Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
Police Try to Gag
Woman Robbed
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her husband conduct. The man dsap-
peared before the police could act.
Mrs Skebbe left the business estab-
lshment last night with her husband.
The days receipts. amounting TO APP
proxlmately $1,000, were placed in the
Skebbe auto, which was driven by
George Meter, who has been in the en-
ploy of the Skebbe family for a num-
Der of years. In addition to the money
which was contained In a valse Mrs.
Skebbe had more than $500 in her pock-
/ etbook.
Mr.. Skebbe left his wife within the
city limits. leaving the chauffeur and
Mrs. Skebbe to take the money to his
home In Glenoiden. Proceeding through
Darby, the automobile arrived at a
lonely stretch of the Providence road.
near a covered bridge.
At this time the auto was rolling
leisurely along. when three masked men
jumped from behind clump OF bushes
and with leveied revolvcrs ordered the
occupants of the car to get out and
leave their money behind,
Meter says that he was hit over the
head and thrown into a ditch. The
bandits got into the car and drove up
the road TO a spot where they had
left their own car. Mrs. Skebbe ana
Netter started running up the road
until they saw a light In the residence
OF Everett j. Wood. who lives at 16
Providence road. They aroused Mr..
Wood and he telephoned to the neigh
boring police 70 be on the lookout for
the bandits car and in the excitement
he gave the license number Of the
Skebbe car
Then Wood and Netter started UP
the road in an effort to locate the hold
up men. Seeing two men standing on
the side Of the road they suspected them
until they approached the two men, who
said that they were watching three men
farther up the road VINO they thought
we're acting suspiciously. The four men
then, having no firearms or weapons of
any sort, decided TO frighten off the
bandits. Stamping heavily up the road
and yelling they approached the high.
waymen. who were dividing the loot
without making any attempt TO get
away
Taking alarm, the bandits jumped
into their car and drove Off After
phoning in nearby house Meter and
Wood. together with John McClay, got
into the Skebbe car and endeavored to
follow the rapidly vanishing hold-up
mems automobile. When they got into
the automobile they found that the men
had left $500 behind them and also had
dropped a number OF bills in the road
way without making any effort to pick
them up,
Pursuers Arrested AS Suspects
The high rate OF speed that the BAN
dts were making soon distanced the
pursuers. who finally agreed to abandon
the chase in Darby. But their troubles
were only beginning, for the Darby po-
lice, having received the number OF the
Skebbe car, insisted on arresting the
three men as the hold-up men They
were taken before William II. Munich,
chief OF tho Lansdcwne police force,
and were released when Superinten-
dent of Police Robinson identified Wood
and McClay. The police were going to
hold Meter, but Superintendent Robin
son finally succeeded in bringing about
his release.
When Mr. Skebbe, who had been no
tilted OF the robbery. went over the
scene of the hold-up he found his
wifes handbag, containing more than
$500, lying In the roadway. The ba'.
dts took the keys to the liquor store
On South street, and detail OF police
were stationed TO guard the establish
ment until Mr.. Skebbe arrived u
change locks.
What he describes as "a nice haul"
and which is unofiicially said to amoun
to SlsSs, was taken early yesterday
morning from Samuel Hadler, manage
of the Lincoln Food Company, Camder
on Front street between Chestnut AMI
Market. Mr., Hadler had with him tho
receipts Of the day in a heavy banilerR
t., 1,aI a ~ "a N nOa n n
straps running up the sleeve and pass
ing around the shoulders TO prevent its
being snatched.
He stepped off the ferry and stood q
Front street waiting for car TO TAX
him to his home, at 1911 North Thirty.
third street, when four masked men
suddenly appeared before him. so Quick
lv that they seemed to have sprung up
from the ground, and each covered him
with a large revolver AS speedily as
the men appeared they severed the
straps that bound the bag 10 Mr.. Had
ler's body and turned and fed. No trace
Of them has been found.
After robbng the grocery store of
Kirby & Keller, Fifth and Benson streets.
Camden, early yesterday morning Of $50
in money and canned goods. the thieves
threw a missile through plate-glass
window i'm the drug store of DR.. W. w
Eain. Fifth and Pine streets. and took
about $40 from the cash register. An
unsuccessful effort also was made TO rob
the Leib drug store at Third and Wash
ington streets. 4 front window was
broken. but the thieves We're frightened
off
While standing az Broadway and
Eaiehn avenue, Camden. an automobile
belonging TO l.. \. richardson. oe 1925
wildwood avenue. was stripped of a
tire and other parts by thieves. who
ESCAPED. Word was also sent TO police
headquarters in Camden by the chief
of police Of Iladdontield that a horse
and buggy We're stolen from that bor-
ough in the night,
While turning the corner Of Fourth