Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-05
SUSPECTED OF BELEN
MAIL POUCH ROBBERY
Officer Ben Williams Makes
Important Arrest In
Kansas City.
CRIME WAS VERY WELL PLANNED

(From Mondays Daily CitlaanD
Oficer Ben Williams, chief OF tho
secret service of the western qrnud
Nvislon Of the Santa re. and who only
recently arrested Claude noano, MUIR
doror and notorious horse thief. has
added another equally important cap
ture 10 his already long list
On Saturday last at Kansas City,
NO, Williams ran down William s.
lewis whom he had been trailing FOR
several weeks. on ausnlcion that be
e guilty Of tho robbery Of a United
states mail pounch at noitn q month
ago, when a package containing $4,000
was stolen.
Immediately after the officer arrest.
81 the man, he boarded n train Tor Al.
bnqnevquc and arrived hsrs iaat night
oa No. I, With his prisoner. niicr ar.
riving here Williams took LOWS to
The county jail where he Is now con.
fined.
Tho date Of his preliminary hearing
has not been set. but Il will take place
witi.ln a few days.
Robbery was Planned Beforehand.
The capture OF Lewis viii probably
result IN Developments OF a sensation.
al character. The robbery OF the mail
pouch at Bclcn, Il believed 10 have
been only the beginning OF soriea of
hold-upz and bank rohberies. which
had been planned by a we'll organ.
ized gang ~ which Lewis "a supposed
20 be member and perhaps the ring
leader.
Tho officers are now lending every
aid 20 Williams. who a. determined to
put the gang behind the bars before
he quits and his past record in the
line OF running 20 earth outlaws.
leaves little doubt hnt that he win he
aucccasfui With tho capture OF Lewis
In kaneas City Saturday, he a SUP.
posed 70 have secured the key to tho
whole bus,aeas.
Lewis Ia a Bad Man.
The past record OF Lewis in the
present case. n anything bat favorable
70 HIN. His home Il said 70 be IN
Toledo. Ohio. whore early In life he
went wrong. He has been arrested
IN many eastern cities on the charge
Of being a hold uD and safe cracker.
Just previous 10 the Relan robbery. he
was around Beien for several weeks
and his Disappearance Immediately az.
forwards led 20 his suspicion.
Since then and up 10 a week ago
his whereabouts were unknown. Al.
though Onlcer Williams had been
searching for him. He finally located
him IN Kansas City and his arrest
followed. The trick was turned 20
nicely, that even the Kansas City pa.
pers failed 10 get hold ~ the arrest.
The Robbery We'll Remembered.
The robbery IL stiil fresh IN the
minds OF Aibuquerquoans A little
over a month ago a mail pouch sent
from this city 20 Belon, IN which was
a package containing $4,000 In cur
reaey consigned 20 the Belon bank
from tho First National hank IN this
city was cut upen while lying on tho
station platform NJ Belen and the val.
liable package extracted. So neat was
the Job done. that al first the officers
we're entirely a. sea. Finally the rob
berry vas almost forgotten, but the ar.
rest of a suspect has again started
people % talking about II and ali are
IN hopes that Williams has succeeded
In getting the right man.
II other captures made by williams
have anything 10 do with this case, Il
i pretty we'll known fact that the
santa Re detective has the right man.