, 1897-10-30
.B0UGBTON'S BAD BREAK
HE HAS GIVEN UP TO THE Off.
GERS OF THE LAW FULL
INFORMATION.
He Was Suspected From the First and
the Officers Have Been Working on
Him With Considerable Tact-The
Painted Beauties In the Yves: End
Got Some O, the Money.

Him With Considerable Tact-The
Painted Beauties in the West End
Got Some Of the Money.
Cheyenne. Wyo., OCT. 30.-(Special to
The Rapub,lcan.)-Wal:er R. Houghton
his morning turned over to United
States Marshal McDarmott and Inspec,
or Frederick $14, 200 CT the SIS 900 stol,
IN from The mails by him on Sep:embe,
30. He as, gave up a plcksge OF jewel,
y. The p,under had been hidden in h:s
.aJher's barn aad chicken esp. Hugh,
On says he cui open the pouch between
Laramie and R3wlins and burned q
packages OF small value and the pouch.
Yesterday The Republican published
he news of the confession OF young
Hough.on, the mail clerk. The Chey-
sEae Sua-Leadsr gives additional de-
ais, az follows:
Toby WAGER H0ugh.oa, a WEI
known mai! c.erk and Cheyenne boy,
confessed that he stole ,ha p5llch wh.ch,
i vii. be remembered, was lasi between
Chicago and San FIR: nc.sco and which
~canla.nsd $l4,5OO. He says he has the
noGey, Cbui will not give K up.
To the uni.el Safes inspectors and
specially A. p. Frsdsri.k, is the credi;
D Houghtcn's confession due. Thu,
gentleman was seen by a reporter and
asked Cor 4 statement. end sad:
1--WE have suspected Houshton near
y from the beginning. In fact, it was
l,mcsl a certainty hal he had the pouch
and We knew il. We have Eeen woik>
irg on him fer sc,ne days and today
yoi HIN so cornered that te confessed.
He says he has got the money. but viii
40: give it up. He made his confession
o Judge Clark and myself.
I'VE have Houghton uadir arrest and
Ire working on him now to get him to
give UP the money, which he will no
loubt be induced to do"
When asked how lhe case was work.
ID mp the inspector said:
That, OF course, is CUR business. 1,
8 hard 10 deceive The government and
never has this been successfully done.
We knew from the start vino the guilty
parry was. cut we needed, Of course
lbso.u:e Information"
An insurance company which had in
sured the safe arrival OF the package,
gave UP the search a few days ago and
decided 10 pay the amount Of the loss.
rle investigation, however, was con-
inued by hundreds Of detectives, who,
odking for reputation and reward mad
oysry effort TO discover clues. Two o.
hese detectives got en- the right trail.
md as above Indicated were successful.
Waller Horghscn has resided in
Cheyenne near.y al his life. He Is
fnown by nearly every citizen and was
always regarded as honest, though o.
ate has betrayed vicious tendencies and
t Ia said che charms OF women and the
attraction OF the little ball which usual
y rolls in the wrong hoe" has made
him reckless. and going from one ex-
rene to another he has gradually be-
come blinded to truth and honesty.
Walter Houghton inheri:s none bu.
goad tendencies and his diagracesul ter.
nination is due to nothing but his mode
u living and his development Of sen sua.
l~esires and his attraction to demoraliz,
'ng pastines.
He was detected by the means OF 5000
n marked bills which HE had spent with
he painted beauties CT the West End.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
The Cheyenne Tribune Of this morn
ing gives the following additional de-
ais Of the arrest OF H5ughton:
Holghton was Immediately arrested
by United States Marshal McDermott
and taken 'be,ora United S,a:es Comm.s-
sioner Fisher, where he waived exami-
nation. and was bound over to the grand
JtlS, Hilltu ncetS Uu ANUFeufUtE y, anu
he amount OF his bond fixsd at $15, 900.
Houghion could not furnish bail and he
was taken away to Jail.
The officers at enc armed themselves
with a search warrant and repaired to
The home Of young Houghton, where q
careful, search will he made for the hid.
den treasure.
From Inspector Fredericks the Tr;-
bune reporter obtained the following
story OF how the valuable pouch was
sto'en:
The pouch containing SIS. 900 left CHI.
cage ca the morning G. September 29th
and was placed in charge OF Clerk
Phoney. Il came over the Chicago Bur.
.ingaon and Quincy road to Counc...
Bluffs, arriving there at 2:30 p m. Clerk
Fhoney transferred the pouch 10 Clerk
Brill, who run between the Bluffs and
Cheyenne, and received his receipt for
the same. Clark Bril-, instead Of copy,
ing the numbers from the packages in
he pouch in making on. his receipt for
Clerk Houghton to sign when the pouch