Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-24
BRAND new CLEVELAND SIX TOURING CAR
BELONGING TO LOCAL DEALER IRONS is :
DARINCLY STOLEN BY AUTO THIEVES
CoIored Youth Felonolsy Enters WAITS Pool Room And
Makes Futile Attempt To Break Open Safe-Is De-
tected And Temporarily EscapeS-TWo
BICYCLES Are Stolen.

Local authorities ares busy With
the wires today in an endeavor to
locate and apprehend the thief or
thieves who daringly stole brand
now Cleveland Six touring car from
Mr.. A. G. Irons service station and
garage storage back OF the Bower
leigh on South Queen street. The
theft was effected about midnight
and was not perpetrated until after
the thieves had first broken open
Mr.. George Meade Bowers garage
and made an Intellectual attempt -
steal his Chandler, which, forth
nately. was locked. II is possible
that the thieves also secured Z
quantity of second hand tires be-
longing to Mr. Irons, who is locd
dealer for the Cleveland, and tho
nearest approach this morning to 4
clue was the fact that car ans
wering the description with lot OF
tires In the back seat had passed
over the Williamsport bridge about
3 o'clock. The irony OF the sttuA-
tion is that Mr.. Irons, who usos the
car for demonstrating purposes. hadl
had It nicely cleaned and shining
like new pin and intended bring.
ing 1t down this morning to his dis.
play room at the corner OF Queen
and Burke streets.
At $50 o'clock this morning JadI
Minor and Vincent Adams found tlI6
car near the residence OF Mr.. Gant,,
short distance from Pikeside, to
whom they were delivering q l0ad
OF coal. Mr.. Irons was notified and
the car was brought to the city. Mr..
Irons very literally rewarded
Messrs. Minor and Adams.
It was also reported today th6e
thieves attempted to steal George M.
Bowers, Jr., car last night, but 70
was securely locked In the garages
IL is believed that the same par
ties then visited Mr.. Irons garas9
and took his car.
Tried Safe Breaking
Another phase of lawlessness dur
ing the preceding night was tho
futile attempt OF James Adams,
aged about II. to feloniously open
the small safe at the Monarch pool
room. North Queen street, wheY9
the colored youth had been employ,
ed as a pin boy In the bowling al
ley. Adams was detected between
/ and o'clock by Mr.. Philip Cum
ningham. who IL on night duty vt
same building, and made break for
liberty through rear window
which he had evidently left nnfast-
ened while setting up duck, ping
last night. He came In the same
way and is not thought to- have
taken anything else. overlooking or
not having the time to secure about
$50 pennies In the cash drawer.
Adams unscrewed several of tire
fancy knobs that adorn the hinges
of the safe. being dumb enough to
think he could get the door, open
in this manner. He managed to
evade detectives and made his way
to west Martinsburg where num-
Der of colored folk live and went
TO the home of Leroy Carter. an
other colored pin setter, and Is I'M
derstood to have tried TO induce Car
ter to leave town with him. Adams,
1t will be recalled Is the same neg
~ Iuu WHO wan BiFcH a SuCCh Wy -
market man several summers ago
and asked to 60 to the bank ana
get it cashed. The young negro
kept on going and was caught by the
officers just AZ he bought a ticket
at the Baltimore and Ohio passenger
station to leave town.
This afternoon the officers return
cd from Hagerstown where they
went to look after Allen, aud re-
ported they were unable to locat0
him.
Bicycles Stolen.
The theft of two bicycles from the
y Nj. c. A. was reported to the
police. II may be that Adams got
out OF town on one Of these and
he may have induced some other
colOrcd boy to leave with him on the
other wheel. 1t is not thought the
youth understands an automobile,
ana the authorities are OF the opih.
ION that lie had nothing to do with
hat theft