Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-13
ALLEN. GUNMAN, TO
SERVE THREE YEARS
IN THE WORKHOUSE
One of Two Strangers Caught Sat
urday Night on Suspicion OF
Being Highwaymen.
TRIPPED UP THROUGH
GOOD POLICE WORK

With the arrest Sf Elmer Allen and
Frank Carter. two supposed highwaymen,
the police believe they have broken up
we'll laid plot to stage Il number OF mold
lps and robberies IN this city. he men
admitted TO the city detectives yesterday,
"a the latter say, that they had come TO
Wilmington for the express purpose OF
robbery Although they denied having ac-
completes n this city, II 5 believed that
they are members of an organized gang o'
bandits driven from Phil adelphla by the
increased vigilance Of the police there.
This theory is fostered by the state
n,cnt sal to have been made by Alien
when Officer Chambers asked the two men
where they were from as he took them
INTO custody on Saturday night. Garter
replied. Chicago Allen hissed Shut
up. don you squeal or others IN the gang
Will get YOU.
All on was arranged before Judge
Finger in Municipal Court today and
pleaded guilty 10 a charge OF carrying con-
ccalcd deadly weapons and was sentenced
10 three wears Imprisonment IN the work
house. Carter was charged with lolterng
on tho street and his case continued until
next Monday, pending investigation hN
tho police as TO his record.
Goop WORK BY roLIcE.
Tho men were first by noticed Officers
Chambers and Tucker lettering about
Seventeenth street and RIverview avenue
about $50 Saturday night Attracted hy
tho suspicious actions nf the men. the
officers followed them to. | mon street.
when, thev stopped The officers also
halted in the shadow n short distance
away. man by the name of Goldberg
was working at his automobile outside
~ his store at this point.
,llpn approached Goldberg. " hile Car
tor remained in the background. presum-
ably in the position Of q lookout Believing
the men were about to attack Goldberg
the two police officers stepped forward
Policeman Chambers grabbed Garter by
tho arm. but Allen managed 70 ciude
officer Tucker and started @ run oI
l'nion street When he refused to obey
fuckers command 10 halt the Officer
hred one shot in the air Allen cut across
1 vacant lot at Fifteenth and mon streets
and Tucker fred 8 second shot, this time
AZ the fleeing man Aliens fight was
checked when he stumbled over WIRE
fence end the officer grabbed him =
calibre revolver. together with almost 4
Tlnt of cartridges were found on him
Carter vas not armed.
CANE FROM rHILADFLPHIA.
In court this morning Allen refused K
tell where his home was. hut said he came
from Philadelphia on Saturday night a
o clock, pIst four hours before be va
captured Under examination by CIT,
detectives Yesterday. Carter said he ha'
heen IN Wilmington since Thursday ans
that his homo was in Butia 10, \. !. III
said he had wandered around the street
lIntn Saturday night, when he teh j
with allen and asked him for money 70
food Allen said he was also almost broke
but gave him q nickel for cup Of coffee
Aftcr that they walked UP French stree
together. Allen asked Carter where Della
ware avenue was, but the latter replie
that he was not very well acquainted wit
The CITY. Later they learned lts locato
from passerby Carter says II was the
that Allen invited him TO take part IN III
holdup business.
The fact that Allen inquired for Dela
ware avenue leads TO the belief that he VIZ
nartlv acquainted with the residents
section of the city. Finger prints an
photographs Of the men were taken thi
morning and the police are tryir TO az
certain whether they have criminal rec
ords elsewhere