The Adair County news., 1921-01-19
In ADAlR COUN-
TY BAsTILE.
Raymond DriscOiI. Identified by
Pete Garvln as One Of the
Men Who Attempted to
Rob the Bank of
Columbia.
LANDED IN JAIL LAST SUNDAY.

Some excitement on the Hotel cor.
ner last Sunday afternoon between
one ond two O'Clock, when Raymond
Driscon was landed in Jail. It was
known that Deputy Sheriff George
Coftey was on the pike between this
. place and CampbellsVille, coming to
Columbia, with the prisoner, who is
charged with being one of the men
who attempted to rob the Bank of Co
lumbia early in the morning of Mon
day, January 10th.
The news Of the robbery and the at.
tack made Cd the car occupied by the
robbers, at Lebanon, as they were es-
Gaping. soon spread over the entire
country. and Monday night Driscou
was arrested in Indianapolis, just as
be was leaving car that he had evil
IDENTITY abandoned. Detectives saw
Driscoll leave the car and they went
to it, and upon examination they
found that it had been shot full of
holes and that there were blood
stains all over the inside. Driscoll
was arrested, and after he had been
thoroughly questioned by the detect
ives, the sheriff of Adair county was
notified to come to Indianapolis and
to bring Pete Garvin. The Sheriff
was absent, but deputy sherin George
Coffey and Mr.. Garvin started at once.
At Louisville GarvIn identified a pho
tograph as being that of the man who
punched him in the ribs with revol-
yer after he (Garvin) had been picked
up on. the Ingram corner and forced
into the back room of the bank. Gar.
vim further said after seeing the man
at indianapolis, that he could not be
mistaken; that he knew beyond the
peradventure of a doubt, that the
right man had been arrested.
Parties at the Indiana end kept Co
Iumbia notified. and a warrant wa
prepared and placed in the hands o.
Mr.. M. c. Winfrey, who was directed
to first go to Frankfort and get requi
isition papers on the Governor Of In
diana, then go to indianapolis and de
liver same to sheriff Coffey. Befor
Mr.. Winfrey got to Frankfort be wa
notified that Driscoll was willing T.
come without requisition, and &C
cordingly, as above stated, he wa
landed in Jail here last Sunday after
noon.
Soon after he was committed, b
was brought out and carried befor
Judge W. S Sinclair. The prisone
waived an examining trial, and tn
Judge fixed his bail at s25, 900. Dris
coll said that he was unable to full
nish the bond, and he was remande
to Jail.
The Adair circit court will open th
first Monday 10 March. At this teri
it is believed that Driscon will be il
dicted and tried.
This same man in company with
pal, was in Columbia the 9Th of d.
cember. He and his friend registere
at the hotel and remained over nigh
Mr.. Jeffaies, the hotel proprietor, sa
the prisoner Sunday and he said tn;
he was positive that he remained ov'
night at the hotel December St
Mr.. ]. N. Coffey, after seeing Driscc
Sunday, said he was satisfied he sa
= him in the hotel at the time Mr.. Je
fries designates
DriscolI claims to be, % years oil
born and reared in Pennsylvania. b
for the last three years has resided
Chicago
Due precuation will be taken
hold the prisoner until the day of
trial, and looking to that end. an I
der was made Monday, transient
him to the Louisville jail for 81
keeping and officers left with him
the sftsrnOon for that bastIle.