The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-08

As quickly as possible telephone
alarms were flashed to Memphis police
headquarters and the sheriff's office,
but mIN-up over the wires resulted In
detectives and deputy sheriffs being dis
patched on the hunt for three negroes,
two men and a woman, as being the
robbers. They had been eyewitnessea
only.
Not until Mr. Slater arrived at the
Central police office, 30 minutes after
having been robbed, did the detectives
learn that the job had been the work
OF white men.
Mr.. Slater, who lives at the zanone
Wayside inn. on Thomas street. in
describing the hold-up, said;
"l had got off the street car, n block
away from the company's yards, with
tho pay roll and money ! had brought
from the bank In Memphis Near the
yards noticed a big car. standing, at
the curhing, with the enfine running,
and the rear door slightly open.
AS | neered Il n man hopped nim"
bly, out and with a big pistol held to-
Thought Them Officers.
~ was sure they were officers and
took me for a hoouegger and thought
that | carried whisky In the bag, But
man was holding or adjusting hand
kegohief over his face reallzed he
Come asrasg WIN mat 4nas, Ne
| commanded, with an oath,S Then he
reached and jerked II from my hand,
and talking rapidly he told me to turn
and beat IT, obeyed and he followed
me for some distance. | ran for the
nearest piles Of lumber ana was too
scared to atteinpt to look back and obs
| tain the number Of the automobile,
"All this time . negro woman who
| lives in a little house within n few
| yards OF where the car was standing,
was witnessing the robbery, from her
| front porch III
when the bandit with the pistol
and bag Of money quit chasing me he
ran back TO the ear, which was already
getting under way and 1t was raced
| toward the city,
Besides the negro woman, two or
| three negro men, In the lumber yards,
a short distance away, saw tho whole
| thing
1T was the smallest pay roll that
| have handled for many years"
When the alarm reached the central
police office, Detectives Carpenter,
| IleCkle and lIagan, and Motorcycle Po-
| licemen Linsuu and Walters, armed
| with shotguns, raced to the scene In
| police emergency cars and on motor
| cycles.
| After MIR, Slater had recited the rob-
| berry to Edward Pass assistant chief Of
police. and Hulet Smith, chief OF de-
| teCtlvea, and explained that the ban-
| dts were white men, Detectives Al
| Hurst and James Mahon were dis
patched to the scene in company With
| Slater.
Haas and DIETRICH Held.
L. T. Haas, 90 years old garage man-
ager, 1908 Monroe avenue, and Harry,
J, Dietrich, % years old, mechanics
| helper S35 jefferson avenue, were taken
| to the police station at noon by Detec.
| tves Hagan, fIeckle and Carpenter,
| who found the two, when they arrived
| in an automobile n Pick up the big
car used by Z I bandits and aban-
doned on Mapt ayenue near Thomas
| street,
Thsy are nsh99eld by, by the police e.. in
ing in reterer 10 the Fobbery, espe-
| etaliy In conne- s5ith the automoblls
| that was uSsd
Haas Averrea that he had been warned
q, by Il friend that the big red wheeled
| cgr used by the bandits had been stolen
| from in front OF his garage. He failed
| to explain to detectives how his friend
| had known the car had been stol0a az
| II waR gone only q few min'4tes ~
The black handbag was recovered by
| Detectives HagaA, Hecke and Carpen-
| ter at the side of the roadway a half
| mile nearer Memphis than where Slater
| was robbed.
Chiefs Burney and Smith were confl-
| dent Saturday afternoon that the two
| bandits would be In custody before mid
night,
| 4 man glviHE his name as Albert
| Williamson, Who says he resides on
| Monroe avenue, near Pauline street.
was taken to the POLICE station early
| in the Afternoon by Detectives Hurst
and Carpenter and is held for ques-