The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-22
kIDNAPPER and
R0BBER, CAUGHT
after Three YEARS
Harry c. ArmentrOut Charged With
Robbery and Kidnapping In Viz
gInia Three Years Ago, Caught
Here Friday Night

II reads like on of Sir A. Conan
Doyle's detective stories but 1t hap
pened in Maysville Friday night.
About four years ago home in the
county adjoining Henrico county.
Virginia, was robbed during the night
and $500 in money was taken, Officials
traced the theft TO a little farm house
in Henrico county near the outskirts
of Richmond and charged Harry c.
Armentrout, a boarder at his farm
house with the robbery. Armentrout.
who had boarded at the farm house for
Z year and had paid promptly and
hereby won the friendship of his land
lords family, declared that he was in
nocent of the crime and his landlord
went his bail for one thousand dol
lars.
When the time for the trial came,
about a year later, Armentrout sug-
fested that he take his landlords thir-
teen year old son with him to the
neighboring county seat to attend the
trial and he left with the boy. Armen-
trout never wen. near the county sea-
with the lad but left the country-that
was three years ago and he nor the lad
had not been heard Of until few
weeks ago although the Virginia Off
rials have been searching for them.
1t develops that Armentrout and
the boy came to Maysville where they
lived for several months as brothers
and we're employed in the local tobac-
co plants. A few months ago they wen.
tc Cincinnati and found employment
N Loveland factory. At Loveland
officials finally located the pair and
placed them under arrest After hold
ing the man for the limit Of days with
out warrant, officials at Loveland re-
leased Armentrout but held the boy.
Tn last Saturday the Sheriff of Hen
rico county. Virginia, reached Love
land. and took charge Of the boy re-
turning him to his parents but again
lost Armentrout's trail.
Watching mail received by sweet
heart Of Armentrout's at Richmond,
the officials intercepted letter from
Armentrout who had assumed the
name of H. l.. Saunders In this letter
to his sweetheart, the man told about
being caught in Loveland and then
stated that he was in Maysville and
broke and asked that the woman send
him Immediately some money If only
five dollars. In the letter he gave his
address at l521s Bridge street. Mays
vile.
With this information Sheriff w.
Lydnor, OF Richmond, arrived in Mays
vile, late Friday Afternoon. He got In
rouch with Chief of Police Mackey and
the house was located as a rooming
house at Third and Bridge.
Feeling certain that the Richmond,
Va, sweetheart would write to Armen-
trout, Chief Mackey, Sheriff Lydnor
and the local policemen surrounded
The boarding house Friday night about
the time the L. u n train arrived, all
the other officers being in hiding en-
cept Chief Mackey, who stood on the
corner of Bridge and Third streets.
Shortly after the L. & n. train ar
rived, Colonel VIM. Daugherty, Spe-
cial Delivery man at the local post
Office, came from the postoffice and
passing Chief Mackey at the corner,
went into the boarding house. Chief
Mackey followed some distance behind
and saw the room from which Mr.
Daugherty came after delivering the
letter. The Chief then entered the
room, drew his revolver and found
man standing in the center Of the
room with letter and opened envel-
ope in one hand and five dollar bill
IN the other. The letter proved 10 De
from the Richmond woman, addressed
TO H. L. Saunders, 1924 Bridge street,
Maysville. 1t informed Armentrout
that the Richmond Sheriff knew he
was in Maysville and and would be
after him and advised the man to go
to Canada at once. Sheriff Lydnor and
the patrolmen were on hand in a min
ute and Armentrout was placed under
arrest Sheriff Lydnor returned him
to Richmond OH the late c. & o. train
Friday night the prisoner waving ex-
tradition papers.
Armentrout faces the original
charge Of robbery and an additional
charge Of kidnapping the thirteen
year old son Of his bondsman and