Evening journal., 1921-10-26
TWO ALLEGED
BANDITS CAUGHT
IN RICHMOND
Continued from First Page)

and gone in it from that city to Rich
mond.
Captain Of Detectives Benson and
Detective Kempskl spent Monday
night in Washington searching for
the men but were forced to return
without them.
Wolfe and Mckinney registered
at the New Commercial Hotel.
Washington, last Friday afternoon,
the day after the hold-up, occupying
separate rooms. Each had suit
case and a considerable quantity OF
new clothing. They had also laid
in a stock of ammunition for their
pistols of the AS calibre automatic
type.
They failed to return to their
rooms Sunday night, leaving their
clothing and ammunition, but taking
with them their pistols.
Captain Benson and detective
kempski spent Monday night with
four Washington policemen in the
rooms of the two highwaymen, ex-
pecting them to return and secure
their clothing. The men failed to
return and the Wilmington officers
returned yesterday at noon, after
arranging with the Washington po-
lice to keep watch for the men.
Following their registering in
Washington on Friday. each Of the
men wrote a letter to his family
here, in which they outlined their
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ter Of Mckinney contained five $40
notes
The police secured these two let
ters and the money and at once sent
photographs Of the men to Washing
ton. with orders to hold them on
charges of highway robbery.
When the Richmond police. fol-
lowing their talk with Washington
this morning, charged the two men
under arrest with being the two
wanted in Wilmington, each of them
denied the charge. but Wolfe. fin
ally admitted that his name was the
same as that of the man wanted
here. Mckinney insisted that his
right name is Jones. but both men
will be held in spite of their pro-
tests until their identity can be
proved beyond a doubt.
So sure are the police here that
they have the fright men that requisl-
tion papers are being prepared, and
just as soon as the signature of Gov
ernor Denney is secured, officers will
be sent to secure the men and bring
them tp Wilmington.
Superintendent of Police Black
who has worked day ana night since
the hold up last Thursday. although
feeling considerably elated over the
capture Of the men, was not inclined
this morning to take all the credit
due the Wilmington police for the
quick capture of the men, but spoke
of the interest manifested by every
officer of the force, and the fact thai
a number of them regardless of the
fact that they had not been regularly
assigned to the case put in ever,
spare minute in trying 70 secure evi
dence against the two alleged high
waymen.
I'VE were not working on tn,
s-hour system either" said Super
intendent Black, policemen assign
cd to the case worked straigh
through the "a hours withou
thought OF time, doing all they coui,
to capture the two men wanted"
Arrest Of the men disclosed To-
the first time that a reward of s2Ot
had been offered for their arres
and conviction. with an additiona
reward OF per cent Of all tn,
stolen money recovered. This infor
nation was set forth in a circular
sent out by superintendent Blacl
last week. but was not given out L
the Wilmington newspapers. TIL,
circular contained photos and name
OF the bandits, their names havini
been known to the Wilmington news
papers since Friday morning las
but being withheld from publica
tion in order to assist the police
The circular shows the stolen none.
to have been OF the following de
nominations: ss.72O.OO IN $40 notes
$4,000 in $40 notes; S1,0S5.OO ii
IS notes; s372.00 in So notes; 1890
in 81 notes: 5000 in small change
Distribution of the reward, IL tn
men under arrest are Wolfe an
Mckinney, will cause a problem. Po
lice OF Wilmington. Washington an
Baltimore will probably claim
share OF the reward.
Mckinney lived with his sister
Mrs. Mervine. She said today he
brother did not go away until Thurs
day night, she said today His wife
who is the mother Of an infant bori
a few weeks ago, lives on Oak street