The herald., 1895-07-10
IS RUN TO EARTH At LAST
One of the Burglars Captured
Yesterday Morning
POLICEMAN FiOLLERAN DID IT
iie Caught the Thief Coming Through
Doorway
c. D. Cameron Is the Fellows Name aud He
confesses Having Committed Three
Other Burgiaries

One of the perpetrators of the burglaries
recently committed in the city was run
to earth early yesterday morning and
captured by Police Officer Mike Holleran.
The fellow was nabbed as he was coming
tion confessed to having committed three
other burglaries. He gave the name Of
Cyrus D. Cameron.
Shortly before O'Clock in the morning
Hollernn, who was pacing his beat. no.
ticed that the light IN Ralph Bros gro
Gerry store, corner of Spring and Sixth
streets, was out. He suspected that
something was wrong. as the gas bad al
ways been left burning every night.
Quietly making his way to the Spring
street door he peeked into the store room
and in a short time heard retreating foot-
steps, aud then something fall lightly.
He ran around to the door on Sixth
street, pistol in hand, and was rewarded
by having strapping big fellow walk
into his arms. Holleran ordered the
man to throw up his hands. and after
dumping him on the sidewalk proceeded
to place the nippers on his wrists.
The burglar had gained entrance to the
store by smashing the glass in the side
door were found two elegant shotguns
that had been secured as booty. Every
drawer and compartment in the place had
been rummaged through and their con-
tents thrown Unfortunately about the
floor. A small sum OF money was got by
the burglar from the cash drawer and
was afterwards found OH him.
Mr.. Ralph's pointer dog had been left
in the store, but as the animal is made
househ old pet the burglar probably ex-
periepced no difficulty in making friends
with the dog an having it for pleasant
company while he robbed the master.
Cameron confessed that he had at
tempted to burgiarize the store, and also
admitted having been the man who en-
tered the office of Mr.. George II. Stewart.
under the Times office, last Saturday
night, and the Offices of Patton & De-
vines Lumber ana Fuel company, $50
East Second street, and the sash and
on the night of June 30th. A number of
articles secured from these places and re-
ported to the police were fodnd on him.
A knife and some checks belonging to
Mrs. Stewart and &C. lain contracts of
Patton II Devine wete among the things
recovered
On being questioned as to what dispo-
booty. he said that he had sold two ~
lses taken from Mr.. Stewards otfic, 10
Morris, the secondhand man. on Com
mercial street. Detective Steel had re-
covered these several days ago, but there
is slight hitch in identifying Cameron
as the man who sold them. Morris de-
scribed the individual who came to his
store as a man having a darK mustache
and standing about feet inches.
Cameron is smooth shaved and is over
six feet tall. Admitting that he might
have cut off his inoustache it is rather
difficult TO conceive how he could have
suddenly attained six more inches of
height. Detective Steele believes that
Morris memory is at 1ault and will ell
deavor to ascertain just why.
Cameron claims to be well connected in
the east. He says his brother, E. A. Cam
eron, was the architect who directed the
erection ot the Equitable building in St.
Louis. His mother also lives IN that city.
Cameron says the reason he was forced to
go burglarZlng was because his remit
tances from home were discontinued. He
appears to be Just what he is, a criminal,
and it is highly probable that he spoke
the truth when he told one of the detect
ives he had been burglar for the past
eight or nine years.
ssCameron was taken before Justice Owens
yesterday afternoon, three charges of
burglary having been entered against
him. Ilis examination was set for 3 p. nj.
tomorrow with bail fixed at $1,000.
The police do not think Cameron did
the jobs at the hotels recently entered as
this work was accompl shed with the aid
of nippers to unlock the doors, and none
were found on him.