The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-07-18
SHERIFF PARK
NABS CONVICT
Jack Delaney Taken After
Robbing Three Stores at
Minden Sunday Night.

ond escape from the nevada state
prison at Carson last Friday, was
captured by Sheriff VIM. Park at
Minden Monday morning at three
o'clock through information furnish
ed by Alfred Lundergreen, employed
at the C. o. D. Garage.
Delaney entered the garage and
aroused Lundergreen, who is night
man there, and wanted a jitney to
take him to Truckee. Knowing that
Delaney had escaped from the prison,
and the circumstances of stranger
wanting wanting a jitney to take
him to Truckee, aroused the suspi-
cion of Lundergreen. He told De-
laney he would go and get the jit-
ney driver, but iastead rushed over
to the home of the sheriff and told
the officer that he believed Delaney
was at the garage. Arriving at the
garage Sheriff Park posed as the
jitney driver. Delaney wanted to
know how much it would cost to
take him to Truckee. "How much
have you got?" asked the sheriff
"Oh, not much," replied Delaney.
At this point the sheriff informed
the man that he resembled Delaney.
Goodness, no, I'm not Delaney.
read about him getting away from
the prison in yesterdays papers"
When informed that he was under
arrest, Delaney made a move as
though he was going to draw a gun,
but the sheriff got the drop on him
and covered him with his revolver
When searched the convict was found
not to be armed.
He stoutly denied that he was De-
laney, but after being taken to the
Minden court house and informed
that the prison authorities had been
notified, he admitted that he was
Delaney.
In his brief stay at Minden, De-
laney robbed three business houses
and secured about fifty dollars in
cash, a supply of sausage and new
outfit of clothing. He first entered
Maytell's soft drink establishment
and broke open a slot machine, TAX
ing what small change he found
Next he went into the Carson Valley
meat market broke open the cash
register, added few dollars to his
wealth, and helped himself to a sup
ply of sausage. The Minden Dry
Goods store was next and here De-
hour or so. He tried on several suits
of clothes but finally decided upon a
pair of trousers, shirt, tie, a new
pair of shoes, high priced sweater
and a cap. The outfit was not COM
plete without a belt and he went
through the stock until he found one
with an initial 80" on the buckle.
He was all dressed up but unshaved
so he hunted up shaving outfit,
went into a back room and took a
shave. All he lacked was a little
spending money, so he broke open
two drawers of a high priced cash
register and found about forty dol
lars therein. Thus equipped he was
ready to take joy ride to Truckee
and had it not been for the quick
thinking of Alfred Lundergreen, he
probably would have had little diff
Guilty in reaching that point.
In gaining entrance to the three
Minden establishments, he used a
leaf of an automobile spring to
jimmy open the rear windows.
He was returned to the prison
Monday morning and was placed in
the dungeon as punishment for his
short period of liberty.
Delaney escaped from the Nevada
prison about a year ago but was re-
captured in Washington, d. c., when
he applied for soldiers compensation
that he alleged was due him. He is
probably the most slippery prisoner
ever confined in the Nevada peniten-
tiary, and has a record of escaping
from different institutions through
out the country no less than %
times. He declares that he will
again make his escape from the
prison at Carson and judging from
his past record as a Jail breaker, it
is believed that chain and ball is the
only way that they will be able to
keep him in confinement.
After he had been returned to
prison, Mr.. Christoffersen, of the
Minden Dry Goods Store, notified
the officials that he was short some
thing over $500 and asked them
to search the prisoner for the money.
Delaney was stripped of his clothing
but only small amount of change
was found. Finally he was made to
open his mouth, and a twenty dollar
bill as well as ten were found
rolled up in a small wad behind his
teeth. The currency was returned
to the Minden merchant. Delaney
told the officers that Christoffersen
had a wonderful little store, but that
he should provide hot water for the
dressing room so fellow could take
decent shave.
The taking of the escaped convict
is entirely due to the quick thinking
of Alfred Lundergreen and instant
response of Sheriff Park in answer