The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-07
James Kidwell Is Arrested
and Confesses that He
Stole Castings and Inner
Tubes Yesterday.
ROBBER SEEN IN
BENEFITS GROCERY
Patrolman Gully, However,
Was Unable to Capture thel
Burglar Who Made al
Clean Getaway.

One robber arrested by the policei
| and the escape OF another before Pal
trolman John Gully could capture him.
is the record of burglaries in Rich
| mond in the last twenty-four hours.
James Kidwell, aged Go. an ex-con-
vict. confessed to stealing eight cas-
ings and innertubes from the Mckee
Taxi service. The police have beeni
unable to locate the bold robber whot
| broke into John H Bennetts groceryl
store. Third and National avenue, last
evening and eluded Patrolman Gully
who saw him in the store.
Quick work on the part of the poi
! lice department resulted in the ar
| rest OF James Kidwell, for stealing
eight castings and seven inner tubesl
from the Mckee Taxi service Kidwelll
has confessed. 81.
The robbery was reported to the po-
lice yesterday afternoon shortly after
three O'Clock and Kidwell was caught!
at o'clock this morning. The casingsi
were mostly all old ones. but some of
them were in good condition and were;
worth approximately $50.
| Sells the Tires.
Working on the theory that the thief
would try to dispose OF the tires at a
local junk shop. Patrolman vogelsong
and Chief Gormon went to the estab-
lishment of Sam Jaffe. Jaffe told the
police that a man had come there yes
terday morning and sold an outer cas-
ing. There was nothing suspicious
about the case, and Jaffe purchased
the casing.
i In the afternoon Kidweli went to the
same shop and sold another casing.
This time he was suspected and his
name was asked. He gave the name
of John Cewell. Jaffe bought the tire.
The police then went to the junk
shop of Morris Fivel on North Fourth
street and found that he had disposed
The police suspected Kidwell. He was
arrested by Patrolman vogelsong at
Shurley's livery barn this morning.
| Denies Other Jobs.
Kidwell when questioned by the po-
lice did not deny any of the accusa-'
tions made against him, but would not
tell where he had concealed the rest
of the loot. He denied having any con-
nection with the other burglariesi
committed about the city. He cut the
castings and slashed the inner tubes'
with knife SO that he could make the
junk dealers believe that they were
second hand. One of the castings was
new and had been slashed 90 badly
that it cannot be repaired.
Mrs. Fivel, wife of the junk dealer,
said that she knew that Kidwell was
the man who sold the tires to her hus-
band, as he had formerly been employ
ed by Fivei at the junk shop. while
working for us he stole two bags of
rags and then tried to sell them back
to U.S.. said Mrs. Fivel.
/ 10 an Ex-convict.
+, The barn from which the tires were
taken is in the rear of 1921 Main
street. According to an employe of the
company who discovered the theft. IL
might have been committed any night
last week, but was not discovered un-
til yesterday morning. II is believed
that Kidwell took the castings at diff
ferent times during the week.
Kidwell is an ex-convict, having
been sentenced to the penitentiary for
twenty-six months in 1900 for stealing
horse blankets In this city. He left the
city and has been living at Dayton
since he left the penitentiary. He re-
turned to this city last August.
Thwarts PatroIman.
bold burglar thwarted the efforts
of Patrolman John Gully TO arrest him
early this morning as he was attempt
ing to rifle the grocery store of John
II. Bennett, Third and National ave-
nue.
Patrolman Gully went to the gro
Gerry store at 2:20 O'Clock on his regu-
lar round. He approached the front
window of the store and was about to
TRY the front door when he say a man
make jump behind counter to con-
ceal himself. The patrolman ran to the
back door after finding the front door
locked and found that this door was
; also locked. He blew his whistle and
watch the front door while he entered
from the rear.
No one responded to his call and he
fired his revolver. Gully then went to
: the Third street entrance of the store,
but could not gain entrance. After pa
trolling all entrances as wen as he
could, hoping that the thief would
make a break for liberty, he went to
the side window of the store where he
discovered that the thief had entered.
Burglar Escapes.
Gully thought the man was still in
the store when John Bennett, .proprie-
tor of the store arrived Ar. Bennett
watched the rear and side entrance