El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-06
STAMPS RECOVERED AND MEN HELD
FOR TRIAL BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
Harry Burk Pleads Guilty
and Valves Preliminary
Hearing.

Harry Burk. alias Walter Clark,
James Lynch James Ellis, Harry Nil
Ter and Albert Wilton are under ar
rest on the charge of unlaWfully re-
cetving, cOncealing and having IN their
possession with intent to convert TO
their own use, hostage stamps and
books Of postage stamps. The men
were arrested and brought before com
missioner George 3. oliver, late Satur-
day afternoon after being held in the
city Jail on the charge pending an in
vesugaiOn for a number Of days.
All pleaded not guilty, but BUrk,
alias Clark, who pleaded guilty to the
charge, waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over to await the action Of
the federal grand jury. His bond was
fixed at $1,000 which he was unable
county jail. The preliminary hearing
Of the others was set for $3.50 g. m.
Monday, but was postponed until Non
day afternoon beceSse Of the delay in
the preparation Of the evidence to be
presented to the commissioners court.
Lynch Is Arrested.
James Lynch was arrested by the
police on October II, on the charge
Of vagrancy- Later James Ellis and
Harry Miller were arrested on similar
charges, and held pending an inyestiga-
ton Of the alleged pOstOffice robbery.
Harry Burk, alias Walter p. Clark, was
then arrested by the police, but later
released and watched carefully by DO
uceman Thomas Hughes.
POstOffiCe inspector Charles 9. Kin
eel was here at the time, attending fed
eral court. He was staying at the
Hotel Zeiger, where he arranged for
alias Clark. The inspector pretended
that he was a postmaster from New
Mexico here for the statehood celebra-
tion, who had been taken i'll.
KinEeI Lays Trap.
Clark appeared at his room at the
hotel and, it is alleged offered TO sell
him a quantity Of stamps which ne nae
In his possession in one two, i've ana
stamps in their original wrappers
which are placed around them Wnen
sent from the pOstoffice department
Clark offered to sell these stamps az
much lower amount than their Lace
value, it Is said, and offered TO get more
TO be sent to New Mexico.
Clark Caught by Police,
Clark was arrested after he leIL lle
hotel on the suspicion Of opium SNUG
Cling The arrest was made by patrol
man Hughes. who found quantity OF
stamps on Clark's person II IS claIneu.
Wilton, another Of the alleged gang,
was in Juarez, but came 10 TINS sue OF
fhe. river. Because Of a blunderlng mis-
understanding between the officials ne
was allowed to return to Juarez WIN
ont being arrested. He was finally ar
rested Thursday on a vagrancy charge
and placed in the city Jail clark was
broueht before Kinzel Saturday morn
ing and, it is claimed by the deIecuVe'
practically confessed his part IN Ihe az
fair. The men were then taken peLor5
United States commissioner Oltver ana
their preliminary hearing set for Mon
Organized Gang Suspected.
It is believed by the authorities tnat
q number of DostOffices have Deen
robbed by an organized gang and an
effort will be made to prove tnat the
men under arrest here were mem SeIs
of This gang. Clark's home is SAID 10
he In Chicago, and the others are
known in q number of cities a guam
titv of the stamps is believed 70 De
hidden in or near FL PasO or JuareZ' al /
though a search has failed to reveal
the cache.
Detective Finds Water.
In q scouting trip to locate supposed 1
loot Of the men now held at the couh- 4
tv Jail on the charge OF having postage
stamps. chief detective Stansel found I
a LARGE bucket Of cold water, about zoe ]
yards south of the car barns hidden 4
in a thick growth Of underbrush.
He came upon a~bundle made out or /
an old gunny sack. Removing the /
sack he found a piece Of tin, which, /
upon its removal showed large hole /
n the ground containing a bucket Of
cold water.
The detectives say that this has been
The hiding place OF some man, and that
be has used this means to hide his food.