Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1909 — BANDITS ARE IDENTIFIED [ARTICLE]

BANDITS ARE IDENTIFIED

Spokane Detective Recognizes Over land Limited Robbers. Omaha, June 4. —\V. D. Woods, Fred Torgensen and James Gordon, the prisoners bpund over for the Overland Limited train robbery, were positively identified by Detective Alexander MacDonald of Spokane. He declares the man calling himself Woods is Dan Downer, notorious in the northwest as a desperate criminal whc has served time for horse stealing and been charged with safe blowing and train robbery. He and Torgensen, MacDonald said are now' wanted at Waterville, Wash, for safe blowing. Gordon’s real name is Gordon M Golden. MacDonald says he believe! Charjos It. Shelton, the fourth Buspect who was arrested in Denver, is really Bob Splain, a notorious cattle thief. Two of the eleven convicts who escaped from the Folsom, Cal., penitentiary eight years ago are named Woods and "Redshlrt” Gordon.