The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03
FORMER FFLON
IDENTIFIED AS
BLONDE ROBBER
Gleason Family Positive That
Robert Lee HOrren Was One
of Their AssaiIants
Clothing Found in Home Of Sus-
pect Is Similar TO That
Worn by Thug

soon as HCrrel appeared IN che door
way the two women caught their
breath and retreated involuntarily to
the bacl. of the room.
That's the manr' Mrs Gleason
almost inaudibly.
Doctor Gleason advanced and looked
at tho man closely.
That's the man. he said. III stake
my life on il"
Pointing at HorrelI Miss Gleason said
decssively. There can be no doubt Of
st. That is one Of the men who came
into orr house yesterday.
T0OI< NATTER COOLLY
Horreu took the whole matter very
coollv. and watched the three with in
terest
Make him say BE very quick: don't
yesterday to us" Mrs. Gleason said.
The man did SO, and the trio said in
unison, That's his voice.
hrs. Gleason suggested that the sus-
pect say You're a fine fellow and
would like TO meet you when I'm
right
HorreU whispered the words. but
Fela ordered him to speak up. ami he
said the words in his natural voice
Again the three declared the voice
scientifically the same as that Of the
Blonde burglar. the "gentlemanly one"
PLEADS WITH WOMEN
The suspect was asked if he wanted
80 say anything to the two women.
and he appealed to them not TO send
him 10 prison.
81 want you TO think how serious
rhis is for me- he said, and how
wrong FL would be for YOU to send an
innocent man to states prison. II
would be easy and natural for YOU to
ideutify any other man if YOU saw him
dressed as you have just seen me. /
know YOU are mista ken"
Before he could proceed both women
told him frankly that they Were sure
there was no mistake.
One of the suit cases was identified
rs like the one that the blonde bur
elaT had with him. but they were not
SD sure about the revolver, as they
did not think il was so shiny in the
barrel. Miss Gleason picked ii up and
e. thrill of fear went through those
present as it was loaded and in her
excited state something might happen.
Nothing lid happen.
TO make the Identification more COM
Ylete the police are searching for
driver of a delivery wagon for the
Armand Cailleau company, Geary street
and Grant avenue. He delivered
parcel containing a suit for Miss Glea-
son two or three minutes before the
supposed that he must have seen them
as he was leaving after delivering the
parcel.
SENTENCED FOR MURDER
January 20. 1892. when Horrel was
is years of age, he and John Phillips.
alias Frisco Slim" one Of the most
. desperate thugs known 10 the police,
were cracking safe in the Southern
Pacific cOmpsuT's warehouse at Rio
Vista when Constable John Howard
rame urou them. Howard was shot
and Killed Horran was arrested at
tae tue and was sentenced 10 life
imprisonment in san Quentin. He was
admitted ro parole May 6. 1908, and
aIav g. 1897. his sentence was com
muted by the governor. He went to
Ukiah, where he opened a barber shop.
and later removed TO this city. Frisco
slim" was arrested two years later
and was also sentenced to life impris
onmeut iu san Quentin, where he is
one OF the incorrisIbles. having frac-
tured the skull of Superintendent But
.terWorth Of the jute mill with a 20
pound weight ana also stabbed Patrick
Connolly guard In the jute mill
Horrels wife was found in her room
yesterday afternoon by Bunner and
FeUa and was taken 10 headquarters,
where she was questioned. The police
gre satisfied that she knew nothing
about the robbery at the Gleason home
and she was not detained.
HOBRELL MAKES NO STATEMENT
Frank Il de Pue. director Of the
state bureau of Identification. who was
instrumental in securing Horrells pa
role. was closeted for several hours
last night with HOrrell and Chief of
Police Martin in the latter's Office. II
was thought that because Of De Pue's
former activity in his behalf HOrrell
would confess TO him If to any one. but
although he was -'sweated" and ques-
tioned concerning every detail Of his
story .he refused positively TO make
any confession or admission.