Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
CLAIMS PRIZE MONEY mp. %.
BURGLAR CAPTURE.
600 DOLLARS FOR CATCH
Torgerson, Alias Allison, Confesses
10 Robberies, and is Wanted In
California for Murder.

Some $500 of rewards will fol-
low the capture of the burglar who
raided the postoffces of the Rogue
River valley, and Chief McLane of
this city has made claim for the
prize money 1t was through the
activity of Chief McLane that the
robber was first located in this city
mere he was registered as j. Allison
at the Josephine hotel. MeLane then
followed the case. and becoming sat
istied that he had the hunted man
spotted, he notified the officers at
Roseburg when Allison and his sup
posed family went to that city, and It
was through this trip that the man
was finally arrested.
Notwithstanding that Grants Pass
and the Rogue valley were filled with
railroad and postofflce detectives,
none had suspected the right party
till McLane saw the woman exchang-
ing the 775 pennies at the Josephine
County Bank, Following this clue
he obtained the evidence that finally
led to the capture.
AT Roseburg Allison, or Torgerson,
as the mans right name is now
known to be, has confessed the rob-
berries charged against him, includ-
ing also the robbery of the Tracy
jewelry store in this city. The most
of the plunder from the latter place
was found In the room which he oc-
cupied in the hotel at Roseburg,
though he admits having thrown
away the three watch cases that
were found here in the east part of
the city. The woman and the two
children who were supposed to be
Torgerson's family are the wife and
children of Archie Dietz of Vina,
Cal, at which place Torgerson is
wanted for the crime of murder.
The Roseburg Review has the fol-
lowing details following the arrest
OF Torgerson In that city:
"Torgerson was arraigned before
City Recorder Carl Wimberly Mon
day night and waived examination.
He was held to the federal grand jury
on charge of postofflce burglary
under bonds of 100000 II Is ex-
pected, however, that the federal au-
thorities will ultimately turn Tor
gerson over to the civil authorities at
Red Bluff to face the charge that
may send him to the gallows.
"In his cell at the city Jail Tor
gerson talked freely of his Oregon
crimes to Marshal Fenton, Postal In
spector s II. Morse and Detective p.
Il. Kelly, the three men responsible
for his capture. Then he was taken
to the studio of a photographer and
"mugged." incidentally, he was Civ
en- a searching physical examination
and found to correspond to the last
detail to the description Of the man
wanted in California for murder. The
subject of the California crime was
not broached to the prisoner, who re-
marked glibly that his actual career
OF crime began with his robbery Of
the Medford postoffice on December
27 1912. Torgerson declared that
all Of his jobs in Oregon yielded him
not more than enough money to pay
the travelling expenses of his wife"
as he referred 10 her and "hs two
children" as he further prevarlcat-
ed.
Record BAD One.
THE circular sent from the sher-
if's office at Red Bluff recites that
Torgerson, under the alias of 81.
Clair served 2S months in the peni-
tentlary at Folsom for burglary. Pre-
vlously he was employed as a sheep
herder After his release from prls-
on, Torgerson got employment in
FISH camp at Vna, and there fell In
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