The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30
OFFICERS HERE
FOR FUGITIVES
Deputy Sheriff Day and Detec-
tive Hubbard Reach Salt Lake
After Morgan Couple.
STORY OF THEIR CHASE
OFFICERS COVER 1000 MILES
FOLLOWING ALLEGED THIEVES.
STORY OF THEIR CHASE

The chase of 1000 miles after Alice
Adams sno Harry Morgan for the
$4,000 robbery of Anton Fritz in Port
land last August has ended and ac-
cording to the statements o. the Port
land officers who arrived last night for
the prisoners, has ended successfully.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Day Of Port
land and Detective Mark Hubbard of
Seattle say that the colored couple ar
rested in Salt Lake are without oues-
ton the pair that perpetrated the big
robbery.
Records OF the Morqans.
Both have bad criminal records and
are known all over the country. Ac-
cording to the statement of Officers
Leora Morgan, under the name of Alice
Adams. was sent TO the Minnesota
state reformatory at ST. Cloud from
Minneapolis on Dec. 1, 1898, for picking
pockets. After she had served six
months time she was pardoned by
Governor John Lind of Minnesota.
Harry Morgan, say the police. is also
an ex-convict. having served three
years i'm the Washington state peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla. After his release
he is said to have acted as a stool
pigeon and gave the information that
led TO the arrest of Kid Leroy (colored)
and Frank Bush (white). for holding
up the Red. White and Blue saloon at
Portland. For this crime lie Roy was
given life imprisonment, and Bush ten
years in the Oregon state prison
The Adams woman is said to have
gone from Minneapolis 70 Seattle after
her release from prison. and from
there to Portland. 1t was at the lat
ter place that she met Morgan and
The robbery of Anton Fritz. with
which this pair is charged, took place
Aug. &c. 1906. at Portland. Fritz was
a wealthy butcher. who had retired
from business I'm Moyson, Pa, and had
gone to Portland to visit his brother,
well known saloon man there.
Story Of the Theft.
on the night of the robbery Fritz
was strollihg in the residence district
OF Portland when he was accosted by
woman, believed to be Leora Morgan,
alias Alice Adams. who had evidently
been shadowing him. She asked Fritz
what street she was on. saying that
she was lost and wished to find her
way down town. The butcher volun-
teered to show her the way, and they
walked together toward the business
section
AS they passed the White Temple
church at Twelfth and Taylor streets
the woman asked her escort to step
I'm the veStibule of the church with her
There she threw her arms around his
neck and began TO talk to him. at the
same time slipping her fingers into his
inside pocket and stealing his wallet.
The purse contained nine $1,000 bills.
five 800 bills and three 500 bills.
After the seance I'm the church vesti-
bule the woman excused herself with
els. CHI Il
be able to find her way alone.
An hour later, after Fritz had reached
home. he missed the money and re-
ported the theft to the police. Some Of
the Portland papers secuted the story
of the butcher pointing TO the unrea-
sonableness of the tale of a man car
rying that amount OF money about IN
his pocket Officer Day. however. says
that he is positive that Fritz had the
money. and explains his carrying
Il about from the fact that the Elks
lodge of Moyson. Pa, had judgment
against Fritz resulting from a real es-
tate deal and he did not deposit the
money I'm bank for fear it might be
attached.
The First Clue.
After the robbery the Morgan wo-
man. who is known among her class
as the Candy Kid" gave the money
she is alleged 10 have stolen to Harry
Morgan. who took it 10 Tacoma. Here
the first clue that led to the capture
Of the pair came TO light
Detective Mark Hubbard Of the Sc
attic police force located a negro at
Tacoma who said that Morgan had
showed him the roll and told him that
the woman had made "A touch
Living in Style.
At Tacoma Morgan hired Frank Ken
nedy. a cOlOred boy. TO go with him as
valet, and the two went to Portland,
where they were joined by the woman.
From Spokane they went 70 ST. Paul,
where they stayed few days. living in
regal splendor Morgan bought $500
worth of jeV elry from a ST. Paul jew
eller and paid for it with a $1,000 bill,
receiving I'm change a check for $500
Their next stopping place was Chi