The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-22
Aftermath Of Arrest
of Auto Thieves
Here On Monday

HCIC VII NlUnu0y
The Tampa Times of yesterday has
! the following to say Of the auto
thieves apprehended in this city
Movie thrills galore crowded the
recovery of c. F. Aulick's Buick and
the arrest Of two men alleged to have
stolen it, according to Chief of Police
T. N. Henderson and Chief of Detec-
tives Fred Thomas, on their return
from Barlow with the stolen car and
prisoners. There was real wild west
gunplay with the villains sticking UP
a deputy sheriff and there are trunk
fuls of guns, revolvers and ammu-
milton and complete assortments OF
burglar kits, safe blowing outfits, lock
breaking and picking devices and 9th
er paraphernalia seldom displayed on
the counters of reputable hardware
dealers.
Chief Henderson and Chief Thomas
drove to Barlow last evening and Sc
cured the prisoners, who gave their
names as W. R. Armstrong and A. Y.
Marlborough, the latter having but one
arm. Chief Thomas returned to
Lakeland by train last night and came
back early this morning, bringing
three trunks and as many suit cases
loaded with the prisoners effects.
The trunks contained dozen shot
guns, an arsenal of ammunition, much
of it in cartridge belts, 80 different
pocketbooks, a hatful of auto switch
keys and skeleton keys of al, sorts,
BALI dozen revolvers and rubber
handled pliers and other tools used
for burglary and safe cracking.
Both men stoutly deny knowing
anything about the Aulick car, but a
Lakeland man has identified them as
the occupants of the Buick, which he
noticed especially because they threw
something into the lake. After hear
ing of the theft and arrests, this Lake
land man went back and recovered
from the lake the Aulick tag plate.
Marlborough has been identified as
having once lived in Georgia by a
Tampan who renewed an acquaint-
anceship recently. Marlborough, on
learning that this Tampan worked
where dynamite and nitroglycerin
were used, endeavored to work" the
Tampan to procure quantity of eth
err explosive for him The police are
giving no publicity for the present
to the names of persons who have
identified either of the prisoners, be-
cause it is believed two other mem
bers Of the gang may be near and
might seek vengeance. .. X 4
Thomas Says They Are Desperate 4
There is no doubt in my mind but
that our prisoners would not hesitate
a second to kill anybody who stood
in their way" said Detective Thomas
today. I'VE will Bertillon them and
! believe the national bureau Of
will have something in
teresting to tell us before we get
through"
Costly watches found on each man
are marked with initials other than
those given by the prisoners, which
leads to suspicion that the time
pieces rightfully belong to other per-
sons. After thorough search Of.
their effects Detective Thomas ex
poets to link Armstrong and Var
borough with other crimes.
Chief Henderson was somewhat
surprised on entering the Barlow jail
to have Marlborough greet him as an
old friend The chief could not place
Marlborough but the prisoner spoke
Familiarity of the chiefs boyhood home
in Georgia and finally Chief Hender-
son recognized the man as having
been born and reared near his old
home. Yarborough's father was
member OF the XII Klux Khan.
In the baggage Of the prisoners
were several sets of dies, with which
they could change the number on
motor engine and other parts.