Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-30
BROKE MANACLES
FOR THE SHERIFF
New Market Men Who Stole Car Are
Captared In Wilmington
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Rice Burkholder and Frank Coz
Ter Of New Market are in the Shen-
andoah County jail, charged with a
series of robberies in that town
which led to their apprehension in
Wilmington, Del, on Tuesday.
Neither Of the boys have reached
the age of 81, but both of them, if
the crimes with which they are
charged be true. are seasoned in
waywardness.
Their arrest in Wilmington came
after general notice had been sent
out about the theft of a car, and
Burkholder has relatives in the Del
aware city whic HE'D to the belief
aware city which led to the belief
way.
While Sheriff Borden was bring
ing the prisoners back to Woodstock,
both of whom were handcuffed and
on the rear seat of the automobile.
they got hold of a piece of auto
spring and Embossed their shackles.
The Sheriff discovered it at Freder-
lex, Nd.
Sheriff Luther Pannett of Winches-
ter was Joined by Sheriff B. M. Bor-
den of Shenandoah County at Wood
stock Monday and the officers went
to New Market to investigate several
robberies committed on Sunday
night, and which created consider
able excitement in the town.
Sheriff Pannett had with him one
of his famous bloodhounds, which
he has used successfully on many oc-
casions in running down criminals.
The New Market crimes consisted
in breaking in a number of boxes
in the postofice and stealing there
from valuable mail
In addition to this they broke into
the New Market Motor Company
some time Sunday night and then
escaped in an automobile removed
from the private garage of Rev. w.
A. Graves, a local minister.
A small quantity of cash was TAX
en- from the cash register of the mo-
tor company and the personal effects
of tourist whose machine was
stored in the structure removed. En-
ta'assce to the building was gained by
smashing rear window.
Theft of the machine from the
Rev. Graves garage was not discov-
cred until the bloodhound of Sheriff
Pannett was put on the trail by To-
cal officers. The hound followed the
trail down Main Street to Rev.
Graves garage, where it was found
that the automobile was missing.
The automobile, a Ford roadster.
1925 model with wire wheels and
balloon tires, belonged to a relative
of the minister, who is visiting in
New Market The machine had lock-
type steering wheel.
Since the discovery of the robber-
les, officers have been on the look
out for two New Market men who
have been missing since Sunday
night. These men are out on bail.
pending trial in Shenandoah Circuit
Court on charges of breaking into
Fultz & Fultz's store some time ago.
kilograms received Wednesday by
Sheriff Borden and Rev. Graves an
nounce the arrest in Wilmington Del
aware of Rice Burkholder and Frank
Kosler, New Market youths, by the
Delaware State Police and the pair
are being held at Wilmington for the
Shenandoah officers.
Since receiving the message. Sher-
III Borden, Rev. Graves and John 2.
Zirkle, secretary of the New Market
Motor Company, left for Wilmington
to claim the property Sheriff Bor-
den was armed with warrants issued
by Magistrate F. H. Merehead for the
arrest of Burkholder and Koser.