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Roy Dwight Perdue, 54, a for mer Bluefield jewelry and watch repair store operator, arrested in connection with the Jan. 5, $300,000 robbery of the C. A. Cly borne home in Bluefield, has told police he “knows nothing about it,” officials said Wednes day. State Police Trooper R. E. Perry said Perdue, who was arrested Monday along with Betty Louise Powell, 46, of High land Avenue, Bluefield, during questioning has maintained he knows little about the case and says he “doesn’t need a law yer.” Trooper Perry said although Perdue indicates “he doesn't need an attorney now, he may change his mind later. You nev er know.” Perdue would receive the aid of a court - appointed attorney in the event he could not afford to pay legal costs or if for some other reason he not retain a lawyer's serv- Perry also said none of the $300,000 had been recovered late Wednesday night. The money is all in new $100 bills. Sources at City Hall indicated that Perdue maintains that he “is innocent and had nothing to do with the robbery.” Trooper Perry said there have been no new developments in the case. Perdue is still being held under $50,000 bond at the city jail but the Powell woman was released Monday shortly af ter her arrest on $1,000 bond. The two were arrested by city and state police officers and FBI Agent Dave Warden at the Powell woman's home on High land Avenue Monday about 6 p.m. Clyborne, a wealthy coal brok er and businessman, has offered a reward of $10,000 for the ar rest and conviction of anyone in volved in the theft. Also taken from the Clyborne home on Liberty street was a small portable television set, a .38 caliber pistol kept in the Clyborne bedroom and a pillow case in which a strongbox con taining the money was apparent ly carried away. A hearing for the two has tentatively been set for Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. before Justice of the Peace C. J. Harvey.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield, West Virginia, US
Thu, Feb 12, 1970
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