Evening journal., 1912-09-20
FRIEND
PROVED TO
Be BURGLAR
Wilmington Young Women at
Atlantic City Are Robbed by
Escaped TOmbS Prisoner
TELLS HIM OF CRIME;
MAN LATER ARRESTED

In the arrest in Philadelphia yes
terday OF George Wilson. a notorious
burglar and seif-confessed gunman,
WITH a dozen aliases. who escaped
from the Tombs Prison, New York,
on July z. by holding up a guard,
Wilmington figures to the extent that
been robbed by the escaped prisoner,
he would probably still be at large.
The victims of the thief we're sis
ters. Miss Lillian Price, pretty
youn gwoman, and Mrs. Mary McKaig,
wife Of Calvin J. McKaig. snip
joiner. of No. 10l Walnut street,
where the mother Of both young wo-
men, Mrs. Clara ]. Pierson. conducts
a saloon. Mrs. McKaig's husband is
clerk for Mrs. Pierson at times.
Wilson, the burglar, posed a friend
of the young women, whom he met in
Atlantic City after his escape from
New York prison. He held them up
in their rooms in the Nevada Apart
ments, Atlantic City, Nat 3 O'Clock in
the morning, and robbed Miss Price
OF her watch, three rings and a sum
of money. Mrs. McISaig having hidden
her valuables under the mattress OF
the bed before retiring, the burglar
did not get these.
Mrs. Pierson said TO day that she
had heard from her daughters by
telephone and they told her OF the
robbery and that the police had
caught the man, but beyond that they
gave no further particulars. She said
her daughters had been at the shore
for FIVE weeks. and she did not know
when they would return.
a Perfect Gentleman
"I cannot think wrong Of him--he
was a perfect gentleman" said Miss
Price last night, alluding to Wilson.
Her watch was in Wilson'S posses
sion when he was caught
After Miss Price sat up in bed
and screamed" said Mrs. McKaig
the burglar showed a pistol toward
her and she fell back beside me In a
faint 7 lay there perfectly still by
her side, and although almost frigh.
tened 10 death, could see every move
he made and realizd perfectly whai
was happening.
"I had the presence Of mind L
take my own diamonds off my fingers
hiding them under the clothing OF
the bed I also hid my diamond
bracelet What he got was the watcl
and rings belonging TO Miss Pric
that we're on the bureau. When b.
backed out Of the room, got up an
went out into the reception room af
ter him. He then put the revolve
into my face, and In a rough voic
said, Step back and keep still OF +
shoot" With that he went out {
the window on the fire escape. tt
burglar wore dark clothes and had
mask. He was about the size OF NJ
Wilson, but his voice was muc
ooarser. I can never believe It wa
he.r
Wilson's escape from the Tomb
was sensational. He knocked down
guard and took his revolver from hin
climbed into an air shaft and slid I
the street down a rain spout. A nun
Der Of robher'es around Atlanti
City are chaa-ed to him.
After the robbery of yesterda
morning. Miss Price called her frien
by telephone and he. Wilson. 500
came. and was seated with Miss Pric
at the breakfast table when the ds
fectives arrived. His actions arouse
! their suspicious but not until he hat
tily departed and boarded a trail
Word Was then sent to Philadelphi
and the burglar was picked up as
! was about to leave a train from th
! shore
, He was readily identified as III
man who escaped from the Toni
prison by tattoo marks on his arm.