The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-27
.n1TO BANDITS
NOT HALTED
BY BULLETS
s.o Who Stole McReynolds Car
Make Escape in Woods Near
Ellensburg
,HE CAR Is RECOVERED
!. Command of Kittitas County Of
: fieers, Thieves Slide from Seat
and Step on the Gas

The big Paige touring car which
.. stolen last Friday night from the
,,raee of A. v. McReynolds, was re-
.,vered Saturday in the hills west of
rlsusburg after a running fight be-
tveet Kittitas county officers and the
MID thieves who made their escape.
The car, which was driven back
,ome by Mr.. McReynolds, was only
,;shtly damaged. 1t bears few
.mvenirs of the chase, one of which is
bullet hole thru the rear window
md the wind shield directly over the
asering wheel.
The theft was discovered by Mr..
yeReynolds about $50 Saturday
,orning. After notifying the sheriff's
nices up and down the valley, Depu-
| i Sheriff C. E. Copeland and Chief of
Police Jack Dale took up the trail of
| lie missing car.
Evidently the thieves were unfa-
niiar with the roads as they took
| Ae road west out over the Highlands.
Near Vista the big car stuck in the
sand and the bandits awakened r. w.
Aford at his farm and borrowed a
bucket and shovel, and received di-
nctions as to how to get to the main
highway. After getting onto the state
highway they again left it and took
Ae Hanford road, which they followed
to above the Grosscup ranch. Re-
turning they took another blind lead
and followed the ditch bank short
distance before finding their way back
70 the main highway. The next trace
Of the thieves was found at Kiona
where they drained the gasoline from
Two cars.
Saturday evening word was receiv-
ID from the Kittitas sheriff that he
had recovered the car and had the
hndits surrounded in the woods near
Enensburg. Copeland and Dale ac-
uupanied by Mr.. McReynolds left on
Tie night train for Ellensburg but the
thieves had made their escape before
hey arrived.
It was only because they were un-
hmiliar with the roads that the ban
dts were surprised in Ellensburg
Unfortunately for them they took q
street which ran directly in front OF
The sheriff's office. After they had
passed the sheriff and two deputies
Marded a Dodge and gave chase. They
Son met the pursued coming back in
the city. The sheriff drew his CUR
and ordered them to halt. The driver
sSwed down as if to stop, then sud.
denly the two men slid down from the
seat into the bottom of the car anc
he driver stepped on her." The of
leers opened fire and gave chase ir
ae Dodge which was no match il
speed for the big Paige.
The chase did not last long, for the
nleves once more missed the roat
and the one they were following came
an end few milees out of the city
mere they applied the emergenc!
afake, took to the brush and have no
'een seen since.
The Ellensburg officers give tn,
man at the wheel credit for being
some driver" as only an exper
could have handled the car as he did
Asa railroad crossing the Paige mad,
: clean broad jump of % feet ant
Aaded crosswise in the road, but di,
not turn turtle. ~
altho the Ellensburg officers wer
uOse to the men it all happened s.
quickly that they were unable to Civ
~ accurate description of either o
ue TWO. They say they are appar
usly between % and 80 years of age
Local officers are of the opinio,
~at the men We're strangers here
'aere is evidence that they tried othe
sarages in the west part of town. D1
slu Mrs. c. D. Hopper were arouse
y a noise in their garage and evi
sently frightened the men away whe
MY arose to investigate. During tn
y Sudler's Buick roadster which wa
snt someone attempted to start
sl1aing out near his home, only
TeS TTueS away from the McReynold
sr;as mssks in the soft ground also CAV
Nuence H. that someone prowled abor
dav d garage of Guy Hayden during FIR