Sheriff Julius To Go After Man Who Forfeited Bail In This City.

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WAS ARRESTED AT

FAIRGROUNDS AUG. 26

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Had Served Several Terms At Jefferson City, Mo. Penitentiary.

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Charles Murphy, who was indicted by the grand jury at the December term of court for pick-pocketing and who failed to make his appearance when his case was called, thereby forfeiting $2,000bonds, is again in the toils of the law and is at present being held in Kansas City, Mo., pending the arrival of Sheriff Julius with extradition papers to bring him back to New Ulm.

Arrested At Fair Grounds

Murphy was arrested by Sheriff Julius on August 26, 1924, for pick-pocketing at the Brown County Fair. Howard Healy was arrested at the same time, with two others, but only the two first named were held, the others being let out on account of insufficient evidence. When Murphy and Healey were arraigned before Justice Henningsen they were bound over to the grand jury and placed under $2000 bonds each.

Bonds Unpaid

Bonds for the two men were furnished by Minneapolis parties. When the cases of the two men were called neither made their appearance and the bonds were ordered forfeited. To date, however, these bonds have not been paid and County Attorney T.O. Streissguth is at present commencing suit against the bondsmen to recover the sum of $4,000. Bench warrants were issued by Judge Olsen at the time the cases of the two men were called.

Circulars Sent out

Several weeks ago Sheriff Julius sent out circulars offering a $25 reward for the arrest of each of the two men and as a result of these circulars he received a letter from the warden of the State Penitentiary at Jefferson City, Mo., stating that Chas. Murphy had served two terms in the penitentiary at Jefferson City. He informed the sheriff he had heard that Murphy had passed thru Jefferson City three and one-half or four months ago and stated that he was engaged in rum running. The warden, however, doubted the statement as it was his belief that Murphy did not possess enough nerve to undertake anything so dangerous as rum-running. He stated that Murphy was a pick-pocket and confidence man to a marked degree.

Pick Up By Detectives.

Tuesday of last week Sheriff Julius received a message from the Chief of Detectives at Kansas City starting that Murphy was being held by them pending the arrival of the sheriff. County Attorney Streissguth immediately got into touch with the attorney general’s office and secured the necessary papers for the extradition of Murphy to this city.

Hearing on Tuesdays

Sheriff Julius plans on leaving for Kansas City next Saturday to be present at the hearing which will be held next Tuesday, when Murphy will fight extradition. A message received by the sheriff states that Murphy’s mother is sick and consequently he does not want to leave Missouri. In case a fight should develop regarding extradition either County Attorney Streissguth or one of the men from the Attorney General’s office of the state will go to Missouri to take up the case.

New Ulm Review,

February 11, 1925

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