Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 23, 1954
Caption:
On Way To Long Term - Stretcher-bound and handcuffed, Gordon D. Ervin, 27, of Pontiac shot in the chest but not seriously wounded in an escape attempt Monday, is shown being carried from the courtroom after he had been sentenced yesterday afternoon to 50 to 60 years in Southern Michigan Prison for armed robbery. Gordon's brother, Charles E. Ervin, 37, who suffered hip and pelvis fractures in the attempted escape, received an identical sentence shortly before noon. The two, found guilty of taking part in the $4,800 holdup at the Stadium Blvd. Kroger store Feb. 26, were taken to the prison hospital immediately after sentence was pronounced.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 27, 1954
Caption:
They Could Smile Afterward: Although badly frightened, some of the employes of the Kroger Store at Stadium Blvd. and Jackson Ave. were able to muster smiles last night after five gunmen held up the store and got away with $4,500. In left foreground are William Carr and John Vunck, Behind them is Toshio Kimura. Lined up left to right are Arthur Frank, Dennis Moffat, Floyd Morris, George Gilligan, Charles Wright, Hershel Spencer and Max Hepburn. All but Gilligan were imprisoned in a small cold storage room by the bandits, as was Walter Moore (not pictured). Gilligan hid atop a meat cooler. The store manager, Kenneth Taylor (not pictured), was locked up in an empty truck trailer outside the store.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 27, 1954
Caption:
Police Examine Safe: Patrolman Hans Jens, Detective Sgt. Claude Damron, Detective John Walters and Patrolman Robert Cook (left to right) examine the Kroger store safe which was blown open with a rifle bullet and looted of about $4,500.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 27, 1954
Caption:
Room Used As 'Prison': This is the tiny cold room, used for storing cheese, in which 10 Kroger employes were "jammed like sardines" by the holdup gang. The cases of soft drink bottles at left were piled against the door by the gunmen, but the captives managed to force their way out.