Deseret Evening News | 1904-03-17 | Page 7 | Kerlin's Career

KERLINS Assisted Toronto Murder era CIS to J Chicago J erlln allot alias Edward Ed charged with for forgery gery cry and robbing mil mall boxes has been beell Identified as tho the man mn lII n who assisted Vied Leo Lea Rice Frnnk anti Thomas Jones In In 1 nn nil attempt to escape from custody In Toronto on April 4 HOI Itol l OI Ono constable was killed Another wounded woun ed Tho The prisoners wern recaptured Kerlin Kerhin la is l said Bahl to have thrown revolvers Into the carriage In which the men anen were being belne taken from the lid courthouse to the jail Rico Rice Rutledge anti And Jones Jonell w re nr ar arrested rested at Chicago JUnn JUn J 2 1900 charged with tho the of o a 11 and bank bok In Aurora Ont Out They fought rOught ex cx extradition tradition hut but were erl taken back to Canada The Tho men were sere tried and anI sentenced to 21 years each Kerlin was from fr n a photo graph sent Bent out by the tho ho Canadian au nu authorities Chester Sheldon who was released ell with from rein the Joliet Jollet penitentiary recognized the likeness s slie lie He told the detectives l erlin was In Canada at the tho time of the attempted escape When the three prisoners prisoner after litter their capture In Chicago were stere being taken take front from tho the police station three women Allo Alie A honey Viney Iney Ellwell anti and Kate Spellman tried to tl give Rhe them weapons as nil they were being taken to the tho railway station but were prevented by the vigilance Igi lance of the police While White in itt Chicago Nice lice and Jones posed pOlled AH as art students Kerlin It Is said was n II school mate of ot Rut sister