Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-10
LIVERPOOL GRIMES
LAID To hME R|CkN
TROOPS DISPR0VED
Thorough Investigation Fails to
Involve Our Men, Said to
Have WayIaid and Robbed
Numerous British Citizens.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publish
ing Co.
CThe New York WORLDLY

CThe New York WORLDLY
Especial Wireless Dispatch to World
and Albuquerque Journal)
Liverpool, March 9.-Allegations
that American soldiers have been gull
ty of highway robbery in Liverpool re-
Gently has brought about a compre-
hensive investigation by American
army authorities. In an interview with
the Worlds correspondent today, Ma
jor Davidson, the American provost
marshal said:
~ have come on q special visit to
Liverpool to investigate these robber-
les, because more have been reported
here in a week than in two months
from the rest of the country, and with
no case at all in London. We have
some $4,000 troops in England, inelu-
ding 10000 to 10000 in Liverpool,
and feel it a reflection on the United
States to hear of these outrages."
"Waylaid in suburbs"
Typical cases reported to us are
of men going home at night in a
lonely part of the city and waylaid by
men in an American uniform at the
point of a revolver. They have been
told to put their hands up and have
been robbed of their money, while sew
efal nave been mlStreateQ.
Il investigated the case of a man
reported to have been held up and
robbed of $40 $4,000 and a gold
watch, and I found his statement
false. He had been drinking heavily,
and never had a gold watch and only
possessed a few pounds.
81 was out late the other night,
when told of a hold-up by American
I @oI,.
army canteen, rest room and Y. M
c. A. watched, as well as the Ameri-
can camp, and no absent soldier
turned up that night
ION another occasion five American
soldiers were alleged to have waylaid
a man and robbed him. / had roll
call made at camp, and only four men
were missing. These were able to give
satisfactory account of themselves.
Discover No Proof.
Thinking that the desperadoes
might be deserters from other camps,
we closed the Liverpool camp and
for twentyfour hours allowed no one
out Then | had the city and for miles
around dragged by 200 military police,
but we failed to discover a single
American soldier who could be as
ISOLATED with the outrages. We then
employed women to assist us in our
search, but all our efforts up to now
have failed to bring home these rob-
berries to American soldiers.
I'VE feel the position keenly and
are anxious to clear it up. 1 have
doubts whether these outrages have
been committed by United States SOL
diers.
I'VE feel the position keenly and
. are anxious to clear it up. | have
doubts whether these outrages have
been committed by United States SOL
diers. Mind you, they are only report
ed to be American soldiers. CaptainI
I.angham has been appointed Ameri-
can provost marshal at Liverpool and
with the assistance of the military
and civil police is conducting a strict
inquiry into the alleged robberies and
he is doubtful if they an be fixed
on the Americans. He has discovered
cases where American uniforms have
been found in civilian possession. II
am making it my business to clear up
this reflection on American soldiers.
Up to now | have found nothing to
convict them"
The Liverpool police today throw
doubt on the reported holdup byl
American soldiers last Friday.
The same accusation was made ini
Paris not long ago and was found ut
terly false.