The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
TWO men ARE HELD
Are Charged With Three Hold
Ups in Topeka.
Planned Other Crimes, Accord
ing to Police Information.

Orville Sellers. alias Pistol Pete"
and George Moran. alias George Nor
rfs. were in jail today as the result of
being identified, according to officers,
as the two who committed three hold
ups in Topeka recently, attempted two
more and had one planned for Friday
morning Che police said they had
information that the two had planned
to hold up Tom King. santa Fe pas
senger agent. while on his way to the
bank with money Friday morning.
The plan was given up. however.
T. V Campbell. Topeka druggist,
was called to police headquarters this
afternoon and said he believed Sellers
is the man who held him up several
months ago. when he and Mrs. Camp
bell were driving into the garage at
their home. and took from them
large amount Of jewelry, including a
valuable diamond ring.
Il am not certain that this is the
man" said Campbell. but it looks
like him"
Charge Many Crimes
Officers say they believe the two
men are guilty of the following crimes
committed here recently:
The robbery of Pete VaNy. cashier
of Victory Lunch room No. 1, last
week. together with members of
show troupe who were in the restaur-
ant at the time. The men entered.
NaXy and his customers compelled
them to turn over their money and
jewelry-
The hoId-up and robbery of c. NJ.
RIner. notorman-cOnductor on
Shory car at St John and North Tyler
streets last Thursday evening
The hold-up and robbery of Albert
Hayes. fla gman at the santa Fe cross
ing on East Fourth avenue. Thurs
day evening
The attempted burglary of the
Harris-Goar store a few nights ago.
which was frustrated by a burglar
The burglary of house in Law
renee recently
The attempted robbery of the Rev
". H Young. $40 Quincy street.
Thursday night
Caught in Ripley Park
Sellers and Moran were captured in
Ripley park Friday afternoon by De-
tectives Clarence Bundy. Jesse all I
and Charles Holman Moran mas
served two terms in the state peni-
Tertiary at jefferson City. Mo. accord
ing to the officers Sellers is wanted
by the county, having run away from
the county Jail some time ago where
he was serving a term for petty lar
ceny. He was a trCsty at the time OF
his escape
when the two were searched the
police found in their possession a glass
cutter. a revolver and a hack saw
Within thirty minutes after they
had been placed in the upstairs cell of
the Jail. Moran pried the hasp that
held the lock from the door and got
out He cut the screen on a window
in tire wash room ana had torn n
blanket into strips and hung it out
the window. preparatory to escaping
The arrival of the Rev Young to
identify him prevented his escape
Frank Leech. chief of detectives.
heard the cell door close as he was
escorting the Rev. Young upstairs, and
investigated. He found the hasp pried
from. the sash Moran declared he had
n toothache and that the pain caused
him to- grip the bars so tight that he
tore off the hasp by pulling on the
door.
The two men were then taken to
the county jail for safe keeping. Vaxy
identified them as the men who held
him UP. Riner identified Moran as
the man who held him up, and Moran
also was also partially identified by
Hayes and the Rev. Young.