The Washington times., 1930-01-16
CAPTURE OF WOMAN BANDIT AND MEN AT CAVE DESCRIBED
PLANE SPOTTED
HIDING PLACE
IN DESERT

PHOENIX Ariz., Jan. 16
UN.S0-Held in the county Jail
following their capture after
hot gun fight. a woman believed
to be Irene Schroeder and two
male companions today awaited
Identification by a Pennsylvania
officer who is en- route here by
airplane.
Mrs. Schroeder and one of her
companions, Clem Dague, were
sought in connection with the
Staying OF Corporal Brady Paul.
q member of the Pennsylvania
State conStabulary, near Butler,
Pa.
The third member of the trio,
who claims to be Joe F. Wells,
denied that he was j. w. Craw-
ford, Mrs. Scilroeder'S brother,
also sought in connection with
the killing of the officer.
Caught After Two Battles
The woman claims that Wells
was picked up by herself and
Dague while travelling through
Texas.
The trio was captured after
they had kidnapped Joseph Chap
man, deputy sheriff, at Florence.
Later they fought a pistol duel
with officers at Chandler, where
Chapman and Lee Wright, an
other deputy, were wounded. -
Fleeing into the mountains and
taking refuge in the wild .coun-
try, the trio, after a brisk ex-
change Of shots, was finally cap
tured.
After first admitting her iden-
tity, the woman denied that she
was Mrs. Schroeder. She also
denied a previous statement that
she had been living with Dague
aS wife and husband.
Sheriff Charles H. Wright is
inclined to believe that Wells is
not the woman's brother, but the
arrival of the Pennsylvania
officer is awaited for his identi-
fication.
That the real Crawford may
have been at Yuma, Ariz., was the
opinion advanced . here today.
While Chapman was their cap
tiveS, Mrs. Schroeder and her
companions repeatedly evinced a
desire to reach, that town
May Have Been Killed
Another theory was that CraW-
ford may have been killed in
Texas. Telling a rambling story,
while apparently intoxicated, the
woman. according to Chapman,
pointed at him and said: 1T
was three dirty skunks like you
who killed my brother in Texas"
Authorities are trying to link
Mrs. Schroeder and her COM
panions to the robbing o. bank
at Coleman, Texas, on January
9. Although they had but little
money, it is believed the bank
loot may have been given to con-
federates.
Mrs. Schroeder, when officers
seek to question her, feignS un-
consciousness.
The three prisoners deny any
knowledge of the Staying of
Brady Paul.
Authorities here received a
message from AL Couch, a Penn
Sylvania officer, saying that he
expected 70 arrive here today by
airplane. He is carrying indenti-
fication and requisition papers.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Carter to-
day gave a graphic description of
the final surrender of the trio
on the barren heights of Mt.
Estrella, 10 miles from the point
where they abandoned their
bullet-scarred automobile.
Spotted by Airplane 8
After the trio had been spotted
BY an airplane, officers on the
ground started to close in on
them.
"Indian Joe, a guide; another
deputy and myself" said Carter.
"started around the mountain
with the idea of surprising the
trio from the rear. When we
started to come down, some Of
our own men, thinking we were
the bandits, opened fire on us.
I'VE were held up for more
than an hour by our men.
Finally we got some reinforce
ments, and we were able to make
known our identity.
1--WE then started the advance
simultaneously. I peered over o
ledge and saw the woman and
Dague lying side by side. Dague
held gun in his hand. He
dropped the gun when 1 ordered
him to throw UP his hands. The
other man. who was about so feet
away from them, also came for.
ward with his arms in the air."
Carter disclosed that Dague
and his companion still had am
munition when they surrendered
Install 1880 Officers