The Nome nugget., 1942-05-25
Modern Dr. JekylI And Mir. Hyde
 Wanted By FBI For Many Crimes

WASHINGTON May 21 - Carl Straka modern counterpart of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. He is known to have committed at least 57 burglaries in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and he has long criminal record a robber and automobile thief.
 Carl Straka was born in Austria-Hungary. He came to this country a young boy with his parents and settled in Steubenville Ohio There no record that he has ever become citizen of the United States
 About 1921 he became associated with booteggers in SteubenVile and began his long chain of criminal activities After number of arerStS and serving time activities After number of arrests and serving time the jail at Cambridge, Ohio, August 31, 1883, and proceeded to Bellare, Ohio where he settled down and obtained employment as salesman for an cleo trca shop under the name of George GreSchner Here he was looked upon as respectable businessman, as- sociated only with the best people, kept steady com pany with a girl from good family, and was well liked by all who knew him.
 While living as reputable citizen at Beaire, Ohio during the day Straka would steal the river to Wheeling, West Virginia at night where he led band of thieves who responsible for at least forty bur- gares in that city.
 Mr. GreSchner the respectable citizen of Bellaire Ohio was not suspected, although the Wheeling, West Virginia Police Department was looking for notor- ious Carl Sraka as a logical suspect in connection with these burglaries
 In the early morning hours of October g. 1887 Straka and his gang after footing baking company in Wheel ing, fled the of the crime in an automobile be-
 
 Several hours later Straka sitting in parked automobile with of his accompliceS when officers of the Belaire, Ohio, Police Department approached Although his accompice was arrested, Straka managed to escape. It not until this time that Straka identified as being identical with businessman Gresch ner
 Indicted In November, 1887
 On November IT, 1937 an indictment charging Stra- ka with violation of National Motor Vehicle Theft Act returned by the Federal Grand Jury at ElkinS, West Virginia and since that time he has been Fed era fugitive
 Investigation has established that Straka hid out in shack about miles from Bellare Ohio, during the summer of 1888 It is known that from October, 1888 to March 1939 Straka lived at Warrington West Virginia. On March, 1889, law enforcement of fcers close in the house where he staying in Warrington but Straka successful in etfecting his escape although the other occupants apprehended From about December l. 194O, to January IT, 1941, Straka is known to have lived with several confeder ates in farmhouse near Florence Pennsylvania
 From June, 1940 to January, 1941, Straka partic- paed in least IF burga in the states of West Vr gina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
 On the night of January 12 1941, Straka had his most recent encounter with law enforcement officers BurgettstoWn, Pennsylvania On this occasion three police officers observed Straka and another in- diVidua removing license plates from automobile. When they approached the two men, Straka fired four wild shots and took to a nearby field thereby making clean getaway. His companion, fugitive from the jail at Hancock West Virginia, captured
 Carl Straka brags to his hoodum friends that he is notorious character" He is considered very treach- and has instructed his accomplices to shoot it out although he has usually preferred to run from law enforcement officers It is reported that he seldom sleeps at night preferrng to sleep in the day and al ways with .45 caliber automatic under his pillow He is known to spend considerable time practicing with firearms and information has been received that Straka carries bottle of nitro-glycerin his person with which he intends to blow himself to pieces before Sub mtting to apprehension.
 Reads Almost Continuously
 Straka reads almost continuously His favorite lit eraure consists of detective stories although he habit ually reads several well known weekly magazines
 During his career of crime, Straka has used many aliases, among them being: Robert Gaterill George Greschner Paul Holett, George Morris, Joseph Ran