Tuckahoe Hat* Robbers Will Have Justice Meted Them Swiftly

•w« Gu»t»e* , . k« cursed witk wtar im 4*Fm~ ThU tW «•- turned tftw <U) »'ienjoo( rtiCh Mil *t U» 1 tx Coroner Ha<te. 0t.OM> tbe Court Hoore. The tor*04* Of Jfcnr ,in* S. Stewmrt, M4 «te 1 were Ho* W. Qv*r. K. a Bartajr, Mn Bitdorf. PMi 8. ~ ' H»arr T. Oftler. »U Of iWnlty.

TU rerdiet of tk* |BT k mu «u u tenemr. -w«. th« >wr ooBo* *» Dr. - - «c

PetUt.

Weller Laird wer* TucUhoe National 1 ounee of a prw—fttUUd ftoa. ind do tnd that «a tkn* of peraooa. Jamw IVttlt. QaataaQ Ajidenon and Waltor Laird aM muty of i L Tomlin and do lUi uld Jam* Pettit, j

(Urred With a

tbe proper aothorttk* to Krtas Uu accuaed to tha bar of Jaatfec «ith all peadbac «aaA. "We deal re to < appreciation of tha

efficient MPW 99 hen of the Now Jaraar State Pollce . the Sheriff of Cape May

the ftakaboe National vho wae ehot dnrto* the bank -» laat Friday momla*. *•**4 with the enormity of their t»a and tUec* with remoree, the th»e ytmthfnl banflta. Jam*. Pettit. 1»; OaaUT Aadenaa. 11. and Walter 1*1 rd. St, have been preyln* la their cell* at the County Ooort Hoaea for the recorary of ’he rlcUm W th

attitude, del whea amated on Friday and enalffaed at tha hearioc oa Saturday, ia boot oae of ahjaet dejection aad aort so much for tha

ahqdac oaa of the eouaty** - " " amm a from behind

Coort Ji

arrange for an early date for the trial- It JB expected that the trial sriB ha h*(i next week, although ffclte date hac yvt been fined. At a preliminary heeling, held at Coart Boom last Saturday, tha three yoothe entered plea, of guilty. The bearing wae condU*** hx Jarteh *£, tJTt Peace, John T. Byrne, of WUdht that time the charges simply for banditry and eaeaclt. with intact to kill, as Edwin I*.

hold-up. did net die until X.4S o'clock

« o! thu horrible crime." Th« firm witneae catted

Gandy, who had eetered the

H —ok during the ' “*

* u follow*:

Vrtday I went to make a deKnu l* t. » bank

Whai waa t

auwarad Tae.' aad as I **• aboot to step in tha t<o«»r I saw * mao who pofaied his at me > Vou get in hmw as aniek «s ^ un.' i turned aad anroamafi. Be poi: led his Nreieer at a- . aad J:?**? '*»'■ ~

bring* ahoct the arraignment of the lUthe for murder in the first degree. The prisoner*. James Pettit, It, of North Arlington. N. J.; Oo*Ut hadereoa. SO. of 6*1 PUmat Street, Arlington. K- J/ and Walter Laird. SS. iff m Elm street, Arlington N. J.. freely admitted *be*r guIH under the grilling;a' So.»re Byrne. The hearing -as held at 11 A. M.

The above picture we.

extreme left la OubUt Ando Hmp a. be escaped from the

gaardstthebaak

their escape; fired the abo

To the by U M. la Waller Laird, who it in testified stood pear east at the bandit*' car as they made James Pettit who

Cape May Pomt Road Appro'

to the State Highway Treotoa. oa Tamrtgy.' Laved they win he approved by /. BMe wifi at onee ha advar Used tor. aad tha work deae. Th animated coat of the nrojact to |»T. 2<5.*t. of which tha State will pay |S(.dM. The other principal barim board Wednesday wee the t of “ ‘ the Ainu

— , . „ The Shove are th# principal figure*

la the trial of the Tocknhoe Nstioonl ” IJU,U “""• nl It. H V KanSlf. >IW. 1.

