Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31

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/ Tuesday. Policeman Thomas Har-
dy, who has kept every faculty on
the alert since the recent series of
local robheries. pieced together
| fragments of conversation he
overheard between two young WON.
! en- in which allusion was made to
/ the local robberies and tho name of
another girl at whose rooms some
! Of tho loot was hidden Communi.
/ eating with Prosecuting Attorney
\. b. Noll and securing the neces.
sary papers and the assistance of
other officers and constables, Mr
/ Hardy paid an unexpected call up
on Miss Agnes Beniamine, young
woman from lIarpers Ferry who
rooms with another girl on the sec
ond floor back of the Boarman bull
ding. southeast coroner of King and
Queen streets-on the Public
Square.
The delegation called shortly aft
er Z O'Clock and were admitted by
the young woman after Officer Ilar-
dy gave a fictitious name. Although
no one else was In the room Mt the
time but Miss benjamin, the sup.
-. 80, 80. vas sel ioi l"o, "esPite
- y,'e az .nat ue' looming matt
' ,,ou'"t y 'iaia' IS nov unaer treat
hemently denied she was entertain.
ing a male friend, or that he was
CD es4. :" .ne "ouSe, 'ioWesei' tae
- -, NV" "e.le. ABOUT tae
ln',il riena anu s'a, ted 10 IIlfesti-
5''s. : - in' 't"ee' :" iiiiaih Bafpef
80 ou az. ms -, a 4ou' ne supposed en-
"'t III 'eaiitY oPeueu
"pVn p" S.',' WY an" was start.
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,uol' ,,"tNy' ,ne youtn at whom
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e',.cs
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,c ta ,o"''T ~, s''' e"''t " Doputy otiei-
- va ,i'' "'""' 50 ne quieNly CLOS
va Tue uoo, TO nave 1t immediately
ir.ope'5u ny .aiiSlapie anderson
,'ai"y "ad no' moved ana thoush
ne hda Il oeaa on Inc constable
,u@1 oi"eef a"a ms own weapon
naa"K 'Ha su'' ~ lle iau > heau'
,'isei's II ny dpoul an men, liar
" ie7 10 tiie DOOR put speedliy be
- 10 fi'"Ne MS way aoWh stalrs
, I'm, t''ole Aiue' sun hle9 ana
,l''py olu'np,eu up ana roiied to
nc po''oih ~ tue steps put arose
qua 1u ~, ieu.y escaped from tht
uo'Se. ne pn,i"ihS IL occupied by
lui,'ei gus l'ti'iieiS and IS =" cut up
ana tearfansed that thls stairway
was tHe ohiy uHe mat inc oihceiH
,,'u hot PoYlued TOT consequent
y tHe iusitiFe 9iaae MS getaway
tidtoy ilisnlsncu sHeetleait Oh
9eii'tely IVi useu 20 toIl tue oIp'ers
a t''iils' seO dts sum as tae = iiceiH
~ IN pursuit o. 'ldioy sue sped 10
me nome % lazy VINO nad ne
liieiiueu llei ana coilesSea' AFTER
T w,t'as SUI was t7Nei' oeioie 1uaiiec
Noil anu 'l"ue d cream breast Oh
vFe'5 t'iiiS She Know cohcernihe
lno youthS anu foDpeIleS' rms
statement Is "ltllneiu from puDiica-
tiUn' pu1 IT ~ uhue'Stood TO give
s'iu"oie Information ana perhaps
tne h9ineS u tue youhe men VINO
nave peeh peIpetiatihg the robber-
10 ~ tot s"iie hl"hlha-
w n'le 'leSe mines are wen
n'i'"h 70 'Ho poi'e' ana Warrants q, y
"'e OUT ior t"e'r di'eSL tney VIII
, uot ~ 9Pi uils unt'' me proper
J In. : ne men "''itea nave peen
- ,a'' .pra ~ t.ie olneelS ol haIti-
mlo, w '',',ns 'ol' 1Cllpcildhd Ia
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,,i,h ,t'1 -, i'o,''l1 nv aa' ono last
a. - %lteu az " MS ihoii 10 De on
, .ie 10y WIN tI', iu' NiHh III the
a. 0i,i'ty v. ven ,il'' cemetery ia'-
~ -. ne u'hul anu " poSsee search,
-. " mt ~, sp, eeo9' II ~ oeiIeyeu
ny Mai ,, eneeaso. ~ grl 10 nait
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M, =, e3ui,aoiy o. s'oieh eooaS
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r n',u - t,'a' ny di' IA e,ose com
1870 rl',Ig''o ~ Win pdi''iloIe
,,' J,poh @no was Nor lasl week
W. VI" , ms pios''e1 ana lHe l9cai gang
III ,du 'oeet''e', Ne#9'e dlgsmllh,
a',e7Ia ~ nave peeu connected
WI, W." 1ne Iocal gang may nave been
,,..', ie.'9w 10 "nonl the shipment
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