Evening journal., 1922-01-16
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STORE OWNER;
DRIVER HELD
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Fox. Of the Pennsylvania State
police. grilled Beastron for more
than six hours. but he did
nat change his story. He in
sisted that he also was an innocent
victim Of the bandits and as a result,
"a poorer man by Sc cents" and
that he knew nothing OF the oc-
currence and knew none OF the men
implicated.
Mrs. William r. Dundon, mother
Of Beaston, denied last night that
her son had driven for Prebold and
Shore on their Saturday night trips
to the chain of stores with which
they are connected. MY son is
frequently at home on Saturday
nights and as far as I know has
made no such trips" she said.
Wondered Why Son Was Late.
The mother said she was worried
when her son did not come home
early Saturday night. as he was
through work at 6 o'clock. How
ever, she concluded that ne had de-
cided to work an additional shift
and did not worry further until
word was brought to her yesterday
afternoon by Frank Pappas, OF the
company her son worked for that
he was under arrest.
d Pappas, who went to Chester to
get the taxi-cab that Beaston used.
told her, Mrs. Dundon said. that the
authorities in Chester had informed
4 him that no one would be allowed to
see the prisoner. MY son is inno-
cent and has never been in trouble"
his mother added.
Beaston is well known among
automobile men in this city and has
been operating taxi cabs for sew
eral years.
Prebold was in this city Saturday
morning, spending several hours su-
pervising the. work OF the store
here. From here he was taken to
Chester by Beaston, where the store
receipts were collected. They then
went to Trenton, collected the store
receipts there, returning to Chester
Saturday night, where the manager
of the store in Chester was picked
up and the part started TO Philadel-
phia, where Shore lives.
Prebol dwas so badly beaten by
the highwaymen that he was blind
ed for several hours after the hold
up and had to be sent To his home.
Mrs. Prebold collapsed upon learn
ing OF the hold-up, and the services
Of a physician were required TO re-
vive her.
Both Prebold and Shore. tired
with their days work. were said 10
nave been asleep when their car wa
stopped, and were taken unawares.
When information was received in
this city Of the hold up Captain OF
Detectives Benson assigned Detec-
tives Gamble and Cook to assist the
Pennsylvania detectives in running
down clues here. While the officers
} refuse to talk IT is said thew have
j obtained evidence which may i'm
J plicate others than those whose
names have been made public in the
holdup.
superintendent OF Police Black
said this morning that he has taken
every precaution to prevent a sim
liar occurrence here. Immediately
; following the holdup OF the pay
master of the Delaware Pulp Mills
private officers were sworn in as spe-
cial police to act as guards for a
! number of business houses here
Transporting money through the
city, and extra police have been as
signed as guards when it was known
in time that large sums OF money
lwere to be carried to the banks.
While Federal officers are detailed
to guard funds collected from Fed
eral offices in this city. for a mum
Der Of months past uniformed police
, OF detectives, have been assigned by
superintendent Black as guards Ia
assist the Federal officers.