Officer William Smith

Nov 16, 1909

BLOODHOUND'S TRAIL LEADS TO K. C. SOUTHERN TRACKS

Assailant of Policemen Graney and Smith is Still at Large.

REWARD IS OFFERED

Officers and Citizens are desirous of Schmolbach's Capture.

CONDITION CRITICAL

Smith is Not Expected to Live; Graney Will Be a Cripple.

Patrolman Will Smith may die and Patrolman Tim Graney will be a cripple for life as the result of being shot by William Schmolbach at the corner of Eighth and Main streets at 11:15 o'clock last night. Schmolbach, known as "Billy Smoothbox," made his escape and a reward of about $400 has been offered for him dead or alive by the City officials and by private subscription. The injured officers were arresting two women, one of whom was Schmolbach's wife, charged with running an immoral house at 803 Main street.

The country was scoured by posses of officers and citizens last night, and a bloodhound was used this morning to no avail. It is thought that he has gone south, and notices have been sent to officers throughout the southwest giving his description.

The women were being arrested in connection with the raid commenced yesterday morning, and had to be forced to go with the officers. Schmolbach is well known in Joplin and is said to have often threatened the lives of police officers.

He used a 32 caliber automatic revolver and five shots were fired by him in the encounter.

Bloodhound Leads to Railroad

Special Officers W. W. and J. A. Connor arrived this morning from Aurora bringing their bloodhound, "King." The dog was taken to a room where he was allowed to take the scent from Schmolbach's shoes and clothing, and given access to his bed.

The dog then was taken over to the street corner where the shooting occurred and immediately took the scent. It proceeded diagonally across the street to the southeast corner of Eighth and Main, and went east on the south side of Eighth. It turned in at a house near Kentucky avenue but took up the trail again on the walk in front, following it east as far as Grand avenue. It went south to the Banker's land, and across it to the southeast corner of the tract, then a block east to Indiana avenue. It went north on Indiana on the west side of the street and crossed Fifteenth street. About fifty feet north of Fifteenth Street the hound stopped but took the trail to a spot about three feet east of the Kansas City Southern tracks. Here the hound stopped and refused to go farther, but on a back track switched off about fifty feet west of the track, and led to a bunch of weeds and high grass where the pursued man had probably lain while waiting for his train.

A Kansas City Southern freight went through, southbound about two o'clock this morning, and it is on this train that he is supposed to have made his escape. At the point where the trail stopped the trains are unable to move rapidly because of a very steep grade, and a man would not have to be an expert to board one.

The hound will be kept here a few days for use in case a fresh clue should be discovered, and will be taken to points along the railroad if a clue can be secured.

No Visitors for Mrs. Schmolbach

Jessie Schmolbach was arraigned in police court this morning and pleaded not guilty to a charge of lewd conduct. She was very cautious and sometimes impudent in her replies to the judge, and denied the charges. She asserted that her friend, Maud Martin, was in her employ, and that she received $3 a week for her services.

Mrs. Schmolbach probably will have her trial December 1st. She was unable to give bond for her appearance, and while in jail has not been allowed to receive visitors.

Both Officers Wounded

Mrs. Jessie Schmolbach, wife of the man who did the shooting, and her companion, Maude Martin, known to the police as "Piggy," asked that they be taken down Joplin Street to the police station instead of being taken down Main, in accordance With their request, the officers with their prisoners cut diagonally across the street to the northwest corner and turned west on Eighth. Patrolman Smith and the Martin woman were in front, the woman walking a little ahead of the officer. A few feet behind them followed Mrs. Schmolbach and Officer Graney. Just as the last couple disappeared behind the building, someone called out from a few feet north on Main Street for them to wait. Evidently, the Schmolbach woman recognized her husband's voice, for she turned and started in that direction. Patrolman Graney stopped her and Officer Smith ran back to the corner to see what was the matter.

Without parlance or further conversation, Schmolbach is said to have drawn a revolver and opened fire, first shooting Smith, who was on the outside of the walk, hitting him in the abdomen. Smith fell, pinning Graney to the building, placing him in such a position that it was impossible to draw his gun. He then fired at Graney, the bullet passing clear through his right knee and entering the other with sufficient force to break the bone. Schmolbach then ran east on Eighth Street, Smith shooting at him three times as he crossed the street, but none of the shots took effect, and the fleeing man disappeared in the darkness.

