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agent from Washington, D. c.,
testified that the gold and silver
filings found on gloves in the sus-
poets car were similar" in COM
position to the gold and silver
filing found in the store.
Three police officers from New
Philadelphia testified that they
apprehended the defendant and
his two associates in New Phila-
delphia on the morning after the
Caldwell robbery.
The prosecutions questioning
provided the means for the Off
GERS to relate the sequence of
events which occurred from the
time the defendant was booked
as suspect until he was charged
as an accomplice in the Caldwell
jewelry store robbery.
The officers told of finding
box of stolen jewelry in
nearby parking lot only a short
distance from the defendants
parked automobile.
5, The testimony of William Lor-
enz, a factory employee, substan-
tiated the report of the New
Philadelphia police. Lorenz said
when he was going to work he
saw the defendants car at New
Philadelphia between the hours
of 1900 and 100 p. m.
1t is believed the iewelry store
was broken into and robbed
around 800 a. m. on Nov. 80.
The defendants attorneys, Fred
Garmone of Cleveland, and L. c.
Young of Caldwell presented two
alibi witnesses.
The defendants wife testified
that on the night before the Hen
cry robbery, both retired at about
800 o'clock.
David Heron, of Cleveland,
said on the witness stand he saw
the defendant in Cleveland be-
tween 800 and 400 o'clock in the
morning on the day which the
Henery robbery was staged.
1t was established at the trial
that no fingerprints were evident
on the jeWelry or on any part of
the stores property. Police report
ed they found hand gloves in the
defendants car.
Jurors seated for the trial were:
Wayne Archer, foreman, Cald-
we'll; Mrs. William Fleming, Cald-
we'll; Bill Semon, Caldwell; Dale
Hedge, Brookficld township; Mrs
Nellie Powell, Batesville;
Ward McVicker, Marion town
ship; r. F. Yost, Marion township;
Ray Baker, Elk township; Wilbur
Archer, Marion township; Harold
Clark, Marion township; Mrs
Capitola Love, Caldwell; and Mrs
Charles Davis, Caldwell.
After deliberating for more
than two and one-half hours
Judge Archer polled the jury for
a decision Members of the jury
reported that a deadlock appear
ed imminent and an agreement
looked hopeless. Immediately
following this report Judge Arch
er discharged the jury.
| Prosecutor Fred Fox stated to.
day that he had not reached de
ciSion on the actual disposition o.
the SWyers case.
1t will be remembered that the
county grand jury returned three
indictments against all three sus-
poets held in connection with the
Henery robbery which occurred
on Saturday morning, Nov. 80.
Indicted by the grand jury with
| Swyers were Robert Archambault
and Isadore Oddo, all of Cleve
a n d. Indictments returned
against the three by the granc
| jury were for breaking and enter.
ing, grand larceny, and receiving
stolen property.
The three men are at liberty
after each furnished bond set a
$4,000
Prosecutor Fox stated today the
disposition Of the Swycrs case
would determine the proceeding;
to be followed in trying to estab
lish the guilt of the two alleged
accomplices in the Henery rob
berry.
Henery's recovered all the stol
en- jeWelry, w h C h included
watches and rings. The amour
of the loot was estimated to b.
around $4,000.