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lssueNo. 86 February
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PeterShively(gr-gr-grandfather) AlonzoRobertShively(gr-grandfather)
CLARENCEH. SHIVELY: GANSTERS,1920'5 PROHIBITION, SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON In the November2010 issue of the Shively Newsletter
informationwas presentedon ClarenceH. Shivelywho lived in the Seattle,
Washingtonarea in the 1920's. Clarencewas indictedon the charge of
conspiracyto violatethe nationalprohibitionact and sentto the U.S.Penitentiary
on McNeillsland,Washington.lt was also believedthat Clarencewas involved
in the robberyand theft of bondsfrom two Bank of Californiamessengersin
November of '1923.
A third incidentinvolvingClarenceH. Shivelyis recordedin The Seattle
Daily Times. Informationfrom the SeattleDaily Times reportedthat he was
involvedin the robberyof the Citizens'NationalBankof Everett:
TheSeattleDailyTimes,SeattleWashington, Monday,September 29, 1930,Page1, Columns2-5:
"*""Pictureof ClarenceH. Shively*""*"
*"""Pictureof roadhousewhereShivelywas captured.,...Caption reads"ClarenceH. (Dick)Shively,his
captorand the roadhousewhere he was taken. Shively,upper left, is shownafter his anival at the
SnohomishCountyjail wherehe was lodgedSundayevening,accusedof participation in the Citizens'
NationalBankof Evereftrobbery.Upperrightis SheriffGeorgel. Steverof Snohomish County,who ledthe
possesthat raidedthe Blue Ox Inn, Shively'sroadhouseon Hood Canalshownbelow,where he was
capturedin bed.
ShivelyldentifiedAt BankScene
Ex-OfficerDeclaredln BanditAuto
EvereftPatrolmanPositiveHe SawPrisonerOutsideRobbedlnstitution:OthersSeeResemblance.
Seatedat the wheel of an automobilein front of the Cilizens'SecurityNationalBank of Everett
today,ClarenceH. (Dick)Shively,formerSeattlepoliceman, ex-convictandsuspected leaderof the gangof
six sub-machine gun menwho robbedthe bankof $44,300on September 15 posedsmilingas a numberof
the hold-upwitnessesscrutinizedhis featuresin an effortto identiffhim.
One man did so positivelyand a numberof otherssaid he closelyresembledthe driverof the
automobilein whichthe gangstersfled afterthe robbery.
Fred Lawrence,Everettpatrolman,declaredhe was certainShivelywas the man. Lawrencewas
the onlypoliceman whoapproached the bankwhilethe hold-upwasgoingon.
RanTo Scene
He was not on duty at the time,but seeingsomething was amiss,ran to the bankwith revolver
drawn.A gangster witha submachine gunmethimat the doorandcommanded:
'Dropthatgunand upwithyourhands."
Lawrencedid so and, handsin the air, starteddownthe street,takingnote,he said,of the manat
thewheelof the carparkedat the bankentran@in whichthe banditslaterescaped.
He said at that time the driverof the car was Shivelyand to furtherclinchhis identificationwentto
Shively'sroadhouse, the BlueOx lnn,at Hoodsport on HoodCanal,wherehe madecertain,he said,that
the proprietorwas the gangstersuspect.
It was at the inn yesterdaythat Shivelywas arrestedafter Lawrencehad spentmost of the night
there. The placingof Shivelyin the car in frontof the robbedbankthis morningwas for the purposeof
makingthe identification stillmoreconclusiveinvestigate
claims
Seattleofficialsmeanwhilewere conductingan investigation into an alibi Shivelyclaimswill wholly
exoneratehim and provehe couldnot havebeenin Everettat the time of the robbery.
It is knownhe was in attendanceat the Lyletrial in Seattleon that day as a subpoenaedwitness.
Coollyhe showedthe officerswho arrestedhimat the BlueOx Innthe subpoenaitselfthatsummoned him
to court.
"l wasthere,"he said,"andwastalkingwithUnitedStalesSecretServicemenmostof the day."
CaptorsDubious
But his captorsbelievehe cannotaccountfor an hourand a halfat leastthat includesthe verytime
the bankwas robbedandsomehalfhouror morepreceding anda likeperiodimmediately followingit.
A conversation that Shivelytold them he had had with a womanKingCountyjail prisoner,Kitty
Marlin,shortlybeforenoonlhat day,theyclaimwas not on thatdayat all,thoughthe womansaidshewas
of it andShivelydid notleavethejail untilten minutesbeforenoon.
c,ertain
Eventhoughshe may not be mistaken, the officerscontend,Shively,knownas an expertdriver,
mighthavereachedthe bankin twentyminutes.Therobberyoccunedat exactly12.10p.m. Theusualfast
drivingtimeftom Seattleto Everettis abouthalfan hour.
