The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-27
OFFICERS RECEIVERS
CAR WHEN THIEF Is
ARRESTED FRIDAY
Charge of Stealing Auto
Tires at Vile Platte I'm
covers Big Crime
TWENTY-YEAR YOUTH
SKIPPING TO TEXAS
Big Sedan Contained Bur-
glars Tools and
Other Things

Friday young white man was ar
rested by the name of Herbert NJ.
Grimme, who gave his home address
at 1858 Herndon street, Chicago. The
charge against the young man was
stealing an automobile casing at
Vile Platte and the arrest came as
result of advice telephone by the
officials at the Evangeline parish
town. Grimme was ridding in 1929
model Buick sedan car, practically
new, and the officials Immediately
thought that the car was stolen and
as it bore an Illinois license plate the
police at Chicago we're communicated
with at once. A message from that
city came in reply, requesting the of-
ficers here to hold the man as the
car had been stolen in that city.
When the effects of Grimme were
searched there were found numerous
articles which led the officers to be
lieve he was a burglar, as several
masks, tools, police officers
badges and buttons from police uni
forms were found in the car, as well
as revolver. On his person were
found five dollars in money a nice
watch and chain, two fancy pocket
knives, an automobile road map o.
/. Louisiana and adjoining states and
a special delivery letter mailed at
Houston, Texas, and signed by VIII
liam G. Weber, Brazos Hotel, but
whose home address is at 1901 Bel
mont avenue Chicago. There was al
SO an unfinished and unsigned letter,
written with lead pencil by Grimme
while in Vile Platte and addressed 70
his partner Weber, asking that the
latter send him money; that he was
broke and had beat his board bill
Weber's special delivery letter Is sup
' posed to have been in reply to pre-
: vious similar appeal for funds fron
Grimme. In this letter Weber stated
! he, too, was broke and was living on
his nerve" in the Texas city, but staA'
ed that as soon as he made a raise
: he would send Grimme money. He
: also gave instructions how to reacl
Texas by automobile and stated tha'
the ferry transfer over the Sabine riV
er would cost Grimme a stipulated
, sum Of money.
: It appears, from information secul
! ed from Grimme, that the two mel
had come south together in the stolel
: car and that they were arrested q
Bunkie on the charge of stealing
car but that after investigation tn
car proved not to be the one the Off
GERS at the Avoyelles town was looh
ing for and they were released. Wei
er had a small amount of money !
his possession, as well as some dis
: monds, and he left Grimme at Bnnki
: and went to Texas by rail, the latte
!. being left in charge OF the automt
I bile and he was expected to reac
: Texas at some later date.
I From Bunkie he travelled to Viii
: Platte, evidently on his way to OPP
lousas and expected to go from hel
= to Lafayette and from thai city wei
: over the modern highway to Texa
However, shortage of money cause
: him to stop in Vile Platte some da!
and as the tires on the stolen g
were getting rather shabby
thought it wise to steal the spare ii
off another car in Ville Platte, and
was this petty theft that landed hi
in jail here Friday noon. He is sa
to be about twenty years Of age.
is believed that police at Housto
% acting on advice from the Chica
. police, have already arrested Web
and he and Grimme will meet aga
when they are taken back to 4
~ Windy City. 1t is also expected th
officers from chicago are on thu
way here to Identity he car and ta
it to it's owner. Grimme has be
y committed to jail on the charge
y larcency and unless the Ville Plat
authorities take steps in the matt
of the tire theft he viii be turn
S.S over to the Chicago officers VII
~ they arrive.