Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-10-03
GOODS RECOVERED.
Robber Of Il, Simpsons Store
Identified.
b. &. Collier, Alias Charles J. Hal, the
Rough Rider.
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IEWELRY SRNI 10 HIS PARENIS.
JEwELRY szNT TO HIS PARENTS.

P~ostofice Inspector A. Y. Frederick Is
Ia the city with some very interesting Ia.
formation concerning the career OF h. q.
Collier. alias Charles Y. Hall, who IL sup
posed 20 have robbed the store OF II. Simp-
son here last June.
IL appears that Collier ran away from
his home In stroud, Alabama, some
years ago, and has been a wanderer ever
since. lie developed "a sharp, shrswd
turn Of mind. but his talents we're bent
la the wrong direction, AS shown by his
subsequent career.
During the month OF May last. two
safes we're broken open In Gallup, and
the perpetrators could not be located. A
few DAYS later the railroad company's
saie AT Bslen was cracked, aud a mail
sack was found cut open.
ON MAY Both. the railroad cOmpany's
safe at Glorletta was tampered win, and
four DAYS later the pOstOtllce ut Las
Vegas was entered, where the thief made
a rich haul. tie got f45l.9l in currency,
postal aud money orders, besides u gold
watch and chain, belonging 10 Post
master S~alazar, and "a 4i-oaliber six.
shooter, with a bone handle, belonging
TO a mail carrier aud marked -. ~"
The Identity OF the rObber In all the
above places still remained "a mystery,
when a few days after wards the post
office safe Mt Alam0sa. Colorado, Wa
robbed OF S226 so.
In the efforts OF the detectives to I'M
rayel the puzzling question II was found
that the work in ali the above cases bore
the same earmarks, indicating very
clearly that they were committed by one
and the same man.
On June 2lst the store OF ii. Simpson
In this city was robbed OF a large
quantity OF iewelry aud Collier being In
the neighb0rhoOd was arrested Oh
suspicion. He escaped jail three days
later and q merry chase began TO locate
him.
The first clue obtained was through a
letter written him TO Las Vegas by his
sister from Stroud, Alabama. She, very
fortunately for the authorities. neglected
to seal her letter. la this letter she
thanked her brother for the beautiful
watch aud chain he had sent her. The
letter being followed from place To place
he was finally loca ed at Redondo, Cali.
fOrnia, where he was arrested In the fol-
lowing manner:
Deputy Marshal McCulloch, in whose
hands "A warrant had been placed, sta
toned himself at the postofice window
ana awaited Golfers appearance. When
he arrived aud called for his letter Nc
Culloch followed him TO where he was
living, and entering found him lying
upon the bed with a revolver within easy
reach. McCulloch hsndeuffsd him before
he could rise. He offered nc resistance
but wanted to know what the charge
was. He said he knew nothing Of the
Las Vegas crime, but that he had been
there during the Rough Riders reunion.
He was taken before United States Com
missioner Van Dyke, who fixed his bail
at $1,000, In default OF which he was
taken 10 jsil where he now Is.
Special Officer Frank Harris, OF the
santa Ne. and Special Agent Reno, OF the
Colorado Southern, have gone TO Los An
geles with the proper .rs and will
aoon bava him haet a. tho taKritorv