Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-30
Clinton Suspect Owns Up to
Four Robberies and lmpli-
Gates Local Man
TOOK EDITOR FAY's DIAMONDS
surrier Was a Bold Bad Thief But He
Never Startled a Victim More Than
He Did the Entire Community When
He Implicated Daniel Murphy In His
Stealing.
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Clinton, April S0.-George B. Burrier,
the man arrested here g couple of
months e charged with having burg
lariZed three residences here in one
night and suspected of having. robbed
Clarence Fay of the Advertiser of dia-
monds valued at $1,000 and also thought
to be the man who robbed a gambling
establishment and shot one of the
proprietors three times and II in
several states for burglary, made a
full confession here last night. | n
which he admits he robbed the resi-
Ed Henle, for which he was arrested
several weeks ago: and that he also is
the man who broke into Editor Fay's
house and relieved him of his diamonds.
But the sensation in. connection with
the confession is the fact that Burrier,
alias Burns, Alias Ryan, alias Smell,
duplicates Daniel Murphy. a we'll known
young man from this city. Burrier avs
in his confession that Murphy assisted
him in planning all of his robberies
here and shared in the booty. AS sou
as the confession had been made, the
police placed Murphy under arrest. He
Will have a preliminary hearing next
Friday.
When the police arrested Burrier
last winter, they said they had captured
one of the most noted criminals In the
west, altho they did not know either
his record or his right name at that
time. However, they had had him un-
der surveillance for some time and were
certain he was a desperate criminal
and later developments have proved
they were correct in their conclusions,
for according to. his criminal record,
as learned after months of careful work
on the part Of h police, he is a man
with but few equals so far as criminal
record is concerned.
Burrier's first crime was the robbery
of the station at Pennington this
state, where his mother resides, who is
a highly respected lady. He served a
year in the penitentiary for this crime.
Since then he was sentenced to five
months in the penitentiary in the state
OF Missouri and when arrested here
was out on parole from Indiana, where
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robbery. He was also a fugitive from
justice from Davenport, where he is
wanted for robbing a laundry several
months ago. He was out on bail, but
disappeared before the time set for trial
and was not heard from again until ar
rested here. He is also wanted at
Council Bluffs for burglarizing a laun-
dry and it Is thought he is the man
who led the robber gang that held up
the inmates of David Brice's gambling
establishment in Minneapolis last fall,
the officers here have learned that
was in that vicinity at he time the
deed was committed.
His robberies here were the boldest
ever committed in this section. Early
in the fall he entered a gambling place
in the heart of the city. at 6 o'clock
in the evening. and with one compan-
ion. robbed three men of several hun
dred dollars. One of the men, who
said his name was Frogg. resisted. and
was shot three times. There is no
any doubt but Burrier was the
who fired the shots. A hort time
after, the Fay residence was robbed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay being compelled
to give up their valuables at the point
Of a revolver. A few weeks later, Bur
rier robbed the residences of DR.. Ham
Ilton, DR.. Fischer and e. Henle. He
first appeared at the Hamilton resi-
ience, but took flight when he learned
had not retired. From there
he went but a block away and broke
into the house of DR.. Fischer. When
The burglar was discovered in the
Fischer leaped from the second
story window to- the street below. in
ais night clothes. With the police close
On his heels, Burrier continued his
work of plumber and went a couple
,f blocks further, where he entered
he Henle house, but he escaped. How
ever, h police at nee suspected him
md the next day he was arrested and
vas fully identified by all of his vic
inns. He was found in Murphy's
,oom and it was learned Murphy had
purchased him a pair of shoes to take
he place of those left at the Hamil-
on residence.