Bold, Bad
Man
White River, Washington Journal
-- The J. H. Woodley grocery store was robbed Saturday night in
one of the most daring holdups which ever occurred in the valley.
Soon after eight o'clock,
when Mr. Woodley was alone in the store, a man about 35 years old
came in and ordered five cents worth of crackers after visiting a
few minutes with Mr. Woodley. Mr. Woodley tied up the cracker and
the man pushed up 10 cents. As Mr. Woodley turned to the cash
register to get the change, the man followed him, and when he
turned around with the change, he pushed a big gun in his face and
said "I need the balance of this." Mr. Woodley was, of
course, helpless and gave the man the money in the till, amounting
to between $35.00 and $40.00.
Marshall Cook was notified
at once, as well as the adjoining towns, to be on the lookout, but
nothing has been heard from the man, and he will probably
never by apprehended. The man was evidently acquainted with the
town, and knew that Mr. Woodley was alone part of the time. People
were passing on the sidewalk constantly, and it is remarkable that
he escaped without detection.
[Rev. J. H. Woodley was a
former resident of Townsend, and a brother of the late Mrs. J. B.
Johnson.]
