Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-20
Philip McRea, Superintendent, and Fronk CIeaver,
Chauffeur, Held Up and Robbed by Youthful
Highwaymen on Marsh Road Today
OUTLAWS SPRANG
FROM HIDING PLACE
With Automatic Pistols They
Obtained the Money and
Quickly Fled.
EVIDENTLY HAD MOTOR CAR

FhNin MciRae OF 1905 Adams street,
superintendent Of the Delaware Pulp
Mllu OF the Jessup and Moore Paper
Co, situated along the Christiana
river. some distance south cf the
Harlan shlpyard. was held up and rob
he'd ~ $4,000 IN cash this morning
shortly before n o'clock. by two
young white men. who were armed
with automatic revoivers and threat :
ened him with his life II he did not
hand over tho money II had just
been drawn from the Security Trust
snd safe Deposit Co, at sixth and
Market streets. and vas intended to
he used in making up the company's
semi-monthly pay roll for the pulp
works
Early this afternoon the police were
hot on the trail OF the bandits, They
had good description Of both men
who perpctratcd tho deed without
deiguing 90 attempt conCealment- by
usine masks. The police were scour-
ing the country in automobiles and
several % them were armed with the
police riot guns and plenty Of ammu-
milton IN the event the bandits should
be rounded up and showed nght.
Superintendent McRae had driven
50 tho Security Trust bank with
frank Cleavor as his chauffeur. They
drew out the cash and it was placed
N a canvas bag and then they start
81 in their automobile Tor the plant.
They were driving along the Marsh
road and had reached point about
hair way between the gas plant and
the pulp mills when two young white
Nen sprarg into the center OF the
road ana each icveled an automatic
revolver nj the two men in the MAJ
thlno. They demanded that they hand
over the money hag.
Wore No Masks.
MoRae realized that Il was futile to
offcr neht under these conditions and
he save the bag 20 them. Before so
doing. however he noted every par
tirular % each man and in this way
the police were able 70 get a good de-
subscription of them. Both were
white and each about 20 years old
one Is described as being about Ave
feet. ten inches tail. ard the other
shout five feet. eight inches tall. Both
wore dark clothes. One wore a cap
and the other a slouch hat. These
were pulled well down over their faces
bat no other effort was made By
either % conceal their features
After gettlng the money bag both
m0n started 60 run along the Marsh
read ard after covering about 200
yards, thsy started across the open
lNta and thence towards Oak street.
Hhef ran alone oak street TO Mary
land avenue and then turned toward
liehdefefs machine shop, heading In
She ulfeeil'n ~ town. There their
hamnuiaie trail was lost A short
tiHe later an automobile was seen
tn.ealnf uui Maryland avenue a.
iH'ihf pace. Two Young white men
ftfr n q and it is believed they were
iha hlHhNaYmtn,
Han Through nrowntown.
fHNl Mhiitet of 80. Cedar street.
fnunH Polish man. and John Bor-
iHfit heHfu. both saw the two fugi-
Ntfs fHnulnk alnnr oak street with
iHe mNnef h1r in their hands Meth
tI Wan tuNia state whether the ban
cite Ntfe thrn carrying rcvolyors in |
SHELF hands and neither thought seri- |
Hsf ~ The occurrence until later /
NhHH ihff learned of the hold up.
immediately after being compelled /
tH haHH ever enc oash. "a Rae and I
= leafef turned iself own machine In /
fhf read and sneoaud into the city I
where thef save the alarm The /
iaiits Wetv advised ard several off, /
Gers aoi into Mel,acs car and started 1
sht with him un the trail of the high /
NeNmen, Several other officers jump /
% into automobiles. after they had 1
secured their riot guns and ammuni- /
uen, ard set ont in pursuit. super +
intendeni of Police George Black had /
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