Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
POLICE KNOW MEN
WHO STOLE FUNDS
FROM PHILIP NJ 'REA
Both Formerly Lived Here and
One Was at One Time Em-
ployed at Pulp Mills.
PLANNED WESTERN TRIP

The Police Department knows the
names OF the two bandits who on
Thursday held up and robbed philin
Mciiae OF s12.272, the payroll money
Tor the Delaware pulp mills of the
Jessup Moore Paper Co. of which
MIR. McRea is superintendent. Tho
search has now become nationwide
ana the arrest of the two men Is con-
sidered only a matter of time, for the
police have photographs of them as
Wen as excellent descriptions. Both
We're residents of Wilmington then
and had been for some time.
According 10 the story told TO tho
police by McRea and Frank Cleaver
the chauffeur of the machine which
carried the money. they observed two
men sitting on log along the Marsh
road while on their way uptown TO
oiaw FUNDS for the payment of the
workmen OF the plant. One of these
two men was recognized as a formerl
employe at the pulp mills.
on their return trip to the plant
they had passed short distance south
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
tracks, when the two men, who had
been walking toward the city. sudden
~ Jumped on the running board. one
on each side and pointed automatic
pistols at the two occupants Of the
machine. threatening to shoot. IL tpev
created any disturbance. One Of theI
men was again recognized by McReal
as former employe.
The two men then FASTENED 10 thel
home of one OF the men on BeechI
street. This man was the former re-
ferred 10. His partner is also knownI
to the police.
A peculiar feature Of the entire af-
fair is that there was an eyewitness
10 the whole proceedings. This witness
Is boy. aged about 12 years. Hel
knew the man who lived on Beechl
street and according TO the story. hel
told the police he went 10 the man'sl
house that night and asked him if he
got some money from tho automobile.
The boy had read the account of the
holdup in one OF the evening papersl
ana this prompted him to go to the
mans home. According TO the story
told the police by the boy. the bandit
was there and still had an automatic
revolver strapped to his waist. {
The boys talking about the affair
eventually reached the ears of the no {
ice, who proceeded to investigate the {
story. They hurried TO the house and /
reached II just in time to learn thatl I
The man had disappeared.
The man who lived on Beech street I
g from Oklahoma originally and Is I
said to have remarked 10 his partner ,
n crime several days before the hold !
lp, Let's go TO Oklahoma" II
The other man, whose home is said :
% be on Cedar street. replied, '"Iow ,
AN we. when we have no money!"
The former employee told his part ,
ner, I'm show you" and the holdup !
S said TO have resulted.
The two men are believed TO be I.
headed West. but the police are con- :
1dent OF capturing them, as they have 1,
already scattered fliers all over the /.
The police secured photographs OF
he two men and these have been posi- +!
lively identified by McRea.
Every available man on the police
orce is being used in tho hunt for
he two bandits. in the event that
hey have not left the city. but are Q
Till in hiding. waiting for an oppor- 1
unity to get away. Every avenue of
scape from the city is also being I
b
Unless the men have already left the I
ity, they viii have but slight chance g
o escape. Companions OF the men are a
lso being watched as well as anyone a
Who is likely TO lead to their appre- G
tension. q
Numerous rumors We're current yes II
erday that the bandits had been "
aught. Several times it was reported p
hey We're captured in the southern c
art Of the State. Other reports were n
hat they had been captured in Mary q
and, but none of these reports was s
rue.