Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-10
DRIVE MACHINE DOWN
TOWN, THEN THIEVES
APPROPRIATE 1T
LEFT NEAR CHURCH.
MULLEN SISTERS PARK AUTO
IN SHADOWS OF RELIGIOUS
INSTITUTIONS ONLY TO LET
1T FALL INTO HANDS OF OAR.
ING BANDITS.

A brand new Ford sedan, which
was being driven fer the first time by
its owner last night, was stolen from
its parking place, in front Of the
Baptist church on Columbus street.
The thief or thieves succeeded in
making their getaway with the car,
without leaving any clew, which
would aid the authorities in tracing
his identity.
The car was owned by the Misses
Ellen and Agnes Mullen, l400 North
Columbus street, and was delivered
to them Thursday night Last night
they took the auto out for their first
trip.
fhey drove down town, and park
ing the car on Columbus street at
about 1880, they went down the
street. Returning at 8 they found
their auto gone.
The police we're notified at once.
They believed at first that bunch OF
joy riders might nave borrowed the
auto for an evenings entertainment.
A search around Ottawa and the sur
rounding cities, which proved fruit
less, caused the authorities, however,
to abandon this theory.
The Misses Mullen had applied for
an auto license tag, but one had not
been delivered to them as yet, so
the car was being operated without
a license.
The scene of the theft was eX-
actly the same place from where the
Buick roadster belonging to Miss
Bertha Brown, $50 Illinois avenue,
was stolen a week ago The fact
that the owners Of both cars had
locked their machines, and taken
the keys with them, looks as though
the thefts were being committed by
a gang of professional car robbers.
The license number of the car was
505037.
Arrest Pair on Suspicion.
Charged with operating an auto
without a license and with carrying
revolvers Ira Perry Jr., and Harry
Sullivan of Chicago, are prisoners in
the County Jail. Perry is the son of
Ira Perry the inventor of the Perry
auto lock, who is reputed to be
wealthy
The two men and a woman said by
Perry to be his wife drove into Ran
som on Saturday night in II Stanley
Steamer touring car, said to be own
ed by the former. Sullivan is said
to have been drinking, and while in
the garage fourished a revolver
Perry took the. revolver, but not be
fore the suspicious of the garage
men had been aroused.
The Stanley Steamer was out OF
commission, and the trio had to put
up at the Ransom hotel. Ransom
residents whose suspicious were
aroused phoned Sheriff Ayers, tellinl
him that two men and q woman were
there, having in their possession {
1920 Winton Steamer car without 1
license, and that both men were
armed.
Sheriff Ayers went down to Ran
sem Perry informed him that h'
was the son of Perry, the inventor
gave him his fathers address, intro
duced Mrs. Perry and informed the
sheriff that he and Sullivan were OF
their way to Pittsburg, Pa, to accep
positions with an auto accessor'
house. His story was SO straight for
ward that he succeeded in divertin'
all suspicious in the officer.
AS a precaution however Ayers call
ed Chicago, and asked the police ther
to verify Perrys story The polio
got in communication with PER-
pere, and asked if his son owned
Stanley Steamer, and what he wa
doing down in Ransom, Ill.
''Its none of your - - bus
ness" the irate father is alleged
have replied.
The message was transmitted on
Ottawa to Sheriff Ayers who sense
something unusual in the father
attitude.
Early yesterday morning, arme
with warrants for the arrest of PERI
and Sullivan he went to Ransom, an
took charge of them.
Perry communicated with a Chic
go attorney, who called the local O
fcials and asked that preliminai
hearing for his client be continue
until he was here to represent him
This morning a message was r
ceived by the sheriff's office Whit
was said to have been from the CT