100 years ago in Deer Park: Marshal reports stolen car tied to Spokane bank robbery

The first real clue surfaced in the Fidelity Savings and Loan robbery a few days prior.

A Deer Park city marshal reported that a Buick was stolen in that city and was later seen in Springdale, being driven by man matching the description of the armed robber.

“It is the belief of Marshal Ferris that the holdup hired a taxicab or private car in Spokane to take him to Deer Park. There he laid low until 2 in the morning when he stole this car and started for the Canadian border. All the city marshals and all of the police in towns to the border have been notified.”

From the missing persons beat: Newell Morgan, 14, had been missing from his home on Sunset Boulevard for several hours when his mother found this baffling note, written by him.

“Send me $25,000.47 or you will never see me again.”

He also mentioned that he was headed too Davenport.

It did not seem like the typical ransom note. Police noted that “young Morgan had run away before.” His mother said she did not have that kind of money and asked police to help find him.