Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-01-06
INVESTIGATION
IS BEING MADE
Officers May Have the Solution
of Several Small RObberies
Here.
HAVE GRIlltD THREE BOYS
Two Said to Have Admitted That
They Had Part in Some of
the Cases.

Local officers under the lead of
Oscar Vibber, chief Of police, are
continuing to delve into the activities
of some Alma lads, who are thought
to be responsible for number Of
small robberies that have taken
towns during the past few weeks.
Vibber, during the past two weeks,
has been making strenuous efforts,
to solve the riddle that the series of
small robberies had presented, and
finally the first of the week, when
seemingly up against a stone wall as
far as discovering solution was
concerned, he followed what might
be termed a hunch, and this led to
what is believed TO be solution Of
the riddle.
Three young lads were called in by
Vibber Tuesday for a grilling 1t is
said that two of the lads adh. .itted
that they We're concerned in scme OF
the cases, but the third has so far
maintained that he was not con-
cerned in the robberies. His name
has been connected with some cases
by the other lads, it is reported. 1t
is reported, however, that this lad
had some of the goods, that is is said
were taken from some Of the places
that were entered.
No action has been taken in the
case, other than continuance of
the investigation, up to 500 a. m.
this morning, and what action, if
any, may be contemplated, is not yet
known. Because Of the fact that no
action has been taken the names of
the lads are Withheld.
Officers believe that one or more
Of the lads, whose activities they are
investigating know considerable
about fifteen cases that have taken
place in and around Alma during the
past few weeks, and admissions of
two of the lads indicate that they
were connected with some of these
cases at least.
The officers have recovered a con-
siderable amount Of property that is
said TO have been taken in the vari-
Gus small robberies, much Of which
has been returned to the owners
Some property taken from these
places has not yet been recovered.
Among the things that were recov-
cred by the officers were a bunch of
keys, which contained 81 keys of all
kinds, which might be used for al
most any purpose, and two revolvers.
Among the places entered recently
and small robberies which the Off
sers feel one or more of the lads
know something about. are the foil
/ ing:
The taking of $500 from man
named Hill at the Masonic Home, the
taking of slightly over $4,000 from
Miss D'Armond at the Masonic
Home, the entering of the Post hard
ware at Forest Hill, one case at
Riverdale, one at Vestaburg, robbing
the Masonic Club Of a small sum of
money, the Elks' club, the entering
of the Home Lumber & Fuel COM
pany's office, the high school, the
Alma Elevator, Alma Roller Mills,
Brown-Ward coal office, Purity
Brand Milk company, Western Car
buretor company and the Ann Arbor
freight office.
The Record has no desire to shield
anyone who may be concerned in
these cases, but until legal action Of
some kind is taken, it feels that the
names of the lads should be with
held. The Record has no desire to
incriminate any one, and naturally
hesitates about connecting any names
with the case before some action is
taken, on which to base it's knowl-
edge Of those who might be impli-
Gated in the affair.