The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-18
HUTCHINSON Cave TIP
LEADING TO ARREST OF
HOHL IN last april
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ed the home of the Ivy Ormsby on the
outskirts of Salem, O., and through the
| girls father, who is honest farmer,
Hollis arrest was made. The father
| promised Chief Tillard, who personally
! interviewed him at his home, that he
would do all in his power to aid in
| Hohl's arrest, and early on Sunday
morning, April 4, Hohl and the Orms-
by girl appeared at the latter s home.
Hohl wanted to send telegram out
of Salem and one of the girls broth
ers accompanied him to the railway
station. While he was there word was
sent to the Chief of Police of Salem.
who stood inside the station door, and
when Hohl appeared the chief pushed
two revolvers against Hohl and thus
was the arrest of the bandit accom-
plished.
Hohl announced that he would return
to Altoona without extradition papers,
believing that he could make his get
away en- route, and this he tried to do
in Pittsburgh. Inspector Turney was
taking him back. In the Pittsburgh
station restaurant Turney took off the
handouts to permit the prisoner to eat
and Hohl, taking advantage of that,
threw cup of coffee in the inspector IS
face and made dash for the door, but
he was collared by waiter.
Escapes Hollidaysburg Jail
Hohl made a great play in Altoona,
confessing to the robbery and permit
ted himself to be 'mugged." He was
committed to the Blair county jail in
Hollidaysburg from where he made a
sensational escape on April ~. Hohl
removed his clothing and slipped
through window eight feet above the
floor of the cell after greasing the bars
with soap and butter.
The opening through which Hohl es-
capped was slightly more than seven
inches wide and eighteen inches long.
He drew himself to the roof from the
cell window and then lowered himself
to the ground by means of rope made
from the covering of the cell mattress
He then scribbled derisive note on the
office door of the prosecuting attorney
and disappeared
1t was also from Harrisburg that
word of the direction he took in fleeing
from Hollldaysburg was obtained by
/ uhe Altoona authorities. Hohl wrote q
| letter from Gallitzen to Harrisburg and
former City Detective Jack Welsh so
Informed the police. This tip, however,
did not lead to any further arrest.
Took ormsby Girl From Salem
| Hohl s next escapade was his appear
ance in Salem, o., in big automobile
in which he took away the Ormsby
| girl, from under the nose of the Salem
! police. In the meantime robbery in
Kansas City, similar to the Union bank
robbery in Altoona, was laid to Hohl
land his name was associated with the
robbery of the Homestead bank, on Au-
gust II, in which the thief escaped
with $4,000. With the police authori-
| ties of four cities after him he went to
Cincinnati and pulled off two more dar-
| ing rooberies Yesterday and there his
career was ended by the bullets of the
/ police.
Hohl s accomplice in the Homestead
| iooting was alleged to be man by the
| name of Kaufman, who is now under
arrest there. There is a question as to
who tbe Cincinnati accomplice was The
Harrisburg police. who have had every
possible route to Hohl s relatives "cov-
ered' since the robbery, are aiding the
Cincinnati police in trying to get back
the stolen $13,100.
Tried to Shoot Detective Welsh
Hohl s early life, the police say, was
that of young gangster and his ac-
tions were those of a "Wild West
nan. He was member of two gangs,
the first being the "Tin Can Alley'
| gang After a succession of clothing
store robberies, City Detective Welsh.
Sergeant Wiles and Patrolman Steiner
surrounded a house at 65S Sanford
street and made an arrest of a number
of youths, of whom Hohl was one.
Hohl was cOrnered at the top of a stair
way and when Detective Welsh was
going up the steps Hohl leveled a re-
volver at him and pulled the trigger,
but no explosion followed Vie was ar
rested later on the roof of that dwell
ing.
On January 10, 1906, Hohl was sent
to the Huntingdon reformatory for
burglary and larceny and was later re-
leased on parole. He was next asso-
ciated with gang of river pirates.
Hchl and some associates, operating
motorbOat in the river, were caught
robbing freight cars at Lemoyne. Their
plunder was buried on an island in the
river. The railroad police, aided by
the Harrisburg police department, ar
rested Hohl, and Judge Sadler, in Cum
beland county court, sentenced him to
from one to four years in the Eastern
penitentiary. That was on November
II, 1909.
After serving a year, Hohl was pa
rolled and he came back to Harrisburg
and worked as mechanic for the Ford
Motor Sales Company. The police were
tolerant and did not send him back to
the penitentiary, although time after
time, they say, be was found disobey-
ing the State automobile laws. When
an automobile was stripped of it's tires
and certain fixtures Hohl was taken to
police headquarters. but he would not
confess to the theft.
Left Here in Stolen Auto
The next morning when City Detec-
tive Mnrnane and County Detective
Walters went to the garage to arrest
Hohl on that charge he had disap-
peared in Ford car belonging to DR..
w. p. Evans, of Middletown. He sent
postcard to City Detective Ibach
from Baltimore telling him where he
could find the machine, and the Balti-
more police found it there. That was
the last heard Of Hohl until he COM
mitted the Altoona bank robbery.
HahI's uas a short eareer hut nm