Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-17
BANDIT KILLS DETECTIVE
AND WOUNDS OFFICIAL
IN DOWNTOWN ROBBERY
Daring Criminal Escapes
After SingIe-Handed Raid
on JeweIry Store Near
Five Points q

for the bandit who killed Pinkerton
Detective Walker and wounded City
Comptroller West, at 1 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, were as fol.
lows:
/. Arrest Of a suspect, giving his
name as r. e. Nash, ninteen years
old, who was arrested near the Rex,
but later released when it was def.
nitely established that he was not
the man wanted.
q Decision by members Of coun.
Gil to appropriate $1,000 as a reward
for the capture of the bandit.
8. Announcement by Julian vi
Boehm, president of the Civitan club.
that the club will offer a reward at
it's meeting Friday. Comptroller
West is prominent member of the
club.
4 Announcement by city detectives
that they believe the bandit is the
same one who held up Joe Rubin,
a grocer on Woodward avenue, near
Crew, and killed Charlie Crawford,
negro, when the latter went to
Rubin's assistance. That was on
Saturday night, December 8.
5. Dispatch from Macon giving de.
tails Of gun battle about IL O'Clock
Thursday night, in railroad yards
near that city between E. M. Sim
clair, a telegraph operator of the
Southern railway and a suspicious
looking man who dropped off a
freight train which slowed down in Z
the yards.
Vests Recovery Expected
6. Announcement by DR.. H. N.
Donaldson, who is treating Coniptrol-
der West, that he will recover unless
infection starts in 4e wound in his
throat.
Detective Force Hard at Work
Practically the entire Atlanta de-
tective force was engaged Friday
in the search for the daring young
bandit who killed one man, wounded
another and spread terror and ex-
citement in/ the heart Of Atlanta
Thursday afternoon.
Detective Chief Poole expressed
confidence that the bandit would be
caught within few hours. The
detectives were getting clues from
many sources, owing to the intense
public interest in the case, but most
of them were found to be worth
less when investigated. Several sus-
poets, under surveillance by officers,
were examined by Il. e. Druken-
mueller, the salesman'in the jewelry
store who made very close mental
notes on the appearance Of the BAN
dit. None of these was the hunted
killer.
A majority of the members Of city
council visited the mayors Office Fri
day and We're agreed on offering a
reward of 81 900 for tho capture and
conviction of the bandit. 1t will
probably be offered as dead or
alive" reward. since the bandit may
resist to the death If he is cor
nered. Alderman Seawright, chair
man of the finance committee, will
introduce a resolution in council
Monday appropriating 81 900 for the
reward.
Mayor Key put aside nearly all
other matters to take a personal
hand Friday in the police man-hunt.
He was keeping posted on every
move made and assured the police
authorities of the fullest cooperation
of the entire city government and
the public in general
Comptroller West is one of the
ablest officials in the city govern
ment, and stands very high in the
estimation of all who know him. His
painstaking attention to the details
of the city's finances has been the
means of saving the city many thou.
sands of dollars. Not only the city
government, but the Civitan club
and his friends in general were
deeply aroused by the bandits at
tack upon him.
Personal Rewards Offered
This was evidenced by the launch
ing Of movement to form q large
personal reward. Ben r. Padgett,
a prominent real estate man, head
ed the list with 500. Chief Beavers
said he would personally give 500.
Members of council told the mayor
they would personally contribute to
the fund.
Mayor Key. announced that his
office would be glad to receive all
offers of this kind, and he believed
the city's reward, plus the Civitan
clubs reward, plus the personal re-
wards, would run up the total to
several thousand dollars.
One of the leads on which the de-
tectives were working was the
theory that the bandit who ran
amuck in the heart of Atlanta Thurs
Charlie Crawford a negro, when the
latter went to the rescue Of Joe :
Rubin, a grocer on Woodward ave-
nue.. That killing took place on the
night Of Saturday, December 3, and
a movement has been started to raise
q fund for the negro's wife and
children, and to have Carnegie
hero medal, with fund, awarded
to his family.
Comptroller West will recover un.
less infection starts in his wound.
it was stated Friday morning by his
physician, DR.. H. r. Donaldson. He
is wounded in two places, but one
is a flesh wound in the shoulder, of
no consequence. The other and dan
gerous wound is in the throat,
where a bullet bored hole through
the lower pa>t Of his chin bone, went
through the throat and lodged In
the back wall of the throat. BY mi
raculous good fortune, Mr.. West
escaped with his life from this wound
as the bullet missed an arter.' by
hairs breadth.
Description Of Bandit