Three White Men Rob E.D. Steele at Gunpoint Nov. 27, 1925

High Point Man Is Held Up and Robbed. . . Is Waylaid by Three White Men on His Way Home at Night

High Point, Nov. 27—Three white men last night held up E.D. Steele, prominent High Point citizen, and robbed him of $550 in cash.

The robbery occurred in front of Mr. Steele’s residence on East Washington street two blocks from the downtown business district, while Mr. Steele was returning home.

One of the men is said to have placed a revolver against Mr. Steele’s chest and commanded him to throw up his hands. Another reached his hand in Mr. Steele’s pocket and took out the money. The trio escaped down Steele street, and Mr. Steele hurried into the house to notify the police.

Plain clothes men answered a call at once and conducted a search, but no arrests have been made. Mr. Steele said he believed he could identify the man who held the revolver. Police are of the opinion that the robbery was committed by High Point men who knew Mr. Steele had the money in his pocket.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Nov. 28, 1925

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