Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-08-22
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amazing dual personality are known,
Il is said DR.. Holbrook's case will stand
as one of the strangest of it's kind.
DR. Holbrook, the police said, con-
fessed to them that he had committed
eight burglaries, but they believe that
he is guilty of many more. For year.
they say, he has been leading the dual
existence, and he had broken into many
homes where he was Il welcome guest.
DR.. Holbrook' $ arrest caused a Sensa
tion, and many OF his friends believe
he is insane. They say that is the only
reasonable explanation that can be
made of his strange conduct, as there
was no reason Tor him to steal.
So many burglaries have been COM
1nitted il the last year that q night
force of mounted policemen was or
ganiZed III the hope of running down
lie houscbreakers. The efforts of the
policemen, however, We're without re-
suit. The burglaries did not stop nor
was any clew obtained.
Dr. Holbrooks arrest was due to his
road He broke into two stations, the
police say, and helped himself 20 sew
eral mileage books. He was able 70
use one Of the books without hoin. de-
tected, but when he tried to Use tlic
second the book vas taken UP ly the
conductor and sent to the main Office
Of the Pennsylvania railroad. Aaron
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detectives, was sent to see Holbrook
and to ask him where he obtained the
book.
The oculist told the detective that he
had bought two mileage books from a
man named Smith whom he had met
IN a hotel in Downington. Because Of
Dr. Holbrook's standing no suspicion
attached to him, and the railroad de-
'tectives were sent out to find Smith.
They were unable to obtain the slight
est trace of him, however, and finally
they gave up the chase.
The incident almost was forgotten
when last week DR.. HolbrOok walked
into the Office of the railroad in Phila-
ielphia and asked to see the general
manager. Dr. IIolbrook had four mile
age books and bottle OF whisky, and
he said that he found the tickets and
the bottle III the road near the circus
grounds in Coatesville. He wanted
reward for returning the mileage
books, and ne was told that an inves
dgation would be made first
Several of the best detectives in the
employ of the company We're assigned
10 the case and they concluded that
TIolbrook had broken into the station
and stolen the tickets. They learned
also that the doctor did not drink but
That on the day he went to Philadel-
phia he purchased the whisky in ho-
tel there. Iolbrook told the proprietor
Of the hotel that he wanted the whisky
for his horse, which had a sore mouth.
The detectives then visited Holbrook.
They put him through searching ex-
animation, and finally, it is said, he
confessed that he had stolen the mile
age books. lie asserted that he did
not know why he had taken them and
that he must have been out of his
mind at The time.
Or. Uolbrook was arrested and the
police went to the home of the oculist
and searched it. They say that they
Found hidden in various rooms many
articles that were stolen from the
homes of HolrOoks friends.
After the finding of the plumber Hol-
Brook broke down. The police assert
fhae he told them he had committed
eight burglarics, and he told them the
xouses into which he had broken. In