South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-20
DAN INGRAM AND
GEORGE SGRUGGS
ADMIT ROBBERY
Colored Baggageman First TO
Weaken Under Severe Grill
ing of Authorities.

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river. Hc had previously said chat
he had thrown The pouch into the
river. with contents. after frdirg g.
contained no money. but dragging
q the river bed by the police and
federal agents failed 20 recover
Them Scrugg's stories differ and
officers believe that papers Of great
value are ln hidine. The contents
Gs the pouch were 90 have been di-
tidee evenly Ingram said That u
possible they VIII withhold the To-
cation a. the hiding place and re-
turu. ~ the expiration az prison
terms. and claim tho values. s. the
belief 90 officers.
To Be Brought Before Talcott.
Scruggs and Ingram win face
charges Friday Of conspiracy 20 rob
s1s United states mails under which
counts they VIII De neld pen1ius
Indictment OF the United States fed
cral grand jury az indianapolis
Tnat they VIII be taken 90 South
Bend Friday or Saturday and arr
raigned before United states Com
missioner Thaddeus Talcott was ir-
timatsd here TO-DAY. They then Viii
be taken % the Marion county Jail
ct Indianapolis 20 await trial. as u
ls believed impossible FOR them o.
arrange boad for release
A footprint en- the snow led 70 the
identity or Dan Ingram as figure
IN the robbery Ir was mis- oversize.
taken from his foot in the Elkhart
Sail. that dtted perfectly the impress
SION in The snow. And with this
damaging evidence confronting him,
Ingram broke down and tod the
story. causing the implication ~
Scrugrs. which led 90 confession
from the master mind Scrugga
was the friend Of Ingram who wac
known 10 the police 90 be miss. nE.
and who was later arrested here.
scruggs holds a police record. hav.
ing served time FOR a crime commit
ted in Constantine. Mich.
Scrugre was seen several times
10 taUl I'm confidence with Ingram
and cause him to conspire 90 rob
The MALE Ingram. except for "a cut
ting scrapc az EIzhart % year ago
in which one "Jiu Wood suffered
injuries had been Considered as
"straight" br tho police. Ingram
- married and Hr.- lr s01 S. Jo-
seph So ScruE- $50 married
lives on Harrison and ST. was Al
Harrison and Third s-r tuat the
trace Of Tho mail thed was lo-t ear
lv wednesday.
r.--+-.- r-r.r. ,-e-,rrd rFr .f1to.
ment that 100000 .n securities had
been returned 10 tho postofH"o but
estimated the missins contents At a
value ranging from $500 90 $500 00'
f was said contents OF the pouch
are being checked Jon New York
Tne- We're cons. sucd by New York
1ankine concerns 90 Institutions AT
Grand Rapids Holland and 1Juskc'
son Mich and were South Ameri-
can. Brazilian. CITY and improve.
ment bonds papers and other se
curitec
wives Of the two men. questioned
be the Ulcers could throw ro ligh'
ou the darng Tommy o.Fonror'
robbery. officials said.
INSTALL NENN SYSTEM.
CHICAGO. JAN 10 FOLLOWING
the registered mail sack theft AT
EIkhart. Ind Arthur O. Lueder
chicago postmaster. Thursday or
dered the new mail delivery system
between CHICAGO and Sew York inn
stalled immediately
steeI cars. rcsemblns lat cars
contain lockers for steel cabinets
and the mail sacks are locked iI