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Willard Escaped Gunman Seeks Mercy Amid Pursuit
A. J. Willard alias Lynch and Williams roams seeking escape after shooting Sheriff Wagner and I H Sutton. Donald McKenzie, jailed for 25 years after pleading guilty to robbery, implicates Willard and describes the man’s brutal code and the Cornfield escape east of the city last Wednesday. Circulars with Willard’s photo and fingerprints are sent nationwide through Wag EVier’s office as authorities search.
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A. J. Willard
Lynch
Williams
H. T. Wagner
I. H. Sutton
Donald McKenzie
State Reformatory
Harry Allen
R. W. Hasner
Willard
Wagevier
Babe
Cedar Rapids
McKenzie
Minneapolis
Scotland
W. F. Dilworth
Dilworth
Hartman
Wagner
Glenn Bsugh
W. L. Waldron
Jefferson Street