The Monett times., 1922-04-28
BURL REED GIVEN
TWENTY YEARS
Is Convicted of RObbing the Exeter
Bank December %. Jury Out
One Hour.

Burn Reed, former deputy sheriff |
of Barry county, was convicted of rob- I
bing the Bank of Exeter by a jury IN
circuit court at Cassville at 12:5O
Sunday morning. The case was given
to the jury at 1880 o'clock Saturday
night. Reed was sentenced to serve
twenty years in the state penitentlary
An appeal was Immediately taken and
Reed made $4,000 bond under which
he was released, pending the appeal.
The case was held before Judge
Charles L. Henson, judge in this Ju-
dicial district. Sheriff Ed Roberts
having disqualified in the case, Cor
oner Floyd C. Galloway officiated in
that capacity. Mr.. Galloway impan-
eled venire of fifty good citizens,
from which twelve good and .reput-
able citizens were selected to hear the
case. Serving on the jury were Henry
Long, Frank Rowden, ]. L. Greer,
Robt. Vogt, Grant Utter, VIM. Bur-
rows, of Monet, Charles Jackson, }.
S. Altman, H. c. Sands, A. A. Hughes
R. L. Dunn and F. S. Smith.
A large number of witnesses was
heard Owing to the official position
formerly occupied by the defendant
and the prominence of his family,
large crowd was attracted to the
hearing. Reed was accused of being
an accomplice of Bob Amos, VINO was
convicted on the charge of robbing the
Bank of Exeter and who was sentenc-
ed last week to fifteen years in the
penitentiary.
The taking of testimony in the case
began last Friday afternoon. Inc
state witnesses were examined up to
1880 Saturday morning. Witnesses
for, the defense and the arguing OF at
tomeys occupied the time until 11:3O
Saturday night.
Two masked and disguised men
entered the Bank of Exeter about A
o'clock, the afternoon of December 22,
1921, and locked John Ellsto9, cashier
and Miss Clara Williams, bookkeeper,
and a customer in the vault. They
escaped in Ford car with about
SO 900 of the banks funds.
The arrest of Bob Amos and Burl
Reed followed the finding Of the
wrecked car about two miles from
Exeter, which ran into an embank-
ment as they were attempting to turn
a corner. Clothing in the car and
garments later found in the vicinity
of the wreck directed suspicion to-
ward the two men. An attempt to
establish an alibi was discredited by
the jury.
The wrecked car was found to be
the property of Jack Clayton, of Cass-
vile, who was arrested, but later dis
missed. Ben johnson, of Cassville,
was arrested, but also dismissed.
Reed was positively identified by
Pharis Stephens, of Exeter, who saw
him and Amos standing in the door
way of the bank just before the time
of the robbery. Stephens said he had
known Reed for many years and
could not be mistaken in his identity.
Clara Williams testified that she did
not know Reed, but that when she
heard his voice at Cassville later, that
she recognized it as the same as that
of one of the bandits. She said that
the smaller one of the bandits wore q
pair of English shoes, similar to the
: ones Reed had on when she saw him
at Cassville after his arrest. She sale
he wore a mask and false whiskers
and dark colored raincoat, similar
to one found hid in the brush near tht
scene of the car wreck.
Harley Wagner, of Monet, testified
that Burl Reed and Bob Amos drove {
Ford car Of the same description a
that one wrecked, into his father!
garage at Monet at 1870 o'clock th'
night of December 21. A. King, O
Monet, testified that Burl Ree'
I registered at his place that SAM
night. Later another man came up
for whom Reed Registered as Charlie
d Adams. John Thomas, of jenkins
d who had room there, testified tha
: he saw the two men and that the on
registered as Charles Adams was Bo
= Amos.
Different citizens of Monett say
Z the men around town on December 2
l Ben HORNE, salesman at Gulick