Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-29
BOSTON Is CERTAIN CREIGHTON WAS TIE
 CROOK, WHEELOCK

Oscar M. Wheelock, who is eharsed with having stolen about Sl0.2J0 from the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance company of 7T State street. two years ago. and for whom a nation wide search has been in progress, was today identi- fled as being the man who. under the name Of Oscar T. Creighton. the dynamite devil, has been lead ing a band of Mexican insurrectos. ' Creighton has been reported kill "a. says the Boston Traveller. Con tinuing it says:
 From a picture published in the Traveller, President IT, l. Falvey, Of the bonding company positively identified Creighton as Wheelock. The picture came nom a Traveller correspondent in southern Texas. Mir. Falver said today that Wheel ock, after a career of fast living in Boston, where he became known to all the sporting fraternity as a star billiard player and heavy bettor. ab- seconded with about SiO.o00 Of the company's money.
 The United States government has begun an investigation to de termine # Creighton or WheelOck is really dead. An attempt sill be made by the federal officers to reach him
 About three months ago Wheel ock was located in Butte. Mont. where he had become secretary of packing company and had shown his daring by obtaining a bond from tbe same company that had supplied his bond when he went to work for the Boston concern. He married in Butte. When he was dis covered he fled and his books we're found short about the same sum with which he escaped from Boston.
 Drops Out Of Sight.
 His whereabouts have since been mystery. but the sensational raids and dynamiting performances of the insurrecto Creighton have been a matter of daily report. H is now es- tablished that Creighton is Wheel ock-
 Every person who has seen the pictures Of Creighton. declare they could be no one but Wheeloek- Be sides President Falvey, Manager Berry and a number of employees Of the bonding company identified the picture. ~
 President Falvey says he doubts the report of Wheelock's death, be Heving whoelock used it as "a clever ruse to drop out of sight; first see. ing that his pictures, which were certain to be identified, appeared in the papers.
 He says, however, that Wheel ock, when he was discovered in Butte, was nearly at the end of his rope, and tLat he may have been driven in desperation to join the insurrectos. He says Wheelock was afraid to commit suicide. and that his daring may have come from desire to end his life by the bullets of the enemy. The report of 'Creigh- ton's' death says that ahe was shot through the brain while leading a desperate rebel charge.
 Since the reports of Creighton'E prowess reached Boston, there has been a deep mystery surrounding him. He was said to be a Banvers man: but close investigations failed to disclose any such person being known there.
 Both Came From Dznvers.
 -Wheelock did come rom Dan vers and has a number of relatives there. He is said to have brother, who is a doctor in Scranton, Pa, and he had a mother who lived in Somerville, but whether she is now living is not known Wheelock came to Boston from Danvers in 1900 and went to work for the Ma ,ional Cash Register company. where he was employed until he went with the bonding company. He was married, but his wife died and his career of adventure is said to have dated from that moment.
 'SWheelock was auditor of the bonding company An examination of the company DOCKS III Jdhuaiy' 1910. disclosed a shortage of $s2eO. and he was notified. A few moments later he walked out of the office and was next heard Of last January in Butte. Tn Boston Wheelock was familiar figure. about the best known in billiard rooms. He played a re- narkable game himself and was ire quently known to wager as high as s1O0 on a single game.
 He is said to have been extreme Iy vain. and Mir Falvey says the most convincing thing about the Creighton picture is the way m which the man is exhibiting his re- volvers. which he says. is very typ- icaI Of Wheelock."
 Another Account.
 Says the Boston Globe:
 Newspaper pictures of Oscar S. craichton, the American leader oi A hand of Mexican insurrectos, wno was reported killed in battle at Banche, Mexico. last Saturday close ly resemble Oscar M. Wheeioek, the tlerondiug auditor of the MasSa-