San Juan Record | 1933-09-14 | Page 4 | Auto Thief Story Found to Contain Errors; Corrected

AUTO TH EA crory FOUND TO CONTAIN ERRORS CORRECTED W L black deputy sheriff informs us of errors in last weeks la Is sue relative to the auto aeto thieves who were apprehended mr black left monticello after being told byi phone that the thieves were held at yellow jacket not dove creek but says he could have been there ear bier about pm I 1 it if seems there was some misunderstanding der county attorney adams advising us they were held and would return voluntarily while deputy 1 uty sheriff black found no officer had them pd and they had gone on south attorney adams got his property ert and left for the san luls luis valley telephoning via grand junction Is tar far better than no telephone other than by messenger as we Iti intimated mated apparently there was some misunderstanding about the man staying to yellow jacket as lie ho agreed but no officer had him lie ile was waa free to slip out from under the hand band of the law lie admitted the crimes and said he would return without extraction the conico gas truck going to delores gave the thief a tank full or of gas ns as a gift so that he might get out of the count country rv the facts indicate that when he be dis covered mr adams had bad gone and no colorado officer had him he decided r to leave in the greatest haste so for far as mr black could determine tho the fugitives took all the loot too but the sheriffs office was on the job contrary siry to the impression given by our story last week