The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-20
POLICE PICKING
Up LOOSE SKF|NS
IN WEBB STORY
Tracing down Loot Sold By Bandit
to Chicago Business Men
and Brokers.
FIVE WOMEN ARE TAKEN
Questioned On Joy Rides" With
the Robher Band in the
Stolen Autos.
FIVE WOMEN ARE TAKEN

Chicago, Feb. 10 The police to-
day are making raids on the business
men and fences to whom Robert
Webb, automobile bandit and con
|fsssed slayer of Detective Peter Hart,
ard the rest of the automobile ban
dit gang disposed diamonds. motor
cara and accessories worth more
Ithan $4,000.
Captain Patrick ], LAWN OF the
Hyde Park Station has the names
and addresses Of at least ten OF
these men whom Webb declared in
his confession p-offted more out OF
the daring raids OF the automobile
bandits than the bandits themselves
Several of these business men who
bought stolen automobiles at bar
gain prices are prominent CONNER
Ieially and socially. according to the
nol!ce. Captain LAWN last night
de lined TO give out their names
but admitted that detectives were
picking up tho loose sksins of the
fact; related by Webb in his con-
rfe sion, and that the police would
strike today
Report Several Arrests.
When asked concerning the report
thai sep raj Of these business mer
have been under arrest since Mon.
doy night. Captain LAWN refused Il
make statement either to affim OF
deny the report
Seven mora suspected members oI
the automobile bandit gang We're ar.
rested yesterday. Nearly two dozer
young men, all named by Webb, are
being held. Two made partial con.
fessions at the Hyde Park police
station.
Emmett Moran, seventeen years
old, confessed after his mother made
"a plea for him, protesting his inno.
cence. 1t was Moran who exposed
the character OF the pool hall al
Thirty-first street and Cottage Grove
avenue, owned by Asa j. Pearce
Chief Of Police McWeeney, following
the confession, ordered a police re.
port made of the place. The police
declare this poolroom to have beer
the Headquarters of the young motor
bandits since the first of the gang
Stacey, Channel and Rabeneau
started on the automobile whirl oil
raids and crime that ended in the
penitentiary.
Moran was booed for disorder.
Hly conduct. The police report in.
dicates that the accompanied the
bandits on only one expedition
Webb called him poor little
boob" Moran will be paroled te
his father.
Women Brought In.
Five young women were broughi
to the Hyde Park Station last nigh,
and questioned regarding 'joyrides'
with the auto bandits. They wer,
released later, but their names were
withheld,
Coroner Hoffman announced thai
the inquest over the body OF Detee
tive Peter Hart, who was killed by
Webb, while trying to arrest the lat
ter in the South Wabash avenue fla
|of Michael Casella. will be held a
the hyde Park station at 2 o'clocl
today. He called up Martin Muller
secretary to Captain LAWN and or
dered that all witnesses be notified
to be present at the Inquiry.
The coroner will take persona
charge of the examination of tn,
witnesses.
Detectives have been at work fot
several days trying to recover som,
of the loot of the bandits, but thu,
FAR their, search has been futile.
Coroner's Insuest Held.
Chicago, Feb. 19.--Robt. Webb
confessed auto bandit, was toda,
held responsible for the murder o
Detective Hart on Jan. goth, last
Hart was shot and killed Will
struggling with Webb in a soutl
side fiat. Webb was later arreste,
and promised clemency in event 0
confession.
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