Bisbee daily review., 1907-01-26
CAUGHT AFTER FEW
 HOURS
R. C. Williams, Local MineL Stole Contents of Grip Be- longing to Men Occupying Same Room,

Probably the coolest attempt at bur glary, and at the same time the most foolish, in the history of the city, was that tried yesterday morning by R. C.. Williams, a local miner. at the Strum house, on Brewery avenue. and as a result the culprit is now in jail, await ing a preliminary hearing.
 On Thursday evening E. F. Holstein and a friend of his arrived in the city from California, expecting to visit the camp and perhaps go to work here. They went to several rooming houses on the night of their arrival, and en- deavored to secure rooms, but were unsuccessful until they went to the Strum house, and there they could only get a room in which there was another man. Discouraged by their experience, they decided that the wisest thing they could do would be to take what they could get. and they went to bed.
 In the morning they arose early, and looking over towards the otheI occupant of the room, tried see his face, but were unsuccessful. They thught nothing of the matter, but went around town, and after eating break fast, too ka walk up Tombstone can yon.
 Returning to their room about II o'clock, Holstein found that his grip had been ransacked, and everything of value in it had been removed. He missed a brand new 32-caliber Colts revolver, a box of 50 cartridges, a belt and scabbard, and mining stock certi- ficates valued at S2,O00.
 He at once went to Judge Hogan's court and swore to a warrant charging Williams, whose name he had obtained from the keeper of the house, with having stolen his property.
 The warrant was placed in the hands of Constable Twomey, who knew Will. Hams The officer found that the man was working on the afternoon shift at the Copper Queen mines, and when the time came walked up the railroad track to wait for his man. About 2:30 Williams met the officer standing in front of the old machine shops, near the Czar shaft, and was told that he was under arrest. He professed to be indignant, but to no avail, as he was marched back down the track.
 When searched at the jail the car fridge belt was found tucked inside of his shirt, and a box containing forty three cartridges in his pocket. It was then thought that he must have gotten rid of the gun on the way to the jail, and word was sent to the mine asking anybody who found a gun along the track to report the matter to the police.
 Last evening Irwin Gibbns, a miner turned over to the officer a gun which he told them he had found beneath the trestle. Twomey then remembered that when he was passing this pIdce with the prisoner, a train of ore cars passed them. and reasoned that the | prisoner must have taken that olpor | tunity to get rid of the tell-taie Evi dence. Holstein identified his prop erty.
 Everything was found with the ex ception of the stock certificate. whlcf is in the Ling Mining company, oi Alma, Colorado. The officers think that Williams also got rid of this CT route to the jail and expect that it vii be returned, as the office of the secre tary of the company has already beer notified, and the stock will be watchet Sor