Patrolman Burns was on his beat three blocks north of the shooting and rushed to the scene, and found his comrades in an unconscious condition. The police station was notified, and all of the reserve officers and day force were called from their beds, the township and county authorities notified, and the search was on. Meanwhile, the injured men were taken from the scene of the shooting, Smith to the hospital and Graney to the police station. Graney became sufficiently conscious to tell the circumstances of the affair, and the above version is taken from his story.

Women Excited by Shooting. The women ran to a nearby drug store where one of them fell in a faint. Later they were removed to the police station. Chief of Police John McManamy was called out of bed, and with his assistant, Clarence Kier, commanded the search. All trains were watched, and the railroad yards were thoroughly searched by the officers. The telephone was used and all officers of cities within 250 miles were informed of the affair before morning. The Anti Horse Thief Association was put on the case and automobiles dashed all over the district carrying officers who searched many suspicious places. The old deserted mining plants east of Joplin were all visited by the officers and all old dump piles were visited by the officers. The awful downpour of rain that fell all during the search greatly handicapped the officers, as it was impossible to see many feet in the penetrating blackness, even with the aid of powerful lights. A postal card photograph of the man wanted was sent to a nearby engraving works and reproductions of it will be sent to all officers in the southwest conveying an offer of $100 reward by the chief of police.

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SCtiMU[BACtl

IS GLAD Irs

NOW

"I Ant Willing to Go Back

and Prove I Was Justi-

ficd in What 1 Did,"

He Says.

HIS WIFE IS WITH HIM

Sheriff McDonald and Cone

stable McCoy Go for

Slayer—Reward May

Cause Delay.

Specin) to G)obo.

sept.

Schmulbcu:il boing hold in Cho city

hore pending the arrival of om-

from Joplin, Mo., to take him

'I'ho tire oxpeet.od

l)nclc

Roqulgitjon

hero on Sunday.

will probably bo fixed despite tho

Schmulbach sayq will

not OghtJ ost rndition.

don't, know who tipped ort

to the police. but glnd 811

I nm willing to go back eud

over,

prove I Jugtitled in what, t

did.

boon Very

*boost,' him ngaln

I would

great ,

said

under the circuniBCancos,"

Schmulbn.ch in 8tronc box ooll at

the cit.y jail.

a Good Wovkntnn.

Superintendent, Whittaker and hig

aggiRCant, Hnrnoy, of the Sontt1e-TH-

coma Power Company. enlled R.nd

asked

him If ho wanted a lawyer,

Schrntill)ach 110 rendy to

go back to Joplin and for

what he had done.

noth Bilid that Schmulbach,

had been ployed by Chom Kince Inst

.Jnti110ry, wt18 one of the

Chey ever nad in their ploy,

They

said it ho ever tyncl( h ore t h cy

would give

oint)loymenC.

Police here tod received telegra

froni Joplin Higned

Sheriff

P rogcctl( i ng Attorney

NJ cl)onnld,

N. AndrowHi J.

H. McCoy

nnd of Police

H. Myot•s ttrg•

I D gs,tbnt

rdg and guava

pengeti to nrre8tv T 110

roWurd for arref*t, now stands

$1,200. Schrnulljncl)'ß glory to

egtal)lißh a for Cho shoot"

tng. Granoy, C lie prißonet• tt3-

Btyulfod wife.

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goulfod wife.

Rend of Aflnjr In l'oso.

' 'T wag In 101 Paso, "l'ox.. w hot) T

read nil obouC the affair In the Joplin

nod other

snid Schmulbach,

with smile ns reflectod on how

he had eluded bloodhoundg get

on hiH troll and algo Che human blood-

hounds that worn genrchjng ror him.

The prisoner then relntod how he

had gono through Toxnn, Old Mexico,

Southern Oallfornin n,ncl later spent

congidern ble Cime in Bon Francigoo.

camo to Son,ttle on 'C)ocembor f 69

1910, a year and montb after hig

crime. 01) A pril 3. thfB year, ho wag

joined by wife, Thoy hove been

living under the name ot Mr. and Mrs.

Horry Nye at No. 226 West Thomas

Btreet.

The prisoner '8 one wish today iB

Chat his wife rnwy accompany htm

bnclc to Joplin when he goes t,o gt,and

trial. Offlcerti nro exjrning trom Jop-

lin for him and he ho will go

back without Btruggle,

Seattle, Waah., Boot. 1 .—Chief of

Police J. H. Mtyorß, Jopitn, Mo.—.-

Send officer immediately Vith reward.

