Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27
Detectives Trail Woman
to Tryst With a Ca
madam Bandit.
FOR ST. LOUIS MEETING
She Travels From Chicago Dis
guiSed as Cripple, Carry
ing Clutches.

Chicago, Sept 27.-One Of the two
Canadian bank robbers, who escaped
from the Sidias saloon here after
beating Lieutenant Burns iato insen-
sibility, was arrested last night in ST.
Louis. Mo, by Chicago detectives, ac-
cording 10 a report to Assistant Chief
OF Police Schuettler. The detectives
trailed a woman. said 10 be the sweet
heart Of the thief. who went to st.
Louis disguised as a cripple. The ar
rest was made when the two met on
u street corner.
According 20 Schuettler the arrest
OF the thief vas as clever as the work
OF Lieutenant Burns here was bun
glesOmc. The mah arrested is describ-
ed as a short robber." The woman
was located on the south side in Chi
cago, and was permitted TO learn that
detectives were searching for her.
MEET ON 4 STREET.
She boarded a train and went to a
town outside Chicago, where she pur-
chased ticket for St. Louis. She
walked Titn the aid OF crutches and
used them every time she walked
on the train, according 10 four detec-
tiveH who rode in the same car to
g. Louis. Arriving there she met
her suspect sweetheart withfa a few
minutes on the street. Anxious 10
prevent the man escaping again the
detectives closed in about him, pay
ing no attention 10 the woman. who
threw away her crutches and ran
through an alley and escaped A
search OF her baggage disclosed maAy
clippings relating 20 the escape Of the
robbers. and revolver.
Schuettler said: Our information
is, the man arrested In ST. Louis is
James W. Stacey. alias J. c. Adams.
We haven't connected him with the
100000 bank robbery at Westminster.
y. c., as yet, but believe he is one o:
the men who attacked Burns in tn;
Sidias saloon"
ENDS YEARS CHASE.
St Louis. Sept PA years chase
following the $32OOOO bank robbery in
Westminster, b. C., ended in ST. Louis
In the arrest Of J. c. Adams, declared
10 be waited as one Of the robbers
The arrest of his supposed wife
known as Jeanette Little. In Edwards
vile, ILL.,. last night completed the
task OF the local police and private
detectives. who were holding Adams
since Wednesday morning. Adams
also known as Walter Stacey. was de
clared by detectives 10 have been ons
Of the two men who beat Lieutenant
Burns OF Chicago !nto insensibllity il
saloon Sept l9.
HELD A. MURDER SUSPECT.
When Adams was arrested by tn,
St Louis police he was entered on tn,
books under the name OF Stacey. anC
a charge OF murder was placed agains
him. IL was explained he was a sus
peCt in a local case Mystery wal
thrown about his arrest by the polio,
Wednesday and Thursday. Detective.
said the arrest OF the woman was tn,
key TO the situation. She was locate,
by Acting Chief Schuettler OF Chicag,
and private detectives ia EIkhart
Ind, where she had disguised hersel
as a member OF religious order an,
pretended 10 be lame.
BELIEVED TO he GEORGE WEST.
When she left Elkhart four me-
uai!ed her to a St Louis roominI
house, where the man met her. II wa
when the man and woman left III
house that the man was arrested an,
the woman allowed TO depart. only T.
be arrested last night Adams. o
Stacey. is believed by local Bertilliol
officials to be George West, repute
leader Ia the Canadian bank robbery
The Chicago detectives asked tha
the man known as Stacey, West an,
Adams be turned over 10 them on
charge Of assault 10 kill Leutenau
Burns. The local police said they pre-
fer TO hold the man for the Canadian
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