The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-12
ALLEGES DESERTED
FROM NAVY YEAR AGO
SENTENCE OF FIVE YEARS is
NOT MPOSED-NAVY PEOPLE
WILL BE NOTIFIED.

Following a hold up of Charles
Lacey and Jim Bye in Lacey's store
at Avon last night about 8 o'clock by
Jim Reynolds alias Joel Schadel, a
19 year old youth claiming to be from
Arkansas, at the point of 80 calibre
revolver, at which only $7.75 was OBJ
tanned. Sheriff John Woody and
Deputy Slvey captured the man walk
ing on the road in the direction Of
Deary about nine o'clock, while Depu-
ties Charles Summerfield and Pat
Malone, with Constable Harry Gleave
and John Watt, occasional deputy.
were covering the roads in the Har-
ward district.
Schandel was shambling along the
Deary road when the sheriff over
took him in the auto. A sharp inter-
rogatory as to where he was going
and what he was doing walking the
road, brought the man to halt. Ask
ed if he had been in Avon the ans
wer was yes. His description tallying
with that of the man described by
Lacey and Bye, and a series Of sharp
queries brought out the fact that he
was the man wanted. The sheriff
searched him and found So and some
few odd cents in his right hand trow-
sers pocket. A 32-calibre revolver was
taken firm his hip pocket He gave
the name of Jim Reynolds when ques-
toned but afterwards admitted that
his real name was Joel Schandel, and
that he was a native of Arkansas. His
replies seemed to halt. He appeared
to be a half witted ignorant shamb-
ling overgrown boy of 10, the age no
confessed to. When told he was talk
ing to the sheriff of Latah county
his evasion vanished and he was will
ing to go to Avon and face the men
he had held up.
Deputies Summerfield, Malone, with
Constable Gleave, and John Watt,
soon arrived on the scene, and tho
man was taken to Lacey's store at
Avon and identified as the man who
had held Lacey and Bye up and taken
the loose cash from the store. When
Lacey and Bye were in the store the
man walked in. He had no mask and
was easily identified He used the
revolver in rather hesitating man
ner and lacked the approved hold-up
methods. He got 81 and a few cents,
and backed out, running thru the vii
lage. The storekeeper and his as
sistant after warning the sheriff by
phone, notified Deputy Pat Malone at
Avon who organized posse. The
sheriff and his deputies arrived short
ly afterwards and covered the roads
in all directions as stated.
The real location was near Dry
Creek when the officers came up with
the man. The capture was clever
one. Schandal was taken to the Of
flee of Justice w. G. Barge Friday
mrning for a preliminary hearing and
bound over in $4,000 to the district
court. Prosecuting Attorney John
Nisbet conducted the preliminary ar
raignment on a charge of robbery at
the point of a gun. Sheriff Woody
detailed the capture and the results
made by searching the prisoner. The
defendant confessed to the hold-up
and alleged that he was deserter
from the navy. He was taken before
Judge Edgar Steele in district court
When brought before the court in
the chambers of the judge for examin-
alton the charge was admitted The
court elected the additional confession
that defendant was deserter from
the navy. The 19 year old youth pre-
sented an awkward figure before the
court. He did not seem to be mental
ly capable, although his physical ap-
pearance betrayed training and he
was we'll set up. Asked why he was
wandering he gave evasive and awk-
ward answers. There was a half
careless mien behind his replies. The
fact that he did not wear a mask
when holding up the two prosecuting
witnesses told of his amatuerlsh at
tempt. He threw himself on the mercy
of the court.
The prosecuting attorney and the
sheriff took counsel with the court.
Ordinarily the least sentence is five
years on the charge but on account of
the youth of the defendant, his half
witted replies to questions put to him
oy the bench, the court decided to
notify the navy authorities. If the
story is true he will probably be hand
ed over to the navy officials. If the
story is untrue, Judge Steele warned
;he youth that sentence would be i'm
posed according to law. He was
placed in the custody of the sheriff.
"This is the cleverest capture so far
n the records of the sheriff's office.
You are al entitled to credit" said
Judge Steele in conclusion to all the
,fficers who with the prosecuting wit
lesses were in court. The hold-up
.reated a veritable sensation in Avon
md environs last night.