Age: 46
Served to September 20, 1928
During July 1928, Dewey Colvin and Jack Crawford (also known as “Jack Denny”) stole a vehicle in Danville, Illinois and drove it to Newport, Kentucky where they met up with Herman Steel; who had been living and working in Newport for five years. The three of them set about to rob “spooners” along county highways.
On the evening of Sunday, September 16, 1928 the three men robbed Charles Flynn, of 311 W. 6th Street, Newport, and his companion, known to him as Mrs. Adams, also of W. 6th Street, in his parked auto on Licking Pike. They robbed Mr. Flynn of $8.50, and forced Mrs. Adams into their car. The bandits disabled Flynn’s car and took off with Mrs. Adams, dropping her off in Newport.
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