The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-06
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y CLAIMED BY VICTIMS.

While John Wilson, confessed burglar
on a dozen counts, lay in his cell at the
city jail calmly smoking cigarettes ana
seeming jauntily indifferent to his posi-
ton, victims OF recent rObberies besieged
the office of Chief OF Police 5. M. Bar
low yesterday afternoon and last night,
seeking to Identify some OF tine valusbles
found in Wilson's suit cases when he
was placed Under arrest Thursday night.
At times the chiefs office reSembied a
department store bargain counter as VIC
Tins Of burglaries now almost forgotten
thronged about two large glass show
cases in which had been placed all of
5000 worth of jewelry.
Early in the day Wilson signifled MS
willingness to confess his guilt He
smiled and lighted a fresh cigarette as
he told Chief of Detectives George Sheets
how easy he had found it to enter resi-
dences during the daytime. lie said ne
had robbed ten or a dozen residences and
that none Of his burglaTies had been COM
mitted after s o'clock in the evening.
According to the story told to the
chief of detectives. Wilson has been in
Salt Lake about nine weeks. coming here
from San Francisco. 1t is believed by the
police that Wilson came to Salt Lake
from the east. fer the very reason that
he SAYS he came from tho coast
Wilson said he had met Ruby Eastman,
the 14-year-Oid girl who betrayed him 70
the police Thursday afternoon in the
morning Thursday and had given her d
couple of dresses on her promise TO come
10 his room in a private residence o.
night The man says he was waiting for
the girl to arrive when the four Getec-
tiVes surrounded the house. He said he
knew if was ali off with him when he
saw the girl accompanying the plain
clothes men of the department.
Among the first to identify property
stolen was Mrs. l. \ Evans, daughter
of Mayor John 5. BrarSford. Mrs Evans
identified about $1,000 worth of jewelrv
and siiverWare that had been stolen from
her home.
Check Received.
J. A. Pollock has sent his check for
500 to Chief of Police Barlow. he haV-
ing offered this amount as a reward for
the recovery of iewelry taken from his
home on the afternoon of Oct. So Two
pearl studs valued at $500 each were found
in plush case among the other loot
Wilson had purchased TRANSFORMATION for
San Francisco and was ready TO leave
the city when placed under arrest. The
police believe that Wilson was playing
lone hand in most of his work.
No effort had been made to dispose of
any Of the valuahles in any of the pawn
shops of Salt Lake and this was one of
the reasons the police were so completely
myStified by the various burglaries for
which Wilson was responsible. The cases
OF several watches lad been removed and
II is supposed that these We're melted and
DISPOSED of in that way
Regarding the girl Ruby Eastman. the
pohce are still puzzled. Reports made to
tnlet Barlow vest inlay show that the
girl has been engaged in at least one cpl
Sode where suspicion falls upon her.
Whether this Will lead to the implication
OF the girl in any of the rObberies with
which Wilson is charged has vet to be
determined. The Eastman girl is a ward
of the juvenile court at Ogden and has
been IN this city only a short time Her
parents live i'm Madison street Ogden.
wilson viii probably he given a hearing
on the charge Of grand larceny tOdaT
He has sisnifie1 mis- intention of pleading
guilty. Tn the meantime about 81 600 worth
OF jeWelry and articles of clothing re-
main To be ideltified at the office of
Chief Barlow.