James McLester, the young man who is the father of the little child that came so near being blown to death in the dynamiting of the Broadaway home several days ago, turned bandit Tuesday afternoon, held up Mr. O.C. Bowers, secured $8 and rode into town.
Tuesday morning he rented a Ford car from the Manous jitney station, drove 100 miles or more, and upon returning into Albemarle just west of town, he passed a wagon driven by Mr. Bowers. He concealed himself in the bushes nearby, placed a handkerchief over his face, and held of Mr. Bowers at the point of a pistol.
McLester came into Albemarle shortly after 3 o’clock, paid $8 and three $1 bills, all currency. This exactly corresponds with the money taken from Bowers. A young man working in the field near the hold-up recognized the Ford car driven by McLester, it having one large hub cap. This pointed to McLester as the guilty party, and Officers Vance Lowder and Crisco arrested the young fellow about 5 o’clock, at the Southbound railway station. He is being held in jail for preliminary hearing Monday at the recorder’s court.
From the front page of The Albemarle Press, Thursday, Oct. 8, 1925
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The story about the dynamiting of the Broadway home can be read at:
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