, 1901-01-14
POLICE


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by positive Identification of F. w.
Bond, the tall man, by Albert Fuller,
one of the victims; but he could not
identify the short man, John Williams.
The Identification was complete. Cap
tain Armstrong of the detectives Sc
Fuller unhesitatingly picked Bond out
from the twelve as his assailant.
Bond is % years of age, Williams is
six years older. He is about five feet
ten inches tall, youthful in appearance
and weighs $50 pounds. Williams is in
decided contrast, standing not more
than five feet from heels to the tip of a
heavy head, and weighing about lis
pounds. Bond is muscular in build, and
has dark brown hair and eyes, and is
smooth shaven. His clothing is ordi-
nary and he veal a fedora hat.
Identification Is Complete.
Identification was the strongest fea-
ture of the case against the man, who,
the police claim committed all the
hold-ups in which DR.. L. Auerbach, A.
F. Swan, Albert Fuller and D. NJ. Moi
fet figured as victims. AS soon as Cap.
tain Armstrong saw the men he was
convinced of their guilt, and SEN for
Fuller Immediately. The prisoners and
a number of newspaper men were in
the detectives office when Fuller en-
tered. Without the least hesitation he
pointed to Bond and said:
That's the man who kept me COW
cred while the short man went through
my pockets"
He hesitated for a moment, and then
pointed to Williams.
81 think that is the short man." he
said, "but / cant be sure, because when
they robbed me he had his coat collar
pulled up over his face and could not
get a good view of him. l am pretty
sure, however, that he is the man."
When searched at the police station,
a gold watch. open face and Elgin
movement, was found in Bonds pos
session, and in his pocket was a heavy
45-caliber revolver, with five chambers
fully loaded.
The arrest was a piece of pure luck.
About I o'clock last night Policemen
Martin and Morley, who were on spe-
cial duty on Capitol hill, noticed Bond
and Williams standing at the corner Of
Grant and Sixteenth avenue. The dis
parity in height and general appear
ance attracted their attention, and they
were fully aroused when a moment lat
er, the tall man and the short man be-
gan to act in a suspicious manner The
officers stepped into the shadow of a
building near by and watched their
quarry.
Arrest Of the HoIdups.
A few minutes passed. A pedestrian
came along. The tall man and the
short man began to shadow him. The
officers Swallowed them. For a block
the pursuit was kept up in silence.
Then the tall man stepped around as
If to take a position in front of the Pc
destrian. There was no further hesita-
ton, and, running quickly, the officers
covered the holdups with their revol-
vers.
Hands up!" came the stern com.
mand, accompanied by an ominous
clicking Of two revolvers.
The hands went up with alacrity. A
call for the patrol wagon was sent in,
and the prisoners were taken to the
city jail. Captain Armstrong was sum.
moned, and as soon as he saw the men
he made himself authority for what
proved to be a correct guess-that the
tall man. at least, would be identified
before midnight.
The prisoners were put In the sweat
box and subjected to a cross-examina-
ton. under which they made no very
damaging admissions. Williams said
that his right name was Frank WILL
Jams, and that he vas recently paroled
from the reformatory at Buena Vista,
to which he was sent a year ago for
robbing the Titus clothing store at
Eighteenth and Santa Fee avenues.
"You served time In Laramie" said