The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-06-08
ADMITS CRIME:
BETWEEN SOBS
Robber, Crying Like Baby, Con
fesses to Officers When Con-
fronted by Mass of Evidence
CALLAHAN LEADS CHIEF
TO WELL HIDDEN CACHE
Burglar Declares He Was Without
Pals in Work But Police Be-
lieve a Gang" Exists-Letter
Leads to Mans Arrest

Finding himself behind the ba,s of
/ the county jail charged with robbery
and clear case against him. Is. T..
callahan, the man who was taken
into custody Monday by Officer Smith
suspected of having been connected
with the robbery of the Null a Son
second hand Store Sunday night.
yesterday broke down in his cell in
the jail With tears streaming down
his face, sobbingly confessed 60
officers that he committed the double
burglary. Under the questioning Of
Deputy Sheriff Rightmire and Chief
of Police kinnaman. the confessed
criminal then told the officers where
to find a part of the stolen goods that
had not been located no to that time
Wccps Continually.
Callahan's case is considered a
queer one by the officers. Since his
Incarceration Monday evening. ne has
wept continually. While the man has
not as yet become historical. he has.
the officers say, reached a stage of
mental depression where his con-
dition is considered serious.
After the mans confession yester
dav afternoon. he accompanied Chief
kinnaman to the place near the
Northern Pacific ice house, where the
stolen goods were cached. There I'M
der Il pile of telegraph poles. the
officers located the balance of the
missing articles neatly wrapped in a
pair of old trousers.
Refuse to Peach"
Callahan tbr,nuh,nt o,t;ra
day Tuesday, stood firmly by his
statement that he alone was respon-
sibe for the robbery and the com
bined efforts of the city and county
officers have thus far failed to shake
the robber from his pat stand that he
was without a pal. Nevertheless the
officers are of the opinion that the
man had an accomplice in the rob
berry and are maintaining a Vigilent
search in an effort to connect half
dozen suspects who are being held,
with the case.
Practically all of the recovered
goods have been identified by the
proprietors of the stores from which
they were stolen. Harry Null of the
firm of Null & Son. yesterday recCg
nized part of the booty as having
been stolen from his second hama
store and later the goods discovered
at the cache were identified bv their
several owners
Letter Gives Clue.
Chief kinnaman obtained the first
clue after the robbery, by a letter
which was found in the alley in the
rear of the Robinson store, one of
the places which was burglarizcd. The
epistle was from the mother of one
of a gang of bad characters who has
been hanging out around the Nc
Daniel feed yard on South First
street, and Officers Smith and Stump
We're Immediately detailed on the
case.
officer Smith soon discovered a suit
case containing part of the missing
goods. in the feed yard and spent tho
remainder of the day laying in wait
for the man who had left the case
shortly after seven o'clock Monday
evening. Callahan appeared and took
possession of the suit case ana the
office Immediately placed him under
arrest.
For several hours the man stoutly
protested his guilt but later broke
down and his confession soon FOL
! lowed