
titl of merchandise svo weeks ase
y kucw thar they vpuiG come hxSk
some tlire So 50 us; vss,eS fos.
them he sas6. y missed them ea
= two nigh;s 20 Is, nisht ,eok sorna
<rarr te rax~ Two. CcluNa T~eN
Missing Banker Arrested.