The Glenwood post., 1918-08-17
BANK ROBBERS
Captured :. HERE
John F. Mccoy Spots. Them
as They Take Gas and
Quickly Calls Sheriff
ARE TAKEN TO DELTA

A daring bank robbery was perpe-
trated at Crawford in Delta county last
Monday night or, rather, in the early
hours Of Tuesday morning, which
yielded the robbers about $4,000, prin-
cipally in Liberty bonds, postage stamps
and war savings stamps, only small
amount of cash being secured.
The safe was drilled and the tumblers
Knocked off with a sledge, but the
work was so quietly done that the rob-
berry was not discovered until time to
open the bank Tuesday morning. Sher-
itf Davis of Delta county at once put
himself in touch with officers all over
western Colorado, informing all that
the robbers were travelling by car and
asking that all garages and gas sta
tions be carefully watched.
Sheriff Fravert of this county ad-
vised garage owners of this county to
be on the lookout for suspicious charac-
tiers and to call him at once in case
everything did not seem just right.
Wednesday as John F. Mccoy sat at
his desk in his garage he saw two men
drive high power car up to the gas
tank and order the tank filled. Imme-
diately he thought of the bank robbers
and these two fellows excited his sus
picion. He took down his phone AMI
urged Sheriff Fravert to come quickly
as he believed he had the right fell
lows. Sheriff Fravert and Deputy Bar
low were both at home and they lost
no time in getting to the Mccoy gar.
age which they reached after the xaso-
line tank had been filled and Just rs
the fellows were in the act of paying
their bill.
The bandits were taken into custo ly
and in just little over five minutes
from the time Mccoy rang up the sher-
if s office these bold robbers were rest
ing behind the bars in the county jail.
Returning to the automobile the
sheriff took out an old battered sui.
case in which he found the loot con-
sisting of Liberty bonds and war saw
ings stamps taken from safety deposit
boxes, also quantity of postage
stamps which the Delta postmaster had
left in the bank for safe keeping, while
in the pockets of the fellows when
searched was found $l1.94, this being
| what was left of perhaps $40 in loose
| change which they had taken from a
cigar box in which had been placed the
money from savings stamp sales.
The fellows were driving a high
power Cadillac ear of the roadster type
and were prepared to make speed such
as few ears in this country are capable
of duplicating. In the rear of the car
was carried the suit case with the loot
and by its side rested the tools with
which the mischief was done, steel
saws, a power drill, files, hammers, etc.
Once safely in Jail the fellows made
a clean breast of the affair, telling
Sheriff Fravcrt, Sheriff Davis of Delta
county and Detective Leonard DeLue
of the DeLue Detective agency of Deu-
yer, that the plan was outlined to thcp
by two other fellows who furnished tn.
car, and who themselves were driving
another high powered ear. They said
their pals gave them all the loot, bat
the four men were to 60 to Denver by
two different routes and were to meet
in Denver Thursday morning and divide
the spoils.
The captured men gave their names
as John F. Wallace and Herbert R.
Chase, but it is known that these are
not their correct names. Chase is well
known in Delta county, Sheriff Davis
having known him since he was q smail
boy. =,
The men were returned Friday night
to Delta by Sheriff Davis and w. r.
Hall, formerly of Delta, who just hap
pened to be in Glenwood, having driv-
en- here in his car from st. Paul, where
he now lives.
The capture was . very fortunate
one and was due entirely 10 ths wateh-
fulness and thoughtfulnsss = wsll -
the cool headed attitude Of ]. r. Ne
Coy as we'll as the quick setion from
tie ssfi6's Office ~ soon - Mr.. Mccoy
| phoned in his suspicions. 3;eea7