The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-20

mying' doors and windows: one pair
of shoes. two pairs Of overshoes. a
cap. two pairs of gloves and a sweat
er coat.
Robbery Friday Suppressed.
Friday morning Frank L. craig. !
proprietor of the Partisan Dye House
on South State street informed the /
police that his place of business had
been broken into some time during
the night and an overcoat, three suits
of clothes and a pair Of trousers oe-
longing TO men who had left the gar.
ments with him for cleaning and |
pressing. had been taken. The bit
of news was suppressed by the police
who hoped that the secrecy might
aid in the capture OF the robbers
Two suits and a pair of trousers
which were taken from the dye house /
were recovered in the rooms Of the |
alleged robbers and identified by Mr. |
Craig. An overcoat and a suit OF |
clothes are still missing.
This robbery was committed before |
the snow fell Thursday night. BY
sweeping away the snow at the
rear of the building where the men
forced an entrance, imprints Of new
overshoes were discovered I'm the froz
en- slush. The measurements tailed
with the measurements of the pair
of overshoes which were found in
the room in the Union block.
The only disappointing feature OF
the raid is the fact that the diamonds
and iewelry. stolen from the Rhu safe
and the clothing and furs from the
Hopkins clothing store. were not
located although the police are an
xlously awaiting developments in the
entangled case.
Some of Goods Stolen in Columbus.
A detective from Columbus was in
the city today and identified the pair
of shoes, the sweater coat and the 4j-
caliber revolvers as part of the
goods which were stolen from the
store of George b. Donivan, dealer
I'm clothing and arms used in the Uni,
ed states army. South State street, Col
umbus, Ohio. This robbery was COM
mitted on the night of January 49,,
1912. The clothing and guns are the
same as used in the army
Other evidence against the two
men under arrest. that was unearthed
during the raid is an empty liquor
bottle. which once contained cock
tails, Identified as a part of the goods
stolen from the saloon of the Max
lsay Liquor company on South Main
street, the keys which were found in
the room unlock the doors of the S.
S. Trump saloon, the Busy Bee res
taurant and the Charles Turner groc-
cry William G. Lucas, grocer at the
corner Of Windsor and Columbia
streets claims that Martin was in his
store inquiring where a certain party
In that locality lived, the day before
his store was entered and SO taken
from the cash drawer. Many other
circumstances surrounding the al
read complicated case point toward
Of the parties involved, the police
| claim.
When searched at the police sta
tlon after the arrest, $3.50 in demon.
| nations Of one hundred, two nftles
and several smaller bills were taken
from the pockets of Phillips. The
! money was concealed in n small note
book in his inside vest pocket Moth
ing of any Importance was taken from
Martins person.
Men Closely Guarded.
Both men were lodged in the city
prison until late in the evening, when
Phillips, because OF his profound
knowledge Of locks and their work.
ings, was taken to the county jail
for safe keeping. Martin spent the
| ffflaf g.. IA nj hg
men were held in the city prison an
| officer stood guard over them thai
they might not fix up story In ex-
/ PLANTATION of their actions.
Amout nine o'clock Martin was
taken from his eell and put through
a sweating process in the mayors Of.
fee by Prosecuting Attorney Justice
r City Solicitor Warner, Mayor Walters
: Chief Of Police McDonough and Cap
tain Bond.
Martin informed his questioner
that yesterday afternoon was the frs
time he had visited the rooms II
> which he was arrested and that h
but recently met Phillips and knew
nothing Of the goods and the burg
, lars kit which were found In tn
/ rooms.
: THE officials claim that Martin
I story as to his whereabouts since th
s Hopkins robbery does not correspon'
G with the places they claim to knoy
he has been. The prisoner has bee
[ under suspicion since the rich hau
q was made at the Hopkins store an
the police have been watchfully aler
: since the Rhu robbery. They clalr
i to have links Of evidence connectln
y him with local deals. He did MOI
= however diyulge any valuable infor
s nation during the sweating,
!, Both Men Have Careers.
: Both prisoners have careers o
e crime behind them Martin has serv
= ed time for robbery ana has been Inn
Z nlicated IN several minor mis-
demeanors, according to the nolicC
e Chief MoDonough identified Phlllip
as man he arrested twelve year
(, ago after running gun fight in
n field near Caledonia. Phillips wa
Il wanted for breaking into n house {
the city at that time. II he Is N
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