The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-01
IOWA OFFICERS
BREAK UP GANG
OF s OUTLAWS
Only One Of Party Still at
Large-Ray Terrill Was
Leader Of Group

Les MONIES, Iowa, Dec. l.-(AR)
Only one member of a party OF
six alleged Oklahoma outlaws, who
started north on 4 fishing and hunt
ing trip and ended up by perpetrat-
ing a series of robberies in north
ern Iowa and southern Minnesota,
remains at large, according to q re-
capitulation of their activities given
in confession of one of their num-
Der, Roy Harmon.
Upon his plea Of guilty to being
an accessory to, an attempted rob-
berry Of the Farmers State Bank Of
Rudd, Iowa, on November 8. Harmon
was sentenced yesterday at Charles
City to serve 10 years in Fort Madi-
son state prison. Harmon claimed
he was mile away from Rudd at
the time of the robbery,
Sherwood Still Free
Elvin Sherwood is the only one Of
the six at large, according to State
Agent J. G. Tracy, who revealed
that Harmon had detailed their
route of pillage and disintegration.
Ray Terrill, notorious Oklahoma
outlaw, was the leader Of the party,
which also included Mrs. Terrill,
Elmer Inman and his wife, and
Sherwood and Harmon. After Ter
rill and his wife inauguratcd the al
legged crime wave by stealing two
fur coats at Ames, Iowa, according
to the confession, the party, in four
automobiles, went to Waseca, Minn.,
where they consummated the sup
posed purpose of the jaunt-hunt-
ing and fishing.
After a weeks pastiming they
headed south, Terrill, 1nman and
Sherwood taking time out at Man.
kato, Minn., to break into jewelry
store and making away with $4,000
worth Of jewelry and diamonds,
Harmon said.
Bank Robbery Failed
They then dropped below the Min
nesota line to victimize a Mason
City, Iowa, clothing store and make
the Rudd bank attempt on the same
night. The clothing store break was
fruitful, but Terrill, Inman and
Sherwood failed in an effort to load
the Rudd bank safe into an automo-
bile, after binding the night watch
man and breaking into the building,
the confession related.
The Rudd attempt was the last
misadventure tried, Harmon said;
and after it's failure the group
started their return journey to Ok
lahpma. Outside of Marshalltown,
Iowa, the car Harmon was driving
went into q ditch and he was in
jured. He was taken to a-Marshall-
town hospital by Inman and Terrill,
who then resumed the trip to Bris-
low, Okla, with their wives. Where
dropped out of the pic
turc remains unsolved, Tracy said.
Arrested ct Hot Springs
The Terrills and Inmans were ar
rested q few days later in Hot
Springs, Ark. Terrill was returned
10 Oklahoma to complete sentence
IN the state prison and Inman is
lwaiting extradition from Hot
Springs to serve q sentence in Okla
homa or to stand trial in Wyoming
Tor q $50, ,0Oo hOld up.
Tracy learned that Mrs. Terrill
and Mrs. Inman had beeN released
1t Hot Springs because Of lack Of
evidence.
There are no members Of the Ter
ill gang, numbering Is and scat
Eered over the midd)ewest, in Iowa
It the present time, according to
Tracy, who took nd stock in the
opinion Of Linn county authorities
hat the robbery Of the Alburnett
bank yesterday was the work Of
MEMBERS Of the band.
HARMON ESCAPES JAIL
DURING LAST NIGHT
Charles City, Iowa, Dec. 1.-(Ft-
Boy, Harmon. alleged member Of au|
0klahowa bandit gang who was
Ieutenced to 10 years In the state