The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-12
PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS MAN
LED DOUBLE LIFE.
BY DETECTIVES
Made Desperate Fight When Taken
Miscellaneous Collection of
Booty Recovered.

philadelphia, Dec. St was charg-
ed by the police today that George
Dickinson, Jr., members of the we'll
known firm of Weyl & Dickinson,
manufacturers Of novelties, at Tenth
and Arch streets is the robber who
was caught On last Wednesday morn
ing by Policeman Charles Carroll of
the Haddington station, after a fierce
battle, which sent both Carroll and
his prisoner to the hospital.
The police say Dickinson robbed
houses by night and posed as a repu.
table business man by day.
Identity Revealed.
D%ickinson's identity was divulged
tonight at the city hall. While the
story Of the manufacturers dual life
and his record was being narrated, a
half hundred persons were inspecting
and claiming silverware, jewelry and
bric-a-brac worth $4,000, which repre-
sented all of the booty that thus far
has been recovered by the police.
Array Of Plumber.
On a long table in the detectives
oom were arranged dozens of silver
forks and spoons, ladies and other
tableware, gold and silver watches,
costly clocks, trinkets of all sorts and
revo1vers. Much of the silver was
broken into bits.
This was done by Dickinson, it is
said, preparatory to placing it in the
metal pot and also as a means of as
certaining whether it was genuine
metal. When the detective bureau
closed for the night II lots of the as
sortment had been identified.
A Noteworthy Case.
Dickinson's case is one of the most
noteworthy that has engrossed the
attention of the police in a long time.
Since his arrest Detectives Bond and
Gallagher have been working assidu-
ously to trace the a From the
facts in their possession the detec-
tives say that Dickinson is a former
convict.
Carroll saw Dickinson on the porch
of the residence of E. L. Collins, at
No. 5531 Lansdowne avenue two
hours after midnight on Tuesday. He
acosted the man, who replied in a
careless manner He said he had
been escorting home a young woman
who lived in Mr.. Collins home.
This explanation did not satisfy
Carroll. Without warning the man
pulled an electric hand lamp in the
shape of a foot-long tube from his
pocket and struck Carroll on the head
with it. Pursued by Carroll, who fir
ed five shots at him, the man ran
across a lot at Sixty-third street.
There Carroll caught up with him.
They grapplad and fought desperate
ly.
Got Policen1an's Revolver.
In the battle, which lasted more
than an hour, the man succeeded in
Selling Carroll's revolver. The weap-
on was discharged and the bullet
pierced the policeman's heel. Pant
ing and straining in the darkness, Car
roll at length beat the man to the
ground. He flung himself upon his
body and held him there, shounting
the while for aid.
This situation continued for an
hour. Policeman Carson finally
heard CAROLS cries and came to his
assistance. Even then Dickinson
would not acknowledge himself worst
ed, but when allowed to rise seized
CAROLS revolver and snapped the
hammer.
you'll be astonished when you find
out who am" the man told the de-
tectives when they questioned him.
He Has a Record.
He would give them no information,
but through channels which are not
explained the police say they have
ascertained that the prisoner, who
said that he was Charles Westcott, is
Dickinson. They say he has served
for burglary in Charlestown pris-
on, Boston, and in Trenton.
The partnership between Weyl and
Dickinson has existed only for about
,wo months.