The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-01-23
THREE MEN ARRESTED
FOR The JONES ROBBERY
CoIored Detective Claims To Rave
Secured Confession From N1Al1am
Ivy Ruark Of Participation In AS
suit And Robbery On Captain
Frank Jones Several Weeks Ago.


Acting upon information placed
before him by q colored detective
named Queen, States Attorney a,
Stengls Marine had Messrs. B1chell
Ruark, William Ivy Ruark ana Ly-
brand Bramble, all of Bishops Heaa
placed under arrest Saturday cnars-
ed with assulting and robb1ng capt
Frank Jones. also OF Bishops HEAD.
CAPTAIN Jones was struck on the
head and robbed OF his cash Dox con-
tanning about $500 while on his way
from his store to his home seVeral
weeks ago. At that time the States
Attorney, Sheriff Wheatley and de-
tective from Baltimore spent some
time investigating the case but found
it impossible to secure enough 1nIor-
nation upon which to make any ar
rests, although they secured con-
siderable evidence, including the
cash box, a pistol and number OF
articles which were found in the
woods with the cash box.
Recently a colored man named
Queen, who claimed to be detective,
called at Mr.. Marines office and
asked if he had any work that he
could do Feeling that possibly
the colored man could get hold of
the evidence necessary to secure the
conviction of the persons who had
robbed Captain Jones he was sent
down to Bishops Head and went to
the home of Mr.. William Ivy Ruark,
where he represented that he had
been at work on boat and had had
some trouble and had to get away
quick and after hearing his story
Captain Ruark agreed to take care OF
him for couple of days.
The colored man alleges that while
there he gained the confidence OF
Mr.. Ruark who told him that he was
suspected of having been connected
with the robbery Of Captain Frank
Jones and also told him that he had
worked on the street cars in three
different cities. Queen then claims
that he told him he was detective
and that he had better sign a confes-
sion of his completely in the crime.
that it would go easier with him If
he did, after which he took down the
alleged confession which Mr.. Ruark
signed In the confession Mr.. Ru-
ark stated that Bichell Ruark and
Lybrand Bramble were associated
with him in the hold up and robbery.
Mr.. Ruark when placed under ar.
rest stated to the States Attorney
that he knew nothing about the rob-
Dery, that he had no part in it and
had never signed any confession. He
stated that he had written his name
on two sheets of paper at the sug.
gestion of the colored man but that
they were absolutely blank sheets of
paper. He explained the fact OF
placing his name upon the sheets of
paper in this manner, that the negro
was showing him how figures would
work out and that having placed sew.
eral columns and rows Of figures on
paper, he asked him If he could write
to which he replied that he could and
that then the negro suggested that
they both write their names and that
he did so upon two sheets of paper
but that there was positively no writ
ing upon either of them at the time.
Both Of the other men deny any
knowledge whatever of the hold-up
and robbery, claiming that they were
not in that vicinity at the time. All
three are in Jail at this time.