Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-23
SPOKANE POLICE GET
GANG OF BOLD Thieves.
Ten Bad Men and Women who are Wanted
in Many Cities Of the West

SPOKANE. Wash, April 23.-
Following two weeks of unceasing
work. night and day. on the part of
the local detective and police depart
ment, seven men and three women,
believed by the police to constitute
one of the largest criminal gangs in
operation In the country. and want
ed, it is alleged. in Seattle. Tacoma.
Vancouver. B. c., Portland and San
Francisco for daring burgIaries and
holdups. were arrested yesterday by
Captain of Detectives Martin ]. Burns,
Detectives Chester Edwards, w. H.
Bush, Cecil Thompson and Alex Mac
donald and Officer Robert Milane. AT
the same time jewels worth $4,000
were recovered. The catch" is re-
garded as one of the biggest in years
in Pacific coast police annals.
The members of the gang are:
Eddie Bush Alleged Leader.
Eddie Bush, alias Thomas Howard,
alias Eddie Johnson, alleged leader,
wanted in Seattle for the robbery OF
a grocery store at Green Lake last
November.
Eddie Walters, alias One Eyed
Kid, pal of Bush and alleged accom-
plice in the Green Lake holdup
wanted by the Seattle police for a
score of daylight burglaries.
H. S. Baxter. age IS, with hall
dozen aliases, wanted in Seattle, Ia
coma and Vancouver, B. c.
Claude Bush, alias Curtis, age 10,
used by the gang as lookout" &C
cording to his own admission.
Alice Bush, age Is, said by the po-
lice to have been used by the gang
to sell stolen jewelry, and alleged to
be a pickpocket's stall"
Mary Bush. who claims to be the
mother of Eddie Claude and Alice
Bush.
NAa+u ehA hAAE AhNA1A~Os
Alfred Melrose, alias Ambrose. al.
legged accomplice of Eddie Bush.
Mrs. Alfred Melrose, alias Ank.
rose, alleged pickpocket and "sball.
Thomas Brinkley. alias Guy King,
ston. alleged perpetrator of severa
British Columbia holdups.
Emeline Payne, alias Thomas, ALA;
Howard, alleged mistress of Eddie
Bush
Thomas Wilson alias Jones, alleg
ed eX-conyict.
In the possession OF Eddie Bush
Walters and Ambrose when searched
were found diamonds and iewelry es
timated to be worth $1,000. thl
plumber of scores of robberies. Ad
missions from the gang, when closet
ed with the police, indicate that abou
the same amount lies in trunks an
grips, of the gang at their rooms.
The first clue to the gang was OBJ
tained with the trailing" by Detec
tive Chester Edwards Of IT, s. Baxter
the old man" of the gang, to hous
( at EI03 Main avenue. Later in tn
day Mary Bush and her SON an
daughter, Claude and Alice, wit
Emeline Payne. were arrested Will
eating their midday meal. From ther
information regarding Walters
Brinkley, Ambrose and his wife wa
obtained. the quartet being arreste
late in the afternoon in house q
Broadway and Maple street. Tn
men are held in the city jail and tn
women in the county Jail. Tn
gang operated. according to the pc
lice, as beggar-bunco artists. Ne
rose, or Ambrose. and his VIII
worked" the resident districts. sci
ing combs, both using crutches. The
are said By the police to have been II
spoilers. Mrs. Melrose Is 4 hand
some woman. dressed in the height {
fashion. and when not playing bsl
gar role. bedecked with jewels.
1S-Year-OId Girl I'm Gang.
Alice Bush, a 15-year-old girl q
rested with the party, IL held By Ii
juveline department OF the count
jail. For the last 10 days she ha
been about the streets Of the cit
and was = familiar figure at RiVorsid
avenue ana Howard street In the a
ternoon and evening hours. The p
l1ice say she was used a. decOy
lead Well-drsased men to lodgin