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Patoka Jewelry Store Robbed.In the early evening, of Monday, Night Watchman Charles Cox had his suspicions aroused over the queeractions of parties driving a FordCoupe. So much so, that every movt» ment was watched and the number car taken, etc.In the early morning his watch* ful eye found them entering the jewelry store of Walter Adams and plan, ning to perform a robbery.He immediately gave the alarm to a few who rallied as quick as possible to assist in preventing their escape. Charles had his hands full for a short time and desiring to cut off every escape, he arranged for two parties, Fred Gilley and Dr. Zobrist to guard the south end road to the south. A train pulled over the crossing just before the boys got there and delayed them just a couple minutes, or just enough that the robbers got in their car and sped south.The Parks farm was called and Walter got his Case car ready for % dash to follow them. On the passing of the Ford car, he took in pursuit and picked up his hired man McKiney, they sped south. They over took and passed the Ford just before they reached the Sandoval Y. Walter found his gasoline tank about empty and dropped his hired man at the Y to watch which way they went, while he went into Sandoval after gas. Quickly returning, he spied the car going south and hurried out to the Y to pick up his aid and then south they went. Night Officer here hadpreviously called Centralia and they had called both Salem and Carlyle | and all were soon coming towardsthe scene of trouble, t The Centralia police car with three officers had made passing over the Crooked Creek bridge impassable by driving their car cross wise of the bridge. All ready, soon the fleeing car appeared and the job was soon all history. The officers ordered halt and stick em up and out came fou* youngsters, who gave their names M John Rome, Roy Jackson, Gus Lican-oli and Arthur Bushon and who all I claimed they were of St. Louis.| On account of being unable to give j a good explanation officers went I to looking around about the car and found that it was the property of a man from Lawrenceville, which was stolen at’Decatur on Monday night. The Decatur officials have out war-I rants for them as soon as Marion :ounty gets through, they will askfor them.After arresting them, they wereaken to Salem, where it is likely hat the adjourned grand jury will :e recalled in the next few days and punishment netted them.Only a small amount of loot was aken as the greater part of the jew-jlery stock was in the big safe.A shot gun and some smaller articles were taken in the jewelery line, cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.Night Watchman is to be highly sornnr nded in making the discovery and making the plans in which they were captured. Walter Parks is to be highly commended for his assistance as others locally.As for Walter, it is a lucky chance for him, that they did not stick him up and take the big Case car and get away with it as now days, there is nothing unbelievable.
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Patoka Register
Patoka, Illinois, US
Fri, Jan 23, 1925
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