Store Robber Admits The Job

CteAl]

Grand Jury Indids Youths

Only Fhre Witnesaea Called The grand Jury returned eeveo lr.diotmenU against James Pet til. Gustave Anderson aad Walter Laird, tha youthful bandits, who robbed the

Indictments war* returned by the lory headed by Clayton Haines Brick, of Ocean City, at l.tO o’cfcsa yesterday afternoon. Judge Bldredge pro led. T he indictments charge*. *'l alike. They are for murder in the first de- , robherr, laroanr carrying concealed deadly weapons on person and In motor car. carrying blackjack, enter! og with Intent to steal and atrocious assault. Judge Bldredge commended the Prosecutor aad tha grand JuiV for their prompt action. Only five ■ees ware called b> the They were Edward L. Rice, of the bank, who appeared with

County IhysteUn Jaffna Way. t George Bedding. Mrs. I and LUburn H. Haas. Tha boy* wars i_ Sheriff Redding, at SAfi P. M. in-

Accotnplke Hdd Under Bail OMMto.. «»■ o< li.1 stem of Warwick 4 Company, on Mechanic Street. Court House, on the night of March 4. The confession

la the county

• arrest hr Atiaatle Ctty, by Robert Warwick, proprietor of the shop. Champion stated that he had ui» coeeefully triad to borrow IS from Mr. Wawlck Just before he dosed hli A Inter in the evening he forced hit way into the building by prying the rear window. Ha gathered the stolen good,. In a hag which he procured for the purpose. Be completely stripped the Jewelry counter and took several

/ho do you Bro withT" "With step-father. Henry sy mother.” (Anderson's real name

iNeiaon.:

"Where do you work?” “I r at Du Post's, at Arlingf*.

foil. Mi buy m

by the State Department of Horticulture, and the planting tree, aad shrnha will he under the direction of the head of this State de-

Beak bandits. Top is County Judge “ - SUredge, who instructed

■ grand Jury, and who will

alt wltt Supreme Court Justice Latter C Campbell at the trial: below

ts County Prosecutor William H.

« the street aad

*•* neited, ts * *■ the car. khoot that t * te* toil..

r ~t aad got/teto s oar. 1 ^

you w«k before that?" -I wcrfced on «»y grandfather’s farm

Ha tpii*k- English without an has rather a plsaalng ap He woke frankly, hut did net try to ahiik hi. part la the crime. "Why did you try to pul’ tl.t* Job?” “We were all broke aad need-

fore T" "No, tor.” "Are you ao-a of that?" "No. I have never been arrested- This is

Good New* fur Hidden Name Fans

VTjrd was reerivAi nun

of Elections that WUdwood’a three wards had been divided into seven election districts, throe in the First

Ward, and two In each of the

and Third. Upper Township, alsohad been divided into two dMrtcCs. Bid* which had been asked for a fire-ton roud tractor, wars, by raaolu-

<Continued oa Page I)

Sea We Great Taken Over By Henry £. Bum* & Co.

Venlcatn Park, ha* been takas «

by Henry B- Burn* 4 Company, of Philadelphia, who are eooeen'.rating 1

;xnlxalion on the develop-

it of this tract. This aaetion to in the very center of Sea Me City and is only shout two block* from the boardwalk aad only one Mock from City Hall and the poatoffice. The public school to right on this tract. It to also within a stone's throw from

the Pennsylvania Railroad sfc he dtopok.Uoa of aU the ton.

which to expected in e ttort time.

003 of

the beidUta, and who will to o^e of tha fftato'a star witnetoea.

WiO Build New

Boardwalk

An AM Far

ArKertisius Coptmct

The Otty ( decided to nr*

tag from Storm to Bom Townsaad'e Inlet, at e i

nagotteting wltt the _ the tote for the building of

lows, which will enhance the value

of the surrounding piegmty.

Officials of Sen lal* City are took lag with favor upon the astsmfri development camps ton outlined by Henry B. Burns and J. Burns, the priaei- , member* of the i “■*

to build a board-

walk from Cedar Street to 1

Bofroney op-

DasM Totoon. Baa Isle City: Mark Adams, Ocean OC. *>••»*> krn ^‘' Capa May Court House; Harry Whitg. South Sea rill» Those who did not receive Uckri* ffunve at failure to notify us of .4*eg their asms* war# Mim Cara _ Corson. DenniwlISe, aad A. Bis |a;M Pacific Avenue, WL’twood.

