Show FOUR ARRESTED AS SUSPECTS IN INS INSI S SI 8 L LII L. ROBBERIES Two Brothers Quizzed in Connection With Store Holdup Four well dressed men detained in city jail Monday were grilled by as suspects in the r recent cent crime wave in this city in which 14 robberies have occurred netting about 1500 Two of the men brothers arrested Sunday night at East First South street we were e questioned in connection with the most recent stickup that of the Safe Skaggs-Safe- way store No 15 at 1458 South State street late Saturday The brothers who gave their names as T John ohn Freedland 28 and Thomas Freedland 23 were arrested by Detectives E. E J. J Blazzard A. A A. A Reese and W. W F. F Heninger Ex-Convict Ex Soldier Officers said that in the room oom occupied occupied occupied oc oc- oc- oc by the men was found a powerful powerful powerful pow pow- erful radio set which is capable of receiving all police short wave calls They were well dressed and drove an expensive automobile John Freedland told officers that he was an ex-convict ex from Leavenworth prison K Kansas and recently lived in Topeka Kan His brother claimed he was an enlisted soldier at the Presidio San Francisco now on a furlough The other two suspects Roy Gillispie Gillispie Gillis- Gillis pie 20 and Sam Bray 21 both of Denver were arrested Monday noon by Detectives J J. Ross Hunsaker and L. L B. B Gifford after they had trailed the men in their machine to First South and State streets On them was found 61 in large denomination bills a blackjack and skeleton keys Each was dressed in new clothes Gillespie said that he ie was a laborer and Bray stated he was a salesman Seven Se Gagged Five clerks and two customers were forced to lie on the floor bound with baling wire and gagged with adhesive tape when two armed men held up the Safeway Skaggs-Safeway store While the two men rifled three cash registers of an unascertained amount of money another bandit whom police believed to have been the leader served erye 1 s-as s asa a lookout man outside The robbery occurred at approximately approximately approximately 7 p. p m. m as the store was about to close The greater part of the days day's receipts from the grocery and meat departments was believed taken Homer S. S Tucker divisional manager manager manager man man- ager of the grocery chain said Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day that the robbery would not cause any loss to the store as it is insured He would not disclose the amount obtained D. D Sorensen 1470 South Main street store manager said Monday he ae did not know the amount stolen Holdup Thwarted At the same time detectives sought a robber who attempted to hold up W. W J. J Welch a bartender at atthe atthe atthe the Greendale inn East First South street early Sunday The Theman Theman Theman man Welch told police ordered a glass of beer deposited two nickels nickelson on the fountain and when Welch attempted to collect the money the theman theman theman man said the box He held his right hand in his pocket At that moment an assistant bartender entered the room and the bandit fled leaving his glass of beer The bartender was unable to supply a complete description of theman the theman theman man except to state that he was well dressed Police officials announced that the four men held will be fingerprinted and photographed with copies of each to be forwarded to Denver Los Angeles and San Diego Ca CaL authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au where bandits have committed committed com com- a series of robbers similar to o those reported here |