Watson pleads guilty to two charges : admits theft from city jewelry store
- Publication
- Fort William Daily Times Journal, 20 Dec 1932, p. 1
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- Ronald Watson ; Westfort Bandit ; Thought to be responsible for a string of robberies in Montreal and Fort William ; Armed robber ; Armed robberies ; McCartney and Burke Jewelry Store ; Gained entrance from W.H. Gillespie's Drug Store
Hold up at Royal Service Station ; Syndicate Ave. ; Thomas Kincaid and William J. Phillips held at gunpoint
Jessop Drug Store ; Simpson St. ; John A. Thompson held at gunpoint
Mount McKay Flour and Feed Co. ; Gore St. ; Watson holds C.H. Moors (president of company), Alex Sinclair and Arnold Techner at gunpoint ; Trio escape and give chase to Watson ; Watson shoots at trio ; Thomas Hill (Carjack victim) ; Watson later arrested - Notes
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- Date of Publication
- 20 Dec 1932
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.3668 Longitude: -89.30012
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