The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1907-08-24
A BURGLAR GETS BUSY
Tho Store OF Newcomb, Collins &
Company Entered and Goods
Abstracte1.
CAUGHT BY DEPUTY OREYFUS
Tho Offender Pleads Guilty and Tells
tho Whole Story in Judge
Green's Court.

opNollo II not often favored
with visits by thieves who break
through and steal, but occasion.
ally such lIght-fiugered gentry
seem To think that the city offers
"A favorable field for their opera
tionS. NcwcOmb. Collins n
Company are the latest To be
favored with such a visit. Mon
day nlght a burglar entered their
store, helped himself to as much
hardware, dry goods, etc. as he
could comfortably carry away
and made his exit without being
caught i'll the act.
On going to the store Tuesday
morning, members of the firm at
once discovered that a burglary
had been committed there some
time during the night. A little
investigation revealed the fact
that the visitor had cut the wire
screen at the west door and bro
ken out a large pane of glass
IRON the door itself To gain adj
mission. A little further inves-
tigation showed that lc had car
ried off 50-30 rifle. three Cult's
revolvers, a lot OF cartridges that
would not fit either iirrarm, an
assortment of pants, vests, coats,
hats, and other articles too num-
erous to mention. This was
pretty good nights work, but
the man who did it was allowed
but short time in which to en-
JOY the fruits oi his labor.
Early Tuesday morning "A resi-
dent OF Luis Lopez arrived in So
corro and announced that he had
bought some goods very cheap
from "A man gong down the val
ley on foot. Deputy Henry
DreyfuS was informed of this
TACT and at once set out in pur-
suit of the travelling salesman.
AT Elnendorl Mr.. DreyfuS inter
cepted the object of his pursuit,
gave somebody five dollars with
which To buy some OF the stolen
goods from him, identified the
goods, made the arrest, and
brought his prisoner to Socorro
and lodged him in Socorro coun-
tvs strong box.
Thursday the supposed burg
lar was brought into Judge
Green's court and asked to
to charge of burglary
and larceny. He gave his name
lS Charles Johnson and pleaded
guilty. He told the story of the
crime and how he disposed of
most of the goods. He said,
also, that this was the first time
hat he had ever gotten into such
rouble, that he had Just come
up from Mexico, where he had
been engaged in mining, and, in
Inswcr to n question by his hon
'r the court, that he did not
hink that the business of burg
AIRY promised to be as profitable
is that of mining.
According to Johnson's state
nent he had no partners in this
business enterprise, but there is
cry positive evidence that he
lad two of them and that the
wo went up the valley Tuesday
morning. The Chieftain hopes
o be able to tell the story of
heir capture little later.
THE BIRD HAS FLOWN
Thursday night, after the
bove was written, Johnson
made his escape from the county
all By some means he got
possession of 60-penny nail and
lug away about twenty bricks
rom under the stone sill of a
on the southwest side of
he Jail. There was a slight
rack through the window sill
nd the bricks below it, possibly
auScd by last summers earth
uakes, so that the task of dig
ring out the first brick was not
very difficult one. After that
he rest was easy. AS soon as
he Jail break was discovered yes
erday morning Sheriff Abeytia
Iurried up to Lemitar and sent
equities out in various directions
With the hope of intercepting
he fugitive, but so far he has
ot been located. II is probable.
Iowever, that he is in hiding
omewhere not far from Socorro
nd he will find il harder 70 es-
ape recapture than he did TO
ig his way though tte Jail wall