Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
SMYRNA EXCITED BY HOLD-UP
AT ENNIS { DEAEYNE'S GARAGE
FRANK WOOLEYHAND AND EU-
GENE DAVID WERE COVERED"
Bandits Take $40 From the Cash Reg
lister of Boulevard Garage; Search
WOOleyhand and David and Escape

Bandits Take $40 From the CaSh Reg-
lister of Boulevard Garage; Search
WOOleyhand and David and Escape
Walking into the garage of Ennis
and Deakyne at Boulevard and Com
merce streets, Smyrna, about ten min
utes to three o'clock Saturday morn
ing two men who were so effectively
masked that it was impossible to tell
whether they were white or colored,
held up Frank Woleyhand, the night
attendant, and Eugene David, boy
who was asleep in the place at the
time, stole $40 from the cash register,
searched Wooleyhand and David, but
secured nothing of value, and then
fled. Highway officers King and Con
rad were on the scene a short time af-
ter the robbery, but no clues were
found that would lead to the Identity
of the bandits. A short time after
the robbery Officers King and Conrad
took into custody Oakley Potts, color
ed, who has such a light complexion
that he could easily pass for white
man. He is in Dover Jail pending an
investigation. He was taken before
Wooleyhand, who declared he was one
Of the highwaymen, establishing his
identity by the clothing he wore.
Potts lives in Smyrna. On January
5, 1927, he pleaded guilty in Kent
county court to a charge Of assault
and battery and was sentenced to nine
months in the workhouse, being re
leased last October The identity Of
the second man is said to be known to
the police and while they are search
/ ING for him no clues have ben found
/ to his present whereabouts. 5. Cread-
\ lex Ennis and Lee H. Deakyne, trad
Y ing under the firm name Of Ennis 4
I Deakne, have two garages IN Smyrna,
4 one on North Main street and one on
the boulevard at Commerce street.
4 The latter is also a service and supply
station and is open all night. Woley-
hand is the man in charge at night.
Saturday morning shortly before 2
o'clock he was sitting in the office and
Eugene David was asleep on q cot
nearby.
Hold Up Made Without Warning
Wooleyhand heard someone walking
outside, but before ne could leave his
chair to investigate, two men walked
into the office. Each had revolver
in HI hand and they leveled the weap-
ons at Woleyhand and ordered hin
not to make any outcry or they woulc
kill him. While one Of the men helC
a revolver at Woleyhand's head tht
other man went to the cash register
and opened it. There was $40 in tn
drawer at the time and all Of this wa
taken, the highwayman dumping tn
cash into his pockets. Then he joinet
his companion and while WoleyhanC
was kept covered with the revolve
the other man searched his pocket
but found nothing of value. One 2
the robbers then went to the cot an
told David to get up SO he could b
searched. The boy, sleepyheaded whei
aroused from his slumbers, did not a
i. first understand what was going d
and remained on the cot. The bandi
fired shot from the revolver he hel
, and this brought the boy to his feet i
, one bound. He was searched but moth
! ing was found in his possession.
Made Their Escape Without Clue
E Pointing their revolvers at Wooley
: hand and David the bandits ordere
them to walk into the machine sho
E at the rear of the station. They obey
< ed and after the door had been close
1 but not locked the two men fled fror
the place and no trace of them ha
been found since. Wooleyhand in
[ mediately telephoned to Mr.Ennis wh
notified the highway police at the d.
j yer station. officers King and Coz
rad were rushed to the garage bI
d could not find the highwaymen. Ths
j the bandits came to the garage c
: foot and made their getaway in tt
e same manner is the opinion of Woo
h eyhand for he said he heard no moi
IS until they walked into the office ar
d he did not hear a motor before or a
! ter the robbery. Each man wore
v mask over his face. These covering
le were of some black material and con
,e pIetely hid their features. Their hans
% were bare and Wooleyhand said the
in appeared yellow or very dirty and
It did not know whether the bandi
Q. were white or black. In the eXcit
,e ment he was unable to determine t
h. color of their skin from what he cou
,e see under the masks.