Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
ACTORS WIFE
CAUSES ARREST
MRS. BEASLEY ACCUSES LAD
OF BURGLARY
RECOGNIZES MESSENGER BOY ON
THE STREET
Prisoner Says He Purchased Goods
from Stranger and Comments
on Delay in Prose-
cutting Him

Mrs. A. Byron Beasley Of 1873 Benton
theater actor, has caused the arrest of
r. w. Morrison, a messenger employed
by the Western District company. She
accuses him Of being one of the men
who robbed her home Thanksgiving
night. She recognized, as she claims,
the clothing the man was wearing as
having been taken from her home.
Morrison's arrest occurred at Fifth
and Main streets, and was made by
Patrolman r. H. Edwards yesterday
afternoon.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Beasley were din
ing with friends Thanksgiving night,
burglars entered their home and ran
sacked it from cellar to garnet. A pair
of French pearl opera glasses, a heavy
gold chain, several valuable stickpins,
serge suit, shirt and pair of cor
duroy trousers were stolen.
About ten days later, while Mrs.
Beasley was alone the door bell rang.
1t was $3.50 o'clock at night, and she
turned on the porch light and answered
the bell.
Il was surprised to see a stranger
standing there said Mrs. Beasley
land more so when I noticed that he
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shirts. / asked him what he wanted
and he inquired if Mr.. Andrews lived
there. l told him 1 knew no one by
that name, and he asked me if the
place was No. 100 Benton Way. I re-
piled there was no such number on the
street, and then began to question him
! about the shirt.
Her Husbands Shirt
HE appeared quite startled when 1
mentioned the fact that it was my
husbands, and stammered that he had
bought it at local furnishing store.
1.-THE suit had a familiar look, so
graSped the sleeve and saw that it was
the blue serge suit that had been stolen
from the house. I then accused him
! of wearing my husbands clothes and
asked him where he obtained the suit.
He said he had bought 1t. 1 began to
talk to him about the call he had been
sent on, so that I might have good
chance of giving a good description.
| Finally he left and walked slowly to
! the gate, mounted his bicycle and rode
| away.
Since that time I have been on the
watch for the man, and Christmas eve
saw him on the street I walked sew
eral blocks and found a policeman, but
| the officer would not leave his beat,
and the man got away"
| Mrs. Beasley was walking near Fifth
and Main streets yesterday afternoon
| when she saw Morrison. She sought
policeman and told her story to Pa
trolman Edwards, who made the arrest.
Mrs. Beasley went to the police sta
ton and told the facts Of the case to
Lieutenant Murray, and as Edwards
was leaving the station, after having
booked his prisoner on a charge of
suspicion, thanked the patrolman for
his efficient work.
Morrison denies having robbed the
Beasley home. When seen at the city
| Jail late yesterday afternoon he was
willing to talk about the affair, and
told a seemingly straightforward story.
"I bought the suit from a man whom
I met In the alley near the office OF
! the messenger company" he said. "My
clothing was getting seedy, and when
the stranger asked me If I wanted tc
buy a suit L told him did. He Their
unwrapped g bundle and showed me
the suit.
Explained Long Ago
''I was riding along the street about
the latter part Of November when 6
man met me and told me to go to the
home of Mr.. Andrews at 100 Bentor
Way, as they wanted messenger.
went out there and rang the ball at 6
house. Mrs. Beasley appeared, ant
asked her if that was the number
She then accused me Of having on hel
husbands clothes. I explained to hel
where I obtained them. I was wearing
my messenger cap at the time, ant
she could see where 1 worked. I als(
gave her my name and address, and i
she wanted me she could have made In
quiries before or could have caused
the police to arrest me. know nothing
about the robbery and have never beer
in jail before"
Morrison is about 10 years old anC
came to Los Angeles about year age
from a small town in Iowa, where h
was attending high school. He says hi
was unable to continue his studies anC
came west to work. He has a mother
living in Iowa