Aftera carefulinquiryinto the supposedjail visit,Capt.SilasH. Bunker,the jail superintendent,
madethefollowing statement;
'The two menwho wereon thejail gateon Monday,September15,are WalterSmithand James
Barnes.BothknowShively. Smithknewhimwhentheywereon the policeforce,andBarneshasseenhim
hereat the jail oncebeforewhenhe cameto visita prisonerabouta monthago. BothSmithand Barnes
saypositively theydid notletShivelythroughthegateon September 15 "
Matron'sStory
"Thematronof the women'squarters,Mrs.GeorgiaBarconier, sayssheremembers Shivelycalled
to talk to a womanprisoneron one day duringthe lastweek of the Lyle-Whitney trial. She is tryingto
remember someotherincidentthatwouldfix in her mindjustwhatday it was,butso far hasbeenunableto
do so. We knowShivelywas at the jail on two occasions, onceearlyin the month,whenhe camewith a
womanand somebundlesand I sawhim myself,and onceagainon Thursdayof the finalweekof the Lyle-
Whitneytrial.'
Scorein Officer'sPafi
Armed with submachineguns, sawed-offrepeatingshotguns,rlfles and pistols,and carrying
sufficient ammunition to haveconducted a shortJived siegeagainsta considerable forceof gangsters such
as they expectedthey mightmeet,SheriffRobertStewartleft EverettearlySundaymorningwith a scoreof
pickedmen,and with searchwarrantsand a warrantfor Shively'sarrestdescended intoMasonCountyto
raidShively's BlueOx lnnandhisranchnearShelton.
Joinedby SheriffClaudeHavensof ThurstonCounty,SheriffGeorgeTucker,of Masonand
numerousotherdeputiesand police,all similarlyarmed,the big partysplitat Shelton,somegoingto the
ranch,othersto the inn.
Theyhada theorythatthe bankrobbers,afier leavingEverettwiththe loot,had drivento the beach
and escapedto Shively'sroadhouse in a fast speedboat,and eighteen-footer with powerfulengines,that
was lyingoff shoresouthof Everettthat day. Theyexpectedto findthe boatin its floatat the BlueOx Inn.
Boat,LootNotFound
But it was not there,norweretheyableto findanyof the Everettbanklootor any of the weapons
usedin the Everettrobbery.All theyfoundof conseguence in the searchof bothplaceswasShively.
He was in bed whenSheriffSteverand four auto loadsof deputiesand otherpossemenleaped
fromtheircarsandrushedintothe inn. lt was nearly11 o'clock.
Shivelytookhis anestcalmly,and almostas a joke,it seemed.He laughedand conversed good
naturedly with his captors,showedthemhis FederalCourtsubpoenaandate a heavymealwiththemlater
at Sheltonon the way backto Everett.
Fearingthe par$ mightbe waylaidand attackeden route in an attemptto liberatethe prisoner,
SheriffStevertook a circuitousway. He avoidedmain highwaysand led the caravanover less frequently
usedcountryroads.Shivelyconversing cheerfullyall the way.
But at the Snohomish Countyjail, afterhe had beensearchedand bookedas "C. H. Shively,40
yearsof age,six feetin height,200 poundsin weightandbornin Califomia," andwas ledawayto Cell2 he
lookedsomewhat worried.
'No,"he said,"l don'tthinkl'll putup bail. I don'tthinkit willbe necessary."
A momentbefore,as he emptiedhis pocketsand handedover to the jailer his watch,papers,
fountainpenandothereffects,including $15.10in money,he said: 'Thatis all my worldlygoods."
GrinsAt Question
Askedif he had any furtherstatements to maketo reporters, he grinned:"Putin the papersthat I
runa finepavilionon HoodCanalwherewe havedanceseverynight,andthaton the dayof the bankhold-
up I wasin FederalCourtin Seattleas a witness,thoughI wasn'tcalledto the stand."
Shivelywasbookedto Justiceof the PeaceAndrewJohnson, who hadissuedthewarrantcharging
himwithrobbery.SheriffSteversaidit wasunlikelya hearingwouldbe heldfor a considerable time.
Hisbail,firstfixedat $5,000,was raisedto $10,000today.
TireMarksCheck
Witnesseshavebeenfound,it was learnedtoday,who tracethe flightof the banditcar fromlhe
bankto SilverLake,thencewestto a beachoff whicha speedboatlay. At this pointon the beachis a
shacknearwhichthe day afterthe robbery,tire markswerefoundof the pattemthatwereon the banditcar.
