Smyrna times., 1923-09-05
POLICE GET TWO HIGRHAYMEN
FOR HOLDING UP Sd. hickey
DARING HOLD-UP IN HICKEYS
STORE FOLLOWED BY ARRESTS
Finger Prints Show One of Them is
Wanted in Kansas For Bank Rob-
berry Where He Escaped Jail

berry Where He Escaped Jail
Identified by his finger prints as
James Dudley Major, alias George
Cooper, alias Billy Goodman, wanted
for escaping from the Kansas State
Penitentiary, where he was serving
a 21-year sentence for bank robbery,
one of the youthful bandits who held
up and robbed S. ]. Hickey, grocery
man at Thirteenth and King streets,
Wilmington, Wednesday morning,
broke down Wednesday afternoon and
admitted he was the man wanted.
When arrested at Wilmington he gave
the name of Earl White, and his com
panion gave his name as Joseph
Smith, or Orrno, of Baltimore Md.
Both men were identified by Lawrence
Sutors, 1928 French street, and Sam
uel Lysinger, 1914 Market street, as
the men who held them up along the
Park drive, near Washington street
bridge late two nights previous. Cap
tain of Detectives Benson is also try
ing to cennect the men with the rob
berry of James Sanderson in his home
at Elsmere last Sunday night. They
have already identified and have con-
fessed to holding up and rObbing Mr..
Hickey. The Kansas City authorities
have been communicated with by the
detective bureau, and an officer ar
rived this week to look White or
Major over.
Hickey Showed Considerable Nerve
The fact that the young bandits
were captured is due to the fact that
in Mr.. Hickey they encountered a
man who is not easily frightened and
who persistently refused to comply
with the demand of the bandits to
hold up his hands and the courage of
Herbert Shaw, of 1921 Market street,
who tackled one of the men and sub
dued him in spite of his efforts to
use a gun he carried. The holdup
and robbery occurred shortly after Z
o'clock when Mr.. Hickey and one of
his clerks, Harry Lyons, 106 East
Thirteenth street, were in the store
One of the highwaymen, alleged to
have been White, walked in the store
and, in reply to Lyons question as to
what he wanted, replied, "Stick them
up" at the same time showing an
automatic pistol in his face. Lyons
Immediately complied with the re-
quest and was then backed into a
corner where Mr.. Hickey was using
the telephone. Mr.. Hickey, not MOTTO
ing the gun, thought the men were
fooling and told them to get out as
he was busy and returned to the tele-
phone. The highwayman then cut the
phone off, evidently fearing Mr.. Hick-
ey was sending in an alarm. Smith
the other bandit, then entered the
store and, walking over to Mr.. Hickey
thrust a gun into his ribs and or
dered him to "throw up his hands,
Although powerless to resist while
gazing down the barrel of the auto
matte, Hickey replied, "That's some
thing | do for no man." Nevertheless
he was backed into a corner an,
White proceeded to rifle the cash reg
lister, taking $50 from it. Hickey too
roll of bills, containing $500, frOr
his pocket and threw it under tn
counter. The highwayman saw tn
attempt and seized the roll takin
several bills from it. At this juno
ture William Belts, who lives over til
store, passed the doorway and, in II
4 sponse to Mr.. Hickey's call for hell
came inside. He was immediatel
lined up with the other two again!
the counter, and told to keep quiet.
Highwayman Urged Violence Used
White, the man said to have fir
entered the store, insisted that Il
other highwayman alleged to
Smith, should "beat him up" ind
, eating Mr.. Hickey, but he did n
seem anxious to try the experimer
but did attempt to tie Mr. Hickey
with a piece of rope, again orderil
him to put his hands up. "I'll n
ire put 'em up and you'll not tie me uI
pal said Mr.. Hickey, who was becOmil
rather annoyed at the unpleasant e
counter. As several passed the sto
at that moment the two highwaym
Dur ran out, one running east on TIL
1se teenth street, while the other +
south on King street. Mr.. Hick
ran out of the store as quickly as pc
sible and shouting for help start
after Smith. Hearing their shol
Herbert r. Shaw, seeing the man II
ming and the others in pursuit, join
eea in the chase and finally overtc
nus Smith in the lot in the rear of I
~ Elks' clubhouse, quickly overpoweri
aek him and holding the man until he v
und turned over to the police. Smith '
taken to the police station and tn
= is said to have admitted his part
the holdup and told the police
= name and where his companion co
O. be found. Detectives Kempski
Sutton went to the house, 1900 W