Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
F[|RT WITH BURGLAR.
Visitors to Atlantic City Rob-
bed by Convict Guest.
ASK PROTECTION OF HIM
Thief, Entertained, Returns Masked
to Steal-Victims Phone
Him for Aid.

ATLANTIC CITY, September 2O.-By
the merest chance. while on the Board
walk, two young society women from
wilmington. Del. INDUCING in a harm
less Irritation. met a burglar, George
Wilson. an escaped convict He was
dressed in the height Of fashion, and the
two women accepted him as gentleman,
and after one or two meetings on the
promenade invited him to their summer
home in the exclusive Nevada apart
ments, where he called frequently as a
friend.
The women, Miss Lillian Price and Mrs.
Mary c. Mckaig, received a social call
from Wilson Wednesday night. He re-
manned until after 10 o'clock, and then
after leaving returned at o'clock in the
morning in mask as a burglar and ran
sacked the place. getting away with Miss
Prices watch and jewelry. Both women
heard the man in the room, and Mrs Nc
kaig ran OUT in the reception hail after
him. but he drove her off by pointing
revolver and Sprang out the window to
the fire escape.
Phone to Their Friend" Wilson.
In great nervous excitement over the
affair and nearly Frustrated by fright
and shock, the women called their friend.
Mr.. Wilson, at his hotel, the Schitz. on
the Boardwalk, and asked him If he
wouldn't come to them and remain with
them. The burglar accepted the invita-
ton and returned as a friend to offer
coincidence over the burglary, this at 6
clock in the morning.
The eX-cOnvict was at breakfast IN the
apartments with the two women he had
robbed at 3 o'clock in the morning when
IL 1lyn1 70 inv Il
gate the robbery. One of them had al
ready had Wilson under suspicion in con-
nection with the extensive Chelsea bur
glaries. where diamonds and jeWelry val
ued at $4,000 had been carried away In
a long series of rObberieS, one of the men
robbed being Robert A. BalfOur. This de-
tective recognized the burglar, but Wilson
caught the glance of recognition as he
sat at the table playing the part Of a
sympathetic friend.
Hurries to Catch Train.
Quickly the burglar rose, saying: Il
must catch my train. near forgot it,
Taking taxicab. he did catch his train
for Philadelphia, but over the telephone
wires communication was established
with the Philadelphia police, and Wilson
was arrested.
Even after the report reached here that
Prices watch had been found in his los
session the two women, in tears and great
nervous excitement, insisted that he must
be innocent
Il cannot believe it, said Miss Price,
HE was such a perfect gentleman"
Recently Escaped Tombs.
George Wilson, who is known with
other aliases as Charles Williams George
Anderson, George Waters, Jack Lewis
and George Wilson, was awaiting trial
for burglary in the first degree July
when he made his escape from the Tombs
while under the care of Keeper William
Hoolihan, who was recently discharged
cape of Reynolds Fosbrey, the murderer.
Wilson was charged with entering the
apartment of Frederick l.. Taylor. bro
kerr living at IS ClaremOnt avenue, the
night of July 3 and stealing a quantity
of Jewels and money after he had point
ed a revolver at Mr.. Taylor's head. He
was arrested while running toward
Broadway with the booty, and admitted
In court that he was the man wanted.
Wilson is tWenty-eight years old, and.
according to the police record. began his
criminal career in 1907. when he broke
into the home of James Estus, at West
9th street, Coney Island. and was es
Gaping through a window when Police
man Farrell saw him and shot him in the
thigh. Wilson was tried and convicted
before Judge Dixie, in Brooklyn, and SEN
fenced to two years and six months in
Sing Sing. After his discharge from pris-
on the police lost track of him until the
night he entered Mr.. Taylor's apartment.