The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-20
BANK SLAYER Is
TAKEN IN WEST
Man Accused Of Brooklyn Muir
der Seized in st.
Louis.
SAYS HE'S ROY TYLER
Local Police Assert That
Frank H. McGann
Made Confession.
SAYS HE'S ROY TYLER
spseiai ps.pntch 10 TIE srN.


ST. LOUIS, March 1.-two men and
two women were arrested in a large
seven passenger touring car at Taylor
avenue and the Hodiamont tracks at
1 80 o'clock this afternoon after a chase
Of several blocks and they are held in
connection with a Brooklyn bank rob-
berry In which $13,33o was stolen and
two bank employees killed and Cieve-
land (Ohio) bank robbery In which Ave
armed bandits escaped with $15,6o0.
The couples gave their names as
Frank H. McGann. 2s years old. and his
wife. Caroline McGann. 20. and Ralph
r. Harding. 20. veterinary surgeon,
and his wife. Grace Harding, ~. All
four gave their addresses as 1877 Main
street, Kansas City.
McGann. according to the police, ad-
mitted that he was implicated In the two
bank robberies He denies that his wife
or DR.. and Mrs. Harding had anything
to do with the affairs
Has Deposit of s4s.00O.
McGann showed Chief of Detectives
Hannegan a bank book showing that he
had a deposit of $4,000 in the National
Bank OF Phoenix. Ariz. He also told the
chief that he owned oil leases in Texas
valued at s250,000.
Hannegan alleges that NcGann said:
I'VE were caught on a fiuke or we would
never have been taken alive. Every
night before my wife and I went to bed
we got down on our knees and prayed,
after which we vowed that we would
XIII ourselves before being taken by the
police. AS It happened We were caught
Off our guard"
The arrest Of the four was brought
about through a request made by the
Sheriff of Columbia, No. who asked
the St Louis police to hold them for
leaving the city without paying a s14.S0
fine which had been imposed on McGann
for assault.
Sergt. Hoagland- at a glance identi-
fed McGann from a photograph on cir
crlars which had been sent out from
Cleveland and New York. When the
man told Chief Hannegan that his name
was Tyler, Hoagland walked up TO him
and said:
why, your name Is Frank H. Nc
Gam. You are wanted in New York in
| connection with a murder, assault and
| robbery"
McGann replied: There must be
some mistake Hoagland then went 10
the file room and returned in a few min
utes with the circular. on which were
! the pictures of McGann and his wife.
Yes, that's me-" said McGann, "and
I am the man you want, but l won't say
a word. No confession from me-
\ Tattoo Marks Found.
Mrs. McGann was asked II It was her
picture, and she said that 1t was. She
denied though. that she had been i'm
piicated in either of the robberies.
The circular from New York stated
that McGann could be Identified by tattoo
marks II. r. IT, on his right arm below
the elbow. The marks were found on
MoGann's arm. McGann said that Dr.
| Harding and his wife had no knowledge
of either the New York or Cleveland
robberies.
| McGann, who said his real name was
! Roy Tyler. engaged in repartee with the
detectives. who arrested him after he
found out he had been identified
At Police Headquarters last night II
was said that nothing had yet been
heard from st. Louis OF arrests in con-
nection with the Brooklyn robbery.
The East Brooklyn Savings Bank al
Myrtle and Kent avenues. was robbed
by two men who drove up to the IN
stitution I'm a taxicab. Besides stealing
s13,330 they killed the paying teller
De witt C. Beal, and the assistant treas
urer, Henry w. Coons. They then lef,
the bank and forced the chauffeur OF
their car at the point OF a revolver to
drive them to an elevated railway sta
ton.
| Several persons who saw the leader OF
the pair who held up the bank In Brook
klyn after looking over the pictures ir
! ..N-
ture OF a certain Roy Tyler as one who
looked like the bandit. This Tyler had
a long record of bank robberies In the
middle West and broadcast circular,
were sent out for a countrywide search
| for him