The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-05-20
Bandit Thrust Gun In Face Of
Clerk, Roy Shields, And
Gets Away With Small
Sum Of $3.50
Sheriff And Deputies Receive
Clew That Three Men Made
Escape on Passenger
Train


Co., on South Main street, near Vine,
was the scene Of hoid-up and rob-
berry Wednesday morning staged with
all the friiIs and finesse of a reguia.
tion hold-up in the cities or In the
1 movies.
Roy Shields who is employed at
the store, came at o'clock to open
and to sweep out, making ready for
the days business. While so occu.
pied, man came in and asked for
pair Of womens' shoes Going upstairs
to the bargain department, Shields
found pair that appeared suitable,
the price being $4.S5. The stranger
inquired II Shields could change 500
bill for him. To this inquiry Shields
replied he could not, as the safe I'D
not been opened. Thefeupon, the
stranger rendered IS BILL which
Shields took to the cash register to
make change. w.,
AS the drawer opened the stranger
pulled revolver and ordered Shields
to throw up his hands. To his startled
gaze, the gun looked bigger tlan a
cannon, and he lost no time in com.
plying with the order. Quickly the
stranger swept all the money from
the cash drawer and made his get
away. taking with him the shoes he
had purchased.
He went south ON Main street to
Gambler, turning west toward Null
berry. That was the last seen of him.
Within the next 10 minutes, Dwight
Majors, a store employe, came in and
found Shields greatly exercised and
excited. He told Majors what had
occurred. Without further loss Of
time, a report was made to the Office
OF Sheriff b. II. Lytle. Deputy .Sher-
If Walker and Probation Officer Pur-
cell started on search for the hold
up man.
Shields gives good description of
the man, who he says was tall and
heavily built, smooth shavsn, wore q
blue shirt and khaki trousers and a
slouch hat. He says he had seen the
man twice before on Main street. II
not local man, evidently he has
been heee several days.
II was impossible for the firm to
tell the sum of money left in the cash
drawer and taken by the stranger
An effort was made to ascertain the
amount by an examination OF the rec
ords and checking overthe cash sales
and making comparison with the
cash in the safe.
Later In the morning 1t was ascer
tanned by Fish and Lybarger THAI
the amount taken from the cash reg
lister could not have been more thar
! $500 plus the $5 bill the man hat
given to Shields to have changed. Il
Is not the custom o0the firm to leave
4 any considerable sum in the cash reg
. lister over night. merely sufficient t.
morning sales. Such cash receipts al
: they have not banked during the da,
l what is taken In after bankin;
/. hours-is securely locked In tn,
+ firms safe.
The method OF procedure adopte,
I by the holdup man Is construed a
4 the work of u professional. The pla
! with the 500 bill merely was rus
n that possibly might have worked ha
K u Glanced the clerk had u knOwledg
OF THE safes combination. That fai
0 ing, the stranger took chance o.
:. the cash register containing IL sum G
}. money TO reward him for his trouble
l. Fish. Lybarger Il Co, carry no bul
II glar insurance. but are not lamentin
T. their loss on that score. They ar
rather congratulatlng themselves tina
n they are not out the sum OF money
x their safe.
q In the course Of today they hav
y been given certain information an
suggestions by kindly and well meal
ing friends who have revealed
the methods OF frustrating such o
erauons US that attempted ut the
store. II adopted, some OF this a
vice might be found valuable, al
useful.
officers Get Glow
J.. Sheriff Lytle and Deputy Sheriff
II Walker and Purcell spent all OF We
r. nesday morning searching for Il
t. bandit.
The officers received tip tn