The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-16
STORE ROBBED BY
TWO CAVALRYMEN
Cash taken from Manager at
point Of automatic.-Men
held for grand jury


in which the popular Meadows
Drug Store was victimized. The
quick work on the part Of the
authorities civil and military re-
suited in the capture Of the sup
posed criminals a few minutes
later. The men apprehended
were Of the 18th Cavalry and
with the chaTeur are bound over
for the grand jury at 100000
each.
According TO many agreeing
statements. the drug store was
about TO close for the night when
two soldiers came from a wait
ing auto TO the soda counter de-
manding two Goes" One threw
down five dollar gold piece.
Mr.. Grundy the manager. Mr..
Meadows. the proprietor who
chanced TO be in town. and Mr..
Carter the soda clerk, were all
. in the store. The soldiers fool
ed with their drink and one was
heard TO say TO his cormade,
"What'll we do now?" Then one
pulled his gun and ordered
= "hands up" which order the
manager. proprietor and clerk
wisely obeyed. As manager
Grundy stood by the cash regis
ter the gunman ordered him 10
turn over the cash. Mr.. Grun-
dy lowered his hands TO the la
pei of his coat and turned the
coat backward exposing his vest
! and pants pockets but conceal
D ing the pockets of his sack coat
J. in which he had slipped the
$ firms cash. One Of the soldiers
n ran rather tremulous hand in
!. to the pocket of the trousers
$ and drew out Mr.. Grundv's
purse which contained a rather
d odd assortment of coin includ-
Y ing four gold pieces of the little
= used two and one half dollar val
a ue. a Buffalo nickle, some new
minted silver coin. the whole be-
Is ing about fifteen dollars. The
p moment the purse was secured
the soldiers broke for the door,
ID Jumped into the car which "A wit
m ness testifies had its engine run
" ming all the time II waited, and
id got away without the bandits
:. attempting 20 relieve the firm
le of watches or iewelry or TO look
L. any further for cash.
The alarm was at once sent
= over the telephone and Provost
Marshall 7. w. Noe Immediately
of got his men on the search, as.
" sisted by the deputy sheriffs anC
the village marshals. AS the
M bandits had been boasting oi
~ their intent TO stick up" severa
sSd places in town and approached
several auto drivers for help
as il was only a matter Of a shor
"a time when soldiers answering
the description of those who Wis
to tied the drug store were foun,
700 in their quarters. Two soldier
nd were in one bed and a third in
Nv cot, two only were first taken
,n In the clothing of one was fount
two Of the gold coins of S2.5
,ot denomination, and new silver
,o and when the men We're brough
" TO the Clark Cafe il was decid
80 ed 10 send back for the thir
man as identification was no
,oa complete by the chauffeurs VIII
had been approached eralier !
I,,, the evening. On the second vii
~ il 10 the quarters from whic
ac the soldiers had been taken a
81 equal amount of money, incluC
ho ing two $3.50 gold pieces wa
;nn found under the mattress.
' was stated in the eXaminatio
a.. before Justice Cole Tuesday tia
90 the bed had been searched ea
% ,,,o lier, and nothing found.
non Monday the suspected soldier
ilty appeared before the justice ,
for the peace and plead mot gu
of ty" and were returned to u
,ec- "bull pen" unit District Alto
and ney Vaught could come over {,
the examination Tuesday
d. Tuesday afternoon Judge Co
and held an examination al whi,
lies Lieutenant Noe. Captain "
Sherry and many chaufeurs u
to tilted as TO thd circumstanc
and attending the apprehendir0
fix- the soldiers. Charles |. Now
and ana d. II. helso' Ihe distr
r in attorney was, was most ne searehlng