The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-10
SITUATION AT VERDUN IS
BETTER FOR FRENCH NOW
ROBBED OF $60l
IN HOTEL ROOM
Youth Relieved of Big Roll, He
Says, and Suspect is
Jailed.

Soon after complaint was made
Friday to the sherIff's office by Ask
man Lawson, young son OF the late
Martin Lawson. well-to-do farmer
OF Green Valley. that he had been
robbed of $601 In cash as he lay
asleep In room OF the Annex hotel
on North Fifth street, Deputy Sher-
iff Laco Wolfe arrested Marion
Boone. n young man with criminal
record. and placed him behind
bars of the county Jail charged with
being implicated in the case. County
officers are searching for Homer Roy,
another young criminal. who Is al
legged TO have taken the $601.
Sells Bank Stock.
According TO the story told the
officers by young Lawson, he came to
the city Thursday and sold some bank
stock for $1,000 in cash. Instead of
putting the money in a bank. or other
safe place. as ordinary common sense
would indicate, 1t appears that he
lugged it around and took it to bed
with him In room of the hotel. For
some reason or other he went to bed
with his trousers on. Clerks at the
hotel say he was intoxicated Mt the
time. According to his tale, he woke
up In the morning and caught Homer
Roy lying on the bed with him in
the act of pulling bundle of $500 in
banknote from one of his hip pock-
cts ZHe grabbed Roy by the throat,
he said, and a struggle ensued which
ended only when Roy relinquished
the roll.
Roy Runs Away.
Roy went into another room on
the same floor, the officers were told,
donned his coat and hat and again
Joined Young Lawson, whereupon
they went down stairs, through the
lobby and out the front door. After
they reached the sidewalk, Roy sud-
denly broke away and ran to Clark
.stFaetv--theHee etc North Sixth and
thence westward on Baltimore street
Then it was that young Lawson dis
covered that wad of $601 in bills
was missing from front trousers
pocket. The other $500 was in a
wad OF currency In another hip pock-
ct OF Lawson's trousers. That is To
say, Lawson said he had the $1,000
in his two hip pockets as the officers
say they did not see the color or the
money.
Aid Sought.
Marion Boone's arrest came about
as the result of information lodged
with the sheriff. by June Powell. The
latter said that Boone approached
him Thursday night and asked his
aid in rolling" young Lawson. who
was said to have big sum Of money
on his person. Powell declined, ac-
cording to his tale to the sheriff, say
ing humorously that while he might
be pretty onery he hadn't got that
onery.
Have Served Time.
Young Boone, is the same fellow,
according to the authorities. who was
heralded in police circles as being
the leader of band OF boy bandits
here about. He served sentence of
four months in the county jail some
time ago for highway robbery and
also server half a year in the Weston
jail for carrying gun. He is a
brother Of George Boone, who was
shot few days ago in Kansas City,
Mo-, by Baltimore and Ohio railroad
detective and who is now In a hos
nital there.
Roy also served sentence in the
Harrison county jail not long ago for
bootlegging. He was once fined by
Magistrate w. r. starcher for steal
ing. ice from the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad station here.