(Signed) C. G. Bnnnick, chief of poe

lice,

The foregoing t"legram, recelvod Rt

midnight, indicateg that .Jngper coun-

ty offlcerß will oxperienco much dim-

culty tn obtaining custody ot Wil-

linm Schmulbach, gelt-confessed mur-

derer or Patrolman William G, Smith,

who arrested Thurgday in Sent-

tie, Wagh., after he had guccogsrully

evaded the Inw ror two years, with-

out flrt5C pn,ylng part, at loag(, of

tho $1 , 250 offered for the arrest ot

the fugiti vo.

Regardlesg of t.he fact that Schmul-

bach is reported gayfng he will

return to Joplin wlChouC requisition

papers, Sheriff Arch McDonald and

Constable McCoy will take no chances

of a pori8ible chnngc• of mind by the

prisoner ai tho last minute. They will

take requisition papers with them.

McDonald Goes for Requisition.

Sheriff McDonald loft last, night for

Jeffergon City, w herc this morning

he will

keep an appointment wit l!

Governor Herbert S. Hadley and se-

cure ttie necessary papers to bring

Schmulbac:h back to Joplin. The ap-

plication for requisition, which wag

mac10 yesterday by Prosecuting At-

torney W. N. Andrews, asks Governor

'Hadley to appoint Sheriff McDonald

and Constable McCoy as agents of the

stato of Missouri In making the jour-

ney to Seattle.

Several after Sheriff McDon-

ald left for Jeffergon City last night;

Constable McCoy and Prosecutor An.

drewe; departed for Kansas City. They

will be Joined there tonight by Sher-

fm McDonald, who will arrive from

Che capital on evening train.

Prosecutor Andrews reacbeg

Kansas City j Ills morning telegram

from Chiel of V'oIi0ft C. G. Bannick of

Spattle bo awaiting him. This

ntesF@ge will gives minute detail to

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SCHMULBACH

h

IS GLAD IT'S

ALL OVER NOW

(Cotlt.inuea From Paze 1.)

Schmulbach's attitude toward return-

ing to Joplin with or without requfsi-

tion paperg.

Andrews MRY Go to Seattle.

If circumstances are not considered fa-

Torable. Prosecutor Andrevs Will accom-

pany the oftieers to Seattle to fight any

habeas corpus proceedings which may be

Instituted by attorneys for the confessed

murderor to obtain his releæse. Owing to

the difficulties Sheriff McDonald experi-

onced in obtaining custody of a prisoner

in Fort Worth, Tex. , even with requi-

sftion papers, last week, he fs anxious

that Prosecutor Andrews make the Jour-

ney with hlrn.

But, on tho other hand, if the message

from Chief Bannick indicates that there

- is no probability of Schmulbach object-

Ing to returning from Seattle to Jordin,

Prosecutor Andrews will return home

Sunday morning and the omcers will

proceed along to the Puget sound me,

tropol!s.

Contrary to the first plang announced

for returning Schmulbach, Sheriff Mc-

Lioneld and Constable McCoy will not

make any stopg between Seattle and

Joplin, One ofllcer will tuaintain a watch

over the prfsoner while the other rests,

and nt no time during the

journey will Schmulbacb be given the

slightest opportunity to egeape.

Instructed to Hold Prisoner.

Prosecutor Andrews conferred early

yesterday morning with Sheriff McDonald

and Constable McCoy. Chief ot Police

J. H. Myers did not attend the meeting

but was represented by Ben N,Vurzel,

whorn he deaired to take wegt with him

to bring gcbmulbach to Joplin.

As result, of tho conference it

deelded that Prosecutor Andrews should

recommend that Governor Hadley appoint

tho Fheriff and s constable instead of mem-

bers o! the police department. Many

members ot. the polico force who had

hoped to the trip, it Is safd, were

keenly disappointed.

After it was definitely decided that Sher-

iff McDonald and Constable MeCoy voUld

go to the coast, Prosecutor Andrews dis-

oatched a telegram to Chief of Police C.

G, Banniek of Seattle, instructing him to

hold Schmu/)ach under any and all eir-

cumstances hntJl the Joplin officers arrive

with requisition papers. The message told

that the officers would leave here at

once.

The announcement •in yesterday morn-

Ing's Issue oe The Globe that Schmulbach

had been captured in Seattle created

great interest, not only in Joplin where

the murder of Patrolman Smith took

place, but the Thola southwest part

of the state There the homicide is

remembered,

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peaise best0Ted

1411 Furnace street, anå who caused