Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-12
AUTO THIEF DROVE CAR
TO OWNERS HOME
Young Man Steals Mack Coy's Car In
Lexington To Go To Michigan.
Drives To Madison Instead.

about 25 years of age, who says his
home is in Bay City, Mich, stole the
Buick roadster of Mack Coy, of the
Kirksville section of Madison county,
in Lexington Tuesday night about 9
o'clock. He started TO drive it to his
home in Michigan--so he thought, but
when he got about thirty miles from
Lexington, he turned the machine over
on a bluff. Going to the nearest town
for assistance, he found that he was
in Richmond, and had practically
brought the car back to the home of
its owner. Rushing is now in the
county Jail here, awaiting trial on a
grand larceny charge. He admits that
he stole the car and says that he went
from Covington where he had been
working to Lexington for the purpose
of stealing a machine to ride to Mich
igan in.
= Of all the hard luck that ever a car
thief ran into, that of Rushing is pro-
badly the limit. He had no trouble in
making getaway with Mr.. Coy's
car from Lexington, and thought he
was headed in the right direction.
Early this morning he turned over the
steep bank right at Stony Run bridge
of the Richmond and Red House pike.
He had evidently come through Rich
mond and gone on toward Winchester
when the accident happened. He
caught ride to Richmond and was di-
rected to the Richmond Buick Com
pany's garage as he said it was a
Buick roadster that was in trouble.
Talking to Mr.. Roberts, he asked for
some one to go out after the car, and
Mr.. Roberts. sent a crew to bring it
in. The man went up the street and
said he would be back soon. He had
been out of Mr.. Roberts office but a
few minutes when Mr.. G. D. Vance,
of the Richmond Buick Company,
came in from Lexington. He told
Mr.. Roberts that he had brought Mr..
Coy back from Lexington with him;
that Mr.. Coy had had his car stolen
in Lexington the night before. Hc
quickly told Vance of the visit of
Rushing few moments before, and
said that he felt sure that the car that
had been wrecked on the Red House
pike was the one Coy had lost. Rob-
erts told Vance to go for the sheriff,
while he watched Rushing. Vance
went for an officer but couldn't find
one in the sheriff's Office, and came
back. Mr.. Roberts was determined
that Rushing shouldn't escape, so he
went into the postoffice after him. He
found Rushing writing post card.
where did you get that carr" he
demanded.
Rusling said he'd bought it from a
man named Hall in Covington.
"Well, it looks like it might be car
that was stolen from man from this
county in Lexington last night Mr.
Roberts told him. "And you will
have to go with me until the matter is
cleared up"
Rushing aksed for time to write his
post card and mail it but Mr.. Roberts
wasn't going to trifie with him and
told him he had plenty of time te
write it where he was taking him.
Rushing asked if they We're going te
the court house Mr.. Roberts ltolc
him they were, and then Rushing ad.
mitted the theft.
"I might as well admit it" he said
'T picked up the car in Lexington last
night, to go to my home in Michigan
Deputy Sheriff Warford was in the
office when they reached the courl
house. Rushing at first denied ithe
theft to him but afterward admitted
it, He said he wanted to get home
back in. He was lodged, in Jail and
and left Covington for Lexington fol
The purpose of getting car to &c
will have an examining trial before
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