The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-05
ARREST OF A
GIRL AND A
BURGLAR
MARY EASTMAN AIDS IN CAP
TURE OF a CRIMINAL.
Girl Is From Ogden, But Had Been in
Company With the Robber in
Salt Lake.

At the request of the Ogden Juye-
nile officers. made TO the Salt Lake
police department for the arrest OF
Ruby Eastman. the siXteeu-year-old
daughter of Heber and Mary Eastman
OF 500 Twenty-eiGhth street, this city,
more than $4,000 worth of plumber was
recovered and the king OF burglars
has been arrested. The arrest OF the
girl was made yesterday afternoon
in that city and shortly after. upon
information furnished by the girl.
John Wilson, one OF the cleyerest
crooks and shrewdest criminals. was
arrested as he was preparing 10
leave the city.
In n suit case was the plunder from
moro than a score Of burglares. which
included ten gold watches valued at
500. pearl necklace valued at S1,500,
sealskin coat valued at $400, set OF
silverwarc valued at $500. diamond
rings of the value OF $1,000, other
lewelry valued at $500, many silk
dresses and other articles OF minor
value. These articles VIII be return
ed TO the various homes In Salt Lake
which were so cleyerly bwglariZed
by the Young 'Raffles'
Ruby Eastman was arrested in Salt
Lake yesterday afternoon upon the
request of the ogden Juvenile officers
upon the charge of general deliu-
quency. When arrested, the girl car
ried a suit case which was examined
by the police and found TO contain a
silk dress, which the girl said had
been given to her by a man. The
ha ctr n1
en- from the home OF DR. Kerr and
was subsequently Identified That
the girl was totally unaware OF the
character of tho man with whom she
had been associating was shown In
her willingness to have the suit case
examined and to lead the officers to
the house where she and tho man had
been living for several days.
At 1890 o'clock this morning the
girl piloted four officers Of the Salt
Lake police force to the house where
John Wilson. the young burglar. was
living When the house had been
surrounded, two officers broke into
Wilson's room. AS the officers enter
ed Wilson jumped for the window
and was about TO hurl himself through
the sash, but the prompt work of the
officers prevented this Together
with the man, the offlccrs took two
suit cases that had been packed with
his clothing and plunder When the
suit cases were opened at the police
station. Wilson remained unmoved
and would say nothing about his
crimes other than that the girl was
not 10 blame In the least and that
he had no partner.
When seen by representative Of
this paper, Judge V c. Gunnell of the
local Juvenile court, stated that he
had been trying for several days to
locate the girl, but had failed 10 do
so. but knew that she was In Salt
Lake The officers were given the
description which resulted In her ar
rest He stated that she will be held
in Sale Lake City for a few days to
appear as a witness against Wilson
and then will be brought to Ogden TO
be tried for general delinquency.
The crimes with which Wilson is
thought to have been connected With
are as follows:
Robbery of the Combination bar, 42
East Second South. Oct 90. where
they got $50 from the register and u
purse of gold from the dishwasher.
Robbery of the Royal laundry safe,
625 South State street, last Monday
morning. The thieves secured S752 40
in cash and destroyed a lot of valu.
able checks,
Robbery Of the home of J. A. Pol
bock last Friday afternoon, when
jewelry valued at $500 was taken.
Robbery of the home of DR. A. A.
Kerr. 1401 East South Temple street.
last Sunday night. Silyerware and
lewelrY valued at $500 was taken.