A rowboathad beenpickedup adriftneartherethe eveningfollowingthe robbery.lt is believedthe
skiffwas usedto transferthe robbersand theirlootfromthe shoreto speedboat.
Shively's dismissalfromthe SeattlbPoliceDepartment in 1919 followeddiscovery of hisconnection
with a mysterious transactionin seizedliquor. ln 1923he was sent to McNeillslandprisonfor liquor
conspiracy.While he was at libertyon bond he was arrestedin connectionwith an attemptto disposeof
securities stolenin the Bankof California robberyhere,but laterwas exonerated.He was one of the men
acquitted of the robberyof a Nanaimo, B. C.,bankin 1924.
BankHold-Up Map
"**Diagram (Map)ShowingSuspected RouteUsedto FleeScene****
This map shows the supposed route of flight of the robbers of the Everett Citizens' Security National Bank and the territory
covered by Snohomish County officers yesterday in the capture of Clarenee H. Shively, suspected leader of the
gangsters. According to the authorities theory, the bandits automobile, in which they escaped was driven by Shively
south to Silver Lake, thence west to a shack on Puget Sound, where it was abandoned,to be picked up later by a woman,
the robbers embarking in Shively's speedboat and hurrying to the Blue Ox Inn on Hood Canal, where he was anested
yesterday.
Stateof Indiana
MarshallCounty
On this 6mday of August,1863,beforeme a Clerkof the CircuitCourtin and for
the Countyand Stateabovenamed,personally cameSusanaShively,whoseresidence
and Postofficeaddressis Grovertown, StarkeCounty,lndiana,and who afterbeingduly
swornsay she is aged24 years,and thatshe makesthe followingdeclaration in orderto
obtainthe benefitof the pensionmadeby the Act of Congress, approved July 14, 1862:
Thatsheis thewidowof SamuelShivelywhowasa privatein Company"D"commanded
by CaptainWilsonin the 48thRegimentof lndianaVolunteers, in the war of 1861,who
diedat Mcksburgh, Mississippi,on or aboutthe 28thdayof June,1863,andthe causeof
his deathwas typhosfever.
She furtherdeclaresthat she was marriedto the said SamuelShivelvat Knox.
StarkeCounty,lndiana,on or aboutthe 1ttdayof March,1860,by one Johnd. Schafer,
a ministerof the Gospel;that her husbandthe aforesaidSamuelShivelydiedon the day
abovementioned,and that she has remaineda widow ever since that periodas will
moredulyappearby referenceuntilthe proofhereuntoannexed.She alsodeclaresthat
she has not in any mannerbeenengagedin or aidedor abetted,the rebellionin the
UnitedStates.And shefurtherdeclaresthatshe hasthe followingchildrenliving,by said
husband,underthe age of sixteenyears:
DanielShively,aged2 yearsthe 27thof January,1864
And she hereby constitutesand appoints John D. Devor her attorneyto
prosecutethis claimand processfor her a Pensioncertificate. her
Susana x Shively
Mark
Also personallyappeared Philip Weller and Caroline Smith residents of
Grovertown,StarkeCounty,Indiana, personswhom I certifyto be respectableand
entitledto credit,and who beingby me duly sworn,say that they were presentand saw
SusanaShivelysign her markto the foregoingdeclaration, and they haveeveryreason
to believe,from the appearanceof the applicant,and their acquaintance with her, that
she is the identicalpersonshe representsherselfto be, and thatthey haveno interestin
the prosecution of thisclaim.
PhilipWeller
CarolineSmith
Swornto and subscribedbeforeme and I herebycertifuthat I haveno interestin
the prosecution of this claim,directlyor indirectly. In witnesswhereofI havehereunto
set my handandofficialsealthis6thdayof August,1863.
H. R. Pershing
C.C.C.MarshallCounty
SamuelShively Be it remembered, that on this
To 29thday of Feby,1860,the following
SusanaKoontz marriagelicensewas issuedtowit:
Indiana,towit: StarkeCounty.ss.
To all who shall see these presents,Greeting: Know that my person
legallyauthorizedto solemnizematrimonyis herebyrequiredto join in marriage
as husbandand wife SamuelShivelyand SusanaKoontz,and for so doingthis
shallbe his sufficientauthority.
S.S. In testimony whereofl, JohnS. Benton,Clerk
By J. E. Short (De )
Be it remembered that on this Sthday of MarchA.D. 1860the following
certificatewas recordedin this office,to wit:
Indiana,to wit:StarkeCoun$
Thiscertifiesthat ljoinedin marriageas husbandandwifeSamuelShively
andSusanaKoontz,on the 1 day of MarchA.D. 1860 JohnG. Schafer
( ) John S. BentonClerk
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