The Iola register., 1902-02-21

HOME MADE DESPERAOOES.
Negroes Who Robbed Barclay Shields
Store Discovered at Emporia--
Broke From Officers aud Fled.


al last Friday printed the following
dispatch from Emporia;
"Emporia, Kan, Feb, - Officers
received news here yesterday that two
negro buys had robbed barclay g.
Si.a,ds store In lola and were headed
this way Local officers began a
search for the culprits Today the
two negroes were located in a rooming
house The sheriff marched into their
room and seized the two boys without
resistance AS they passed out of the
front door, Grubbs, the largestnegro,
ierked away from the sheriff, slammed
the door behind him and started to
run. O'Connor shot three times mt the
fugitive, and he fell, but resumed his
Il ght and got out of sight behind the
house before being recaptured. Mar
tyn, the other negro, also started in
the other direction. The sheriff started
in pursuit of him. After running sew
/ eral miles, and with the assistance of
farmer and chasing the negro on
horse, Martyr was captured and
| lodged in jail. His partner, Bert
! Grubbs. escaped, but was wounded.
In the boys room was found grip
containing many new clothes, shoes,
and other apparel, which is supposed
to have been stolen from the lola
store.
Which will be recognized as "a con-
tinuation of the story published in the
REGISTER. Louis Grubbs was ar
rested here on Wednesday wearing
one of the hats stolen a week ago from
the store. The thieves broke in the
back door and rummaged the stock
from one end to the other, selecting
underwear, hats, shoes, shirts, over
coats and suits One of them cut his
hand on the glass and blood was
found at various places in the store.
The officers were notified, but never
found out anything, and Herb Whit
aker discovered Louis Grubbs when
he came in the store. Louis said that
Bert Grubbs gave him the hat and
when Bert was looked for it was found
that he and Lawrence Martin had left
town the night before. Word was sent
to Ottawa, Garnett and Emporia, and
the story above is the result.
Lawrence Martin is a very promis-
ing young son of Len Martin now in
jail awaiting sentence in district court
for robbery. Grubbs is one of the in
Vulnerable family of that name, some
of whom are good citizens and some
bad. He is an over grown boy in size
and has face that irresistibly re-
minds one of the missing link. Cum
ming and cruelty are expressed in it..
The deputy sheriff and Charlie Stone
searched the Grubbs home and were
informed that there was nothing stolen
in that house A trap door under the
house and another in the tent outside
showed nothing. In the trash at the
back door, however, a nice little bunch
of clothing tags was found which
Stone recognized as coming from the
stolen clothes.
AS u general rule the tough negroes
stand together aud at trials clear
each other, but there have been sew
eral slips and there are several young
colored people just itching for a
chance to tell what they know about
|, young .Grubbs There is every reason
to believe that the trio of darkies now
gathered in viii be found TO be a set
Of regular sneak thieves, but the house
, breaking and robbery they are sure
to be convicted of now will put them
out of business for while.
NEGROES GUILTY
Bert Grubbs and Lawrence Martin
pleaded guilty in justice court last
Monday to both the charges brought
against them, burglary and grand lar
ceny. The punishment for each otfense
is not less than one year in the pen
itentiary, but for the sole reason that
neither boy is of age the penalty will
be two years for each in the Reform
School at Hutchinson.
There was no use putting up a de-
fense. The boys were caught with the
stolen goods in their possession, the
clothes on their backs and the other
plunder in their "dress suit case. u
They had fled to Emporia and were
captured after desperate fight.
During the trial the boys had the grace
to clear Louis Grubbs of all guilt.
They corroborated the story he told
that they gave him the hat and sus-
penders found on him, and the aston
ishing sang froid with which he
marched into the Barclay Shields
store with the stolen hat on his head
a hat of unusual pattern is sstrong
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