San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-12
RANGERS
MAY CLEAR
ROBBERY
Arrest Three and Seek An
other in San Marcos !
Bank Case. !,
PART OF LOOT FOUND
Recover Some Of the $42,.-
600 Taken From =
Bank. 4
ARMY AIDED OFFICERS,
Men Accused Either Sol.
| diers or Former
Soldiers. (
PART OF LOOT FOUND
ARMY AIDED OFFICERS.

Three men, charged iy complaint az
san Marcos with having staged the
robbery of the State Bank and Trust
Company the night of January 4.-wher
S42,000 was secured, were arrested i'm
San Antonio Saturday morning by
state rangers and are now held i'm
custody. Officers are after a fourth
man and expect his arrest within a
few hours.
The arrests were made by Can't. B.
c. Baldwin and Capt. Frank Hamer..
who with Adjutant General Thomas
ID. Barton filed the complaints at
San Marcos Friday midnight. Two
of the men are held at the ranger
headquarters on Garden street for
questioning while third is held "a
custody by military authorities at
Kelly Field.
All four men who are charged with
having participated in the robbery,
according TO Captain Baldwin are sol
diers. one. however. having recently
purchased his discharge from the
army. Captain Baldwin Saturday de-
clared he had a part of the money
taken from the bank and also other
evidence which he believes will prove
positively that the men pulled the
job
Those Under Arrest.
The men against whom complaints
were filed are Elro Smith. Mack w.
Fouse and Berry Clark. Fouse was
born at Round Rock. Tex. but later
removed TO San Marcos. Clark. Cap
tain Baldwin said. is an Austin boy.
The name of the fourth man has been
withheld, pending his arrest.
The arrests Saturday. according Ia
General Barton and Captain Bald
win are the result of two months'
hard work on the part of the rangers.
the military authorities and Sheriff
Allen at San Marcos. Excellent work
was done both by the military authors
ties. the ranger chiefs said, aud also
by Sheriff Allen.
Claim Men In San Marcos.
According to Captain Baldwin, the :
four soldiers were very chummy. The
Rangers got "tip' on the four men
and careful investigation disclosed the
fact that they had been seen in cer-
tain make of car near San Marcos
on the night of the robbery, about
10 80. Further following of the clew
led Captain Baldwin TO place where
the men had purchased certain tools.
Captain Baldwin said he knows where
the men procured the saws and climb
ers. with which the telephone wire
cutting was done.
One of the men, Captain Baldwin
said, has made certain admissions TO
him Saturday morning which will
lead TO further developments in the
case. Captain Baldwin in addition
to ascertaining where the burglars,
tools were purchased. has recovered
clothing and shoes which he believes
were worn by the men on the night
Of the robbery.
Guarded Against Leaks.
Great care was exercised by the
Rangers to prevent any ~leaks" and
any possibility that the men might
get "wise" and escape. Although they
have been under surveillance for
some time. the Ranger captain met
General Barton and Capt. Frank Ha-
mer at San Marcos Friday midnight.
without letting anyone know where
he was going. Meeting there. the
three filed charges and swore the San
Marcos officers to secrecy.
Arriving in San Antonio shortly
after q O'Clock Saturday morning. Cap
tain Baldwin issued his orders and
soon the two men we're in Ranger
headquarters. The third is held nc
Kelly Field where he is charged with
an infraetion of military law and VIII
be turned over TO the Rangers later.
Members Of Signal Corps.
All of the soldiers, Captain Baldwin
said. were members Of the Signal
Cops.
The Rangers. early in their invtstl-
cation. had sought out men in TINS
line of work in an effort 10 lay their
hands on the criminals. IL was SHOWN
from the character Of the Job OF hne
cutting that expert linemen bad work
cd and this theory fitted in with the
fact that the Signal Corps men had
heen seen near the scene of the crime