Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-14
POLICE ARREST sH|NAuLT.
CHARGING "FRAME-uP
Say Man With }. i. Gibson In Auto
Arranged Monday Nights
Hold-Up.
TWO HAD BEEN FRIENDS
Richard Cottrell Tells Detectives lie
Was Asked to- Participate I'm Ar
fair, but Rcfused-T. l.. Bowman
Also Taken Into Custody.


y tale Of ingratitude was brought
7" light yesterday. when Detectives
Dun. and Bcrtucci arrested Frank u
Shinaut and r. j.. Bowman, we'll
known among Il certain class which
hangs out" at Eighth and Broad Streets.
ON a charge Of holding up j. T.. Gibson.
1000 North Boulevard, At the point of
a pistol and robbing him of $1,000.
The robbery occurred on the Broad
street Road OH Monday.
The detectives first learned that per-
sons commonly found around Eighth
ana Broad Streets were familiar with
the details. The robbery had been dis
"ussed by them. and the pistol used
~ the hold-up had been given to one
81 them. Several had heard one Of
the hiGhwaymcn. IL was stated. lament
me i""t that Gibson had had only
s.o", wncn 1t was reported he had 800
me detectives learned also that one
ra" deal at the hand OF his asso-
ciatcS
however the first definite informa-
'"n the detectives secured toward "a
solution of the robbery came from an
unexpected source.
Richard cottrel was located. and.
Under pressure of qucstioning. adj
Hitted. II - stated. that Shinault had
approached him with regard 10 taking
part in the hold-up. Shinault. after
securing another accomplice and a pis-
t"!' IS said to have remarked TO Cot
,reli. Now. If you have got any nerve
hcr"S your chance"
TELLS DETECTIVES
HE LACKED NERVE
tottre!i maintained to the police that
n" mad admitted Il lack Of nerve. and
hhh refused 10 take part Later. shin
"H!t' II is charged. secured Bowman
"H" iNes at 81" East Leigh Street to
hcIp and, with the third man, for
"H"in the police are searching. every
'hint was made ready for the robbery
S''inauit had known Gibson for
some time, and knew that Gibson was
i"akinS good wages. He knew that
GIBSON generally had considerable
money on him, and frequently had
borrowed sums amounting TO S25 AT
time from him. Shinault. according
10 the police information. induced Glib
son 10 take the ride on Monday night
ana arranged with Bowman and the
other man where they were to be The
men secieted themselves in the bushes
on the side OF Broad street Road. Just
south Of the bridge over the Bel, Line.
ana stepped into the road when the
car approached
II is stated that il was Bowman who
rifed the pockets Of Gibson ana made
. pr"tense of robbinr Shinault. The
other man stood in the road with a
pistol, covering those in the machine
once the roll OF money had been So
cured, Bowman lcaped from the car.
ana. with the other man. disappeared
~ the bushes. Gibson had been order
cd TO drive on, and did so. going d;-
rectly TO the Second Police station and
reporting the hold-up
Shinnult. a chauffeur who, it Is
stated. had been living OIL the bounty
Of Gibson at :et North Boulevard be
fore Tho latter moved to 1000 North
boulevard. i being held with Eow.
man at tho First Iolice station. Both
men VIII be arraigned in Police Court
to-day
TRIES To send NOTE
no HIS BROTHER
Last night Detective Bcrtucci. il,
- alleged. detected Shinault in an ef-
tort 10 send note to his brother. The
note was exhibited later in the night,
II is stated that ii requested the
brother to yet Gibson out Of town even
~ he had TO promise him $50 and The
return OF all OF the stolen money Tie
note. II is said. also requested that.
II this were found to he Impossible.
Gibson should he induced to testify in
court that he and Shinault had been
on drunk together and had blown
in the money.
Shinault protested his innocence dur.
ING the frs, few hours after his ar
rest, but last night Bowman, who is
declared to have remarked that his
partners had not'"played square" with
MIN, consented to face Shinaul,, and
charge him with being a party to the
robbery.
Bowman was led back to Shinault's
cell. The two men remained silent for
several minutes, and then Bowman
spoke.
Yes. YOU did it," he exclaimed land
YOU know YOU did You came 10 me
about it first, and when you got tina;
other man, whom / did not know, you
arranged it all"
Shinault is said to have hesitated
for minute and then to have admit
ted part of the charges made by
Bowman.
Cottrcll was arrested on a technical
charge of vagrancy. and is being held
as material witness in the case.