Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-18
St. Louis Party Held Up
at Midnight Near
Ohio Town.
CASH AND JEWELS LOST
Men and Women, Their Machine
Gone, Deserted in Road
way at 1890 a. m.

Toledo, O., Sept. 1S.-Motoring from
Toledo westward, Herman c. Luyties,
Charles Bye, two women who gave
their names as Mrs. Smith and daugh-
Ter all of ST. Louis, and w. E. Cregier
of New York, were held up by three
men in an automobile. six miles east
of Bryan, Ohio, at 49, 80 this morning.
At the point of revolvers the thieves
secured $4,000 cash, gold purse from
one of the women, several diamonds
and other jewelry. The brigands drove
away with the two cars leaving the
Luytie party in the road.
Sheriff Weinland was notified and
found two automobiles at farm house
out of gasoline.
AS he approached, Weinland was
shot in the left arm and another bull
let inflicted slight flesh wound in his
head. He grappled with one of the men
and arrested him. He gave his name
as r. Duffy 26, of Toledo.
Two other suspects were taken later
from passenger train at Wauseon, o.
Eleven men are under arrest. Two
of them taken by Sheriff Weinland
and Deputy Boone are said to have
confessed. Weinland is not seriously
injured.
From the two men arrested at Mont
pelier. much plunder was recovered,
including two gold watches. diamond
ring valued at $500, $50 in cash and
other jeweiE9ss The prisoners confessed
ana f1omes as New YeFk and
Philadelphia. Both are 20. A man
arrested earlier by Sheriff Weinland
also comes from New York.
PASS THROUGH DETROIT.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 1S.-The police
believe at least two of the men who
held up an auto party of five near
Bryan, Ohio, passed through Detroit
this forenoon in high powered auto.
Local authorities having received in.
formation of the Bryan, Ohio, hold up
were given a description of the auto
mobile in which the bandits are
thought to have escaped. The car pas.
sed through Detroit is said to have an
swered that description. The police
fired three times and five shots were
returned. Meantime the machine was
disappearing toward Mt Clemens.
| None of the officers were struck by
| the bullets.
When local officers were told that
according to reports the bandits aban.
doned their automobile in Ohio, after
the Bryan officers reported the holdup
to the Detroit police, they came to the
conclusion that the party which pas
sed through here may have had moth
ing to do with the Bryan robbery.
This afternoon authorities at Mt
! Clemens received a report that a badly
| wrecked machine was found 10 miles
outside of the city. The passengers
had left when the wreck was discov
cred. II is believed the same car that
passed Detroit.
MANDEL EMPLoYE ACCUSED.
Chicago, Ill, Sept 1S.-Gold coins tc
the amount of SIS, believed by the
police to be part of the money stoler
by four bandits, who shot and killed
Michael Waschuk, a wagon washer
and escaped with $2,600 from MandePs
delivery barn, yesterday, were founC
today in possession of Watson Smith
an employe, who is under arrest
Smith said he and two other employe:
were bound and tied by the robbers
The prisoner told the police the rob
bers put the gold in his pocket aftel
he had told them he was in hard IucI
and needed monev