The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-22
AUTO THIEF'S ARREST
 REVEALS BIG BURGLARY
ARTICLES WORTH $1, ,OOO STOLEN
 FROM PROF. c. c. CLARK'S.

Young Man Who Took Rev. pr. Bakers
 MachIne-First Burglarizcd Bradley
 Street Residence-Carted Away
 Trunk Full of Valuable Clothes, Sil-
 yer. Cut Glass, Fine Linen, Oil Paint
 Ings ana many Other Things-ship-
 ped Them to Massachusetts and was
 Captured There in Stolen Machine.
 The arrest of Charles Russell Carlton in Springfield Thursday night for the theft of Rev. pr. Bakers automobile, as related in full in this paper yester- day morning, turns out to be one or the most important captures which has been made in this section in long while. In addition to stealing the automobile, Carleton burglarized the home of Prof. c. c. Clark of 254 Bradley street and stole what 1t is be- lieyed will amount to over $l,OOO worth of valuables. In addition to these he had other goods which there is no doubt were stolen-and in addition to all this thee police believe that tn car1e part way here to this city in an automobile which he had stolen in New York. He is now, however, thanks to tEe splendid work done by Detective Ward, locked in cell No. 36 at police headquarters and it will undoubtedly be long while before he will again be at large.
 
 As related in this paper yesterday morning, Carleton went to Cox & Sons automobile garage on Wednesday night and told Mir Cox that he was a friend of Rev. Dr. Baker. who was for! merly rector of Trinity P. E. church, but who is now in Maine. He said that pr. Baker had asked him to make some slight repairs in his automobile and had also given him permission to use the machine, which was kept in a house on the rectory grounds and which had been left in MT. Cox's charge to sell. Carleton borrowed some tools, with which he went to the house where the automobile was kept and sawed the lock off. He then returned to the garage and asked for chauffeur. A
  signed to run the machine. ..s
 Carleton ordered the chauffeur to go first to 254 Bradley street (Prof. Clark s residence). When the machine reach- ed there Carleton boldly entered the front door. Shortly afterwards he came out, dragging a trunk after him, which he. placed on the automobile. He then went to the Adams Express c0mpany's office at the depot and 1 checked the trunk to Worcester, Mass, by way of Springfield, after which he again got into the automobile and or~ dered Hull to run to Hartford, On reaching Hartford Carleton had the chauffeur register at the New Dom hotel, and in the morning he told him to return home by train. On Hull's re- | turn MT. Cox's suspicious were aroused and Dr. Baker was communicated with by telegraph. It was then found that Carleton's story was entirely false and | that he had stolen the machine.
 Detective Ward was immediately dispatched on the case and he learned that after sending Hull back to this 1 city Carleton had hired another chauf- feur to take him to Springfield and had paid him three dollars to do so. i Carleton had also learned how to run the machine on the way there.
 Detective Ward telephoned to the Springfield police and late Thursday night they captured Carleton in the machine and were also in time to get the trunk. which was marked with Prof. Clark's initials, 70. c. G." at the depot. Yesterday morning Detective Ward went after the prisoner, the au- tomobile, and the trunk, taking young Hull with him. They returned as far as Hartford in the machine and then Detective Ward brought his prisoner and the trunk by train to this city, Hull returning in the automobile.
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