The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-09-28
PREY UPON GAS BURNERS
OF THE CITY
Bot Some Of The Joy Riders Are Now
ID Limbo Awaiting Justice
BUICK SIX STOLEN

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Unknown parties entered tn,
garage of Mrs j. r. Reitzel on Nortl
Main street early Sunday morning
and drove off a Buick Six auto, be
longing to Mrs. Reitzel and up tt
tnedlme of going to press nothing
definite has been received in regard
to the car by Chief of Police Gray
WHO has notified the surrounding
towns and cities by printed postal
cards offering a reward of $500
fOF, the car. The license number on
the car was 1904 and the auto was
practically new.
STOLE ANOTHER CAR
Better chain and lock your auto
or may not be in your garage to-
morrow morning! Already two
have been stolen here, Mrs. j. r.
ReitzePs Sunday morning and C..
Nj Hausers Tuesday morning. Mrs.
Royskif saw the thieves take the
Hauser car from the garage and
drive it away but. of course didn't
know it was being unlaWfully taken.
The thieves broke the lock on the
garage and rolled the autoto Jordan
street where they had trouble in
getting it started. 1t is Buick
Six. dark green; license number
9007 motor 202,202;; frame 2O4,471.
The stealing of these two autos
here and the one at Winston, all in
one week, has created some little
excitement here.
Officer Carroll, who went after the
stolen car of c. M. Hauser at Wilkes
bore, autographed yesterday morning that
he would arrive with the car, Banks Sta
ley and two witnesses that afternoon.
The one:arm fellow Wood escaped. 1t
is learned that they offered to sell the
that the Reitzel car is also in that sec
tom. The5estolen Winston car was re-
covered at Wilkesboro also.
BRINGS PRISONERS BACK +
officer Carroll returned last night
with Robt. Wood, Johnson and Frank
Statey Z wanted in connection with
the Ha6ser auto robbery. Mr..
Hausers car was also returned.
Messers. James Phillips end w. A.
Mcneil of North Wilkesboro, were
brought along as witnesses. The
arrest OF the parties was made near
Della Plain, close 10 Wilkesboro and
Mr.. Mcneil assisted in the arrest.
Otto Wood, the crippled man and a
brother to Robt. Wood made his es.
cape with his wife or paramour. 1t
is understood that the parties were
heading for Virginia where Otto
Wood runs a jitney line. The Over
land car stolen in Virginia by the
Woods was recovered also. 1t was
offered for sale by the thieves for
$50 to Woods brother who runs a
grocery store in Wilkesboro. 1t is
not believed at this time that Robt.
Wood and Johnson took part in the
theft but that Frank Staley and Otto
Wood are the real culprits. The
trial is being held today.
North WillSesboro, Sept. 26.-Three
stolen automobiles recovered in two days
is the record of Chief of Police Hart,
when this afternoon wi tn the assistance
of a posse of citizens he cornered Otto
Wood, an alleged thief, near Della Plane,
about six miles east of here, as he was
coming out of an obscure side road, ap
parently intent on making a get away.
He, with his brother, Bob Wood, wom
an and boy were in the car, but when
they saw they were trapped the two
brothers leaped out and ran into the
woods, and left the car running, which
was stopped by Policeman Hart. Otto
Wood is about 26 years old, left hand
gone and deformed foot. He came here
several days ago with an Overland
which it is alleged he had stolen in Vir-
ginia. Last week, it is alleged he stole
a Buick from Mr.. Leak in Winston, and
the one he was using when detected, it
is claimed, he had stolen in High Point
last night. He and Bob are still at large.
Arrest of Frank Staley.
Chief of Police Gray was notified late
Tuesday of the arrest near North
Wilkesboro of Frank Staley, a young
in the larceny of one or more automo
biles At about the same time Mr.. Haus-
er's large automobile, stolen in High
Point, was recovered. Staley, who for
merly worked in High Point, it was stat
ed, was driving an Overland car with the
Hauser number on it; while ahead of
him his alleged accomplice was in the
stolen Buick.
The reports here were that the driver
of the Buick resisted arrest with re-
volver and the police take it that he
made good his escape. The car of Mr..
Hauser was stolen from the garage Tues
day morning at o'clock. This was the
second theft of High Point car in less
than a week Mrs J. r. Reitzel losing
one Sunday morning. 1t was under
stood that the arrest of Staley occurred
about halfway between Elkin and North