Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-30
FIND STOLEN
YARN TRUCK
New York Police Discover Au-
to z Miles From Home of
Owner in Woodhaven, |. |.
BOTH MEN HAVE RECORDS
Owner and Assistant Served
Terms in EImira for Grand
Larceny--ReIeased on Bail
BOTH MEN HAVE RECORDS
BY stan Correspondent;

BY stan Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, June 30:-
The truck which was reported to
have been held up and stolen to-
gether with its contents of cotton
yarn valued at $4,000 near Colonia
last Friday, was located yesterday
afternoon in Woodhaven, L. l., by
the New York police but the valu-
able contents were missing. The
owner Of the truck, who was also
the chauffeur, and his assistant.
both of whom have been held since
they reported the odd features of
the alleged "holdup" in broad day.
light early Friday morning on the
state highway between Colonia and
Iselin. were released under $1,000
bail this afternoon to await the ac-
after they had left the county jail
three New York detectives arrived
here to lodge complaints of grand
larceny against them.
The case is one of the boldest
ever attempted in this vicinity.
Frank r. Mckinley, of 155 Snede-
ker street, Woodhaven, and John
Mcdonnell, of 358 F1fty-ninth
street, Woodhaven, are the two
truckmen who reported being held
up and who were arrested by the
Woodbridge police as soon as the
unusual story had been related by
them. They were taken shortly af-
ter to the county Jail where they
have been held until today.
The latest developments in the
case are that Mckinley and Dom
nell. after loading the truck in Phil
adelphia. went to within two miles
of Woodhaven where they stripped
the truck of its valuable contents,
took the yarns away with them and
left the truck about two miles from
McGinley's home.
The two men then came to New
Jersey and cencocted the story OF
being held up by three armed.
masked bandits along the Coloniay
Iselin road, it is said. Their story
both men were taken into the woods
by one armed man, while the other \
two went of with the car and its
contents.
Investigation by the New York
police resulted in the discover of
the car and also the fact that both
men have criminal records, having
served terms at the same time in
reformatory. When arrest
ed both men declared 1t was the
first time they had ever been in any
trouble with the police.
Mckinley was arrested in Brook
Iyn on November FL, 1916, charged
with grand larceny and was sentenc-
ed on December 28 of that year to
Elmira for sixteen months. McDon-
nell was arrested in February, 1917,
and on March 10, of that year, was
sentenced to serve a twelve months
.erm in Elmira on a robbery charge.
Both men were in jail at the same
time serving their terms and it ia
believed that it was while in the re-
that they decided to work
together.
I:ail at $1,000 each was furnished
oy the Fidelity & Casualty Company,
the two men leaving New Brunswick
this afternoon in company with an
agent of this company. Shortly after
their departure three New York de-
tectives arrived to place the two men
under arrest on charges of grand lar
,eny. When they learned the men
were out on bail word was i'm
sent to New York to watch
LII railroad and ferry stations with
to rearrest them on, the
charges which the New York police
have to make against them.