Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-16
HOW HE HUSTLED.
the DALLAS DIAMOND Rosess
TRACED TO FORT WORTH.


frank Wilson, who robbed s. Becke
lsWelry store In Dallas on the mght az
lhe In inst, Monday Of this wick. Is
prisoner In jefferson City. No., and
very important link IN Inc chain of
evidence that will convict hin Is doyel,
oped in this city.
n gentleman from Dallas yesterday
gave The Gazette this story of TIM ar
rest from the Dallas standpoint:
imnk Wilson. the man who was
arrested al Jefferson City, Mo. last
n'ght with large number 81 dipmonds
W ms possession, Is the individun who
robbed 5. Books jcwclry store IN this
city on the night OF Dec, H.
Chief OF Police Arnold sent tclc-
gram to Chief Of Police Smith at lief
Ilelson wy this morning asking fog
reply was received:
Jefferson City, Mo. Dec. Ill G.
Arnold, elief Of police, Dallas. Tex;
Small, middlc-agod man. 8 feet @ inches.
brown moustache, dark clothas; found
one dozen fine diamond rings. One Of
them Is q twisted ring. Also found
pawnhfoker's ticket dntpd Doc Il, for
Sld,5O for one diamond ring. Issued
by. r. a. Boerner Of Fort Worth. Tea
Answer. j. II, SMITH
City Marshal.
Frank Wilson went to Dallas Dec. Z
nnd put up az the Arlington hotel He
tnlked OF bis travels IN AuIrulin
south America. California aud Meaico.
lie hailed from Los Angeles. On the
night Of the 18th he Disappeared lcay-
ing an unpaid board bin and vlise
jnmned full of costly uudelrlothinr.
gloves. neckwear, etc. The robbery was
perpeirated at 600 It Is alleged that
at b;4O he boarded the rex1s and Pa
enc train and came TO Fort Worth.
| From here he flew north. An officer
was TO leave for jefferson City On the
| evening train TO secure tie tliet and
the goods. Mr. Beck offered reward
OF 5000 for the capture Of the thief and
recovery of the goods.
a copy Of this circular Of reward was
received In the city yesterday.
Inc Gazette of yesterday contained
a statement Of the arrest Of Frank
Wilson at jefferson City, and also that
ne had II pawn ticket dated Dec. -,
issued by i, A. Boomer, Fort Worth.
Mr.. Boomer said when given de
| striptlon of the man, IL was evidently
| Wilson who had pawned the ring e
| him Monday night, mud then the ring
bore the private mark Of Beck. so il
! mnde very certain case of IL. Wilson
went to Boerner's Monday night about
| O:3O and offered the ring, Wanting S5(
ON it, saying he had just bought Il foi
$50. We'll rotorted MIR. Boomer, II
You did you bought 10 on long time AMI
you must have bought It at Marshal.
That's where | got it," said Wilson
and he laughed and Tested over tn,
mntter as pleasantly MS IL he was ID,
most innoceat man In the world
When he got the money he left, goint
down town. What most impressed Mr.
B0erner with the idea that the trans
action was all right was the fact Tint
Marshal firm does sell TO railroad moi
on long time. and this man looked
acted and was dressed like brakeman
and his hands were rough and toll
stained
Wilson'S course is now very plain
After the robbery In Dallas he went O
once to the depot and came 20 For
Worth on the very train that bore ia
news Of the robbery. The westboun
Texas and Pacific was late that nlgl
and this favored his escape from Dalla
He came up Main street, stopped an
tried to pawn one Of the rings dow
town, and finally at the time name
reached Fred Boomers, where he lei
the solitaire that he got the S1050 ol
He went back TO the Union depot an
was favored In his escape from Obi
city by the northonnd Santa Fe bein
late so that he got out Of this city III
same night.
The local officers were on the loohou
for the man, but having no description
of him nor the stolen goods until yestei
day, they were hampered In their effort
at detection.