Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-02
BAREFOOT BURGLAR
STEALS THOUSANDS
BOOKS SHOW rs R0BBERIES
COMMITTED
Prisoner Admits All and Directs the
Police Where to Search for
Accounts-Some Jewelry
Recovered

j. G. FleenOr, Ille negro dFTeSlSu ny
the police T 'lary % and said by
Jones and Boyd, the detectives who
captured him, to be the barefoot burg
lar, made a confession yesterday which,
according to the police, clears up many
mysterious robberies on which officers
have been working during the last ten
months.
Fleenor lived at 412h South Main
street, in rear of a place which he con-
Quoted as a real estate office. Late
Thursday night he is said to have told
the detectives if they would search his
desk at that number they would find
a book giving a list of places he had
robbed and the amount of money taken
from each.
A book answering q description of
the one given by Fleenor was found
when the officers searched the place
scrutiny of it's pages revealed the
fact that the owner had stolen $234S
in money and twenty-five watches dur
ing his stay in Los Angeles.
Officers Find JeweIry
In many places the names and ad-
dresses of the persons robbed were
omitted, and when asked about this
matter Fleenor sai1 that he made no
preparations about robbing house,
but allowed himself to be governed by
circumstances He would leave his
office shortly after dark and visit the
residence district. If he saw a house
which looked as if it might contain
suitable plunder he at once investi-
gated, and if he found an easy means
of entrance would break in.
On instructions from Fleenor detect
ives yesterday made a more thorough
search of the rooms the negro had oc-
cupied. Inside the window casing they
found a nubmer of watches, many
rings. several revolvers and razors.
Fleenor claims all the jewelry he had
stolen and not disposed of is now in
the hands Of the officers.
Victims of Burglar
Following is a list Of places, giving
the amounts of money and number of
articles stolen fro m each, according to
the books kept by Fleenor the dates
beginning April 21, 1906, soon after Flee
nor arrived in Los Angeles:
April 27-Location unknown, $3.50.
May 12-C. A. Wilson, 120 South Wig
nes street, entered room with pass key;
watch chain, locket, initial ring and
revolver.
May 15-Japanese, $3.50.
May 2O-House at Eighth and San
Pedro streets, $12.50
May 30-Room of a Japanese, $26.
June 6-Location unknown, $6S.
June 7-Location unknown, $635.
June 7-E. K. Anderson, ia South
Hewitt street, watch and $315.
June 11-Room of Japanese, 5000 and
a watch
June 12-Location unknown, So.
June 13-Location unknown, $20.70
June 20-Central avenue, $3.50. Prob
ably the room of Oscar Bray which
was entered on that night, 756 Maple
| instead nf Central avenue
June 23-Central avenue, near Eighth
street. Probably the room of John
Larson, 1856 Maple avenue, who lost two
watches and $2.40 that night.
June 25-L. Cohen, 606 East First
street, watch and $6
June 29-Mrs. M. Manion, 624 Maple
avenue, woman's watt
July 3--Location unknown, $29.
July 5-Room of japanese on Fourth
street, $65.
July 5-House on Crocker street, $40.
July 5--Location unknown, two rings
and $3.50.
July 2S-Room on Maple avenue,
fountain pen and $3.50.
July 24-Location unknown, watch
and $500.
July 27-Room at Seventh and Los
Angeles streets, $105.
August 2-Two watches a d $14.
August 6-Location unknown, one
watch and two rings.
August 10-Room of a Japanese, $3.50.
August 17-Location unknown, watch
and $3.50.
August 1S-Location unknown, $100.
August 1S-Location unknown, wom-
ans watch and $14
August 23-Location unknown, $2.25
August 23-Location unknown, $127
and gold watch.
August 25-M. Komio, 112 South Rose
street, $40.
August 25.-Location unknown. watch
and ST.
August 27-Harry ] Thompson, Gal
Kohler street, watch, money and pair
of glasses.
September 7-Location unknown,
! woman's watch.
September 7-Location unknown,
| watch and 800.
September 9-Thomas Strohm, S19
Crocker street, two watches.
September 30-Location unknown, ST.
October 12-Location unknown, $50.
Fleenor quit keeping books on this
date but admitted four other jobs.
November sc. /. Acree, GA Marengo
avenue, watch.
December Hilary Cook, 731 South
Los Angeles street watch. several rings
and knives and forks.
December ia. G. Martin 443h
| Gladys street, watch and small amount
/ Of money.
February 1-stop watch from race
] track emDlOye