The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-21
COFFEE.
BANK %CLEARINGS.
ROBBERIES MULTIPLY
ON POLICE RECORDS

Evidently realizing that any f~ootloose
mar In Nashville naturally would crawl
tate toward Memphis by choice. Detec-
tive Chief Bob Sidebottom. of the billy
city force, wired local cops Thursday
night to be on the lookout for a thief
and a brand.new Paige sport model NJ
tomobtle with green body and black
wheels-the auto, not the thief. He Of
fers $25 reward for the car.
Memphis had her share OF auto thefts
Thursday night, Two cars disappeared.
i. A. Oser, 24l Mclsemore avenue, Just
before midnight phoned Sergt, Red
Davis that his seven -passenger Chan
dler, No, 25SS3, had been taken from
Union avenue and Dunlap street.
Fred Haydel. Of the grocery firm of
Bailey & Haydel, missed his Ford sedan
when he went to Monroe avenue and
Front street to look for It.
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A report from the owner Of the house
that the plumbing had been stripped
from a residence nj 94i Saxon avenue
aroused police TO the frenzied effort Of
noting down the vandalism, to be read
at roll cali Friday.
A solitary-hand wild West tourna-
ment staged about midnight Thursday
by A, l.. Teasley, special agent for the
Southern railway. probably saved the
road the expenditure of some coin to
replace articles stolen in transit. Teas
ley sighted four negroes in a hig red
automobile IN the Southern yards neigh
borhood. Watching. he Jaw them break
open five cars, which contained mostly
flour, lard and candy,
Then Teasley put his 40-odd to work,
and the sharp enfillading fire which he
laid down completely routed the black
men. Nothing was taken. but the blacks
are opt glass for one windhield, as
TeasiS told police he plainly heard the
tinkle Of breaking glass following one
of his shots.
], +. French, gasfitter, left some Of his
tools at 237 Washington avenue Thurs
day night. Returning to work Friday,
he missed a Stilson wrench, hammer,
chisel and fittings, He %telephoned his
loss to Detective Long.
A Scottish Rite ring, with double eagle
and large diamond setting, was reported
to police by Mrs, a. Wade, 1870 Mon
roe avenue, Friday, either lost or stolen,
Loafing around the depots, and par
ticularly using them for sleeping quar-
tiers after midnight, Is getting to be ex-
pensive business so long as Patrolmen
Moore and Vincent are running the
Tenth ward.
Early Friday morning this pair sent
in II. Patterson. d. Robinson, Louis
Glatt. Robert Oglesby, white, and Homer
'rlnsley, negro. all charged with lettering
around the depot. The night before
they sent in seven men on the same
charge.
Wanted here on a charge of passing
bad checks. ". H. Gibson 6Gt Dunlap
street, is under arrest in Nashville. ac-
cording to Geographic advices from
Chief Alex Barthel, OF the Capital City
force. Victims include Phil A Halle,
s62, Sanders q Co, SIS, ana Memphis
Baking company, $40, according to De-
Jack Kliuck, who handled the
Memphis end of the case.
Police SerEt. Red" Davis will leave
Friday night for Nashville, to bring
Gibson back here to answer to the
against him,
A hard-hearted thief "llfted'' 25
pounds OF sugar, n side Of bacon, four
of underwear and a suit OF boys
clothing from the automobile OF Mrs.
8. I. Graves. 2255 Central avenue,
Thursday afternoon. The car was parked
In front of Summerfleld's store on Main
street at the time.