Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-18
NEWS FRGM COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Confessed Burglar Converted at a Salvation
Army Session.
NE FAT ONCE SURRENDERED TO THE POLICE.
Tired Of Life of Sin, Ernest Fielding
Started Life Anew by Ar
ranging to Fill "A
EeIon's Cell.
He AT ONCE SURRENDERED TO THE POLICE.

A man givig his name as Earnest Fielding,
presented himself at the police station
Saturday night aud asked to be locked up, as
a fugitive from justice. Before he was locked
up he stated that he had a confession to make,
and he was therefore taken before Captain
Clough of the night force, who worked the
pencil, while Detective o. f.. Beswick applied
the thumb screws. The latter was not a dif-
fcult task, however, as the man was ready
and willing to talk. As near as could be
learned from the story told by Fielding, he
has bad a checkered career.
He claims TO nave been a captain IN the
Salvation army, which position he occu-
pied in England until six years ago,
when he came to this coun-
try and drifted into bad society.
He had been all over the country since that
time, leading the life OF a professional bum,
doing no work excepting what he was
forced to DO upon the streets or in the
county work house. He has been known
Ill police circles of a lumber of the prom
lneuI cities of the country as William Alex
andcr. While in Minneapolis he robbed a
room mate OF $40 in cash and skipped out.
From there he went to Platte City,
Mo-, where he stole q lot of cloth
for it. His last job was four days ago in
Sioux City, where he found the front door of
Rev. A. NJ. Piper unlocked, and went in.
When he came out a mandolin and a type
writer belonging to the reverend gentleman
came with him.
Monday night he went to the Salvation
army meeting, whore he made up his mind
that he had had enough of the
kind OF life he mad been leading,
and he resolved to turn over a
new leaf. He accordingly stated his deter
mination to the audience, telling the full
story of his crooked life. He then decided to
go to the authorities and make a full con-
fession, so that he might have the deserts
Of his crime and start out with a clear
conscience. he was locked up IN the
city Jail ard a telegram was sent to Sioux
City to find out whether his story was cor
rect. An answer was received from the
Sioux City authorities last evening stating
that the burglary had been committed as
stated by Fielding, and an officer Is expected
10 arrive this morning to take him in charge.
ucces Phenomenal
The great sale of winter goods which
the Roston Store, Council Bluffs,
started Saturday last, has been a
phenomenal success. 1t would seem
that all the ladies and gentlemen in
Council Bluffs and surrounding country
were awaiting themselves of the induce
ments offered at this sale, from the
crowds we have had the last few days.
Below is what we have to offer in
dress goods during this sale:
COLORED DRESS GOODS.
Lot 1-36-inch wool plaid dress goods,
worth SEC, during sale at 25c.
Lot 2-75 pieces of our odds and ends
in all wool goods, including soc all wool
plaids, 5Sc serges, and CSC fancy serges,
in one lot, during sale at 37tc a yard.
LOT 3-All our pattern dress robes
from $500 to $25. 90, at half price-a
good deal less than they cost to import.
LOT ALL wool stripes in black and
%colors, ~fannels that sold for $50, SOC and
45c; all in n lot for this sale at 25c a
yard.
ALL WOOL BLACK GOODS.
All wool henriettas and French serges
that sold for 5Sc, 62!c and 65c, reduced
for this sale to 523c.
69c BARGAINS.
40-inch figured henrlettas that sold for
S5c, during this sale Csc.
40-inch fine Austrian henrietta, former
price SOC, sale price 69c.
4S-inch French twilled serge, SOC
goods, sale price 69c II yard.
77tc BARGAINS.
46-in. heavy cashmere that sold at soc.
4s-in. India twills that sold at 95c.
4S-in. Monair5 that sold at 81. 90.
40-in. fancy Bedford cords that sold at
S1.OO
40-in. figured Sebastopol cloth, satin
stripe, that sold at 100.
All the above in one lot at 77!c n yard.
$1.12t bargains. Our $3.50 silk warp
henriettas, our ST.. 80 fine Hindoo twills,
all our fine wool henriettas that sold for
81. 5 and 81. rs, our fine hair cord stripes,
all as above, sale price 81. l24.
BOSTON STORE,
Fotheringham, Whitelaw & Co.,
Council Bluffs, la.
Store open every evening until 8
o'clock, Saturdays 10 o'clock,