The Washington times., 1927-10-07
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WOODSTOCK, Va, Oct. IA
sermon for young men who travel
in ''bad company" especially when
the turtle dove sweetie" has been
found to be a lioness under her
feminine veneer, was delivered here
today by Cecil H. Wilson, Il, OF
SIS H st. n. W., Washington. when
he recited to Sheriff B. M. Borden,
of Shenandoah county, his story OF
the hold-up of the National Bank
of Mt. Jackson and the events
leading up to it.
Wilson was lodged in the county
Sail here yesterday. He was turned
over to Sheriff Borden at the Alex
andria jail yesterday by Justice OF
the Peace Arthur c.. Stickley, who
secured custody of the bandit from
thu Washington authorities who
held up a charge of embeZzling $3.50
from the Home Laundry against
him. He had surrendered to the
Washington police Tuesday.
The youth is facing Is years IN
fhe Virginia penitentiary.
If he Is able to assist The au-
thorities in experimenting his three
companions in the crime-kirby
Dellinger, Betty Wilson, and Helen
Blackwell. all of Westinghouse
may get off with lighter sentence.
The authorities believe his story.
They believe he is the victim OF
had companionship, but say this
will not help him.
Betty Wilson asked him to rob
the Home Laundry, where he was
employed, of the $500 which was
in the loffice safe a week before
the bank robbery occurred, he said.
This was the time he should have
parted company with her. he. de-
clared.
But love does strange things. to
The conscience.
When he found his turtle dove"
TO be a lioness, he said, he tried
TO stay away from her for four
days.
ION the Thursday before the
robbery" Wilson said, Betty and
her girl friend. Helen Blackwell,
and Kirby Dellinger came to me
at the Home Laundry and asked
me to drive to Niagara Falls with
them
Betty had a telegram which
said her mother was dead. With
out thinking. / got into the car
with them. / didn't even have a
hat on, had the company's
money in my pocket.
We went to. the Union Station
and got the grips. As we left Betty
showed me a gun and said she
would kill me If I went back on
them while on the trip. All three
had guns and I was afraid.
II hardly know what happened at
Mt. Jackson. except that the Black
well girl stayed outside and kept
me covered while Dellinger and
Betty went in the bank and came
oiit with the money. / don't know
how it was divided up as didn't get
any Of it,.
THE girls sure were couple of
tough babies. They were the cool
est ones in the party while the
robbery was going on and while
they We're searching for us.
We lived off a supply of sand
witches we bought before the rob
berry and we slept on the ground
at night. The girls left us while
we were still in the woods
We were working back toward
the Valley Pike all the time the
Searchers We're moving toward the
West Virginia line,
Dellinger procured a Ford and
he and drove right through Mt.
jackson and Woodstock on the way
back to Washington.
Dellinger left me in Washing
ton and said he was going to New
York. went to- Florida and tried
to set work In Miami, but jobs are
impossible to get there.
My money gave out and came
hack to Washington to answer the
charge OF taking the money from
the Home Laundry"
Wilson and any OF the other
three who may be caught in the
meanwhile will probably be tried
At the November term of court,
Sheriff Borden said Dellinger is
facing an additional charge of at.
tempted murder.