The Washington times., 1934-02-12
BIC SUM FOUND.
IN APARTMENT
BARES TALE
Banghart, Seized in Baltimore
With Three Others, Faces
Trial in Factor Case

BALTIMORE, Feb. IL G.N.SJ.
Basil H. Banghart, western des-
perado and suspected kidnaper,
captured here yesterday after Gov
ernment agents had trailed him
for months, admitted today, the
police claimed. he was "impli-
Gated" in the 100000 mail truck
holdup at Charlotte, N. c., last
November Is.
Capt. John H. Mintiens, chief
OF Baltimore detectives, said Bang
hart made this admission when
asked to account for the $15,0 900
found in his apartments here and
on his three captured companions
two Of whom are women. Min
items said:
81 asked him to explain how
such q large sum came into
their possession, and he told me
that he was implicated in the
mail truck h0ldup and $4,000
was his share of the stolen
money"
Had Two Apartments
Banghart had only two dollars
In his pocket when police cap
tured him in front of a fashion.
able apartment house where he
and his associates had two apart
ments-one Of the third floor and
the other on the seventh.
Banghart is under indictment
In Chicago for the kidnapping Of
John (Jake the Barber) Factor
and has been described by Gov.
ernment agents as member Of
Chicago'S Terrible Touhy gang" "
Captured with the desperate
were Isaac CoStner, who the agents
are trying to identify as the man
who held a machine gun in the
mail truck robbery, and Jessie
Toughy and May Stewart. The lat
ter occupied one Of the apart
ments with Banghart under the
names of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Stew
art.
Yields Small Arsenal
Their apartments yielded a
small arsenal of two machine
guns, high-powered rifles and vari-
Gus types of pistols and ammuni-
ton. Concealed in a satchel in the
room was $12,50O in small bills.
Jessie Toughy had $3.50 in her
purse and Costner had 81, ,486.
Several multilated $40 bills also
were found and these, with the
other money, were being checked
by the Government agents to see
If they were part Of the ransom in
the Factor or in other kidnapings.
The Charlotte mail truck was
held up by four men using two
stolen automobiles and two ma
chine guns. More than 100000
in currency and registered mail
were stolen.
Department Of Justice agents
said their investigation disclosed
that Banghart and Charles Qce
Wagon Connors rented an apart
ment in Charlotte on September
23, 1888. Banghart used the name
of L. j. Rogers and was accom-
panied by woman about %,
who posed as Mrs. Rogers"
Connors and Ludwig (Dutch)
ShultZ, alias Schmidt. other as
sociates of Banghart, are said to
be in Baltimore now. All during
the night the police and corps
Of Federal agents stood guard at
hotels, apa-' -'tment houses. rail-
road and bus stations and steam
ship docks, ready to arrest the
pair if they attempted to leave
the city.
Shot Way From Jail
Banghart has a long criminal
record, dating back to January 8,
1926, when he was charged with
grand larceny in Detroit.
Government agents believed he
became associated with The TouhyS
following his escape March 81,
1882, from the South Bend Gnd.)
Jail by shooting the jailor through
the arm. He wae being held on
q charge of robbery while ar ned,
but since his escape the police
there placed another charge of
attempted murder against him.