Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-15
TWO SUSPECTS IN
SHOOTING NABBED
HERE THIS NOON

Two men, suspected as having
been connected with the hold up
and shooting Wednesday night of
John Frohmader, were arrested
ON Liberty street, near the rear
of the Bank Of Commerce, at
noon Thursday by Officer Thomp
son. They gave their names as
being l.. Gavigan age %, and
Jim Grace, 2f.
Their arrest followed information
given by Frank Dewitt employed at
Scheis, that he had seen them run
ming east on Oak street, a block and
a half from the scene of the shooting,
about the same time the shooting is
reported as having occurred. A third
with the others, has not yet been ar
rested. Police believe the pair have
connection with the holdup and
were cross examining them Thursday
afternoon.
With only blood-stained bullet, ex-
tracted from the breast of Jack Froh-
nader. 80, as a clue, police here Thurs
day were endeavoring to locate the two
men, who at 9:30 Wednesday night,
held up and shot Mr.. Frohmader as
he was en- route home on South Com
mercial street, near Leslie. Thursday
noon Mr.. Frohmader's condition was
reported as not being serious, and Dr.
j. H. Garnjobst who is attending him,
said that he will recover soon unless
complications arise. He is confined al
the Willamette Sanatorium.
Although Chief of Police Varney
Officers Victor and w. ]. White, as
sited by Special Agent H. F. Shockley
of the Southern Pacific company
secured the vicinity near the shooting
for several hours after it occurred nc
clues were discovered and no trace OF
the pair of stick up" men could be
found.
Forty-five minutes after the hold ur
Officer Victor and Special Agent
Shockley arrested P. M. Menane, 10
and his brother, c. ]. Menane, rs, neal
the Southern Pacific depot. c. j. Me-
name was carrying a 32-calibre revol.
yer. Rigid examination convinced po.
lice that they had no connection with
the hold up and shooting, and after
the older brother was fined IS for car
rying the gun, the pair was released
Thursday morning.
Although severely wounded Mr.
Frohmader described the men who
held him up while he was being oper-
ated upon at the hospital. He said
that he was encountered by the paiI
on the street. and in spite of the fact
that he insisted that he carried no val.
uables, they ordered him into the
brush nearby. When he demonstrated
one of the pair with the gun got be-
hind him and began to push him to.
ward the cppse, when he began to run
He had gone about Is feet when the
bullet hit him. Only one shot was
fired.
The bullet entered his back under
the right shoulder blade, pierced the
upper lobe of his right lung, and lodged
under the right collar bone. Mr.. Froh.
nader made his way to an apartment
house at the corner of Leslie and Com.
mercial streets and DR.. Roy Pomeroy
was summoned.
John Dougall, from Portland, who
claimed that he was within a block Of
the hold up and saw the fire from this
revolver, told police that one Of the
men ran west toward the slough. w
r. Thompson, 17O5 South Commercial
street. also said that he saw the pail
running and that the other went cas-
on Leslie street.
Description of only one Of the hold
up men was told by Mr.. Frohmader
He said he was youth. about IS. five
feet eight inches tall, slender and wore
Ia hat