Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
BAREFOOT BURGLAR
IN TOLLS AGAIN
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Hinch's saloon. but while Jarvis, with
gun in hand, advanced the HeralI man
| lighted matches, and finally the negro
was discovered covering in the mar
row space.
Walks at Pistol Point
In a moment more he was caught,
and with the muzzle of a pistol thrust
into his back walked quietly out and
back to the jail
At the desk he gave the name of
George Thompson, making pitiful
play of being too much under the in
fuence of liquor to understand what
was asked of him.
Jarvis, that is Fleenor," said the
newspaper man. Il have never seen
Fleenor, but if this is not he it is his
twin brother"
Hes got all the marks and looks
of Fleenor, but Fleenor would be the
damnedest fool in America to come
back here" replied the officer.
Carefully he was searched AMI then
placed inside in the lower tank.
Because of yesterday being Sunday
no inspection of the prisoners was
made in the Jail and despite the fact
| that number of officials had their
attention called to the marvellous fe-
semblance between George Thompson,
suspicious character, and Fleenor, the
barefoot burglar, no attempt was made
at Identification of the prisoner until
last night, when Jailer o. L. Gilpin
came on watch. In making his in
spection of the prisoners he saw the
giant negro in the drunk tank and at
once picked him out as Fleenor.
Identified by Matron
Come out here, my man; We'll move
you to more comfortable quarters.
Matron Gilbert, who had come on
watch at the same time and who was
well acquainted with the appearance
of Fleenor, took a look at the man
and Sat once stated that he was
| Fleenor.
Jailer Gilpin conducted the prisoner
to the small tank upstairs and Placeo
him in a cell from which it was almost
an impossibility for even the most
expert Jail breaker to escape.
| Captain Thomas Broadhead was then
| informed that the man was tleenor,
and Captain Paul Flammer, who early
in the day had been told the same
thing but had not believed 1t. was
notified and came down from on MS nome. no. ne
In the meantime Sheriff w. A. Ham
mel had been called also and the
three men arrived at the jail at about
the same time. The cell in Whlcn
Fleenor was locked was opened and
he was told to stand out.
He came out willingly and stared at
the men expectantly.
shouted Sheriff Hammel, broad grin
of satisfaction spreading over his face.
IT guess you are mistaken, sir; L m
George Thompson" said the prisoner.
"Oh. we'll. 1t don't make any diff
ference who you are now; you were
Fleenor a few days ago and you were
Fleenor when you were sentenced 10
fifteen years in San Quentin, and you
will be Fleenor when 1 get you back
there again in a day or two.
Acknowledges Identity
Capt. Broadhead and Capt. Flammer
both chimed in with greetings at tnis
time, and finally he acknowledged ms
identity and in cheerful manner pegah
to talk of his experiences.
Asked to tell how he escaped from the
Harbor station in San Francisco
Fleenor said that he had pried the door
open with a wooden board torn from a
bench in the cell and had then walked
out of the door past the patrol wagon
and on to the side street. There met
an officer" he said, ''and he spoke to
me. | said good morning, and he asked
me if I had got bail. 1 told him l had.
that it had come as a surprise, but I
was glad to be out. He shook hands
with me then and congratulated me on
nv good luck, and l walked on down
the street AS soon AS he turned into
the station I ran, and ran like HI.
Whenever I saw anyone / Stacked up
| and walked on toward the Southern Pa
cific yards.
when 1 got there found a train
almost ready to pull out. I found a
car which was empty and 1 crawled into
| it, | did not know where 1t was going,
nor did I care, only 1 did not want TO
come back to Los Angeles, and didn't
| know l was coming here. 4, Travelled all
night and at some little town l got put
off. 1 don't know what town 1t was. L
| laid around all day and kept out of
| sight until I got another train that
night. Then I kept on travelling. l
| laid off again at small place and got
something to eat and secured a blanket
l took another freight train, and yester-
day morningI got here. 1 did not know
where 1 was until 1 looked out of the
car door and saw a street car with
University on it crossing bridge; then
I knew L. was in Los Angeles again. I
got off the train and walked down the
track and across the river. L came 20
another railroad track and was follow
ing that in the hope of getting train
out of town when the officer stopped
me, and here am"
Refuses to "Squeap
Asked if he had had help in San Fran
cisco in getting away or il he had re-
ceived money from any one there,
Fleenor replied that he was no squealer
and would have nothing to say on that
point.
Asked if he did not come back to Los
Angeles on account of Mrs. B. ]. Byers,
woman living at 1869 Tennessee street,
whom the police say, he lived with be-
fore his capture here, Fleenor again en-
tered a denial.
81 do not know what is in your
heart" he said to Capt. Flammer when
this question was asked him, but L
do know if 1 was a white man would
not ask such a question like that about
any white woman and a great burly
negro such as you think 1 am"
Fleenor was first arrested in this
city by Detectives Jones and Boyd
after having committed more than fifty
daring burglaries in various sections
of the city. Because of the fact that