Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-31

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fiabbergasted. Amazed at Lam
dis proposal to put the money
into the metal tool box and bury
it on the farm, Mr.. Grant remon-
strated, reminded his son-in-law
Of the consequences.
what If we are caught?'
Lands rejoined. well serve q
few years, and then Wen be out
again and the money will be ours.
Wen split 1t three ways"
Gun Wins Acceptance.
Mr.. Grant stoutly shook his
head. but Giles was impatient,
rammed q gun into the older
mans stomach. Frightened and
bewildered, the butler acquiesced
ITO get rid Of. them" and blindly
accept a $500 "tip" thrust into
his hand. He shakily thrust the
money into two socks.
When they were gone. Mr.,
Grant went to bed. But sleep
was not his that night. He
looked into the box again-tosSed
under q Christmas tree - and
counted 4.405 new $40 bills, most
Of them done up in little pack
ages Of 100 each. And there was
lot Of loose change, too. q
mighty lot Of money.
For hours Mr.. Grant wrestled
with the realization that his
daughter might become involved
II he called police. But, as much
as he loved his daughter. he
went to a neighbours home at
$50 am. and called a Virginia
State policeman known to him.
1.-The truth is right. the truth
is right" the butler repeated
reassuringly to himself.
Trooper s. s. Secrist at first
wasn't impressed by the sleep
disturbing call, but finally he
agreed to go to the Phillips farm
with his partner. Trooper v. H.
Hickman. What they found
broke the case wide open.
Within an hour the loot was
removed to the Centreville sub
station, Secret Service agents
converged. and 1t then was
merely a race to get lands and
Giles before they escaped.
They didn't run. Lands. not
knowing his father in law had
blown the whistle. reported for
work and meekly gave up. Mrs.
Lands was arrested in her apart
ment about 2 pm, and later
in the afternoon Giles was
picked up at his place.
Spectators who saw Mr.. and
Mrs. Lands transferred from
the Treasury Building to their
arraignment were impressed by
their good looks and sharp
clothing. United States Commits
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence was
not. Calling it a crime that
strikes at the very heart of
our monetary system" he de-
manded heavy bail.
Some of Loot Still Missing.
Counting noses and money,
Secret Service agents found they
were still short on each. Part
of the money shortage was
solved when Lands directed
agents to the engraving bureaus
fifth floor. Under a loading plat
form in a dark corner, they
found Is unbroken packs of sos.
or $4,000. But with the case
now a month old. the outstand-
ing mystery revolves around
approximately $4,000 of the
original loot still missing.
AS for the noses. they began
appearing the day after the ini-
tial arrests. Miss Chase was
arrested and word got out that
Nelson and Patterson were want
ed-for assault and battery.
The latter angle involved the
complaint of George F. blue
Heaven) Blake that Nelson and
Patterson worked him over on
the mistaken belief he had in
formed police of their money
spending spree. Also that Patter-
son had been seen in Maryland
beer gardens lighting cigars with
$40 bills.
To attest to his plant. Mr..
Blake exhibited a battered
physiognomy. Police issued a
lookout for the men. arrested
Nelson at his home and waited
the next day until Patterson
weaved into the 18th precinct
station and laconically asked:
Are you looking for me?" The
half-pint of whisky gulped just
previously had rendered him
unfit for immediate interview.
Nelson was fould guilty of
assaulting Mr.. Blake and SEN
fenced to a Jail term to which
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