Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-23
HISCAPTURE IN
TENN. LEARNED
OF BY CHANCE
Caught Using Crockett $
Name-Car Identified
By Numbers

The burglar who entered the home
of Mr.. and Mrs, A. C. Crockett at
817 South Lee street several DAYS
ago during their absence from Amer
icus and escaped with between $4,-
600 and $4,000 worth of bonds, sill
verware and other valuables, was
the same man who stole J. ]. Mellow
ellis new Studebaker car from his
garage at his home at 710 South
Jackson Sunday night week ago,
and he has been captured with the
car and at least some Of the Crock
EFT loot. He is in Jail at Covington,
Tenn, and is being held there by
Sheriff c. N. Voltz, who picked him
up, not knowing that he is wanted
here. Mr.. Crockett. Mr.. Mcdowell
and a police officer will leave for
Covington tonight to recover what
property they can and bring him
back here for trial. The mans true
name is unknown as he was going
under the name of A. C. Crockett
when arrested.
The alertness Of Police Chief
John Bragg. of Americas, is respon-
sible for the end in the hunt for
the robber being reached, and the
fact of he arrest became known
here in most unusual way. Sher
W. K. Johnson, of Lumpkin, was in
Ameroicus today on police business,
and in discussing the bank robbery
at Lumpkin Tuesday night Chief
Bragg recalled the recent robberies
here, in which a car was stolei
Sheriff Johnson apparently had not
heard of the cases here, for he
showed some interest, then inquired
what kind of car was stolen. Chief
Bragg replied that it was a Studss
baker, whereupon Sheriff John "a
pulled from his pocket a letter he
had received only yesterday from
Sheriff Volz. of Covington, Tenn,
telling of the arrest of the thief
there and asking it he was wanted in
this locality, stating that the license
tag on the car had been issued to
Richiand man. who had informed him
it had been stolen. The letter, which
was turned over to Chief Bragg, fol-
lows:
"Covington, Tenn, Sept. 21, 1920.
"Mr. W. K. Johnson. Sheriff. Lump
kin. Ga. Dear Sir: We have arrest
ed young man here. He gives the
name of Ouggle (Argyle) C. Crock
EFT. He had a lot of silverware and
a good bunch of keys in a grip and
some hack saw blades and a large
gasoline tank in the car. He was
driving large Studebaker auto he
claimed to have bought from Mr.. H.
c. Wells, at Lumpkin, Ga. The left
door of the car had been torn off.
License number is 1874. The mo-
tor number. 390O1-2. This all the
number | can find on the motor. The
license was issued to Mr.. B. e. Abel
at Richland. Ga.
Mr.. Crockett looks to be about %
or "a years old, about five feet 8
inches tall, weight f4O pounds, light
complexion. He doesn't talk much.
Ii you have anything on this man
wire me at my expense. Yours truly
&c. N. VOLZ,
Sheriff Upton Co."
Il have wired Mr.. B. E. Abel
about the license and he answered
me stating the license was stolen IN
/ South Georgia. | cannot find a place
| by that name. They were issued ia
MIR. Abel who lives at Richland. The
serial number is 267170."
Numbers Correct.
The engine and serial numbers as
reported as the original numbers
borne by Mr.. McDowelps car. posi-
lively identifying it; the tag number
is not his.
The fact that the robber was using
Mr.. Crockett's name is what was ex-
pected. The Liberty bonds stolen,
$4,000 in value, were registered in
Mr.. Crockett's name, and it was ex-
pected that he would use this name
and stay in some town long enough
to establish an identity which would
permit him to dispose of them with
cut suspicion.
The locating of the robber through
Chief Bragg's alertness brought him
congratulations today from Mr..
Crockett and Mr.. Mcdowell, as well
as numerous other citizens who lear /,