The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-13
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FUGITIVE ARRI ] I ! ] / ! ! !
John Thomas, Wanted !.
tayia' \. Y, Apprehsssa'|
Salt Lake Pelies'
MALFEASANCE IN OFPIgq|
Is CHARGE AGlyS
May Spend Rest Of Li(s !,
nilicent Jail He Him'
Built. I

Picked out from amous Il. W.
passing faces at Third Sor,l,
streets, through the aid
graph. after he had sucee..s'.s ,,ur-
the police authorities Of N. Ihp1
cities of this country for MI, 4
Thomas, a former supcryj.o.
town Of Batavia, Cenesee q. .;
y wanted at that place for bl'
OF $@55l.71, was arrested sDnd.J mII
noon at l'25 O'Clock by Cbisil
tectives George Sheets and III
Ripley and Gurran.
Thomas was taken 10 tbs liz;
ton, whore a charge Of or,.. ~ !,
was placed against his pams S,aua Il Y y
he VIII be held pending ihe e,a ~ s,p
the New York officials vha saJ q
notified pf his arrest ~ Ts as ~
and Detectives Riplev and 9,sl Cs !.
receive reward Of s500 Nai -
according TO the police osi -.
Batavia. I1omas's downfall ~
June l2. 1908, at winch lin. Irs
charged with The theft of ~. IN
longing TO the town of pa,,s's ~ !,
which Thomas admitted ho,o pa
For some time his ddfshatm,k
not discovered, oying 10 the h ",
he was clever IN covering m !,
deucc against him. The naG.,I -,
taria claim to have cyid~.I ss
Thomas stole funds auouriis, N
least 100000.
The FIRST that was known ofT.I, =
wrougdoing was when he left ~.
at Batavia February IL. 1909 r
Buffalo and from there lo ~ l.,
City, where he remained al B. ..f
trail hotel. at sBroadwsT sII,,
street. Detectives in the emola, / =
town Of Batavia traced the iunI
that place and found that b. n
manned there for a short tine F.,
then gone 10 parts unknown. III
Admits Guilt in Latta ar
While at the Broadway Ces,, ~
tel he wrote several Letters, :"
| them 10 friends in other s;li,I.
his home and some 10 frend, y
home town. In whom be !,
wrongdoing. One of the lsii/ !
as follows: III
New York Fes. ID =
r. L. Fuller. Eas; Pcmbroks. L (.
| Friend Harry. | have gone m
got caught. I lack the courags y
the music and look my friends n a II
| I expect 10 be an outcast the I'd | .'
life. / am going where they ~
wearing overcoats. Goodhy To ~ :,
in F. g. and l.. JOHN THoI
Detectives immedistcly tOqt
trail and followed Thomas 10 Y
the steamer docks. hut iherc d Y
Of him was lost. and for sh,I
II was thought that he bsd sitS|
mitted suicide or had goua q 4
Porto Rico or Panama. lnyts|
at those places failed to -
man aud then his photograph, d
description and the offer Of aI,7 ! !
$500. was sent broadcast ibrclf 4
United States.
While Chief Sheets and ~
Ripley and Curran were stsrI
Third South and Main siIsts 8
afternoon Thomas, with BIS
passed in the crowd ThcnN
struck Chief Sheets as that Of 4
whom he had been asked 70 -
possible. and Detectives nTzI'
Curran were ordere6Lto arres
and take him 10 the station II
Al the police station 1st1
taken before Chief Barlow, III
he gave the name Of Miller
he had been in the private 2
the chief for few mowsnlA
Barlow turned 10 him and an;
ssSit down, Mr.. Thomas. y
from Batavia, New York. I" ~
Thomas turned pale whes
the name and seated himself
the chief. He was told vhs De 2
arrested and about the chalgs
him at Batavia, al Of Sm0
mittcd. III
While discussing the Teasers
downfall Thomas spoke about
it is 10 go back to Patavis
his friends. Speaking Of ~
career in that city he said ~; /
time he had held the ofice Of
sioncr' for n period OF twelve
had in that time built one OF
iaiIs, If not the finest lal, ~
nj Batavia. Thomas said iaii
, there is magnificent stnlep,
marble walls on the inside Ne
responsible for its sanitary ies, 1
It's unique structure and tot ~ Il
of architecture. lie SAID iM
Was being built ne little snS.p
he would one day enter its ec
ably to spend the remsinaA
life inside ~,
Thomas admitted tha' ne 20,
the city some time end aaa
ing at one of the fashlorl's
with his sister, Mrs. AlilleIs ~
niece, Minnie Gay. He Sla
had been travelling under tas
Miller for long time sue
Batavia. lis, sister and
for Chicago on an aftcTneon
secure legal talent 70 derslu
-, = +ol,,n hack 10 Bala'M