The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
GOT BOARDING HOUSE THIEF.
WALKER, CAUGHT, CONFESSES TO
STRING OF CRIMES.
Game Was to Take High Priced Room,
Pay in Advance and Loot Fellow
CHESTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dozen
Theft<-Jailcd Times IN IL Years.

Thens-Jancd Times in - Years.
James B. Walker, with string of aliases
and a reputation as a sneak thief that few
crooks can equal, is in Headquarters with
slim chance Of escaping a prison term
He confessed when brought before Inspector
McClusky. and going further helped the
police out by getting up a list Of the houses
he had robbed in the last six months.
There is only one condition | make, >
be said. and that is that you don't stand
me UP 10 he identified by the victims. some
of those people treated me right
Walkers arrest was the result! OF an acci-
dent Three weeks ago he engs Eed 4 room
in the boarding house at 1870 West Twenty
first street He said that he had recently
returned from England. where he had been
assistant editor Of magazine. HIS con-
yorSation and appearance wcrc those OF
man Of education and he soon established
friendly relations with the other guests
on SATURDAY morning T.. 4 tuSsman.
whose room adioincd that Of Walker. TO-
marked nj breakfast that he would probably
not be home that night. Nc did return.
though about noon and found Walker
coming from his room Cussnsn entered
tho room and finding that some one had
been rummagng his trunk called maid
and asked her 10 summon , policeman.
Walker evidently overheard the CONVEX
saton. for As the maid left tho house he
walked downstairs put on his hat and
coat and waited in tho parlor until the
maid and policeman had entered the hall.
Then he raised the window and jumping
out, headed for Fifth avenue.
Detective Sergeants Becker and Rem
who we're passing. chased and caught bin.
When the prisoner was brought before
Inspector McClusky at the Detective BIZ
reau, he exclaimed
Hello George since when have you
been here?'
Why began Mcclusky.
- have changed prompted Walker
i've Iust returned from England
~Hoomesl" exclaimed the inspector
No. Walker" corrected the prisoner
"Or Henderson or Macy Or. added
McClusky I'm more than pleased Wanted
70 SOC you for months.
McClusky then got out his list Of re-
ported robherles
Too much trouble TO look en- all over, p
said Walker IN give YOU 2 correct list. -"
The police gave out this hs' as ulaoes
he said he had robbed
Mrs z / Ramsey, 30 Ues' ForiJ-hfh
street. bachelor apartments. p Gramercy
PARK Mrs Viva \ Brewster. 1?s West Eighty
second street. Mrs. l.. kirkpatrick. IS West
Fighty-fourth street NJ DAVIS, 3os West
lts'h street. Albert n Plnkham. 90 Madison
avenue. Mrs e S Wilkinson. iS3 West Seven
tv-second street: Donald Hope. 81 West l0sth
street Mrs Fuller. rs West Thirty-sixth
street Miss 6 Burns. Is West Nnety-iourth
street: Mrs g. Fitch ss5 Lexington avenue
and Mrs Murphy 10 fa.i Forty 18th stTeei
When the first Of Walkers recent.
robberies was reported last August De-
tectives Flay and LANCE we're put on the
case and they have spent almost the entire
time since loolnng for Walker
His way was 10 60 10 a boarding house,
engage an expensive room and pay for two
or three weeks in advance. In that time