Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-19

ten dollar bills, and the
discovery of a Maxwell
automobile during last
night and this morning
have resulted in the clearing UP Of
the mystery surrounding the $500.
Oco mail car robbery in the local yards
Saturday night
Two OF the men. T. A. DAILY and
II A. Reed, are whites and the 9th
ers are negroes. The money was re-
covered from the chicken house OF
the DAILY home, following the con
fession of Reed. Reed rooms at the
DAILY home
Tho negroes arrested are members
Of the John Bell family and are held
In connection with one mail sack
not vet recovered.
Completes Case Against Men.
Reed Was arrested al 1;2D O'Clock
last night, following his implication
in the case by Fred Poffenbarger yes
terday afternoon. He was taken to
the federal building and put through
a severe grilling and al length gave
information which led to the arrest
at 2 40 O'Clock this morning of DAILY
at whose home he had been living.
The money which was recovered by
the investigators with the arrest 0f
DAILY and Reed was in ten dollar bills
but officials this morning had not
made public the total amount Fed
eral officials announced this morning
that the case had now been complet-
ed to all intents and purposes. The
ten persons under arrest win be
given hearing before U. 5. Commits.
sioner ". a. Byers tomorrow morn
ing. They are now in the tower OF
The federal building
Find Bandits Auto.
The Maxwell car was found early
last night in rented garage, but
few blocks from the scene of the
robbery The number on the engine
had been tampered with.
It appears now that Reed was the
brains Of the gang Reed and DAILY
are each torty-fye years OF age. DAILY
has been working al the Omaha grain
exchange but Reed has been uneln-
piOHeu tle last feW weeks,
Saw Money Being Counted.
Mrs. DAILY insists that Reed vas at
the DAILY home the night Of the rob
berry She said that Poffenbarger
brought the money to their home
early Sunday morning wrapped in
packages as currency is handled at
banks. She saw them handling the
money in back room, she said this
] asked them if that was
the money taken at the robbery Sat
urday night, bur they just laughed
| said was going to have company
during the afternoon and didn't
want any officers coming in. Then
they Went out to the garage and hid
the stuff in a sack
Next moraing Fred Poltenharger
came to our home and took away
about $4,000, saying I'm going to
get hone5ttQgoodness money. I'm
afraid rhis stuff is marked
My husband knows nothing OF the
case. He and Mr. Reed were home
the night OF the robbery
Used Car in Escape.
The automobile used in the robbery
was driven alongside the Burlington
last mail as the train was slowing
uoWn tor a crossing enabling the
robbers to enter and leave the car
quickly as only an ordinary crossing
stop is made, Evidence tends to
show that the ear carried them
away from the spot with their plum
der. The car discovered last night
is believed to he the one used in the
Father Of Boy Held.
tred A Po1enberger, ia her of Fred
Z. Pofenherger Mas arrested this
forenoon, He is not suspected of hay.
lnE any part IN the robbery. but was
brought in 10 explain some things that
are reported 10 have taken place at
the l'otfenberger home.
The tive negroes arrested early this
morning We're released after several
hours Investigation. II was found
they had no part in the robbery AMI
lid not get possession OF d sack az
mail that had been dropped, as was
suspected
Count $25,ooo In Bills.
Counting of the money recovered
IN the Daley home is completed and
shows there is $25. 900 all III SO bills,
part of the loot in the 81 800 900 train
robbery of last Saturday The fed
aral agents are now irving 10 locate
he $4,000 which Mrs Daley has
said was carried from her home.