Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-29
TRAIN ROBBERS
TO Be TRIED HERE
Federal and State Officials Cap
ture Bold Band Operating At
Kings Mountain
More Country Merchants
Involved
(I.y Assoclased ,ress)

Danville, Ky, Sept. 29-The ar
rest of number of country mer-
chants on charges of being impli-
Gated in the disposition of goods
stolen from railroad cars at
Kings Mountain by a gang of
bold robbers is expected within a
few days. it is indicated by Off
cials working on the case here.
No other names than those of the
nine arrested yesterday were
made public. The loot is esti-
mated at several thousand dollars
The gang, according to officials.
has been entering Southern rail
road cars and throwing the con-
tents off as the trains passed
Kings Mountain. The loot then
was cached and sold to small mer-
chants
Danville, Ky, Sept. 29-Nine
men were landed in jail here
Wednesday, charged with rail
road car robbery, and officers
think they have broken up one OF
the largest and boldest gangs that
ever operated in the state.
Deputy L. S. Marshal Dave
p Reagan, of Frankfort, aided by ].
a. Coleman and J l.. Walin. rail-
road detectives, and \. j. Coffey
and ]. p. Critchfeld, Danville po-
lice, went to Kings Mountain to-
day and rounded up the men.
Dewey Houp, Clell Houp. Dew
ey Coleman. Hincy Naught. Her
man Naught, Evan Sloan. and
Hugh Jacobs are the men arrest
ed. The officers say more will
yet; be rounded up.
These men were brought before
United States Commissioner Law
will here Wednesday afternoon
All pleaded guilty with the ex-
ception OF Dewey Houp. Gran:
Dishon and Hugh Jacobs. Those
pleading guilty were placed under
S1.50O bond and the bonds of the
others were placed at $1,000.
Hugh Jacobs gave bond. ia
cobs is merchant. with a store
on the pike near Kings Noun
tain. 1t is alleged that he bought
forty bolts of gingham from
Naught. Houp and Coleman. pay
ing them with three gallons OF
whisky, and also that he bought
twenty bolts OF the gingham for
S3 a bolt Officers say that ia
,obs hid the material i'll the woods
and that the men stole it from
him and sold it to other parties.
Officers say the gang stole Is
cases. OF cigarettes and an enOr-
nous amount of merchandise run
ming up to thousands of dollars
They say that one country ner-
chant, not yet arrested, bought
from the gang SO dozen socks and
lSO towels, paying for it with
three gallons CT whisky. Railroad
detectives say the men have been
working between Greenwood and
Kings Mountain for some time
They would steal a ride on the
train and when opportunity offer
ed break open merchandise cars
and throw the goods off while
passing the Waynesburg hill. it
is charged. All OF the men live
in the Kings Mountain section,
and it is said that the members 81
the gang would gather the goods
after being thrown from the
trains of the {. N. O. & +. p. rail
way. and then dispose of>it. most
" to small merchants and individ-
uals in that section.
Officers have been working Oh
the case for some time and sue
ceeded in rounding up the gang
after arrestin9 a member few
days ago and then getting con-
fession from him that enabled
them to trace and catch tire 9th
ers. 1t is said that several more
arrests are yet to be made, mostly
of those receiving the stoler.
goods.
All nine Of the men were held
to the United States court at Rich
mond for appearance November
18th.