Wichita eagle., 1886-10-14
A CLEVER CAPTURE.
BilIy A.drich Arrested with Stolen Money on
Ills Person-Jim Thomas said to pe
implicated.

Mention was made in yesterdays EAGLE
of man having his pockets picked, but that
no further particulars were allowed at the
time.
The capture Of the thieves yesterday morn
ing bv Officers Marlatte and Frank Bralser
was as clever piece Of detective work as
was ever done in the city and adds still more
to the reputation for efficiency that the police
force now enjoy.
The victim of the robbery, man about IS
years Of age, is a stranger in the city, hav-
ing came from ST. Louis Monday, and gave
as bis name Jas. Wright.
About 12 o'clock, while in a house on West
Douglas avenue, he missed the money, ana
jumping up from his seat exclaimed that he
had been robbed OF two hundred and
eighty dollars The police were Immediately
notified ard soon arrived upon the scene.
They suspected four men, but Immediately
searched every one in the room, twenty-five
or thirty persons, and did not find the stolen
property.
1t was known where the suspected parties
slept; and at the first place gone to, the no.
torious Red Light, there was found but one
man; he was asleep and nothing was said to
him at the time After leaving the place,
however. the police reconsidered the matter,
went back and arrested the man, who was
none other than the well known Billy Aid
rich. and when in front Of the fremont he
was searched, but nothing found. Finally
in putting their hand upon his back they
heard what seemed like the rustling of bank
notes. Jap ripped open the prisoners coat
pocket and run his hand in between tho I'm
ing and cloth and drew forth a handful OF
bills, amounting in all to S21o.
Aldrch was then taken to the cooler and
said at first that this money he had brought
with him from ST. Louis and had placed 1t
in his coat for safe keeping.
In the morning, however, he made clean
! breast of it, saying that the evening before
some one whispered in his ear: THAT man, ,
! meaning Wright, ''has big roll of bills and
we must have it. I will take them; you
! make away with them" The money was
given to him, he ran up North Water to Sec
ond, and when at Viney's paint shop, after
removing the money uo Wire" luo PoShe'
book about twenty feet into yard. In com
pany with Officer Marlatte he was taken to
| this place afterwards and the book found.
Besides the money there was contained in
the purse n pair Of fine gold-rimmed glasses.
! These were found in an Clubhouse at the
Red Light where they had been concealed
by l.ldrich's girl.
Last evening about Z o'clock, he said Jim
| Thomas was his confederate, SO he too was
arrested and confined in the county Jail.
Thomas, however. denies all connection with
the robbery.
Besides the s210 found upon Aldrich's per
son, $40 was recovered from an inmate OF
the Red Light and Sc which he had paid to a
pawnbroker for the release of his property.
Aldrch is said to be a slick young rascal
not more than nineteen years of age, and one
who has figured for some time in police cir
cles as a young man that needs watching.
His alleged confederate, it will be remem
bered, was arrested the same time as Hinl
and his gang, and has not been long out o
iail