Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13
Trail OF BurgIaries Ends
For Former Local Resident
19-Year-Old Youth
Admits Long List
OF Recent Crimes

Carl Castle, 19-year-old former
resident of Madison County, ar
rested Saturday by Madison Coun-
ty Deputy Sheriff Robert Allison,
admitted to the authorities that
he had burglarized a ChilHcothe
restaurant of $50 earlier in the
day.
The known Operations" of
Castle preceding his apprehension,
show quite a trail of misdemean-
ors, according to the deputy's re-
port.
Formerly a parolee from Pen
nsylvania to Ohio authorities, he
is said to have violated his parole
and gone to Florida. There he
was charged with, and signed a
confession, that he committed an
armed robbery in Orlando early
in May; escaped Florida authori-
ties and returned to Ohio, the
deputy stated.
Continuing his report, Deputy
Allison said that Castle returned
to Madison County on May 9, and
during his stay, broke into and
entered the Deercreek Township
School at Lafayette. Saturday
afternoon when interviewed by
Allison, he admitted to the break
ing and entering of the school and
taking $500 of the S450O that
was reported missing from school
funds. He denied to the deputy
that he had taken the entire
amount.
In his run around" Castle had
left Madison County and gone to
visit relatives in Kentucky, taking
with him a 17-year-old girl from
Fairborn, Ohio. whom he pawned
off as his wife, the report stated.
On June 20 when Kentucky State
Police attempted to arrest him
near Louisa, Kentucky, for traf-
fic violation, he and his 17-year-
old girl friend" jumped from the
car; Castle escaped, but the girl
was apprehended, taken back to
Louisa where she was held in Jail
for two days and then released to
her mother from Fairborn, the
deputy said. Castle is said to have
returned to Fairborn Wednesday
and taken the girl with him.
In the meantime Deputy Allison
was tipped off that Castle was in
Columbus Friday night, and inn
mediately relayed the information
to Franklin County Sheriff.
He was captured on the run,
according to the report, near
Souder and Campbell Avenues,
Columbus, by Franklin County
Sheriff's Deputies Don Gruber
and Jim Richardson. During Sat-
urday's questioning, Castle is said
to have admitted to Sheriff's Ser
geants Robert Neds and James
p Potts, that he had committed. the
Chillicothe robbery after two
rolls of nickles were found in his
clothing.
A pickup order had also been
issued by Franklin County author
tiles for Castles arrest, since he
was thought to fit the description
of the man who recently robbed
the Graceland office of the North
High Savings and Loan Company
at 5O45 North High Street, Co
lumbus, of $1,000.
William L. McGohan, of Weis-
heimer Road, Columbus, formerly
of London, is secretary-treasurer
of the North High Savings and
Loan Company, which has its
headquarters at Fifth and High
Streets, Columbus. The Graceland
office operates under his supervis-
ion, but he was at the downtown
office when the robbery occurred.
Mr.. McGohan, whose wife is the
former Connie Ann Converse, is
the Son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry B. Converse, of Middle
town, formerly of London.
Deputy Sheriff Allison stated
Monday that it had not been es-
tablished that Castle was respon-
sible for the Columbus job. He
said that as soon as Franklin
County authorities were through
with him, Castle would be releas-
ed to Deputy Allison and returned
to Madison County Jail to face
charges of breaking and entering.
DoNALDSONS
HAVE SON
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Donald
son, of London, announce the
birth of a son at Mt. Carmel Hos
pital, Wednesday, July 7.
WATER OFF THURSDAY