Show four are landed in federal jail by curious gat cat escapes and charges of auto thefts make up big day in this town HAPEVILLE GA an ex G I 1 with judo training a curious cat a sick judge plus a posse of 76 men landed two youths and two girls be fore a U S commissioner on na lional auto theft charges after the two men had escaped jail ail by over powering a policeman the whole business left this peace tul ful little city on atlanta s southern outskirts gasping with surprise and concluded only when the FBI rushed the four off for arraignment where they were bound over for a federal grand jury the four were docketed as billy james manis 20 of hazard ky joseph burr fine 20 of greenville ohio zeima zelma beasley 18 and gloria bennett 18 both of jacksonville fla the men were held in heu hen of 7 bond each and the girls for 2 each how it started it all began when hen police capt J P dunn noticed two cars laden with costly furs and coats and or dered the occupants held for invest gation that afternoon police chief george pierson jr called in the FBI while being prepared tor for transfer to FBI custody one of the prisoners seized a policeman s pis tol treed freed his lus companion and fled leaving the girls behind the escapees escapee ran toward the house occupied by judge quincy arnold as police sounded a general alarm the judge in bed with the flu rose to see what the commotion was about then ducked as a bullet shattered a window and showered him with glass next the judge rushed toward the fr front ont of the house where his wife was admonishing an armed man you can t shoot birds or squirrels in my yard the judge Is in it the judge flushed a man from be had a tree the man later didenti fled as mains mams ran out into the street and jumped on the running board of a car the driver robert W bush by a former G I 1 with judo training calmly disarmed him and turned him over to police meanwhile the posse had lost the second man fine they began a search of the judge s yard suddenly mrs arnold exclaimed look at bessie my cat catl bessie a black tabby was point ing like a bird dog at a mound of ivy and fine surrendered |