Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-01-20

~ "a
amazing dual personality are known,
1t is said DR.. Holbroolk's case will stand
as one Of the strangest Of its kind.
" DR.. Holbrook, the police said, con-
fessed to them that he had committed
eight burglaries, but they believe that
heis guilty of many more. For year,
they say, he has been leading the dual
existence, and he had broken into many
homes where he was welcome guest.
DR.. HOlbrook's arrest caused sensa-
ton, and many of his friends believe
he is insane. They say that is the only
reasonable explanation that can be
made of his strange conduct, as there
was no reason for him to steal.
So many burglaries have been COM
mitted in the last year that a night
force Of mounted policemen was Or
ganiZed in the hope Of running down
the housebreakers. The efforts of the
policemen, however, were without re
suit. The burglaries did not stop nor
was any clew obtained r.. ~ +
DR.. Holbrooks arrest was due to his
alleged desire to ride free on the rail
road. He broke into two stations, the
police say. and helped himself to sew
eral mileage books. He was able to
use one Of the books without being de-
tected, but when he tried to use. the
second the book was taken up by the
conductor and sent to the main office
of the Pennsylvania railroad. Aaron
Gilbert, chief Of the railroads force of
detectives, was sent to see Holbrook
and to ask him where he obtained the
book +:
The oculist told the detective that he
had bought two mileage books from
man named Smith whom he had met.
in hotel in bennington Because Of
DR.. Holbrock's standing no suspicion
attached to him, and the railroad de-
tectives were sent out to find Smith
They were unable to obtain the slight
est trace. of him, however, and finally
they gave up the chase.
The incident almost was forgotten
when last week DR.. Holbrook walked
into the Office Of the railroad in Phila-
delphia and asked to see the general
manager. Dr.. Holbrook had four mile
age books and a bottle of whisky, and
he said that he found the tickets and
the bottle in the road near the circus
grounds in Coatesville. He wanted a
reward for returning the mileage.
books, and he was told that an inves-s
tigation would be made first. 5.-#.s
II Several Of the best detectives in the
employ Of the company were assigned
to the case and they concluded that
Holbrook had broken into the. station;
and stolen the tickets. They learned
also that the doctor did not drink, but
that on the day he went to Phi.sacl-G
phia he purchased the whisky in a sho~
tel there. Holbrook told the proprietor.
of the hotel that he wanted the whisky
for his horse, W hich had sore mouth.
The detectives then visited Holb rook.
They put him through a scare hing ex-
animation, and sEnally y, It is said, he
confessed that he had stolen the mile
age book e ee asserted that he did
not know why he had taken them and
that he mus t have been out OF his.
mind tine.
zs:Io arrested and ftaaeS
police c.,!.iisst
and scare .s;ss s - s IF
found hidde in Z,
articles hat were stolen from the
hoasess Of
"a the findin OF under Iot-s
brook brlke q Asset
that told then, Sc.
eight bErg
.houees Into n, is, had broken. Ins