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FOUR CHARGER D«IN LEXINGTONL-dL-die►regkdeBANK HOLDUPSuff]Ranger Capt. Clears Details of Robbery Last February 10tAustin, (Dec. 7.—Pour men were charged with robbery here Sunday in connection with the looting of the Lexington, Lee county, State Bank last February 10.Details of the robbery were cleared by Rranger Oapt. Frank Hamer after he had been at work on the case several days.Those charged were Milton McGregor, former cashier of the bank; William Dungan, Louis Grant and Earl Riggs McGregor was arrested in Houston, Dungan in Brenham. Grant in San Marcos and Riggs in Lexington. Three of them made statements to Capt. Hamer.Loss $10,383The bank’s loss amounted to $iO.-,ri'ted 383, including 11 $50 liberty bonds.Capt. Hamer said the men told him the liberty bonds were burned in a tourist camp near Temple. The money, consisting of currency, silver and gold, was split between them.Capt. Hamer said the time lock of the bank vault was set so it • would unbolt itself at 3:30 a. m. j Two of the men entered the bank at that hour and had ready access j to the funds.All of the men involved in the robbery were residents of Lexington at the time.Drlyinghomlt;Sunctenstruccurb.Focaidseveimadlt;dayWallturniplaincond:daycondiing 1the twasto cthoujHis of KTHMfThrlt;school places tral 1 ClassAuj I isJim Scarbrough Lauded 1One of the number had kept the nightwatchman of the little town occupied while the robbery was in progress when he feigned automobile trouble He was the one first sought by Capt. Hamer in his campaign to solve the robbery. I week“I figured he was the weakest one selecti of the bunch or they would not have picked out the weakest job for him, the redoubtable ranger captain, solver of many crimes, said.“Sure enough, when I took him in charge and started questioning him. he did considerable talking and finally told the whole story.”Capt. Hamer gave much credit for solving the robbery to Jim Scarbrough, former sheriff of Lee county, now a special ranger. He said Scarbrough had worked on the case, indef atigably.Charles Newton isFulchethe spBillywas pion the man, lt;includlt;orableTayllt; placed mythic first tlt; Luling on the and Sieach.
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Rockdale Reporter and Messenger
Rockdale, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 10, 1931
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