Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-22
EXPRESS OFFICE ROBBED
IN TOLEDO CRIME WAVE
Six Masked Men Ovcrpowcr Ten
Guards; Garry OF Safe
= and $4,000.
POLICE LOSE DAY orr
Public Safety Director Orders Men
of Force To Take Weekly Leave
Looking for Bandits-Niany Rob-
berries Reported.
icy Associ,trd press.l

TOLEDO. OHIO Dec. 2I.-Bandits
continued TO terrorize Toledo citl-
zens today. following Sl6.5Oo rob
berry last night at the offices OF the
American Railway Express Com
pany, in which ten guards were over
powered by SIX masked men armed
with shotguns.
Shortly before noon today three
automobile bandits kidnapped w. O.
Baldwin. hookkcepcr for the Ohio
Dairy Company and took him 10 the
outskirts OF the city. whore they
threw him from their automobile
after robbing him OF $3.50.
Baldwin was seized whilc Walking
from his own automobile in tho
downtown section. y blanket was
thrown around his hcad and he was
lifted into tho bandits machine. lie
was on his way To a bank with the
money.
After being overcome with ether.
gagged by two masked men who
looted tho home of everything of
value. The men removed front
door screen. then entered the house
with a skeleton key The woman
was alone "her the bandits appeared.
After covering her face with a cloth
soaked IN ether. the men gagged her
and bound her hand ana foot 10 a
chair. Mrs. Smons is said TO he IN a
critical condition from the shock.
Many Robbcric> Rcportcd.
Several other house and street rob
berries were reported to the police to-
day. The authorities have been un-
able 10 pick up clue to the identity
Of the six MEN who robbed the cx-
press company, although dnigemt
search OF all hanEouts for crooks has
been in progress for more than
twenty-four hours.
George r. Greenhalgh. city Public
Safety Director. today ordered every
policeman 10 forcEo his one day off a
week and to devote that day 10
looking for bandits" Henry j. Hell
bert, chief OF police. issued a state.
ment in which he advised pedestrian,
to travel in groups and look 70 their
window locks al night IN an effort
to reduce The number OF burGiaries.
which have reached alarming proper
tons here within the last week.
city detectives, working III con
junction with investigators for the
American Hallway Express ! Com
Eany. began today to investigate the
possibility that the $4,000 robbery at
company Offices was planned from tie
inside.
Gives Names of Guards.
George u. Hartman, loca! manager
for the express company. furnished
the police with names OF guards who
We're held up by siN men armed with
shoiguns while transferring IL safe
containing the money from the Of
flee 10 truck in the rear ~ the
store for shipment.
The police spent all OF last nigh;
searching every known hang-out for
crooks without making Il single ar
rest. II is believed the bandits took
refuge in the vicinity OF poin, Place.
four miles north OF the city. which is
known by police TO be n harborinE
place for sate-blowcrs and gunincn.
These places We're searched without
result, however.
The police hase ;ho.r belief that
IL was an inside Job on the fact that
something apparently went wrong
with the plans. Less than half an
hour before the ROBBERY another and
larger safe containing more than $50
coo was passed tht.ish ,;t>c same
door and taken t5.-th,' railroad sta
ton and placed on train.
This doubtless was the one the
robbers were after the nolirr noiut