Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-28
IDENTIFICATION is COMPLETED
Thief Held Since Wednesday Also
Known as Stacey.
OTHERS INVOLVED IN BIG JOB
Three Hundred Thousand Stolen
from Canadian Bank.
WOMAN COMPANION IS ARRESTED
Suspect. Who Gives Name of Adams,
is Identified as the Man Whe
Shot Chicago Policeman
,+ Last Week.


ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. ga years
chase. following the $4,000 bank robbery
in NSw Westminster, B. c.. ended in St.
Louis in the arrest OF ]. C. Adams, who
was declared today to be wanted as one
of the robbers.
The arrest of his supposed wife, known
TO the police as Jeanette Little. In Ed
| wardville. ILL.,. last night completed the
task OF the local police and private de-
tecuves, who had been holding Adams
since his arrest early Wednesday morn
ing.
Adams. who Is also known as Walter
Stacey, was declared by the detectives
10. haEe been one OF the two men who
beat Police Lieutenant Burns of Chicago
into, insensibility In saloon where he
tried, single handed, to capture them on
the night of September 10.
| When Adams was arrested by the st.
Louis police he was entered on the books
under the name OF Stacey and u charge
Of murder placed against him.. 1t was
explained that he was suspect in q
local case. Mystery was thrown about his
arrest by the st. Louis police Wednesday
and Thursday.
Identified in Chicago.
In the meantime, his photograph, taken
a few hours after his arrest, was sent
TO Chicago There II was identified
Thursday as one Of the two assailants
/, of Lieutenant Burns
| At the, time OF the mans arrest the
detectives could have, arrested his woman
companion who was walking on the
street ahead OF him. They hoped that
by leaving her at liberty longer they
would catch another Of the gang, 30 she
was not fnolested at that time; but was
kept under surveillance until she left
the city Thursday evening on an In
terurban car.
| a man met her at Gillespie, H., and
lths two got Off at Edwardsville and
went TO d hotel. The two were arrested
Eat II D ny Thursday. but, according ia
the detectives the man was found to be
not the one wanted and was released.
I Jeanette Little, or Mrs. Stacey, AZ she
gave her name at a roomlng house, told
her landady that she was cripple and
at times walked with the aid Of crutches.
AT other times when she wanted to make
epeed. she discarded the crutches
! In Adams or staceys clothes letter
was found which stated that the bearer
was dear and dumb The police said that
the crutches and the deaf and dumb LETT
ter were used as subterfuges in obtaining
admittance to banks where prospects for
robbery were good. ,eft
Detectiyes Trail Woman.
Detectives said the arrest Of the woman
was the key to the situation She was
located by Acting Chief Schuetler #
Chicago and n private detective In Elk
hart. Ind. where she disguised herself
as a member of religious order and
pretended to be lame. Ag S3
When she left Eikhart four men trailea
her to ST. Louis and to a roaming house.
where man met her. 1t was when the
man and the woman left the house that
the man was arrested and the woman was
allowed to depart only to be arrested last
might, tF3
/ The man arrested as Adams or Stacey.
IS believed by the local Bertillon offic.ai
to be. George West, reputed leader of the
Canadian bank robbery. The detectives
said they knew him only as Adams, or
Stacey. - 81
All requests for interviews with thu
prisoners were denied.
Not One Of the Principals.
SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. T--J. G.
Adams, arrested in St. Louis, according
to the detective directing the search It
not Al Addison. alias Albert Anderson, tho
last OF the trio believed to have committed
the actual robbery of the New West
minister bank.
Addison was Charles Deans partner in
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