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RACEj Continued from Page One ^ a Ho raid-Star reporter in his ceil at the Mingo jail this morning His atory is a wild one, claiming that he was driving a machine for the Lincoln garage at East Liverpool yesterday afternoon when ihree men, unknown to him, stopped his car and asked to be taken to A place near Wellsville. Once out of the limits of East Liverpool Campbell says, one of the men showed him a revolver and or* dered him to drive to Steuben* vine. The revolver was kept at his back continually, Campbell said, until they reached ^Brilliant. Two of* the men left the car and the third continued to keep him covered, and when the other two returned after tlie robbery he was given the command: Now back ^ to East Liverpool and only speed saves your, head, so his story 1 goes.Chief of Police Hugh McDermott, at East Liverpool, stated over the phone to local police today that h« knew Campbell and that ho worked for Hoy Purser, proprietor of the Liberty Oarage and Taxi Co. at 424 Lincoln are-urn* in that city. The young man is 27 years of age and was roughly dressed. The Chief said he had never been in trouble before.The auto us^d by the bandits was brought to a garage here last night. The back part of the machine was riddled with bullets Campbell said that 1he others left him as they tlaited down Prospect avenue and that he brought the car to a stop immediately. Ho offered no resistance when ap- ; pror.chod by the police.Hutton, the last man arrested, i Is an ex policeman of East Liver- ■; pool, and well kiiown in that city.He andi rrighouse were brought * here and lodged in the county jail i this afternoon. When Deputy Yost reached Wellsville Brighouse ] ha* been given his freedom, an ] East Liverpool policeman appear- ; Ing at the jail there and taking * responsibility for him. Brghouse 4 was taken in low by the local dep- lt;nty later. Chief McDermott of the s East Liverpool department is en- ( deavorng to learn the name of 1 the member of his force that made lt;the reque for Brighouse’s re- I lorse. 1The three men wil Inot be given ' a hearing until tornorow. Mrs. ! HUkill, wife n“ the Brillant store- ( keper stated today that she be- i licved she can positively identify f at least two of the men. Hutton t and Brighouse both asserted in tho county jail that they are inno- t cent, although Campbell, the driv- i er, implicated both, gave their t names and East Liverpool ad- 1 dresses to Mingo police this morn- s ing, ■’
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Steubenville Herald Star
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Wed, Jan 26, 1921
Page 5
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Myron M.
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