Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11
MAN TRACED 5000
MILES BY A DOC
Description of Canine Causes the
Arrest of Much Wanted An
geIeno in Chicago

Traced across the country by pet
dog named Toodles, Earl e. Fullerton,
accused of collecting rents far in ad-
vance and then selling the furniture of
the Hotel Emerson, 535 South Los An
geles street, while the proprietor was
out of the city and with having sold
several dozen empty barrels and a few
hundred empty bottles in storeroom
at. Sixth street and Maple avenue,
under the representation that 1t was
wholesale liquor business, was ar
rested in Chicago yesterday and Is be-
ing held for felony embezzlement. The
wife of the accused was with him
when he was taken into custody.
According to the detectives here Full
lerton was manager for w. r. Den
man, proprietor of the Hotel Emerson.
1t appears that November / Fullerton
quietly began collecting rents of the
roomers, most of whom had been there
for some time, and finally succeeded in
persuading them to pay in advance to
April 1, 1911. This done, it Is alleged,
Denman was tricked into going to
Riverside under the belief that he was
going there to meet a man to discuss
a business, proposition. This, the de-
tectives say, was managed by Fuller
ton telling the hotel proprietor that a
long distance telephone message urged
him to go to Riverside at once.
When Deman left the city, it is as
serted by the police, Fullerton became
active, summoned several persons and
finally sold the entire furnishings at a
low price. He is said to have explained
his reason for disposing of the hotel
for such a figure by stating that he
had collected the rents for a week in
advance and the purchaser would be
unable to realize anything on his in
vestment for several days.
After disposing of the hotel, Fuller
ton, it is alleged, took A. r. Alder
man, who roomed at the hotel, to an
abandoned wholesale liquor business
at Sixth street and Maple avenue, ex-
hibited the contents, consisting of sew
eral dozen empty barrels and a guam
tity of empty bottles to Anderman and
finally induced the latter to purchase
the business" for $500 cash, five
acres of land in the "shoestring'' dis
trict, a diamond ring and a gold
watch After this coup Fullerton, his
wife Marguerite and their pet poodle
dog Goodies" boarded the steamer
Governor at San Pedro November
and sailed for Seattle.
Soon after their departure Alderman
learned that he had been duped. the
liquor store having been closed several
months previous to his purchase and
the license and all the stock of wet
goods taken away. About the same
time Dennian returned from his futile
trip to Riverside and found his hotel
under the management of a stranger,
who claimed ownership of the place.
The detectives were notified and
finally traced the fugitive to Seattle
through a description of his pet dog.
At Seattle, it appears, Fullerton and
his wife parted, he going to Chicago
and she remaining in the city with the
hoodoo pet dog. The officers main
tanned watch on Mrs. Fullerton, and
when she boarded a train for the east
traced her movements to Chicago,
where she was met by her husband,
who was placed under arrest.
Fullertorf was identified through the
dog and by his wife's name tattoned
on his arm.