The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-29
FIND STOLEN LOOT
IN ROOM OF PAIR
Police Capture Former Convict
and Woman Companion Ac-
cused of Rihing Rooms
Noise Made by Thief Awakens
Householder and He Is
Neatly Trapped

The police will have al least two
charges of burglary against Ruth
Holmes. alias Nora Bailey, and Edward
Kerrigan, alias Cal Corrigan, arrested
at the Palm hotel, Sixth and Howard
streets. George Hewlett. 1850 Masonic
avenue, and Richard Doughtery, 1916
Clay street. Identified yesterday num-
Der of articles found in the room of
the prisoners, which were stolen from
their respective residences within the
last three weeks
The woman was wearing diamond
ring valued at about 500 when ar
rested and in the room occupied by her
and Kerrigan were found gold watch
with a diamond studded case, an open
face gold watch, a nickel watch, two
sapphire rings, three cheap scarfpins,
three pairs of cheap earrings, a kodak,
two silk skirts, Nomans suit and
two feather plumes
Just how many burSlaries have been
committed by the woman and Ker-
rigan, assisted by another man. who
has SO far escaped arrest, is a matter
of conjecture. but Detective Driscoll,
who made the arrests, has reason to
believe that the man still at large was
in the habit of leaving the city oc-
casionally with suitcase supposed TO
contain loot for disposal, or to be hid
den until an opportunity arose to dis
pose of it.
SEEK THIRD OF TRIO
For some months the police have
been searching for two men and a
woman who We're seen at different
times in the localities where burglaries
were committed, and they think that
the woman and man now in custody
0f q v-i11
be arraigned until thorough inves-
ugation is made and every effort made
TO find the other man.
Kerrigan is a former convict When
u years of age he was sent to the In
dustrial school on December 20. 1882
for larceny. January IS, 1883 he served
a term of five years for burglary and
January s, 1892, he served term Of
six months as a vagrant The woman
says she was born and reared in this
city, is married, but is not living with
her husband. She has a child about
Is months old, being cared for in a
private family. She is about % years
old.
CATCH THIEF RED HANDED
The noise made by a burglar awak-
ened Mrs A Depauli of the Darlington
apartment house, see Golden Gate ave
nue., about , o'clock Yesterday morning
when she saw the burglar she screamed
lpI littp ana the burglar lied. She
hurriedly dressed herself and went out
side in search of a policeman She
found Patrolman T. w Norman who
made a search of the house. and finding
the door of bathroom locked forced it
open and found the intruder. He gave
the name of Roy Burke, 20 years of age,
and gave his occupation as a bellboy.
he was taken to the city prison and
booked on a charge of burglary.
Burglars broke into the residence of
=. B. Dreyfus, 231S Webster street,
Friday and stole silver ware and jew
elry TO the value of $2625O Mrs
Nj. J. Maloney's residence at 2O33 Pine
street was also entered and silver ware
and jewelry valued at S159.50 stolen.
Wong Quong Lung, collector for
laundry in Oak street, and living at
III Clay. street, says he was choked
by Chinese dressed in American
clothes about o'clock Friday night
and robbed of $3.50 in Stockton street
near Clay.
Miss Eva Brakeman of Thurber, Tex.
living at the Hotel Irwin, Fourth and
Mission streets, either lost or was re-
lleyed of a purse at the Cliff house
Friday containing SIS, a gold watch.
and locket, check for SIS and a railroad
ticket
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