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WEEKLY MAIL EDITION NCExclusive Mrs. tSTORE HERE FAILS4»»:-rrerce Bushel! Alleged Chicago Gunman. Later Attempts Sensational Break for Liberty.Fori Madison. November 23. Lawrence Hassell. aller,- d Chicago fan man, is in jail her** after attempting an entrance into a local clothing stor'' nod la tor a sensational br» ak for llle: v as the r.uthorltioa wen? c nd^avon’tf to remand him to the county Jr.’! hero. The alt* mpt to f-nlcr *hf Hit!) clcdhlng «M»mpauy J tore here# in bn lt;1 «i • ylight w hTi.uny people on tho st?-..t on their Lway to wjjk i: considered ono of the bold' fi V'^uob! to He* ptNutlon of tim author!: »s for many months.Had it Henry Mr*1 !fact thattho 1str*-r tI I* l 1 1 i. II tv tlt/I II,proprietor of tho Huh. ' were in the hnihi'ng at tho time. it Seems certain t!* »t tho rohbnr would havo made ofi with mor.ey and clothing as the door was already , pried quite loose wb* n tho two menheard tho ha’wlJt at wonThe a b photogra] i tigra in, a. is soon to Park Cari or, Enrilt; man cm boj tcring plaa wimRrommer nod Horn had remained. 4,4t,in *ho f:*oro over night after they J gram tau; had marked goods to an early hour this morning preparatory to n salt*.Horn was awakened at 7 o’clock end walking over towards tho door suddenly hoard a dull serairhing noise. Peering through tho door curtain h** saw RuaaerT at work and 1mmelt;llati !y dispatched Bremmor via another door to the police station. .u Meanwhile tho robber, working II without thouch: for the many pnns-er»by. evidently became frightened end picking tip bis tools, made off west on S»*o nd street. The police, accompanied by the Hub employes, aprrcher d» d him just in front of tho Iowa Cafe, * - *Later, while the man was b taken to Jail, he made ;« break for Meeting Plfli liberty pud started on a run to m f evade As fata.it Chief of Police Wil- y l0Tlard. The letter, however, gave Wasquick pursuit and by firing a rev.- i•hots into tho air. succeeded in bringing th** bandit to a holt. | Denmark.That ?ho captured robber Is a des- . 'pera'o Chicago gunman is the theory ° advanced todny when Russell in at- historic, wn ^ tempting to give an account of hlm-Jan old land ^self was badl h mrr.ed in by tho ‘halfway In tv questions of the author tics. His'.. first story was. that ho hud come ! “ * son onfrom tho south ^vnd was on hla way years, hasto meet hlH wife In Chicago. M.t ho i The L.nd «later changed it when questioned * P|j a . ar? 0,„ hecontf time, and said he had hopp'd # .I *d 001from Chicago. (Morrison fa.Minke.NIOTA WOMAN ISThis cot to feet lilffh in i
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Fort Madison Weekly Democrat
Fort Madison, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 30, 1923
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