Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-25
IRA B. RITTER A
FUGITIVE 10 YEARS
Wanted In Chicago For En-
bozzloment-- Forfeited
IFS Bond There.
KENNGDrs GOOD WORK.
In UnravelIng Criminals Past and
Connecting Him win Dozen
Local Crimes.

Ira y. Ritter. who. thanks 10 the
excellent BIT OF detective work done
by Acting Chief OF Police kennedy
lnngulahcs In the county iaii with a
dozen various charges against him. b
"A criminal with a long record. and Is
badly wanted IL Chicago Tor ombezzio-
mont He has been a fugitive from
Justice since forfeiling his bond on
tho omhozzlement charge In Chicago
In 1897, and II convicted and sent to
the penlteptlary on the charges now
hanging over him, will DO turned over
90 The Chicago police az the expiration
OF bis penalty for his career Ut crime
IN Albuquerque. 20 answer for his
crimes there.
Assistant Marshal Kennedy. who ar.
rested Ritter on the charge of rob
bling J. J.. Bell a Company. aud who
has worked up the entire case against
the thief - Ia receipt Of q letter from
9. Y. Evans, superintendent OF tho
bureau OF Identification OF Chicago.
giving Riiter'a former record.
kltlor'a face adornos the roguea
gallery IN Chicago, and his number
"a if.f2S. According b the letter re-
colyed by Assistant Marshal Kennedy.
who secured a picture OF Ritter here
and sent b. TO the bureau OF idontiGca.
ton &C Chicago, Ritter was arrested
ln Chicago on June 3. 1897. hy OF.
ncorH Elliott and Morse on . CHARGE
OF ombcgzlomtnt April 2. 1896, Rit-
ter obtained. through the medium OF
q bogus attachment paper. household
goods and furniture from Mrs. j. w
lnomas, Of i3 Wluis Court, Chicago.
70 the total value OF $4,000. The goods
were never recovered. Ritter fed and
was arrested IN PadUcab, KY. and re-
turned to Chicago. where he was re.
leased on bond, which no Immediately
and sent to the bureau OF ldentlaca.
fugitive from justice.
Ohlcor Kennedy, satisfied that hla
career OF crime hero was but FOL.
lowing up Of his former ways. has
been necessarily In search OF further
evidence against the culprit, with tho
result that be has az Last foun6 thai
this smooth criminal IA known 10 tue
police Of several cities.
hitter d now In jail with a charge
Of grand larceny, preferred By .. l..
Bel, against him and In addition, Is
neld 90 answer 20 a charge OF forgery.
preferred by Mrs. Yeagor, for whom
ne was working az the time OF hia
arrest a charge OF obtaining money
under false pretonce, a charge of our.
glary, and a half dozen charges oil
petit larceny.
When first arrested on the charge
of rubbing }. L. Bell officer Kennedy
suspected that be was an "old timer
az the game, and his subsequent nnd-
lnga have shown that he was right In
this respect. Altogether the amount
Of goods DE q known 30 have stolen
here viii foot well up into the hun
dreds. Kennedy deserves much credit
for the sdlliui manner IN which h0
has worked up the caaeH against Rit-
ter, who, without doubt IA one of the
most clever rugies that has made Al
buquerQuo his home IN years
In q telegram received by officer
Kennedy from John M. Collins, gem
eral superintendent OF police OF Chs
cago, the latter asks for the circum.
stances OF the cases against Ritter
adding that II there la any doubt of
his conviction here 10 advise them By
wire as Ritter is badly wanted thora.
II Is needless 10 add that with the
world OF evidence piled up against
Ritter BY Marshal Kennedy there ~
but small chance for him 10 escape
conviction here His case Is set for
the fall term OF court