The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-02
SLEUTHS TELL Of OPERA
TONS Of PRINCE Of CROOKS
Sutherland, or Yorke, He is Known is Criminal of
the Highest Rank and His Capture is One Of the De-
tective Feats of the Year Sheriff Helps to Locate
About 100000 Worth of Property in Chelan County.
Capturing n. NJ. Sutherland, or T.

Capturing n. NJ. Sutherland, or T.
E. Yorke. as he was known here,
who has operated to the extent of
more than a hundred thousand dol
lars across the United States, is one
of the years great detective stories.
Joel .. Hindman and George
Payne, special agents for the North
ern Pacific Railway company and
the Northern Express company; have
been in the city and surrounding
country for several days searching
for everything belonging to Suther-
land Mr. Payne left here Thursday
night, but his partner will not go
until today. Cooperating with the
sheriff's office here, they have located
100000 worth of property in this
county, consisting of real estate, per-
sonal property and money.
Would Be Rich Gentleman.
It is thought that Sutherland
planned to be a rich country gentle
man, as he was saving all his stolen
wealth, and investing it in the most
careful manner. He did not use any
in a riotous manner, and there is
enough of his money and goods in
sight now to meet all the claims
against him, amounting in all to
about 100000. Sutherland had
purchased one piece of property near
Lake Chelan, where he intended to
build a fine country home, and all
appearances lead to the conclusion
that he planned to cease criminal
operations and settle down.
Sutherland was telegraph oper-
ator in Wenatchee five or six years
ago and is easily remembered by
many of the old-timers here, Later
he went to Oakesdale, Wash, and
made his first start in big crime
there.
Gets Start.
He secured employment there with
the express company and lost the key
to the company's strong box. About
week afterward, in April, 1909, the
Office was robbed of SIG and a lot
of money order blanks. A bunch of
keys was found, one of which was
the key that Sutherland claimed to
have lost He was known then as
John D. Lee. Various other keys
were found at the same time, in
Guiding one to the Baptist church.
Six months afterward Sutherland
appeared in the east, cashing the
money orders that he had stolen. He
identified himself by another for
gerry, passport which represented
him to be a traveller on the way to
Europe. Only the secretary of state
issues passports, and that forgery
brings the prince of forgers under
Uncle Sans stern eye.
Everything Was Easy.
Sutherland found things so easy
that he had to tell about it. He
wrote back to the express company
a sort of humorous letter, signing it
N. NJ. Sutherland, telling how bank
cashiers were waiting at the doors
to hand him the money when he
came The writing of that letter
was compared with that of other let
tiers in Oakesdale, where the money
orders had been stolen, and it was
decided that N. NJ Sutherland and
John d. Lee were the same person.
Hunt Begins.
Then the hunt began with vigor.
Pinkerton descriptions were sent
around the world. Sutherland ap-
peared in klamath, Ore, with GER
titled check for $4,000, upon which
he obtained $4,000 from klamath
bank. The trail grew warmer from
I that time on, until the arrest was
effected in Seattle on the 10Th.
The Northern Pacific has 81
charges against the crook, and the
United States government has two
or three, including the passport for
gerry. There are also many charges
from banks around the country. The
credit for the arrest is given to the
special agents of the Northern Pa
ciflc and to the Pinkerton men.
Joel S. Hineman leaves Wenatchee
today, having finished his work here.
Sutherland is now in klamath, Ore,
TO appear in the superior court.