The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-06
$250,0OO BURGLAR
AN EDUCATEDFO()L,
DECLARES DOCTOR
Young Chicagoan Who Stole Trunk.
full Of Jewels Puzzle to
Police and Physicians
ROBBED ONLY THE RICH
Reader Of Detective Stcries--.Sc
ciety Women Recover Gems
from Rich Loot


continued to delye into the mystery
of Jacob r. Guthrie, burglar and
forger, now under arrest, whose
theets from wealthy Chicago people
in art treasures, bric-a-brac, jewel
and silver plate sire said to az
gregate $250,000. The trunk full
of stolen gems recovered, when
opened at Police Headquarters,
made the room appear like the Gilt
tering interior Of an Oriental PAL
ace. This Ii said TO be only part Of
the loct and saarcn Is being contin-
ued for more.
Guthrie, 25 years old. 9 graduate
Of a technical school, who, when ar
asted, was poorly dressed, although
re had a $4,000 bank account, is a
puzzle TO physicians as well as to
the police.
Whether he is an "edunated fool, !"
$ Or. Leslie w, Scnwab his family
hysieian, described him, or some
hing else, has become a question,
nead Detective Stories.
Tr, schwabssaid Guthrie III an
f" atsd fool III my opinion | have
nown him since childhood, lie
always been bookworm, He
'aad detective and problem novels
=. oaaantly. The effect Of this has
on to c~eata . peculiar mental
andition He has all the charac-
aristics Of a confirmed kleptoman-
&C. believe he has periods when
he is mentally Irresponsible. 1t ID
my intention to have an alienist ex-
| anime him in a few days"
Chief of Detectives IIalpin said:
Beyond doubt Guthrie has OBJ
tainod the most valuable collection
# stolen articles | ever saw, There
Is an endless list Of all kinds of jew
| Try. silyorware bric-a- brac and art
treasures. There are diamonds
"ubies, sapphires, omeralds and
| pearls, worth thousands Of dollars
each. All his bnrelaries were com
mitted in the homes of the city's
wealthiest citizens. He read the
society column in tho newspapers
lend when he noticed that some
wealthy woman had left home for q
few days he would break into the
house and steal the most valuable
articles he could find He was {
regular society burglar lie has
confessed to entering a score O
| wealthy persons homes l have n,
idea what percentage Ct the stoloi
goods wa have recovered.
"Mavhe | am Insane"
He apparently Kept all th
things he stole, which appealed t,
his artistic taste. But he must hav
: disposed OF large quantity of tn
!, | plnnder."
After talking with DR. schwat
/ Guthrie said:
/, Maybe l am insane. ! feel tha
[ way sometimes"
] The prisoner, when informed G
the task which CONFRONTED the 20
lice i'll making an inventory of tn
stolen articles, laugnlngly offered t
( assist thep.
II Thousands Of dollars worth o
E the stolen articles have been iden
(, tired by society women who calle
r at Central Station.
! "Not Strictly a Ladies' Man"
AS showing an estimate of Guti
rie, the following Is taken from tn
1909 year book. 'Tna Integral" {
the Armour institute Of Technology
/. Jacob Foy Guthrie -electrics
engineering ArmcAr' branch, A..
: Il. b.; prepared at Wendall Phillir
> hiah school, Chicago. Our frien
! Lanky Guthrie comes from tf
land Of Ade and McCutcheon. bein
born in Carroll county, Ind, Sep
! %, 1885, This tloosier stayed thcl
: only leag enough to see that be W;
;. not cut out for an author, and the
y navigated to Chicago.
: During his early fife he wa
closely associated with artists al
geni'ses and the like that made 9
\ !, J.