The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-03
LOVING BURGLAR
TELLSCRIMES TO.
SAVE CIRL'SNAME.
Promise to Shield Young Woman
Whose Picture Prisoner Had
Brings Confession
CAUGHT WITH SUIT
CASE IN MILLS HOTEL
Admits Four New Rochelle Rob.
berries, It's Said, But Denies
knowledge of Others

NEW YORK, March 3.-When a
youth suspected OF q dozen robberies
in New Rochelle and along the Sound
was being searched In New Rochelle
police headquarters, the photograph Of
pretty girl was found In the lining
Of his waistcoat
Il know that girl" said Chief Tim
mons. What had she to do with these
rotberies? | thought she was highly
respectable"
The prisoner dropped on his knees.
crying:
Don't bring her into this. She
doesn't know q thing about 1t II
you'll promise not to mention her
name, not to let her know, III tel all.
won't keep back thing"
Chief Timmons did not know the
Cirl, but had said he did In the hope
OF breaking the prisoner down. The
thief got her name and address from
the youth. She lives with her parents
in Manhattan.
I'm keep what you tell me secret
from the girl" Timmons told the
youth, and I'll take care Of her pic
ture for you on one condition-that
you make q full confession
Turned Thief to Get Married.
The prisoner said he wash Charles
J. II. Williams, 10 years. He came to
New York from eVrlnont TWO years
ago and until month ago was EN-
ployed as q clerk. Then he lost his
place and went to the Mills hotel at
Thirty-sixth-st. and Seventh-ave. He
was madly in love with the girl and to
get money to marry her he said he had
turned burglar.
Since the New Rochelle and Sound
robberies began two weeks ago jewel.
ry. money and clothing valued at $780,
Geo have been stolen. Ii was evident
10 the police that the burglar was an
amateur, but with such cunnink did ne
work that it was impossible to catch
linn. Among the houses he looted
we're those Of William OMeara. IN
Forest Heights; William Siebrecht. in
Bon Air Park. and j. f. Dobbs and h.
~ Bates In Beechmont.
On several evenings before rob-
berries were committed a welldresSed
youth was seen to swing from New
York train at the New Rochelle sta
tlon. Lieut.. Frank Cody decided 10
watch this youth and he commuricat-
cd with the New York police.
Searched valise In Hotel.
Cody received word late Thursday
night that a youth carrying suit case
on which was printed Mick Bates. Jr.,
Fordham university" had just entered
rhe Mills hotel. where he was register.
ed as Green"
Cody hurried down from New
Rochelle. aroused the man registered
as Green searched the suit case and
found a large quantity OF jewelry
stolen from the O'Meara, Siebretht.
Dobbs and aBtes homes. A loaded re-
volver was in he case.
che youth admitted he was Will
liams. He was taken back TO New
Rochelle. and on Timmons' promise
that the girls lamc should be protect
ed he confessed to the four robberies.
1t Is slid.
A few nights ago the home OF Ed.
son 8. Lott, president OF the United
States Casually company who lives
in Liberty-ave., New Rochelle. and rob.
ted OF $500 in jewelry. A largo sum OF
money was overlooked Williams de.
MED he had robbed the Lott home aud
other places about which lie was cues
toned. But the police believe he rob-
led them all and that he worked
a;ore. They will question him further
and hope to get hi INTO mike full
con fesDion, telling where he disposed
of the jewelry and In what bank he
q eposited his stolen money.