Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-25
SNEAK THIEF CAUGHT
WITH STOLEN GOODS
perfectO Perez Held to Grand
Jury For BurgIarizlng
a House.
SUIT CASE THIEF CONVICTED

AZ least one Of she sneak thieves
who have been operating M Alpuqncr.
que 90 an extensive seale for the past
two weeks has been captured. Ia the
arrest thia mprn.pe ~ ono Ptnncio
fote1 q Mexican lfom old Moxico
rorea was arrested by OHcof Joe
saiaaar. 0n complaint OF john van
Fleet residing at 622 South High
gtrcri charged with aicalinn q watch
and other articles ~ more 90 Tess
value from the Van Fleet home last
night
According "a lha evidence given la
police eonr, this morning by Me-. and
Mrs. Van fleet. and AIRS 8 a. Ei.
llaon. Perez visited the Van Fleet
home yesterday afternoon. represent.
INK himself 10 be q hook agent. That
his visit ~ the honae was only = riFe
10 get the lay Of the land. was EVIL
dent by the way he cxecuied the rob
hery last night which resulted In
his arrcN.
hanging on the wall AZ one end 81
the house. Nshlrh ~ small structure
composed Of canvas and frame work
was a watch. pocket book and other
ANAL articles. belonging "a Mr.. nnd
Mrs Ven Fleet IN committing the
theft. the thief cut a hole IN tho end
0i the tent near the place where these
articles we're hanelaE. aud reaching.
in. took the watch, but the p0ckethook.
containing n small amount ~ money.
Slipped IN the Gpnk ana fen to The
iiuOT beyond the reach ~ the burglar.
la ID.
morning and discovered what hat oc.
cuffed during the night, they n once
suspected the Mexican who had Wis
tied the honae the day before, and tho
police we're notified 81 the robbery.
and given a description Of Perez.
About o'clock Ohlcer Snlnzar arrest.
ed him on Inc street and t0ok him 10
The city JAN When searched. the
missine watch was found on his per.
son.
TIE prisoner was glver hearing al
? O'ciOcb. before Judge A. 3 Crnw.
ford. and the evidence was SO strong
against him that Ne was hound over
"a avail the action 0f the naxt terri
tOrial grand jury on the charge 90
burglary. HE Wns unable 30 give
$500 bond. and was taken To- The
county Jail
suit Case Robber Convicted.
An iS.year.Old boy. giving his name
a. g. r. Nidnlc, was arrested last
evening BY 0nleer Thomas Jordan, on
complaint ~ Frank Stcffen. pruprso.
tor Of the Merchants eafe. charged
With steallaR a SUR case. containing
clothing and some iewelry, belonging
70 a Japanese cook IN the restaurant.
Riddle pleaded not eulity 10 tho
charge In police court this morning.
hut several Witnesses testified 10 see
ing the prisoner with the stolen
goods. and hie room mate told how
Riddle brought the suit case 10 che
room aud told how he had stolen n.
The court found him guilty ~ petty
larceny ant he WAS sentenced 80
serve sixty days IN the county jail.
Fined for Resiaslnp an officer.
John Font, aiiapifatod Celestial.
employed In a local Chinese laundry.
WAS arrested last night for drunken
ness John resisted arrest. aud It
took three policemen 20 land him In
Jail. Judge Crawford deemed him
guilty % being both drank and re-,
sisiing an officer and he wan hned SIS
~ given twenty-five days on the
streets.
y. a. boone and .. =. Stone. two
sirangers Ia the city. engaged ~ a
lively lsilc encounter in the Alamo
saloon last night. with the reset that
both landed in jail. Boone was SEN
fenced 90 serve Eve days IN fail and
Stone 40 ten days IN iall.
Jim CLARK. arrraied Tor being drunk
aud dIAofdofly. was lined ~ or given
the option 81 working i've days on the
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