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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
4
A confession ties local man Matt Hays to a Kansas City hold up at the Home Trust Co. robbery case. Authorities allege Hays participated in the crime, naming him in statements collected by detectives amid ongoing investigatory work.
Kansas City detectives tie Atchison resident Matt Hays to the Home Trust Co. bank and Orpheum theater holdups after a tip and intercepted calls reveal his movements from Atchison to Tulsa. He was arrested in Seminole Oklahoma and faces charges in Atchison. Wife tests alibi claiming he was in Atchison June 14. Hays, 27, married to Frances Nauser, has been described as cordial but elusive with suspected booze-running ties to Joplin and beyond.
Police believe the man tied to the Orpheum robbery and a bank hold up is a Kansas City suspect. Investigators say the suspect acted during the Orpheum event, with officers reviewing surveillance and canvassing witnesses for identification.
Local authorities connect a Kansas City Home Trust Co robbery and a theater heist to the same gang. Tony Bonello, linked to the Home Trust raid and in New York, may be one of the men who forced Herbert Welch and two young women at the Orpheum to lie on the floor while the room was looted. Matt Hays, opposite, is said to have covered the operator as the theft occurred. An AP report notes Hays was returned from Seminole Oklahoma for possible involvement.
A survey of day’s doings across Atchison notes a broken motor delaying street repair, local commentary on Jim Reed and prohibition, visitors from New York, scarce modern rental housing, and plans for aviation events. Community tales include pool hall fire prevention, Wright hamburger inns staff, golf fans traveling to Kansas City, a rerevival of Atchison Poultry Supply Co. profits, and a nurse of civic relief for the Turner family. Neighborly fundraising nears two hundred dollars as a roof is sought.
Miss Laura Dorsha House of Muscotah and Mr Alex Tilsohn of Sacramento Calif were married Saturday afternoon in Atchison. The ceremony was performed by Judge A B DeDual. The couple's story links back to a Globe feature about House baking twenty pies in forty five minutes. The column also notes local gossip from Atchison including chicken thefts and road work, plus updates on residents travel, business moves, and public notices.
Edwin N Draper a longtime Atchison educator died at his home after a year of frail health following influenza and pneumonia. He taught at Atchison Business College for 35 years and led Midland College commercial studies. Survived by wife five children seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral held at Stanton's with Christian Science services. Burial Mount Vernon cemetery. Pallbearers were six grandsons. He was born June 5 1853 in New York and came to Atchison in 1886 joining the college faculty. He was seen as a gentleman devoted to family and community.
A seven year old boy, Victor Keese, is in critical condition at Atchison hospital after a truck struck him and a companion while they sat on a curb near 1511 Commercial Street. The driver, a Black man, quickly moved the vehicle but could not avoid the collision. Victim’s skull fracture confirmed by X ray. Bennie Scarlett, four, escaped with minor injuries. The truck belongs to Geiger & Rutherford Construction Co. Other items note local deaths, hospital admissions, and comments on road policy but center on the accident and Victor Keese’s condition.
Major GR Young of Kansas City and other engineers join a conference at the Atchison Chamber of Commerce with railroad presidents and state and local officials from Missouri and Kansas. A plan may be proposed to purchase the present bridge or build a new one with railroad or bond funds, with access free for non public carrier vehicles.
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