The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-08
COT BIC LOOT
Detroit Bandits May Have Es-
capped With $500, 700.
Held Up and Robbed Canadian
POstOffice Messe niger.
RACE TRACK FUNDS SAVED
Big Receipts Not Included in
Messengers Load.
Fleeing Gang Of Four Fired
Upon by Policeman

Detroit. Oct. S.-AItho police today
continued ito estimate the ampunt of
money sea lred by the four bandits
who robbed William r. MacAuley,
rovaI messenger at about $1Oo. 900,
Ksnilworth' race track officials threw
cold water con Detroit's 100000 rob
berry with tine statement that the race
track receipts were not carried. by the
messenger or that trip.
The roads Il aiding from Detroit into
Toledo. Pontiac, Mount Clemens and
other communities are guarded by
armed posses, "a sweeping search OF
Detroit's underworld resorts is being
conducted today in an effort TO find
the four desperadoes who staged what
is believed to be a 100000 hopdup.
While no defin&e information as to
the exact amount, stolen was Sobtaln-
able early today, it is believed that IN
view of the size of funds usually car
ried by the Royal messenger. $500, zoe
is a conservative estimate. M5cAutey
landed from the Windsor-fDetroit
ferry at the foot of Woodland avenue
at 10 o'clock. He was making the last
of g. series Of trips fOU the day.
Three Men in Hold Up4
Asus11aI he drove a oNle11orse wagon
in which, in the c, urske of years. he
had carried millions of dollars, and had
been unmoIested. A W eek ago Mac
Auley lost the key to thes rear door OF
the wagon. 1t wasn't even locked
As he crossed Larneds street, an
automobile pulled out of am alley run
ming east and west and stopped in the
messengers path. Three men Jumped
from the machine Pointing auto
mates at him, the order ed him to
dismount from his seat. ONE of the
hoIdup men jerkedi the hoESe to its
launches when the driver tried to
urge it ahead
Get out or Wen kill yozIi" ex-
claimed one of the bandits.
MacAuley obeyed. His was on was
pulled into an alley: the me ssenger
found himself pressed up against a
wall a pistol muzzle jammed against
his back and another against bis side.
Get Away in Auto.
The bandits automobile was driven
in the alley by the fourth band it, who
remained in it. The transfer of funds
was then made. At the other end of
the alley by Cass avenue was a bottle
green automobile, stationed cEsosswise,
to act as barrier in case Of Interrupt
ton.
Three of the men got into the auto
mobile with the funds. The second
bandit sprfnted to the machines at Cass
avenue, the car containing the loot
trailing him.
A Studebaker car, answering the de-
scription of the one in which abe loot
was carried off. was ordered to stop
by police near Hendricks street, but
>the car rushed on. The police fired
at 1t. Later, the car was found aban-
doned at Fort and Dubois streets. 1t
had been stolen.
Postoffice inspectors assigrRedA tC
the case declined to estimatts the
amount of the loot.
no announcement will be made
until a complete check up is madSe.'' il
was stated Officials of various banks
reported to have lost heavily, also de
clined to make a statement In some
quarters, it was stated, the loss NIGH
dwindle down to considerably les.
than 100000"