The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
RIDGEVILLE BANK men
IDENTIFY PICTURES
OF KNOWN CRIMINALS

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WINCHESTER, Ind, Dec. 11.-Of.
ficials Of the Ridgeville State Bank,
robbed a week ago, by six men. have
recognized from photographs shown
them by representative of the Burns
Detective Agency. at least one and
perhaps two of the men implicated in
the robbery, who are alleged to be
professionals, in that line. G. B.
Brooks, cashier Of the bank and one
of the officials, also one of the patrons,
who were forced to enter the bank
vault at the time OF the robbery, have
said that the resemblance was strong,
as regards one of the leaders of the
gang, when photographs were shown
by the detective. The detective at
work on the case in Ridgeville, now,
is the same one who was assigned
there about Is years ago when the
bank was robbed of about $4,000 and
who afterwards aided in the arrest of
the famous Slater, a confessed burglar,
who admitted completely in the Ridge
vile robbery, prior to his arrest.
Slater, is now dead. He was taken in
charge, at Lima, Ohio. The robbery OF
luS uduh Id ears d6O "dS tltC SSSoiAd
time the bank was burglarized.
Family Quarrel in Court
An affidavit has been filed in Squire
Coats court for assault and battery
by Lawrence Sipe against his brother
Virgil Sipe. 1t is alleged that Virgil
and his father, Franklin P. Sipe, had q
misunderstanding which resulted in g
family fight, the mother having tc
separate them, after the father had
received severe punishment. The
Sipes reside near Saratoga. They will
be given an early hearing.
Masons to Organize
The actual past master of the Ma
sonic lodges OF this city are invited tt
meet at the Masonic lodge room Of this
city Thursday evening. Dec. 1G. tt
perfect an organization Of Actual Pas
Masters.
Greensboro Farmers Meet
The Greensboro township Farmers
Federation held their meeting Wed
nesday evening in the Spartansburs
school. Over two hundred persons
were in attendance. ]. G. Covert, O.
Franklin, gave an interesting talk. 4
program under the direction Of Mis-
Emma Rush was given. Music b!
jeanette Nichols and a reading b.
Ralph Miller, was enjoyed.
Village Boards Sue
The mandamus suit of the state o
Indiana in the relation of the boari
IF health Of Union City. Indiana VS.. thu
board of education of Union City, will
be given a hearing in circuit cOur
Saturday The board Of health will
be represented by Ernest M. Dunn
Focht and Hutchens and Jesse Cana
day, while the board of education will
be represented by Fred S. Caldwell
Real Estate Transfers
James L. Bashia to Nellie c. Brooks
lots 146-151, Farmland, w. D. $4,000
Lucinda Tharp to Merle E. Bashia
lot %. Farmland, w. D., $4,000.
Arlitha Simmons Ford, wife O
George Ford, is dead at her home, fiv
miles north of Farmland.
Mrs. Ruth Shaw, So, daughter o
Mr. and Mrs. Avis Keys, is dead at he
home east of Ridgeville. She is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Charlie:
Washer.
Civil War Veteran Dead.
John Rubey, II, is dead at the hom
of his daughter, Mrs. Isaac Thomas
at Lynn, after a weeks illness of pa
ralysis. For a number of years MI
Rubey was a resident of Winchester
and was a member of Nelson Trusle
post, G. A r. He was member O
i the 60th regiment, Indiana infantry
Joseph Rubey, of this city, is bro
the:
Award County Contracts.
Randolph county commissioner
have awarded the following contracts
For the Randolph county hospital, t
the Dicks X-ray machine and equiv
ment company, $500, and to H.
Hobbick company, an electric laundr
equipment, 1855. For the Randolp
county infirmary NJ. L. Mills & Sons
dry goods and clothing, and to ]. N
Best & Son, groceries.
Fined for Intoxieation.
Mike Heating Tuesday pleade
guilty in Squire Coats court to
ard H. Jones. He was fined s1O.4t
including costs. Heating and Jone
are residents of Parker.
Suit for Foreclosure Of Lien.
Suit on account and foreclosure {
mechanics lien was filed Wednesda
by Ora Study and Columbus f. Carte
VS.. Learder Bosworth.
Petition fo- change of corpora
name has been filed by Hecker an
Doyel eXparto.
Petition TO vacate was filed Wedn"
day by the Ridgeville Tile and Brit
company, Ella McConaha and Emnl
r. Mcke", eNparto.
Arrest Murcier.
Sheriff L. n. Davisson and Pros
cutor Ernest Dunn. have returne
from Springfield, ILL.,. bringing wit
them George J. Murcier, who is wan
ed IN this city on a grand jury indie
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