The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-23
In a Hurry and Left 100000
More in Strong Box.
OKLAHOMA BANK ROBBED
Automobiles "StOIen to Order"
Is Chicago's Latest.
Wounded st. Louis Bandit Says
He's From Kansas. s.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 2S.-Twe
men who held up Fred cornielscH,
driver for the Southern Express cort
pany here, obtained sum which Is
reported today as high as $4,000.
Cornielson reported the robbery
when he staggered thru the door of
the express company's office. He said
he had been stopped by the men, who
forced him to hand over the key to
the box where the money was stored
and then worked the combination.
They struck him on the head, he de-
clared and then fled. The box which
was opened is said to have contained
nearly 100000 in currency.
Cornielson is being held by the
police for further questioning. The
money was packed in small packages
of bills of large denomination. 1t was
being shipped from Chattanooga
banks to other southern banks
Posses Chase Bank Robbers.
Hugo, Okla, Nov. 23.-Posses had
crossed Boggy creek today and are
beating the brush land and foothills
northwest of here for trace of the
three bandits who held up the First
National bank at Boswell late yester-
day and escaped with S11 400 in cash.
The bandits. only one of whom was
masked, got but ten minutes start on
the sheriffs posse, as the result of
failing to lock the vault in which they
irons, but made the most of it by dis
! covering a fordable place in the creek
while the pursuers were held up sew
eral hours by the swollen stream.
Auto Thief Confesses.
| Chicago, Nov. 23 Automobiles
stolen to order as the latest in thiev-
cry caused much comment among mo-
tor car owners and dealers here today.
Inside workings of Chicago's auto
mobile thief trust were revealed when
.
ton with thefts, told his sensational
story.
Mrs. Elvina Stiles, he testified, was
employed to arrange for purchasers
of cars to be stolen. She would find
out the make of car wanted and one
would be stolen and sold to the inno-
cent party Mrs. Stiles, Relihan al
leges, maintained an office where she
contracted to deliver cars of any make
or style.
Kill Kansas Bandits Pal.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 23.-Local po-
| lice officials today were trying to iden-
! tify the body of a bandit shot to death
last night as he robbed a drug store.
A companion, who gave his name as
John Alfred Lewis. was seriously
wounded Lewis today refused to give
any information as to the identity of
the dead robber.
The bandits drove up to the drug
store in an automobile bearing Ne
braska license 4435- It is a large tour
ing car and believed to have been
stolen. A tailor's mark in the coat of
| the slain bandit bore the name of j.
| J. Davis. The mark was that of the
Glasgow Tailoring company, 80 South
Fifteenth street, Omaha, Neb., and
was dated December 10, 1915.
The wounded bandit said he was a
horseshoer in Sacramento, Cal, ond
that he came here from Somewhere
| in Kansas"
Tells Dead Pals Name.
1 Pleading with the police not to bury
his dead PAL in Potters' field Lewis
told detectives at his bedside today
that the name of his companion shot
to death early today by Police Ser
geant John F. Flaherty when the pair
attempted to hold up a drug store
was John Joseph Davis. twenty-six of
Twenty eighth and Seward streets,
Omaha, Neb.
Lewis himself is in serious condi-
| ton as result of four wounds in
! flicted by the drug clerk