Salt Lake Herald | 1895-03-12 | Page 1 | Cracksmen Captured

CRACKSMEN CAPTURED TWO WESTERN KXIGHTS OP TH JIMMY IK QUOD Arrested in Si toni on Suspicion lultlsiln on Their Arana Reveal Their Identity St Louis March 11 James Wesley and James Murray who were arrested last week on suspicion of being safe blowers am two of the most daring crooks of the day The Initials J W tattooed on the left arm of Wesley Wes-ley led to his identification He is Jack Walsh all Ward alias Whitney alias Warne alias Wesley and haa spent over fifteen years in the penitentiary peniten-tiary Murray was Identified by the Initials J 1 on his right arm He Is John McManus alias Kid Morris alias Joseph Murray They are said to be guilty of robberies rob-beries committed in nearly every big city In the country Both men were before they came to St Louis members of a gang of safe blowers whose headquarters head-quarters were located In San Francisco Fran-cisco which city they left several years ago according to a letter from the chief of police of that city They admitted their identity i when Chief of Detectives Desmond revealed that he Imew what he was talking about