The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-06-09
Who Stole Over $4,000 Near
Columbus On Saturday
MI. Vernon Officers Assist In
Search For Robbers

Centerburg, o., June 8-Earl and Err
nest Jones, two of the desperadoes
who entered the country home of Hen
ry and Frederick Schwilk of Taylor
Station, near Columbus, Saturday af-
ternoon, and stole over 21,000, are in
hiding in this vicinity and large
posse is in pursuit.
The two men arrived in this vicinity
Sunday afternoon in an automobile.
They entered barn to sleep and were
discovered by a number of citizens.
The men succeeded in making their es-
cape and ran into a rye field.
Late Sunday night while the posse
was searching the field the two ban
dts stole into the village of Center
burg and forced an entrance into the
general store of E. e. MCGUIRE and
succeeded in getting away with $500
in checks and money.
Sheriff Woolison and Deputy Sher-
ifs Mossholder and Purcell of Mt.
Vernon arrived here shortly after the
robbery and assisted in the search for
the desperate men.
People in Centerburg and vicinity
are worked up to fever heat over the
criminal operations of the despera-
does.
After the bandits escaped from the
barn Sunday afternoon they were pur-
sued into a rye field which was quick
ly surrounded by a posse.
In the meantime the Mt. Vernon
and Columbus officers arrived and
Joined the posse in the search.
1t was while the posse was prepar
ing to close in on the bandits that they
made their escape from the field and
returned to town. 1t Is believed they
were in the MCGUIRE store between IL
and IL O'clock Entrance was forced
at rear door After looting the safe
the robbers picked out new suits of
clothing which they donned, leaving
their old ones behind. They took their
exit from second-story window,
jumping to the ground, a distance of
20 feet.
According to information a woman
saw the two bandidts leap from the
window. She caused an alarm to be
spread. Men quickly went in search
and it was said that the robbers were
seen running in street. They did not
halt when shots were fired at them
Soon afterward the posse abandoned
| it's vigil at the rye field, and the mem
bers divided themselves into parties to
go in search of the desperadoes. Au-
tomobles went in all directions.
One report was to the effect that the
bandits had stolen another automobile
and were going toward Columbus.
The two Jones boys, who figured in
tho daring robberies, are former resi-
dents of this community. They were
born on a farm southeast of Center
burg and lived there for several years.
| The identity of the Jones brothers
as being the robbers of the MCGUIRE
| SLOr0 Was S6LdDuSu6u NY Lue LdCI LudL
one of the old suits left by the rob-
bers in the Mcclure store was the
same suit that Mr.. Mcclure sold to
Jones one year ago.
Sheriff Returns
Sheriff WooIison and Deputy Sheriff
Mossholder returned shortly before
noon from Centerburg where they had
been searching for several hours for
the robbers. Three automobiles of
officers left Centerburg Monday morn
ing in different directions and
searched all the country surrounding
Centerburg, but they could obtain no
trace of the men.
Sheriff Woolison stated Monday af-
ternoon that the two robbers were
seen at the Frank Cotton blacksmith
shop in the village of Centerburg at