Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-21
Four Suspects Held in Con-
nection With Bold Robbery
Staged on PAGES Ferry
Road, Friday Night

lanta's history, staged Friday night
on the PAGES Ferry road, was really
a fake. The supposed bandits were
in league with the supposed victims
save one, a wealthy visiting woman
from Norfolk, Va. 1t was to rob
her of $4,000 in jewelry that the
entire conspiracy was framed.
This was the substance OF con-
fession made to the police Saturday
by Robert Mendenhall. soldier at
Fort Mcpherson. Mendenhall Is in
jail. SO are c. C. Arthur, of Al East
Cain street, and j. r. Highsmith, OF
81 Currier street, charged with be-
ing his co-conspirators. Mrs. Ar
thur also was arrested, but later
given her reseale. Her released was
unexplained by the police who let
her leave the police station without
bond. The police are looking for
named as the two bandits in Men
All of the alleged conspirators an
nounced Saturday afternoon that
they had employed Attorney John S.
Highsmith and Attorney Swift Tyler
to represent them.
The jewelrg is ogne-three dia-
mond rings and diamond earring.
And Mrs. M. j. Glenn, the wealthy
Virginian, declares she is never GO
ing automobile riding again with
friends" unless she knows little
more about them than he did about
Mrs. Glenn came to Atlanta about
three weeks ago to visit her son,
e. c. Glenn, a special deputy for the
N. c. if ST. l.. railroad He had been
operated on, and she wished to be
near him.
Mr.. Glenn lives at the Cambridge
apartments, So East Cain street. His
mother got a room at A East Cain
street. There she met the Arthurs,
who were also staying at this adj
dress.
II thought the Arthurs were nice
people, although he had been out Of
work and didn't seem to want to go
to work." said Mrs. Glenn Saturday.
II told him a big, strong man like
him ought to have a job, and not
loaf around the house, but he said he
didn't want to go on the stree. be,
he'd be arrested for vagrancy."
Robbers" Appear
Mrs. Glenn said the Arthurs> had
introduced her TO Mr.. Highsmith and
they had all gone riding several times.
Mr.. Arthur used to compliment her
on the size and beauty of her dia-
mondS. she said.
Friday evening Mr.. Highsmith
came by the house about o'clock
and took all the kids for ride said
Mrs. Glenn. Before this, Mr.. Ar
thur had suggested a ride Friday
when Mr.. Highsmith came back with
the children about 8, we all got in
the car.
Il didn't want to go much, because
Mr.. Highsmith and Mr.. Arthur had
been drinking. And, after we were
ovo1H rrr1{ ArtI
said he wanted some more whisky.
He got out and went to negro
house and brought back a pint. We
drove slowly out into the country
where, 1 don't know, because I'm not
familiar with Atlanta. The men
to get me to drink, but L refused.
1--WE had been gone about an hour
and half, when Mr.. Highsmith
stopped the car at crossroads away
out in the country and said he had
to put some water in the radiator. A
few minutes later another car APP
peared on the scene Two men
jumped out and yelled to us to put
up our hands.
"Mr. Highsmith and Mr.. Arthur
they were both out of the car-put
up their hands, but not like they
that one of the men was just point
ing his finger at them. He didn't
have any pistol at ali. They didn't
act much like L thought robbers
would, and ] began to suspect righc
away that something was wrong, all
though L was still very frightened.
after they searched the two men
or pretended to search them--the
robbers came toward me. I had torn
my diamond cavalier from my
throat and put it inside my waist
and had taken of my rings and put
i'm OF hIIt
that fell on the floor because L was
nervous.
frightened by Car
1.-THE holdup men ordered me out
Of the car, and began to search me.
They didn't find the lavaliere, but
stocking. And then they did funny
thing. After they got the two rings.
they began to look for the third and
finally found it on the floor Of the
automobile. When I saw they knew
exactly how many rings I had, 1
''They had torn off one Of my
earrings and were about to get the
other, when an automobile swung
around the curve. 1 turned toward
the headlights, threw my arms in
the air and screamed. I think
1t was a. frame-up! They framed
met The car stopped and man
jumped out think he had a pistol.
The ,holdup men turned and ran. III
it hadn't been a frame-up, Highsmith
and Arthur could have caught them.
They were both larger than the hold" Z
up men.
after they had gone, we climbed
back in the car. I became less nerv-
Gus and excited, but I realized If
voiced my suspicious, they might do
me serious harm. I suggested quite
of,o bat 1rix TO ct
ton and report the robbery, and take
officers to the spot and see if they
could trace the robbers. Mr.. High
smith seemed much relieved, and we
drove Immediately to police station
When I told my suspicious, the Of
ficers seemed to agree with me, and
I believe they will get my diamonds
back"
After questioning Arthur, the po-
ed, with the result that they took
Mendenhall into custody. Mendenhall
admitted the frame-up. He made
this statement:
"The last part of February or the
first part of March l met Arthur and
ne always seemed to be a good fell :
tow. He said something to me
week or two ago about this woman
having some mighty good diamonds:
and he was hard up against 1T and
could not see anything coming ana
would have to do something. [ felt
sorry for the felloW--I guess lit
lie too sorry, and he tried to get me
% pull this deal by myself. and [
said / had never been langley up in
lnything like that in my life and did
rot care to be.
Whole Thing Framed Up
1--WE framed everything UP for this
o be pulled off last night, but / think
his fellow driving the car is inno-
,ent. Mr.. Highsmith was driving the
Ear. What he knows about it 1 cam
rot say. I took John Callahan down
With me to the corner. [ explained
hings to him and Arthur explained
hings to him. Callahan knew Nc
Nhorter and said he was a good fell