Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-26

climbed IN. The motorist started to
question the youth.
81! am going to Springfield Dalton
said.
why don't you take the railroad ?" the
automobile driver asked.
WISHED To DODGE
BLOOMINGTON.
Il don't want to go through Bloom
ingtOn," the boy answered
That started the mOtorist thinking He
had been reading in the papers about the
bank robbery.
On reaching Heyworth Dalton had
breakfast and then went to a pool hall,
where he challenged Hennessey to a
game.
Dalton talked freely OF the affair. He
showed no regret and didn't shed a
tear.
L worked alone" he said. 81 was just
tempted when I had all Of those bonds
in my possession and fell"
NJ. S. Darr, a salesman for Ray F.
Muds & Co, automobile dealers, has
identified Dalton as the youth who at
tempted to buy a second hand Ford car
from him on Thursday night, rendering
Liberty bonds in pay for it.
TELLS OF OLDER
MAN WITH BOY.
Darr declared that another man. a few
years older than Dalton, who gave the
name Of E. J. Oblinski, had been with
Dalton when they came to buy the car
He offered them the car, Darr said, for
S215 and Oblinski paid deposit Of S25,
but did not return.
1t is believed that Dalton later bought
Ford coupe at another agency. EN-
ployes Of the Hewes garage, at Wau-
kegan have identified Dalton as the youth
who left a Ford coupe in the garage on
Thursday night, went to the Salvation
Army Hotel where he was given a cot,
called for the car at els o'clock Friday
morning and drove away toward the
north.
Detectives believe Dalton was inspired
to robbery by reading Of the exploits
Of the Dalton brothers, famous bandits
of the days Of Jesse James and Cole
Younger.
We find that he has read countless
books about the Dalton brothers." the
police said, land that he loved to call
attention to the fact that his name was
Dalton. We are sure that this inf1u-
enced the boy in an otherwise apparently
mOtiveless case" -,
The police also declare the boy had
disposed OF a number Of bonds Of small
denomination in Chicago. thus obtaining
money to finance his flight 1t has been
learned that Dalton was broke" on the
morning Of the robbery and borrowed
some small change from a fellow bank
clerk to buy his lunch.
SAID To HAVE
LIKED POOLROOMs.
From the fact that Dalton is known
to have been a habitue Of various pool
rooms and the declaration Of Darr that
another man was with him when he
called TO buy the automobile, the theory
has arisen that Dalton may have been
the dupe of older and wiser heads, who
planned the crime and are aiding him
in his getaway"
Rewards totaling $4,000 today have
spurred an army Of police and detec-
tives in Chicago and surrounding towns
to determined activity in the search for
the boy. DrOves of private sleuths have
Joined the official detectives in the hunt.
Detectives today were fearful that rob
bers might find the youth and rob him
Of his treasure before the hands of the
law can reach him
Dalton's widowed mother. with whom
he lived, is prostrated. Dalton's fam
lily is composed of two sisters. both
older than William, and small brother,
Jack, who is 9 years old. The father
died eight years ago.
Dalton's salary at the bank, IL has
been learned, was $G5 a month.