The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
BALTIMORE CHAP
HELD AS ROBBER
.McMahon Gets Him at the Roa-
nolSc, Loaded Down With
Stolen Property.
ADMITS OTHER THEFTs
Tells Detective That He Broke
Into Southern .Jcwclry
Supply Shop.

Admitting his guilt, after being PHI,
through severe eXamnatio by Cap.
tain McMahon, chief of detectives, und
| confessins that he had spent one year
in a Maryland prison for houscbrcal<-
| ing. Thomas r. Bowen. alias Roy Bow
en-. alias William I. Paugett. alias Il
! Thompson, twenty-five years old, was
arrested yesterday afternoon al head
quarters ON Il charge of having broken
into and robbed the Southern Jeweiry
| supply Shop, III East Main Street
| 1t was fate for Bowen; it was fortui-
! tous circumstances for the detectives
! which led to the young mans arrest.
! Aftor he came here Il few days ago
Bowen boarded ut 6l6 East Franklin
| street up to Saturday night. Then he
moved TO tho Roanoke House, III North
rlGhth Street Yesterday afternoon
AIR. tvey, proprietor OF the pluce, called
up headquarters and asked that a de-
tectirc he sent 10 his place, as one
guest had complained that "a suitcase
had been stolen from him, another that
Il $40 solid gold watch had been stolen
from him, and still another that "a safe
ty razor, brush and soap had been sto-
len from him.
Loaded Down with stun.
tcrs, and Captain Mcmahon answered
the call himself. Bowen was pointed
out TO him as the man suspected of the
thcfts, and he WAS invited by the chic.
of detectives 10 take a walk TO head
quarters.
Captain Mcmahon searched him ana
found in one pocket the watch alleges
to have been etOlen from William /.
Moore. one of !hc guests in the Roa-
noke House. The search was contin-
ucd From another pocket three more
watches were tuken out At first Bow
Ell refused TO say where he had got
them Finally. under yhrewd question
Ing, ne admitted. il is said. that they
were stolen, and said that there were
more III his room. Captain Mcmahon
imncdintel. suspected that he had the
man who had broken into the shop OF
the Southern Jcwelry supply Company.
He called in Detective -Sergeants Wiley
and Kcllam. to whom he had assigned
the big robbery, and sent them to the
Roanoke. They returned with suit
case, said to have been stolen from Fred
Reuben, a boarder. 1t was Upeuud.
and fifteen watches. numerous rings.
chaius, watch charms. fobs and other
pieces of jewclry were found in it.
snys lie Admitted Crime.
Bowen began to cry. Captain MIC
Mahon let him cry a few moments,
and then pressed him for an eXplaua-
tion as 10 his possession OF so much
iewclry and. according to the detective.
the boy confessed that he had robbed
the tewclry store.
In the suitcase were found d mans
solid gold watch, a filled goll watch.
d woman's gold watch case, from which
the works had been taken; four 81 In
gcrsoll watches In a case, Ave 1ngcrsoll
witches loose, two watch fobs, II dozen
watch guards, dozen gold watch
chains. "a gold bracelet innuDerablc
rings of more or less small value and
other pieces OF icwelry. The watch
stolen from Mr. Moore was identified.
As TO the other watches and jewcl-y,
Bowen finally admitted that he had
stolen them from the Southern Jewelry
| supply Company.
The razo, and brush. not found were
stolen from VI. Kargaucr. Several
tickets issued by the Equitable Loan
Association and other loan companies
OF this city. and others issued In Bal
tirnorc were found IN Bowcn's pockets.
!, is suspected that nc may be wanted
elsewhere, and Captain Mcmahon VIII
institute d!igen; inquiry about ike
young prisoner.
Came From Baltimore.
Bowen said that both parents ore
living and tina, mis- home is at G3S
North Broadway. Baltimore, Md. IA
said that he came here with woman.
who has since gone to Danvil!e. lie
was sen, TO the Second Police Station.
The Southern Jewclry Supply Com
paiy was broken into some time Satur-
day night, and tho robbery was dscov
cred by the proprietor al o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Bowen was well dressed. lie said
tina, he was travelling salesman by
| profession and that he had come to
| Richmond looking for work. RepcEed
questioning. shrewdly put, brought out
| the admission that he had once served
| time" and then he broke down lie
! ~ not suspected Of being the young
man who attempted holdup IN J..
! Schurnann's jcwclry store G3i East
| irOad street, Saturday afternoon.