The Parker post., 1913-12-20
ROBBERS TELL
STORYOFCRIME

THING POINTS TO ADMISSION
OF GUILT WHEN TRIAL COMES
Up.
Tom Green and Paul Case were
arraigned before Justice Ellis at Riv-
erside Dec13 on a charge of murder
ing w. A. Bowles, cashier of the
Palo Verde bank at Blythe, and were
held without bonds. The arraign-
ment took place at the county Jail
and the only witnesses sworn were
Sheriff Wilson and Coroner Dick
son. The latter testified to the fact
of Bowles' death from a revolver
wound, and Sheriff Wilson testified
that the prisoners had admitted the
crime
District Attorney Evans has filed
an information against the two men
1t is believed that they will plead
guilty and never come to trial. 1t will
then be up to the judge whether they
receive life sentences or the ultimate
penalty.
The following story Of the arraign-
ment is taken from a Riverside pa
per: With perfect composure and
apparently with small realizationS of
the enormity of their offense and it's
probable punishment, Tom Green and
Paul Case, the Blythe bank robbers,
related to District Attorney Evans
the circumstances which led to their
robbery of the Palo Verde Valley
bank of nearly $4,000 and the murder
of Cashier w. A. Bowles. Both men
told their story unhesitatingly and
with no apparent desire to shield
themselves or to palliate the offense
The recital of each was taken down
in shorthand by Court Reporter Hayn
es.
Paul Case, the younger of the cow
boys, told his story first. This he
did alter District Attorney Evans had
ADVISED him that he was not obliged
make any statement unless he chose
and that it might later be used
against him.
Green's story was briefer than that
of the younger man. He substantial
ed his comrade and gave a. few addi-
tional facts as he was interogated by
the district attorney and sheriff. The
composite story of the two youthful
bandits is substantially as follows
when we took the two horses in
Ell Centre we intended to ride to
Arizona. We went by the way Of
Glamis, intending to cross the Colo
rado at Ehrenberg, thinking the road
was better that way and that there
would be more water holes. We were
practically broke and spent some of
our last $3.50 for food at Glamis.
1--WE rode into Blythe in the morn
ing. Neither of us had ever been
there before We did not even know
there was a bank there. We laid
around outside the town for a while
and went back in the afternoon. The
idea of robbing the bank occurred
to us. 1t seemed SO unprotected that
it looked easy and we determined to
tackle it, for we were broke and out
of work When we first went in
there was customer there, but he
went out pretty soon"
What happened in the bank is told
in the own words of Green:
There was a customer in the bank
when we went in, but he left pretty
quick. Then l threw my gun on the
cashier while Paul went around into
the vault for the money. The cash
ier had his hands in his pockets, but
ier started after Paul, but I held
him up. Paul didn't find the money
in the vault and went into the safe
for it. Paul pulled his gun and it
went off accidentally. The cashier
was hollering all the time and finally
he bolted toward the back door in
the banking room. We were both
pretty nervous and I shot to prevent
the cashier from getting out and call
ing help. l don't know where l hit
him. He fell as he was shot. l shot
twice. Paul handled the money.
When we first went into the bank
the cashier said he didn't have an!
money there. l shot him with 45
Colts automatic. We hadn't plan
ned for getting away We struck
into the brush along the river bot