Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-29
TWO ARE Arrested,
TWO SOUGHT IN
SUWANEE ROBBERY
Carroll Williams and Steve
James Held in JaiI-War-
rants Out for Thomas
James and Mark Hagood

- sTTwANEE. Ga, JAN 2S.-Carroll
Williams and Steve r. James, young
men of the Alpharetta district, are
temporarily held in connection with
the daring daylight robbery OF the
Bank of Suwanee last Wednesday
afternoon. The automobile in which
the three unmasked young men made
their escape with $4,000 cash taken
from the cashiers drawer was found
deserted by a posse which tra1leu
the fugitives by the tracks left IN
the thick snow. A package contain
ing $1,000 of the loot was recovered
ir the abandoned car. The arrest OF
James and Williams, it is stated
was effected by following footprints
in the snow.
A citizens posse, headed by coun-
ty officers. had been in close pursuit
of the bandits and came upon the
car and money shortly after u
o'clock Wednesday. The heavy snow
enabled the posse to trail the robbers
with reasonable ease, and fifty men
from three counties continued the
pursuit throughout Wednesday night.
The bandits were young men and
wore overalls. They walked into the
bank unmasked shortly before closing
hour and asked for blank note.
After the last customer left. they
walked to the cashiers window and
called Cashier F. F. Dowis. who was
at work in the rear of the bank.
Mr.. Dowis was the only person on
duty.
when L got to the teller'E win
dow" said Cashier Dowis. 81 found
three pistols leve1ed on me. and was
forced to go up with my hands. one
bandit then stepped back and locked
the front door.
"Then one of them tied my hands
behind me. and made me stand In
the corner. He handled me very gent
ly. though, and said I'd come out all
right if I didn't make any noise
cash Drawer Rif1ed
The cashier says he told the band
it's they could take what money they
could find if they would spare MS
life. No effort was made to blow
tn safe or to have Dowis open IL
for them, but the cash drawer under
the having teller's window, which
contained s2,50310. was rifled, after
which all three Of the bandits hurried
[ IL sarcastic thank your at Dowls
and departed, r leaving him tightly
tiled to an office chair
| The automobile, which contained
a fourth man, was waiting Tor ING
| robbers slightly more than zoo yaros
from the bank The trio Whlch hdu
rifled the cash drawer walked down
the street with apparent unconcerh
and the car drove Off In the olrec-
ton of Buford.
Within twenty minutes Cashier
Dewis had freed himself and SOUND
ed the alarm. posse was quickly
organized and closely followed tne
of $500, offered for their capture,
was announced by the bank officials
as the posse got under way.
Tt is believed here that the original
MANS of the robbers contemplated
rifling the bank safe. but that
miscarriage of signals with the or lily
err of the car prevented this. Thee
driver drove down the main street
while his confederates were in the
bank and circled back through an
alIev, calling to them to make =
snappy' as he passed the rear OF the
l.. p. Patillo.. well-known Georgia
banker, is the PRINCIPAL stockholoer
/ of the bank here. He Is its presl-
dent, as we'll as the president Oh the
Bank of Buford. -
Cashier Dowis was back on his
lob Thursday morning. none the
worse for his experience except tna1
his cash drawer checked up Sz,5Vo
short ut was the most perfectly
ex ecuted hold-up I ever heard or or
read about" declared the cashier.
LAWRENCEVILLE Ca. Jan: 2s:-
The arrest and incarceration in the
Gwinnett county jail of Carroll Will
liams and Steve James and the issue
Of warrants for the arrest of Thomas
James and Mark Hagood in connec-
ton with the daring daylight ROB-
berry Of the bank at Suwanee are the
latest developments in the case.
Williams and James were brought
to the Jail at Lawrenceville late
Thursday and are under the care OF
Sheriff E. S. Garner of Gwinnett
county. ..
Both Williams and James vigorous
ly deny any connection with the
crime. stating that at the time OF
the robbery they were elsewhere and
had no knOw1edpe of the affair until