The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-06
IS
NABBED IN
BANK THEFT
Everett Bankers Wife Not
Frightened, Despite Fir
ing OF Shot


EVERETT, Nov. s.--on a descrsp.
ticn furnished by Mrs. Leonard
schelt, wife Of the treasurer Of the
Riverside Bank OF Commerce here.
detectives today were holding Johnny
Weeks. 10. as a suspect IN connee-
ton with the daring hoidup and rob.
bery Of the hank during the noon
hour yesterday.
Mrs. sohclt was In the bank at
the time two young bandits entered
with their faces xnudged with lamp
black and one Of them fired re
volxer bullet thru the floor close 60
Mrs. soholt's feet
SAYS SHE WASN'T
FRIGHTENED
Sohoit and Bookkaeper H. Thomas.
the only other occupants 81 the bank
q the TINA were 20 unnerved after
the bandits had taken ssss and fled
that they could not gsve the invessi-
gators any sort OF description Of the
two thugs. but Mrs. Soholt. who
sntd she had not been frightened
II the least. gave a detailed account
a. their appearance.
~ the two Jeff the hank door.
one Of them darted up the stairs into
the upper floors Of the building In
which the hank II located. He was
not secn afterwards. and Il believed
% have removed his ovafalis and
the lamp6iack from his face before
coming cut
The other bandit ran Immediately
Into the street. turned towards the
unohcsnish river At the oorncr and
6nxSed into the first alley. lie was
pursued BY ~. X Julian. a candy
nAnuracturcr. whose place of busi-
hank Julian lost him In a fuel yard
Both bandits are believed TO Be
1rug sk5dicts. In their haste 10 set
- robbery over and escape. they
overlooked a large xuru of money
~ 80 bills were left In the rear
conpartm~nt Of cash drawer. that
oQe IL the robbers opened and
1parrh<d.
SEATTLE POSSES GUARD
EVERETT ROADS
Fueses Of police and citizens
one<rred the brush In the vicinity Of
H. f>Sel yard whore the second ban.
~ d1nnppeared for several hours but
1num1 no trace Of him Later two
mlom we're reported 70 have crossed
- 0nohomish In . rowboat, half Z
- 1ietant These turned out To b
Xun1unen-
msdiAtssy aftnr sss sobnsry the
Dc1Deo nottn<d seattle authorities
x1E Qun Hasnsiblnd and Patrol.
U1rm rSnmk ~ Knapp headRA ssvevai
Co. nnAo AZ Seattle pnltce and detec-
11uuv Nho swarrned out onto the
1oo1n 1sn6ing into seattle from Ever
~ . nTe<t the two man In Gaze
1noy headed this way IN an auto.
Meanwhile. three auto loads Of
King county deputy shcriffs left Sc
o21Ie FOR Everett. armed with rsvolv-
- ond repeating rides.
The bloodhounds. Dynamite and
L1Ghfnine. WIRE in one machine
Win Deputy sheriffs Earl -Ramaee.
Wf|1lam Elliott and Newspaper re-
por1kra. II had been reported by
Everett authorities that the two
bnndifs we're surrounded In the brush
a IN outskirts u the town. and q
ba&1ie was expected
sheriff John stringer. Sheriff Eject
Matt gtarwich and dozen other
dsputtss approached Everstt by dif-
lsfent routea and when tho posses
Fpached here. Deputy Elliott. with q
Winchester In lsis hand. ieaped out
* car and ran up the steps leading
- the snohonish county sheriffs
0ffSce.
o1I1tRIFT Al EVERETT
NOT EXCITED
Sheriff James McCcTloch was scat
- in a chair. tilted back against
the wall
HAS there been a bank robbery
hereT asked Elliott.
why. yes responded Mccolloch.
The police down there can tell you
Al about H. Wait q minute. I be.
lteve Ill 20 along"
At police headquarters detective
volunteered To take the King county
men 70 the bank. The bloodhounds
were taken there. but the bandits
had left nothing In the bank from
which the dogs could get a scent.
In the alley thru which one Of the
robbers had fled, and In the fuel
yard, an effort was made TO find his
footprints In the mud. but scores Of
people. had already trampied the
trail. obliterating H.
The dogs worked for an hour
among The battling crosstralis. but
were Unable to 20 farther.
Young Weeks was arrested late
Last night and lodged In the city JAIN
for Investigation on an open charge.
Detectives working on the case re-
tired to their beds at a. IN. today,
RUSS TO STRIKE