The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-07
LONE BANDIT ROBS
THE CLINTON BANK
Enters Bank at 8 O'Clock, Secures
$2.O00-Captured in the
Afternoon.

JdChSOH, MlSS.-A lone DanQlL,
red-handed and unmasked, enter
ed the Bank of Clinton. ten miles
west of here, at $3.50 O'clock this
morning, held up Vice-President
Godbolt and Cashier A. C. Powell,
locked them in the vault and
made his getaway with about
$1,000 in currency.
The Jackson police and several
posses from the sheriff's office are
now securing the city and sur
rounding country for w. B. Con-
dia, age %, a taxicab driver,
thought to bit the robber, and a
gainst whom strong chain of
circumstantial evidence has de-
veloped.
II is not believed possible that
Condia can make his getaway for
his description has been sent to
all surrounding towns, and are
being carefully watched.
How 1t Was Done
Tuesday afternoon Condia rent
ed a Buick touring car, license
No. 22711. from The Edwards, for
the purpose of making a trip to
Bolton. His home is at that place
and his father q we'll known con-
tractor.
About 80 o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon Condia called up the An
derson taxi stand and asked if it
would be all right to stay in Boil
ton. all night and bring the car
home this morning. He was told
it would be all right, and nothing
further was thought about it un-
til the evidence this morning
showed it was this Identical car,
and a driver tallying with Con-
dia's description, who made the
sensational getaway from in
front of the Bank of Clinton.
The youngster had evidently
been carefully planning the rob-
berry for several days and went to
Bolton Tuesday afternoon with
the intention of driving back
through Clinton this morning
pulling a quick job, b,and then make
his escape into Jackson.
Some Fast Driving
Within less than five minutes
after the lone bandit left Clinton,
Mr.. Bob Johnson and several citi-
Zens were in pursuit in a power
full Packard car, but the robber
was evidently stepping on the gas
along the Jackson-Clinton high
way and getting all speed possi-
BILE out of the Buick. for they
could not catch up with him.
Arriving at the Country Club.
the fugitive stopped his car by
the side of the road as he spied a
yellow Cadillac car coming down
the driveway from the club build
ing.
The Cadillac, belonging to Mr..
Jack Remington, was being driv-
en- by Lennox Johnson, a colored
chauffeur. The robber halted
Johnson, and offered him 81 so to
bring him to Jackson, mumbling
something about his own car be-
ing out of fix.
The negro consented, and when
the robber got aboard he ordered
the negro to put in all speed pos
sible. Mr.. Bob Johnson and his
party, who caught sight of the
Cadillac as it was going over the
A. & V. crossing, say that it must
have been travelling at least 70
miles per hour.
The negro driver says he was
suspicious of his passenger, who
appeared to be very much excited,
but he dared not disobey orders.
He wanted the negro to take him
to the central fire station, but the
negro made some excuse, and dis
charged his passenger at the cor
ner of Pearl and Parrish streets,
and saw him going up Pearl
Street.
Traced to Boarding House
The police and deputy sheriffs
had performed some quick work
in establishing the identity of
Condia, but they were not quick
enough to head him off.
After disembarking from the
Remington auto Condia made his
way to his boarding house, the
home of Mrs. Thomas Lackey, 22l
South President Street where he
packed up his belongings, tele-
phoned to Hunts garage and ask