Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-23
ALoAnEn REVOLVER
Used to Frighten wood County Fsrmer
Near Lateha.

Last Saturday evening, as G. b
Brim, n farmer living near Latcha
this county, was driving home from
4 Toledo and was held up and relieved o
the price OF load OF hay which he had
sold in Toledo. When he had reached
point about three miles north o
: Laicha, two men stepped out from a
ravlne and presented their rcvolVers
to his head commanded him to "thrOw
up his hands," He "threw up" very
promptly and the robbers went through
his pockets and relieved him Of Gle In
money. The robbers then jumped into
their rig and hurriedly drove away.
The farmers In the vicinity had no.
ticed two suspicious looking men In the
vicinity, and had organized a posse to
hunt them up, and shortly after Brim
had been relieved he met the party to
whom he related his experience, and
they started in pursuit OF the robbers,
who were soon overtaken, one Of whom
was captured while the other escaped.
The fellow whe was captured gave his
name as Jack Sheets, known to the
Toledo police as BLACK Jack" Sheets,
and he was taken to Toledo by Brim,
VIM. Sanders, Fred Beckham and
Thomas Mathews, George Sheets, the
brother Of "Black Jack" was arrested
the next morning by Toledo detec-
tive. He denies being connected in the
robbery OF Brim, but acknowledges
that he has been In that part Of the
country during the past week. His
story is that they were ia the vicinity
OF Latcha Saturday last and about 4
o'clock in the afternoon they hitched
up their horses and drove toward
Latcha, when they were held up by
Farmers and Jack was captured. He
escaped in the darkness and made his
way to his home in cast Toledo. Yes
terday morning the farmers went out
and searched along the road, and sue
ceedcd in finding SO Of the money and
II revolver. No revolver was found on
"Jack" when arrested and it is sup
posed that he dropped his gun when he
saw that capture was certain. Some
blankets, bags and a dark lantern were
found In the buggy and yesterday one
Of the farmers identified the blankets
as being stolen from his barn.
Concerning the horse and buggy
George made Il statement, saying that |
some time ago he had spent n term in
the penitentiary for robbing jewelry
store In Genoa. AT the time OF the !
the stolen property was buried |
and short time ago had been dug up
and traded for rig. He informed /!
the police that the gentleman he !
traded With was horse jockey near
Toledo, but refused to give his name.
George has also spent several terms /,
in the pen, serving two years fer rob- |
bing the Genoa iewelry store. After
he was released he was turned over 70 |
the Michigan authorities and served
two years in the penitentiary OF that
state.
olhou W. Mc1hScT1 COuSIdUIc vi WOOu
county, came to police headquarters
about 8 o'clock this morning, and both
the Sheets boys we're turned over t
him and handcuffed together. They
were placed In the front seat OF a
light spring wagon and the officer sat
behind them on rear seat. They were
taken to the Wood county Jail and
will be held until their trial comes up.
How about that Soldiers monumentp
Have the Perrysburg township soldiers
any desi re Tn taLa hOld OG tho nafter