Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-30
1853 ARE CONVICTED
UNDER DYER STATUTE
LAW Provides Penal Sentences for
Stealing Automobiles in
United States.
TWO or THEM WE'RE WOMEN
Biggest Case Coming Under Pale
Of Act Is Cadillac Case at De-
troit, Proving to BE International
Stcal-Scni Cars To Norway.

CHICAGO. ILL. Jan. 2?.--Therc
Were :l2 arrests and 10? convictions
% It's operation. according to u re-
port submitted To the directors OF
the National Automobile Dealers AS
location yesterday. The directors
me general mcmhcrSh!p meeting at
l.a:nilc iiote! Monday. January 81.
several thousand dealers are expect
co TO attend the convention under the
auspices OF the National Automobile
Dealers Association, for which :,
special rate has been obtained from
mobile show under the direction Of
the National Automobile Char CT
% Commerce.
The Dyer lass IL tn. national mo-
Tor N"nici" anti-thcft act. II was
raSscd by Congress and became a
l"w October -. 1918 Tn" ac max cs
II Federal "r"nsc 20 transport in
Interstate" commerce" a stoIon au,v-
mobile. u was Introduced by Repre-
J.. e Dyer OF -. Lnuis. and sup
n"ri"d hy tho automobile trade. led
~ N" National Automobile Dealers
Sentences Total .Ia Y-nr-.
sentences hgSrcghting 2l3 years
and ave months we're imposed under
asg.SScd
90 the nearly 800 arrests two we're
wonen In NEVADA, Iiclcn Iiailey
Ms scntcnc"d at Carson City to ono
year chc woman To thirty days In
Mex Mexico. Grace Henderson. alias
tr"c" N.nial. WAS sentenced TO two
years
Tho courts wish the best records in
nyor law prosecutions are those OF
New York CITY. where twenty four
Nictipns; Cincinnati. with forty ar
r.SSlN and twenty nine convictions;
Cleveland, nncen arrests ten CON
sictions. Portland, Greg. with Six
st al,
Los Angeles, eighteen arrests and
MN" convictions. and Detroit with
tnlrtr arrests and twen;ynine con-
OF The. effective working o. the
Law tho United States district alter
n"y a. Detroit. John +. Kinnaue says.
Hr"kcn Up t.nnEs.
In thos" prosecutions ne have
broScn up some well organized gangs
OF automobile thieves. whcr, they had
= c9npiete system ~ grinding or
nun Trs "n stolen cars and ropiac.
'HE them win other numbers and
completely Disgusting tho car SO tina
!hgnl !ncapon was imp"ss ihle."
"a" most noted case continues
hinHan", - On" which j. stili partly.
unisHrH'd Or Involving u conspiracy
Z" Nlu.a'" Inc Dyer act by stealth.
automobiles - pctrnii-;h. ears
stolen h"i1g acs--,ranspor,irl:
linE then, lh.n"" 10 Norway \ lnrs.
business has been done IN this lin.
l''t'!' VIZ matter was uncovered
RMS "ntlrr gang h1,3 been arrested
ann s"'n" hay" already pleaded guilty
ana "'h"rS ar" 80 stand trial"
kiHnau" throws an interesting side
!tht upon how some OF the autoulo-
bile ihicYrs operate;
The system which Is IN opera
i!"i.' he says. IN tn" cll-o.gar.lz.tI
gauge OF automobile thieves i! to
completely Disguise the car I,trnr-
atrl% after the theft has been ,urn .
nl.ttcd. Thi" * done by usir ; AZ.
electric motor. easily used by land.
connected with an ordinary electric
socket, and which viii run an .rnorv
whcc! 10 grind off III" numbers from
Me car. Then by use OF di,s and
nammcr vii! put new NUMBERS on.
which VIII completely break ths idcn-
tihcation. They also have number
plates where necessary and also &c,
line. on the keys needed to lock
and unlock the cars. This is the rea-
son why gang operating as automo-
III" thieves viii only steal and handl o
one particular line OF cars that Is
cdt!ilaCs. or Stua- bakers or Bucks 4"
Plea nf Insanity.
The United states distr.Tt atiorncv
~ seattle. Wash, in explaining tina.
Hrly one Dyer prosecution has hcr;
mad" there said that the defendant
had entered q plea or insanity "That
- tn" only rational eNpIa'nation of an
automobile thief" the attorney re-
n.,. Il.