The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
AUTO THIEVES AND
BURGLARS CAUGHT
Sheriff Mackey Makes Quick
Work of Catching Two Men
Who Broke Into Fraser Boys
Cabin at Phillipsburg.

SaDm al rniiiipsburg.
Clarence Wilson and Delmar Hoff-
man, the two men who broke into a
cabin at Phillipsburg, about Is miles
north OF Eureka, last Saturday, were
caught by Sheriff James Mackey of
Eureka County and Sheriff ]. c. Har-
ris OF Elko County, near Deeth, Elko
County, Sunday afternoon, and were
returned 40 Eureka and lodged in
jail Tuesday.
The cabin was the property of and
occupied by Alec and Will Fraser and
Andy Tenvoord, and the articles
stolen were a shotgun, clothing, food
etc. After the loss was discovered
they came into town in their auto and
notified Sheriff Mackey, who in COM
pany with them and Bob Kelley driv-
ing his six cylinder car. started for
the scene of the robbery. Here they
took the trail of the car the robbers
were driving and followed 1t into
Elko, arriving there early Sunday
morning, but were unable to pick up
the track in town for some time.
Wilson and his partner. however,
found II necessary to buy a new tube
and some gasoline at a garage there.
and when their identity was discov-
cred were on their way to Lamoille.
25 miles away, and travelling fast.
The thieves made a short stop at La
noble and were nearing Deeth when
the officers came in sight of their car.
The chase from Elko was made in
Sheriff Harris high powered car, and
when the men discovered they were
being followed. put on all speed and
had to be chased another ten miles
before being overhauled. They were
brought back to Elko and lodged in
jail.
Sheriff Mackey and his party start
ed Monday on their return to Eureka,
placing one OF the prisoners in Kel-
ley's car. and Mackey and Tenvoord
rode with the other man In the cap
tured car, with the prisoner driving.
When several miles out of Elko this
prisoner, probably taking a chance of
escaping in the confusion, ditched his
car. but 1t did not upset and none of
the occupants were injured. One of
the wheels was wrecked and ii was
found necessary to temporarily aban-
don the car. The occupants of the
wrecked car were taken back to Elko
and they brought their prisoner to
Eureka by train Tuesday. Kelley
and his party. arrived in Eureka safe
ly Monday night.
Wilson and Hoffman had their pre-
liminary hearing Wednesday. and ap-
peared before Judge Breen in the
District Court Thursday and plead
guilty to robbery. They were sem
fenced Friday to not less than one, or
more than five years in the State pen
The fact that the burglary
was committed in day time made
their sentence much lighter than 1t
would have been had IL tken place
after night.
1t developed after their arrest that
the six-cylinder Chandler car that
Wilson and Hoffman were driving.
was stolen in San Francisco on July
81, and a deputy sheriff of California
arrived in Eureka looking for the car
the day after Sheriff Mackey left here
in pursuit of them for the burglary
here. While in Eureka
last Saturday the prisoners sold some
new silk shirts at pre-war prices to
obtain money for gasoline and oil.
and it is quite probable this was part
of some plunder from another job.
Sheriff Mackey with the men in
custody. left on to-day's train for Car
son City.