The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-05
KING OF BURGLARS
BETRAYED BY GIRL
Continued from Page I.

s+oia, from the residence of DR.. A. A.
Kerr last Sunday night that cIlncileu. Nn at
conviction of the police that they I.ae -, q
last solved the mystery OF the most SUI
Cessful series or burglaries ever perpe-
Brought into the police station by Pa
troman Eehegrg yGstsr by the ogden au
thorities. on a warrant chafglhe III VIZ W.
juvenile delinquency, the Eastman, 81 81
carried a suit case Whlch cohldllleu M i
kew meant to solve the puzzle ottered Dy
The crafty work of a smooth crook Ihal
the girl was totally unaware OF tIie C1ai
acter of the man with ~hom she Heu
been assOciating was clearly shown IN neI
willingness to have the contents OF INC
suit case examined
silk Dress is Clue.
sill, dress stolen from the residence
of mr. A A Kerr No 140 East South
Temple street, offered the clue tnat tLe
department mas been longing to get with
in its grasp for eight long weeks. Tne
dress was Immediately recognized by the
notice as being identical with the descrlP-
ton given them by Mrs. Kerr when aIll t-
cles of clothing, silverware ana 1t ewSlIg
to the value of 500 was taken. HoldlnS
the girl at the police station, the dress
was Immediately taken TO the Ut hsII
residence, where Mrs. Kerr made positive
when questioned concerning the dress,
the girl said it had been given her by a
travelling man from Chicago. II was only
after she had been questioned Tor an nOuI
or more that she admitted that the man
who made the present was still IN san
Lake.
of the man and said that she had beer
TOOming with him in mouse az IhlI I
North and Second West street. Inc mar
was absent from the rooms when the cir
was placed under arrest ana Whlie ne MAJ
have suspected something was amiss, ne
did not know that she had fallen into
the hands of the police. That he feared
her absence would result in his detectiot
was shown by the fact that ne nae
hacked ready TO leave the city and haC
his collars and other linen stored in the
pockets of his clothes.
Piloted by the girl the four OfIlcefs Wh1
made the capture went TO me houss
where Wilson was stopping at l2;SO c'clocl
this morning. Every possible means o
egress was guarded when Detectives Bur
and Chase rushed into Wilson's room. Al
the officers entered Wilson jumped for tn
window and but for the fast Work or tn
detectives would have hurled hiTnsel
through the sash TO the ground
Two suit cases stood packed for de
parture and these suit cases were late
found to contain some of the jewelry an
other plumber from almost every one o
the score or more of burgiaries-
Wilson protested strongly against bein
taken, but his face went white when h
saw that the girl accompanied the part
of policemen and detectives and he re
lapsed into silence. He remained unm0ye
when the suit cases were opened in nj
presence at the station and the evidence
of MS guilt were spread about him. Col
watches with theic works removed, die
monds set and unset gold bracelets an
rings Uttered the floor of the detective
office as the suit cases were emptied {
their conclusive evidence.
When questioned Wilson would sa
nothing beyond stating that the girl Wa
not to be blamed ard thGt he had 7
partner
That Wilson has play& dAe gentlema
burglar to perfection was quite plai
His appearance has rOthing Of the Grim
nal aspect He is slight physically al
about him is rather a timid air as thOuL
he might be easily frightened. His ge
eral asrect is NOR that of the nuist bus