The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-29
TWO AUTO THIEVES
CAUGHT AT HELENA
CAR STOLEN AT WILLISTON
SOLD TO LOCAL MAN. 9th
Err THEFTS ALLEGED

whose specialty was automobiles De-
longing to other people, lett well
marked trail through North DaKoUa
and Montana and incidentally lett
n n. Fox of this city $500 poorer
Tho vouno men are sailing under
vor;ons names. While here they
were Melville Glynn and Joe Small
wood. At some places Smallwod has
haen Row Taylor and Jack omen
and Roy Guneman are other names
that anpear in their story. They are
said to be wanted at Morton, MINI.
for iail breaking and auto stealing.
They appeared in Wolf Point a
bo,1t two weeks ago in pretty good
second hand Ford, which they per-
shaded Mr.. Fox, chief dispatcher at
Tho Great Northern, was bargain
at only 200 plunks. They spent
bunch of money for new clothes at
the Globe and one of them applied
for lob on the railroad as brake
man. On the strength OF that ne
tried to buy S75 Watcn on tlck aC
HuxsoPs-no luck there.
From reports in the Williston Her
aid and Helena papers the boys did
steady busines in motor cars, but
have suspended operations on advice
of the authorities. 1t is asserted
that they stole a car in Minot and
left it in Williston; picked out
Ford there and brought it to Wolf
Point. West of here they found sew
eral other cars that semed worth tax
ing along as shown by the story be-
low.
Wednesday Chief of Police Nolan
came from Williston and claimed the
car stolen there.
Picked Up In Helena
The following is from the Record
Herald published in Helena Tuesday
evening.
City police early Tuesday morn
ing captured two alleged automobile
thieves after chase which started
about 2:3O o'clock and ended with
their arrest on the Boulder hill at 5
O'Clock. The men gave the names of
Roy Taylor, 10, of Columbus, Ind,
and Melville Glynn, 21, Norwich, N.
Y. Glynn has an honorable dis
charge from the army.
According to the story at police
Headquarters the men entered the es-
tablishment of Ed. Follensby, left a
bort car stolen at Havre, according
to their alleged admission to the po-
lice, a week ago Sunday, and took
Studebaker left in Follensby's place
for repairs. They also took several I
new batteries from other cars in the
place, spark plugs, rifle, a As cal
ibre Colt automatic revolver, it is
said.
Follensby discovered the loss a.
bout 2:30 O'Clock, and obtaining a
car, picked up Chief of Police Joe
Spurzem and Night Sergeant Geb-
hardt, and started after the thieves.
A report that party had started for
the Boulder hill was taken as the on
~ clew to their direction, and after
chase which lasted until 5 o'clock,
the officers overlook the men and
placed them under arrest.
Reaches for Gun
Glynn, according to Chief Spur
zem, started for his gun, which was
in holster strapped to his leg, but
the officers disarmed him before he
could shot.
The car they were in belonged to
Josiah Bowden, Jr., of Dearborn ave-
nue., it is said, and the bort that was
left on Helena avenue, was the prop
erty of F. H. Jiroch of Havre.
In the machine with the stuff tax
en- from Follensby were blankets,
shotgun, articles of clothing, and
couple of suit cases, corresponding
to description received by the sher-
iff of articles stolen from the ranch
house Of c. A. Hardy while the fam
lily was away Sunday /
Other Supplies Gone
1t is also reported at police head
quarters that the same two men {
broke into a blacksmith shop at JEFF {
ferson and stole enough gasoline and {
oil to continue their trip. They said {
that they were headed for Yellow
stone park when the officers aues-
toned them, but it is the belief of
the authorities that they were going J
TO Butte. Other than to say that t
they had taken the ear in Havie. Z
week ago Sunday ard that The, were t
going to Yellowstone, the men had I