The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-27
Follows Her Two Weeks,
Writes Her Postal Cards and
Watches Her Residence.
BREAKS INTO THE HOUSE
And Steals Pictures and Kodak
Films Which are Found
in His Room.


George E. Thomas, alias Taylor.
alias Gentleman George, held In
tho county Jail on a pistol stoting
charge and suspected OF being The
thief who stole a book of money on
sders from the local postofiice, may
be connected with a burglary ORA
residence on Poplar street.
"A young girl living at the Pops
lar street home which was btrglaf-
lied, after hearing OF Thonias's az
rest today, told the police how he
had followed her for two weeRs.
written her postal cards and letters,
watched her residence for Several
hours at a time, and had tinaliy
broken into the house and stolen
several pictures and kodak fiihs
from her room, The pictures stolen
were those Of herself.
The story as told by the girl
borders on the romantic. She told
OF how Thomas slipped notes under
the door OF her home and wrote her
letters threatening to. end his life it
she did not write to him She said
she was badly scared but was afraid
TO tell the police her story.
The girl, whose name we are re-
quested to withhold, said Thomas fol-
lowed her wherever she went and
that she was in constant fear or
him. She received letters from him
postmarked Lowell, MaRs..ss When
arrested Thomas had letters ON his
person postmarked from the same
place and 1t is thought he wrote
the letters to the girl and sent them
to friends in Lowell, who mailed
them.
The girls story as told to Tele-
gram reporter today Is as follows:
u first me: Thomas at the fair
the first week in September. After
that first meeting he greatly annoyed
me by stopping me every time he
saw me on the street. 4 asked him
to stop this, which he did. but no
then commenced following me.
Everywhere went, he followed ma.
4 received dozens OF foolish love let
ters from him. Nearly every morn
ing I would find o note under Tie
front door from him Once when
was on a visit in Wheeling re-
ceiyed a letter from him, saying thar
II ! did not write to him, he would
end his life. paid no attention to
these letters but was greatly am
noyed. ss.
iAt night he would pace up aud
down in front Of the house for hours
at time. wanted to tell the pos
lice but was AFRAID OF Thomas.
"one night about two weeks ago
upon going to my bedroom l found
the room in great disorder and
window had been broken out.
searched the room and found that
several photographs of myself and
some kodak films were missing. The
next day 4 received a letter from
thanking me for the pic
lures.
That's all know about him and
! hope I'll never see him again. You
wont put my name in the paper,
will you. Oh, please don't"
She was assured that her name
would not be published and she was
profuse IN her thanks. "This has
me enough as 1t is without
any publicity" she said.
After the burglary, weren't you
AFRAID he would come pack7" She
was asked.
''No, | wasn't what you might call
afraid of him. II he had come back
WHOM I was there-well,s and She
picked up a pistol lying on Chief OF
Police Brooks's desk, you know
ran use one OF these toys better
than the average woman"
After Thomas's arrest search
was made OF his room and the
stolen photographs and films were
found. The girl has identified them
as her proptrty.