The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-19
ADAMS IS ARRESTED
Identified by Burns as the
Man Who Robbed Him.
TAKEN TO COUNTY JAIL
Watch and Revolver Found in
Father Tihen'S Yard,
TAKEN TO COUNTY JAIL

A man who gave his name as Frank
Adams was arrested yesterday afternoon
BY Assistant chef OF Police Hassey and
Detective Sutton. as the man who as
sauIted ard robbed J. H. Burns near the
JoceIyn home on Topeka avenue Friday
evening. Adams has been identified by
1Ir Burns as the fellow who showed the
gun IN his face and took his money and
watch. He was taken 10 the police sta
ton and searched, and on MS person was
found otaer evidence which fixes his
identity beyond q doubt. Mr.. Burns is a
member OF the EIks and in the social
rooms Of the clubs there Is issued check
which one finds nowhere outside Of that
lodge room or n possession Of the mem
bers Of tnat order. When Mr.. Burns was
held up he mad i've Of these Elk checks
IN hls pocket. These same checks were
found on the person OF Adams, together
with . 1cents in cash.
The police lad worked hard . secure
these footpads. because 1t - 50 seldom
that this nature OF crime IS committed in
tbs city and the police Ges der 10 nip
them in the bud. It was principally for
this reason that the entire force were on
the lockout from the time they were not-
Ted OF the robbery until the supposed
thief was captured. Adams had been seen
n several places about The city the even
.ng OF the ROBBERY and had also been seen
after the robbery, when he had money.
He cana down town late al night, got a
hair cut and shave, and incidentally got
b0wled up. He had evi6eatIy got separated
from MS partner. for they were seen to-
gether before the h0ld-up and were not
seen together afterward He had also
changed clothes with some Of the other
buns around the packing houses, but his
features were 50 indeIbly placed in Mr..
Burns mind that he recognized him readi-
y. and said: You know you are the man
who pointed the gun IN my face and took
my money and watch" The prisoner
simply shut his eyes and would not say a
word
The prisoner, evidently intent on finding
his partner with whom he had separated
n the flight after the robbery, was loaf
ing about the places Of resort at the
packing houses. About . o'clock yester-
day Sutton and Massey decided TO 80 up
there, after they had searched the lower
part OF the city. Arriving az the packing
house district they made the rounds Of
the resorts, and when they entered Lin
oer'S place, directly IN front Of the Whit
taker plant, they recognized their man
and placed him under arrest. The watch
and revolver were not found on his per-
son as he had thrown them away in his
flight, thinking the officers were IN pur-
suit Of him instead OF 1Ir. Ewing, who
did the shooting The watch and pistol
were found the next morning in Father
Tjhen's yard, where the footpad had
jumped over a hedge fence. They were
taken 70 the police station BY Mr.. Stew
art. Adams also had another mark which
IS good Identification evidence HIS face
was scratched where he went through the
hedge, and when seen down IN town before
he got q shave and hair cut he was
bleeding from the scratches in his face.
The officers have not had the slightest
clue 70 the whereab0 OF Adams &C
complce- Il i thought that ne got out
OF town Immediately after the robbery.
The officers say that his capture is i'm
material any way as the only evidence
that could be raked up against him would
be purely circumstanuaL On which it
would be hard % convict Mr.. Burns
thinks he would not be able TO recognize
the other fellow as this man Adams. he
says, IS the one who did all the work The
officers say Adams has every appearance
CT inexperienced and desperate thief.
who has evidently been ar the business
for many years. lie was turned over to
Sheriff Simmons and his preliminary VIII
be held one dav next rreaL,-