Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-23
MINE TAX IS'AUT UTOMOBILE BEFORE BOTH.THIEVES ARE HOUSES NOW TN CUSTODY
William Van Sickle, Confess es to his Part in Theft of Automobile Stolen From John Louko of Lowell
MACHINE FOUND UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF EARTH
Frank Stroyick, the Other Implicated and Arrested,
 Maintains his Innocence Clever Work of Officers

After stealing an automobile and , concealing il for practically four days and then burying the chassis com | pletely. evidence was finally secured sufficient to arrest two men, Frank Stroyick and William Van Sickle are the men under arrest charged with the crime. Stroyick denies his guilt while Van Sickle confessed 10 bis part in the affair and duplicates Stroyick.
 The automobile in question be- longs to John Louko, 8 well known resident of Lowell The disappear ance of the machine was reported to the officers January 15. Louko made a practice of leaving the machine. which is Steudebaker 4, in an alley way behind the Mason building in Lowell
 On the morning Of Friday Janu- ary 15, Louko discovered the ab- sence of the machine. He immediate l ly went to Judge Smiths office in Lowell and reported the loss to the officers. The Lowell officers in turn reported the matter to the sherifrs office A complete description Of 1 the car was given and this was sent all over the ctunty and state
 No clue could be found by the of- ! ficers as to the whereabouts of the machine. No one was known to have seen the machine. It disappeared much after the fashion of newly made steam
 i Among the other officers of the county to hear Of the loss of the ma chine was Charles Cross, deputy sher- in at Douglas On one of the first days of the present week a man came into Cross headquarters in Douglas and reported to the deputy that he 1 had seen some automobile cushions in the well on the Feeney ranch about fourteen miles from Douglas.
 Cross immediately set out for the ranch in question. The Feeney place has been deserted for some months and is off the highway. The well is ninety feet deep and in the bottom was found the two cushions of the automobile and other parts of the front seat. Deputy Cross made a searching examination of the entire place and located the toneau stored in the loft of the deserted barn. The lenders and hood of the machine were discovered in another hiding place. Upon making these discover ies Cross felt that he was making headway. He did not. however, have any idea as to the parties who had committed the theft
 A man who worked for Ed Thorine
 a well known rancher in the valley
 was reported to have seen an auto
 mobile stalled in one Of the washes
 Cross. after discovering the other ev
 idence, came to Lowell Thursday
 morning. With Joe Hodges, the two
 officers proceeded to look up Thor
 inc This resulted in the location O
 Van Sickle and stroyick
 Both young men were questioned in regard to the entire matter Botl denied any knowledge of the theft O the machine. The stories told b.
 both men were at variance and tn, net result was that both were ar | rested. Van Sickle was unable tt furnish bond. Stroyick was released
 on bail Van Sickle had told Depu - ty Cross and Constable Hodges tha ' they had seen a machine stuck in th 9 mud in one of the washes in the val ? ley. Van Sickle also stated that b [ thought the men driving the maehin 2 as ous Tony Mazs, ulan who ha
 machine in the rent service il