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OUTLAWS
CAPTURED
After An Exciting Chase By
Two Posses
Fosters, Late Of PGDitGR-
tiary, Again In Tolls
Following A Recent Robbery
Of Akron Store
CGntGrburg DGSpefadOS Once
More Disturb Calm
Glenn SeIby IntfudGS And Is
Also InCarCefated
Glenn SGlby IntfudeS And Is
Also InCaFCefated

Centerburg, March 25-After an ex-
citing three-mile chase down the rail
road tracks, two posses of citizens,
headed by local officials, finally
brought to bay yesterday afternoon
the two Foster boys, penitentiary con-
victs, and Glenn Selby, a recent in
mate of the Mansfield reformatory,
who have again sprung into the lime
light, following the robbery of a
store in Akron last week of $50 in
money and valuable goods.
This village is raging anew with
such excitement as has not been fur
nished it since 1912 when the same
three, who are little short Of desper-
ados in the estimation of the COM
munity, broke into the Edward Nc
Guire clothing store, stole goodly
portion of the stock and then set fire
to the place in vain effort to oblit-
crate traces of their larceny. They
were later captured, tried, convicted,
and served penitentiary and reforma-
tory sentences.
For his connection with the Nc
CURE robbery and arson, Charles Fos-
ter, elder of the brothers, was SEN
fenced to serve 12-year term in the
Ohio state penitentiary, while his
brother, Clarence, received years.
On March 12, Clarence returned to
his home near here ,and on March 81,
Charles came back, presumably after
being released from the penitentiary
on parole. Selby> was let out of the
reformatory some time ago.
Yesterday letter came to city Of
ficials from the Akron chief of police
telling of the robbery of store in
that city in which $50 in money and
some goods were stolen. Private de-
tective work had fastened the culpa-
bility on two men who registered at
an Akron hotel as Clarence Foster
and Sam Rowe.
With the letter was fairly good
description of the two men register
ing at the Akron hotel. One Of these
descriptions tailed exactly with that
of Clarence Foster, while the other
was fair outline of the appearance
of Charles Foster.
The Akron police stated that the
two suspects had left the city AMI
that the letter was written in hopes
that they might be located in Center
burg, if such people as registered ac
tually existed.
THE CHASE STARTS
The information carried in the Ak
ron letter seemed to incriminate the
Foster boys so, at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, posse in charge of Mar
shall Lewis Evans and Constable Lari
more started after Charles Foster
who, getting wind of the fact tina
something was brewing, had left tow
east on the Pennsylvania tracks.
The posse hurried along, all wei
armed, and finally overlook Charles il
a field three miles east of here. Out
law that he is, Charles attempted t.
frighten the men who were about t.
deprive him of his freedom by return
ing him to the state penitentiary. H
stood at bay and threatened to shoe
any member of the posse who dare
to take him.
Knowing something Of the natur
of the man and also having know
ledge of the fact that he was III
armed, Marshal Evans, Constabl
Larimore and others pounced upo
Charles and made him secure wit
handouts. A careful search of hi
person substantiated their opinio
that he was unarmed.
SECOND POSSE FORMS
In the meantime, Clarence Foste
hearing that the authorities were afte