The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-10-30
Crimes and Casuoltles.

Whiskey valued ut $4,000 was
stolen from warehouses IN st. Louis
Mo-. Sunday.
The Bank of Alexandrias vault at
Alexandria. Ky. was lIiewn open by
cracksmen early Tuesday morning and
$4,000 worth of Liberty Bonds taken.
1t was officially announced in San
Diego. Calf, Sunday that two Amer
lean Army aviatorS missing since last
August, had been murdered by Mex
leans. M
hotel. reported to the police Monday
that some one had entered his room
and taken 500 in cash and a diamond
ring valued ut 500.
Richard Butler races charge of
swindling at Monroe. this state. be-
cause he tried. it Is alleged. to drop IL
French coin in il street. car fare re-
ceptacle in that city.
Following Il report that large quanti-
ties Of liquor were being brought into
the United States from Europe. the
United StateS customs farce at Hobo
ken. \. J.. was largely Increased last
week.
Arthur James Eek, of Columbus.
Ohio. was convicted in Zine Bluff. Ark.
Tuesday of swindling Josaph Mink. of
Springfield. Ills. out Of $2O.WN in con-
nectiOn with the transfer Of ficti-
tiOuS rice farm in Arkansas.
Lewis Goodman. ii negro. was shot
and dangerously wounded in Shreve-
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name remains unknown. No arrest
was made. The negro is said to have
been fighting with Il hoy OH Texas
Street.
Murray Raymond. thirty-two years
old. of Galveston. Texas is under ar
rest in New Orleans on charge Of vio-
lating the Mann Act. Four years ago
| it is alleged, he married Estelle Won
| derly. and few days ago lie elOped
with his wife'S seventeen-year-Old sis.
ter. Isabelle.
John f. Fitzpatrick. son Of the late
Capt. Jslln Fitzpatrick, prominent in
politics and State Tax Collector, and
Il lieutenant commander in the United
States Navy during the late war. tool
| twenty-one grains of bichlOride of lner.
curry last Thursday at New Orleans
| He arrived at his herne at two o'clOcE
| in the morning and told his wife ht
had taken the poison tablets.
Ten men. claiming to he commercial
| pilgrims. were arrested iIls one of the
principal hotels in Texarkana. Ark.
Sunday morning in a raid lsy the police
All put up cash bonds. which were
E.,sl 70,
| pear in the municipal court Tuesday
| morning. The game was said to have
| been "craps." AS a sequel to the rai(
| all the negro bell hops" of the hO.e
| struck as Il protest against police in
reference.
Guy Williams shot Judge Paul Lit
tie at Fort Smith. Ark. last S;iturtla!
night in the belief The claims) that
the Judge was I, burglar and tryin:
to beak into his house. The Judge
presides over the Twelfth Judicial Cir
cult Court of Arkansas and Williams
is his stenogr;lpller. The Judge wen
to Williams house late ut night ant
was rapping Oh Il screen window whel
shot. Williams was released on ;
5000 bond. being charged with inten
| to murder.
Benjamin III. BankOwitZ. deceased. ;
messenger for Il New York broker
who disappeared August 18th and wa
afterwards found dead. has been ex
honorated of any blame III the dis
appearance Of the S17S.UO worth o.
bonds that were in his possession ant
vanished ut the same time. Five mel
were arrested Monday in New YOrl
and Chicago. charged with the robber!
and the murder Of the messenger
About S.O.OOO worth Of the bonds have
| been recovered.