Security Trust Company. Capa May City, where they will earn you « per oaat. Interest la the savings doit. Ton will than ha building

nek. —l»-lt-edv.

for th* purpose. He sUtod that ha had o objection to laying streets hare, but, he would not until he had obtained a crossing over the Pennsylvania Railroad at Storm

a man are never eettofisd u

I City

I to have the Public Service Commtoforo* the railroad to pi (Continued oa Pag* •)

MS. He borrowed a bicycle belonging to H. Tobe, n baker employ ed by R. Elmer, at Court House, and took tha goods to Atlantic City where ha dlegneod of them.

peered with a bicycle. Later he learned that Russell Weatherby,

Chatrpton's heme for his clothe*. Weatherby'* fatter Uvea at Dias Creek. Mr. Warwick learned that hto son was staying In Atlantic

City.

Mr. Warwick went to Atlantic City aad after seeching through many disreputable colored houses discovered Champion. and caused his arrest search of the room he occupied, with a colored companion, revealed one of the watches that had been stolen. Hto companion had forgotten to take It with her. Hto companion, 1 Breen, was questioned, but denied say knowledge of the stolen goods. George Brethwalte, colored, ti aga of the proprietor of the boo where Champion lodged, was arrested as an accomplice. He was charged with receiving stolen good*. They were held under 12,600 ball by Squire Byrne la hto cosfesalon Champion admit told that he made arrangements with Brethwalte. or Charcoal Billy, as be to known, to dispose of th* good*. Bald Duortcrty Hook County Detective* Unfreed and Higbee. assisted by State Trooper Bishop, raided a disorderly house Banks Street, on the Cape May West de, 1st* Saturday night. Three colored inmates, Virginia Jaakaon. 22; Blanche Lee, 24. and 22. were given 60 by Squire Byrne aad fined 911.66. About a dosen sailors wars discovered in the place. They were earned to seek batter

i hto knees and Mi down hto cheeks. At tha time whs* the Sheriff informed them Laird had Just finished writing a latter to hto mother. Mrs. J. Laird, thanking her for the letter she had written to him. tatad that they were In very apirite before -the oommunlcalad been received, hut it cheered up. He stated that Gas( Anri) was'gUd to hear that hto mother and father were going to stick by him. Imlrd also asked bow his father felt Sheriff Redding took all tha belts and neokttee from the prisoners to prevent any attempt at suicide. A constant guard was placed near the cell so the boys could not attar^pt any violence. Anderson waa speechless. He waa unable to gaap x sound. Hto face 1 a deathly police, in rein the Sheriff’s Inquiry the boys stated that they had not learned of Mr. Tomlin's condition. Sheriff Redding Inquired as to whether they could procure counsel. Laird to represented by former Senator Lewis T. Stevens. Anderson manstate that he thought hto people would procure a lawyer for him. Pettit stated that be did not

tow.

Pettit stated if anyone ever thought of such a deed he would tell them not to try It. He said, “If I ever get another chance I will go straight." The trial will probably he held at Court House on April 14. the opening day of the April term of Court, under direction at Supreme Court Justice Luther A. Campbell. > The Grand Jury » The grand Jury which returned the murder Indictment waa composed of the following: Foreman, Clayton Haines Brick. Ocean City; I. H. Eldredge, Cape May City: Herman Diamond, Sea Ule (Continued on Page Five)

Imy your foundation with * first

?«rit «

rlty 1

pan>, C*K May City, and keep adding to the pile, and your foundation win soon oe solid. The Trust Company helps you by adding 4 per cent, interest to such savings accounts.

—16-lt-adv.

Betel Ballard. Eighth Stmt aad Oaatrsl Avenue, Ocean ““ 21 Good 14 sals (anytime) 1-1 yr-

MATINEE EAILT !:M

SeeC.-y. Mar. **— A BREATH OF SCANDAL With aa all-etar east, toetodloa Betty Blythe. Loo TeOegen

Tueadey, I Dew THE CHECHAHCOE

WHITE SHEEP

Friday, Mar. n— LOCKED DOORS Betty Common. Theo. Robert*. Kathlyc Williams Franklyn Faroiun In •reweter. No. 10