NEWSPAPERS: TRAVELING MAN REPORTED BEATEN:  The Daily Courier, Thursday, 
February
20, 1919
Connellsville, PA, Fayette Co PA
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TRAVELING MAN REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BEATEN AND ROBBED IN ALLEY

Apparently unchecked, robbers continue to ply their trade in the city.
Several more robberies were reported during the night.  The situation
has reached a stage where there is an insistent demand that there be a
genuine cleanup by the mayor and the police.  The police claim the
number of officers is inadequate to cope with the situation.  If this be
the case, it is for that the major should take prompt action to see that
the force is augmented and the people given proper protection.  H. L.
Stewart, and oil stove salesman, whose home is in Pittsburg, is reported
to have been beaten and robbed early this morning in Orchard alley just
off Pittsburg street.  It is said two highwaymen got away with about
$40.  Stewart refused to see the police, preferring to remain in bed and
the officers have dropped the case.  The cries of pain let out by
Stewart when he was attacked by the men who chased him into Orchard
alley attracted much attention in that neighborhood.  He was taken to a
hotel and given attention.  John Rogers, a messenger, was robbed last
night about 7:20 o'clock of merchandise valued at $80, in front of the
Empire Novelty company's store.  Rogers had just gotten off the
Pennsylvania train and had left his case outside of the store while he
took a package inside.  His case contained some photographer's lenses
for Ralph C. Ward, five boxes of strawberries for E. C. Rose and other
merchandise, and Rogers took guns and started out in pursuit of the
thieves but no trace of them could be found.  Ernest Miller's
10-year-old daughter laid a pocketbook containing about $1.75 on a
counter of a Crawford Avenue store yesterday afternoon.  Two young men
who were standing at the counter at the time picked up the pocketbook
and walked out of the store.  No arrests have been made.  Charged with
being implicated in the robbery of the safe of J. L. Stader several
weeks ago, Charles (Petey) Oakes was arrested last night and is being
held for investigation.  The discovery of two gold watches which were
stolen from the Stader office led to the arrest.  Oakes denies that he
had anything to do with the robbery, saying he had ben keeping the
watches for "another fellow."  A total of $161 was found on him which he
declares is his own.  A gold dollar and three, smaller gold pieces were
also found on Oakes.  In addition to two gold watches, there was also
taken from the Stader safe $750 in Liberty bonds, some gold money, a
gold watch chain and a silver watch chain.  A large diamond in one of
the recovered watches had been removed.