Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-22
HELD Up AND ROBBED
Elm Hall Young Man Victim OF
a Cedar Lake Boy-Dropped
Money and Ran.
.HINDENLANG THE VICTIM
Ordered TO Drop Money and Throw
Up His Hands While Walking
Through Woods.

The Edmore Times of July 1S con-
tanned the following account of rob-
berry in-which our readers will be in
terested.
Soil Hindenlang. a Young man liv-
ing near Elm Hall. was held mp and
robbed of S3s. 90 Monday afternoon be-
tween Cedar Lake and Edmore. AS a
result of the robbery. William Mat
tews, a sixteen year old Cedar Lake
bov is under arrest. charged with hav-
ing committed the deed.
Hindenlang came to Cedar Lake
Monday morning ana went in the
country a short distance to transact
some business. He returned to Cedar
Lake little before noon and stopped
at the depot. This is the story told
by HindenlaDg:
II sat down in the depot and was
counting my money when boy came
in. We talked few minutes and he
said he had to go to.-dinner. He came
back in about fifteen minutes and said
he was going to Edmore and asked
me il l didn't want to go with him.
/ told him no. that / would wait there
for / was going home on the train that
night. He said could just as well 20
to Edmore and take the train from
here and that it was a nicer place 10
pass awav the time. The boy was a
stranger to me. but he looked alright
and seemed friendly and never
thought anything was wrong so l said
would 90 with him.
We walked along the railroad track
/ for diute wavs. visiting and telling
stories. We came along TO "A piece OF
woods and the boy said we had better
cut across through the as we could save
abont a half miles walk. We had
gone hut "A short distance when be
struck at my head with a club he was
carrying. and | threw up my hand
just in time to grab it, AS l wrenched
it from his hand. he ran bac few
PAGES and pulling a revolver pointed il
at me and said to throw my money on
the ground and make tracks out OF
there pretty lively or he would fill me
full of holes. threw down my money
and ran TO farm house and after
telling the people of the robbery they
] telephoned for the Officers
The robbery took place in piece OF
woods near the railroad opposite the
Baird farm, and it was from this farm
that notification of the hold-up was
reported to the officers DEPUTIES
Sheriff John Wager. accompanied by
John Hitler. drove at once to the
Baird farm, where they were met bv
Hindenlang, who gave them a de-
scription of his assailant and Joined
in the hunt.
From the description, the Matthews
boy WAS suspected and visit to his
parents home disclosed the fact that he
was missing. His mother supposed he
was hoeing corn in field near town,
but it was found he was not there.
After securing the territory between
here and Cedar Lake. the deputy
sheriff and Hindenlang met Matthews
just before dark on the outskirts OF
the academy town. When accused OF
the crime. he stoutly denied any
knowledge of the affair. but later. il
is said, he admitted bis guilt and leo
the officer and Hindenlang to a
swamp near the lake, where he b ad
the revolver and a great portion of the
money So 62--was found where the hold
up took place. Matthews was taken tC
Edmore and placed in the lookup. He
was taken to Stanton Tuesday morn
ing. He plead guilty. to he charge OF
highway robbery. which it is said
calls for life sentence. The judge has
given the prisoner time to have
the charge changed. as In his opinion
lesser charge should be preferred.
The bow is the son of Rev. W. X.
Matthews of Cedar Lake, ana the
family is highly regarded. 1t is said
the boy has mania for reading dime
novels. the practice of which is
thought to have been largely respon.
sible for his downfall. Matthews
caused his parents considerable trouble
and anxiety few months ago bv run
ming away from home. He borrowed q
gun of neighbor ard said he was go.
ing hunting. He did not return when
night came and his parents became
thorouhlv alarmed. fearing he had &C.
cidentally shot himself Inquiry
brought on the information that boy
answering his description had been
seen in the vicinity of Edmore. After
a time the boy was located in North.
ern Michigan and brought home.
Hindenlang is about twenty years OF
age and an innocent appearing youth.
He says he works in Durand and was
home on q vacation. He came up Il