The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-01
topeka YOUTHS
HELD ON FILLING
STATION HOL DUP
L. Taylor, 90, and NJ. V. Parry,
is, Arrested at 1880 a. m.
Charged With Robbing Long
Oil Company Last Night.
YOUNG MEN DENY CHARGES
YOUNG MEN DENY CHARGES
Taylor, However, Is Identified
by Victim, Police Say.
Prisoners Are Sons of Promi-
nent Families Here.

Lewis Taylor. 20, son of E. r. TAYLOR
OF Granville. one of the wealthiest
nurserymen in Kansas, and NJ. v, Par
ry. jr., is, of 1898 Van Buren,, sales
man, son OF a travelling salesman. were
arrested at 1880 o'clock this morning
at the \. NJ. c. A. by the Topeka po-
lice and are being held at police head
quarters charged by the police with
holding up and robbing three employees
of the Long Oil company. Tenth and
night.
Taylor. police say. has been positive-
~ identified by William Kern, one of
the oil company's employees, as the
youth who held a gun in his face last
night while another youth went thru
the pockets of Kern, John Fitch and
r. b. Swartz.
There is no doubt about my identI-
fication," Kern said today II have
known young Taylor for long time
and recognized him Immediately de-
spite the fact that he wore a handker-
chief over the lower part of his face"
Kern was in a little wash room
when the two men rushed into the
filling station" said Fitch today.
They were both calm when they held
stepped ou. of the wash room, the
man he identified as Taylor began to
tremble.''
The arrest was made by Capt.
, Maurice Leonard, Detective f. d.
Glynn and Clarence Bundy. patrol
driver. after Kern described the two
youths and gave the officers Taylor's
name. From the first, Kerr was cer-
tain that one of the hold-up men was
Taylor.
Young Men Deny II.
The young men were found in bed
! in a room at the Y. NJ. C. A., where
| young Taylor has been living while
| his parents were in Colorado. They
| denied any completely in the hold-up.
When the officers searched the
room they failed to find any revolvers.
But in a pocket of one OF Tayiors
suits, they found a $40 bill, a IS and
two 81 bills wadded together. En-
| ployes of the filling station stated that
part Of the money taken by the hold
up men last night was SIT in bills
paid there earlier in the evening by
c. c. Davis, 1172 Woodward avenue.
Police this morning called on Davis
and showed him the bills found in
Taylor's pockets
Same Amount in Bills.
THAT is the exact amount I paid
at the filling station" Davis said, and
the bills were arranged just as they
are now"
| Young Taylor absolutely denies any
knowledge of the affair. He told Of
| ficers today that he took Miss Jessie
! Elliott, 921 Topeka avenue, to the first
went home with her, returning about
| 10 O'Clock.
| Then 1 went to my room and later
went down to the Cremerie restaurant
for something to cat" Taylor said to-
day. when l returned Parry was An
! bed. He had been to dance"
Taylor didn't appear nervous when
he talked to police officers today. He
fumbled a package of cigaret papers
: continually as he explained his actions
during the night.
/ Said He Sold SILK Shirts.
| THAT money you found was money
I received from some boys to whom
sold some of my silk shirts" he said.
II planned TO start going to Washburn
and needed some money for some
| books"
The police say Taylor owns q dozen
or more silk shirts. which were found
in his rooms. He has several suits OF
clothes and his father-Taylor re-
ferred to him as my old man"-haa
four motor cars. The police stated
that Taylor had been arrested repeat
edly for speeding on Topeka streets.
my old man gives me an. allowance
of SIS a week" Taylor said today. II
went to business college a while this
summer and worked little"
Taylor is a picturesque youth OF the
present day. His oyercoat Is covered
with fancy buttons The coat IL form
fitting. His hat was placed rakishly
on his head and every detail OF hia
personal appearance was immaculate.
Parry i'm Debt to Boys.
Young Parry also denied any COM
plicity in the hold-up. He said he
worked a while this summer for War
Iren NJ. Crosby but. of late. has been
doing nothing and has been staying
at the Y. NJ. c. A. with young Taylor.
My folks have been out of town
for several weeks" said Parry. Il am
| in debt to some of the boys but not
livery much"
| Parry said that he and young Taylor
Ispent their afternoons in the various
pool halls Of the city.
| The police today were giving the
boys gruelling cross examinations.
| A total of $50 in bills and $500 in
checks were taken from the filling
station last night by the hold-up men
The checks have not been found.
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