The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-10


Davis Dodge car had been stolen
from in front of his house on
East Grandvicw at about 80.
Another Dodge car, which bore
evidence of hard usage, was left
in its stead, but the robbers had
taken care to see that it was not
in good running order,
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis had occas-
ion after supper to go over to
their ncighbors, H. Berry, and as
they went out through the back
lot Mr.. Davis noticed the flare of
auto lights on the bank of the
road along Graves avenue at the
turn of Grandview. He remarked
about it( but supposed it was
some one who had stopped to
tinker with their car, as frequent
ly happens. Returning home
shortly, Mr.. Davis went out to
get into his car, but found it was
gone. He noticed another car
standing on Graves avenue, and
upon examination found it to have
one tire missing and the spot
light and several parts gone.
He ran to his telephone and
called up Baker, the motor Off
Ger of the Denver police depart
ment. who came out Immediate
ly. In examining the number of
the car Baker found that the Wis
TORS card was fastened over the
real number. On examining his
records he found that the car
which was left for Mr.. Davis be-
longed to l.. l.. Davis of Denver,
and had been reported stolen on
the End inst.
No trace of the bandits was
found until about ten o'clock next
day, Sunday, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis started out in car to see
if they could hear from it. They
took the county line road and
were passing by the place in Clear
Creslr,hottoms on College avenue
which is occupied by an Italian
family. Mrs. Davis spicd what
she believed to be their car stand
ing in the yard, about 300 yards
from the road. They started to
turn back down to the place and
saw young fellow jump into the
car and start off toward the west
on the byway that lead to Col
lcgc avenue, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis followed in hot pursuit.
When Wadsworth avenue was
reached Mrs. Davis was let out
to telephone Sheriff Jones. and
Mr.. Davis continued the chase
through Griffith and oyer to w.
44th, and here the bandit:.turncd
west. He was followed to Mount
Olivct and by that time had gain
cd SO much that Mr.. Davis did
not see him turn south, and as a
consequence he drove on two
miles past before he found his
mistake. He then tracked the
machine to ColfaX avenue. where
it turned towards Denver. There
were too many tracks here to
trace it accurately and Mr.. Davis
got a telephone message to BakH'
that he was headed that way.
He then returned home and got
Mr.. Murchison and started over
the county line road to Denver.
As they reached the brow of the
hill entering Berkeley Park they
met a Ford car, and as it passed
Mr.. Davis recognized young kal-
abrich. the man whom he thought
had been the driver of the stolen
car, in the Ford with his younger
brother. He hailed them but they
did not stop, but instead put on
full speed ahead. Mr.. Davis then
turned around and followed them
back to their fathers home. The
suspect did not stop there. how
ever, but had jumped out and
struck out into the bushes. Lcav-
ing Mr.. Murchison there to watch
Davis drove to Arvada and got Il
posse of about fifteen or more
men to return with him. saying
he had the man "trccd" down IN
the bottoms.
They went down to the house
and found the boy who drove the
machine helping his brother to
escape and his father. Both pre-
tended to BE- anxious for the other
boys capture, but somehow they
did not inspire confidence. a num-
Der OF the posse stayed at the
place and kept them corrallcd.
much to their discontinue. APP
parcntly. while the rest secured
the hills for the bandit. Finally