Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-27
POLICE LOCATE
Z PERSONS WHO
saw THE H0LDUP
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terry. Glynn was shot near his heart
and the condition of his overcoat and
flesh indicate that the shot was fired
at close-range. No motive for the
crime has been ascribed, other than
the holdup story.
When Glynn's body was found.
his pockets contained a watch. a
| diamond ring and $ll and another
ring was on finger.
Mr.. Anderson. one of the Wednes-
day night celebrants, stated that he
is sheep rancher at Irvington; that
he came to Omaha to beguile the
time in fancyfree manner. He told
Chief Briggs that he happened into
soft drink parlor at Thirteenth and
Douglas streets, known as Skin
ner's." There he met party of men
whom he joined He said they were
all strangers to him. Two of the men
were Glynn and Bruce and the other
man is the fourth man now being
sought by the police. After several
l-ours of pleasantries in the soft
drink place, Anderson related, they
engaged a taxicab from the Paxton
hotel stand and then all drove to the
Drexel hotel, with no particular OBJ
ject in mind. From the Drexel hotel
they proceeded to the Lloyd woman's
place on Twentieth street, near
Nicholas street.
Chief Briggs ventured his opinion
that the chauffeur had the number"
of the Lloyd place and was accom-
modating his passengers by going
there.
Drink Some Booze.
Briggs has checked up the fact
that the men were served whisky in
the Lloyd woman's place and that
the Davis woman was there. After
convivial period in the Twentieth
street house, the party drove back
to the Drexel hotel, where the men
conversed for few minutes. Glynn,
Anderson and Bruce agreed TO re-
turn to Miss Lloyd's house for
more conviviality.
when Glynn, Bruce and myself
mentioned that we we're going to
return to the Twentieth street house.
the chauffeur and the fourth man of
our party left us and that was the
last | saw of them," Anderson re-
lated.
Anderson stated that he, Glynn
and Bruce started back to the Lloyd
house afoot and reached Sixteenth
and Cunning streets when, just as
they turned the corner to go into
Cunning street, two men commanded
them to stop.
Zone of the men was masked.
When they searched me they told
me to run, indicating south OH Six
teenth street. | started back" An
derson continued, land at the cor
ner | met a soldier, who told me
that he had witnessed the hold-up
| went back to the Drexel hotel
with the soldier and did not witness
the rest of the hold-up.'
Heard Several Shots.
Anderson stated that while re-
turning to the Drexel with the SOL
der he heard several shots fired.
The police are endeavoring to To-
cate the soldier for the value Of in
formation he may offer to assist in
clearing up the affair. 1
Bruce, who is said to have been
with Glynn when the latter was kill
ed, is being investigated by the po-
lice. Chief Briggs will not allow
newspaper men to interview Bruce.
Anderson is not able to give a
very definite account of the hold-up
to the time that he did quickstep
back to the Drexel. He is unable, &C
cording to Briggs, to state whosthe
highwaymen were. Hesadeclared,
however, that the general appear
ances of one of the gunner tailed
with description of a man he met
in the earlier hours of the night.
Ruth Lloyd at first denied that the
men had been in her house, but later
admitted the fact when quizzed by
Grief Briggs. She stated that the
party of five had been entertained
in her apartments and that whisky
was served.
Alvin Wick, arrested in Ruth
Lloyd's room, told the police that he
is baker.
Two Men Saw Holdup.
Two occupants of the REQ hotel,
North Sixteenth street, told the po-
lice that they were awakened by the
sounds of shots at 500 o'clock. They
looked out of a window and saw a
man standing at Sixteenth and
Cunning streets, holding his hands
up while two men were searching
him.
A clerk at the Drexef hotel report.
ed that few minutes before Glynn,
Anderson and Bruce left the hotel
on the second early-morning occa
sion he observed two men talking
to them. He gave accurate descrip-
tons to the police who are inclined
to believe that these are the same
men whp have been robbing drug
stores in Omaha for several weeks.
In his investigation of what oc-
Cured in the Skinner soft drink
place Chief Briggs stated that An
derson said no liquors were bought
there.
The men in our party had bot
ties of liquor while we were at
SINNERS, but they did not buy them
there" Anderson said.
French Killed and Missing
in War Nearly 100000