The evening world., 1913-07-02

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before the jewelry was recovered he
had Information that pretty we'll sat
isfied him in his own mind a. TO the
identity Of the thief and also ~ to
the details Of q plot which led up to
the robbery. He was suspicious from
the very hrst Of the suitcase youns
Beck brought into the store and which
was missing on Saturday after the
robbery.
Beck told me Monday afternoon be-
fore he ran away from Headquarters
here when nobody in particular was
looking after him that he had bought
the suitcase At trade discount for
Jack Wells. Q young man who was
keeping company with his sister Mabel.
The sister. understand, 10 In Parts
with a theatrical company.
Il sent out and got Jack Wells. lie
denied that he had ever asked william
Beck to buy him q suitcase. Young
Beck had been insistent that he got the
suitcase for Wells, and this with many
other circumstances convinced me thst
We we're on the right track"
Thon Commissioner Dougherty gave
Mr.. Udail and Col. Barthman some In
formation about their store and certain
Of their employees that almost over.
whelmed them.
Con- missioner Dougherty was some
what chargrined when no was Informed
by an Evening World reporter 81 noon
that william Beck was In the custody
OF detectives employed by the Burns
Agency. The arrival Of Beck at Police
Headquarters had been expected by
Dougherty.
TELLS HOW POLICE LOCATED
MISSING CLERK.
"weli." he said. with . smile. II,
didn't take such an awfully remarkable
piece Of detective WORK TO get youns
Beck. never had any doubt about put.
ting my hands on him.
I'VE were certain that the boys moth.
or knew whore he was. Yesterday At
my suggestion William hartman jr..
Of the Udali & Ballou' frm went to sec
was Mr.. Barthman who put young Beck
to work In the Fifth avenue store after
the boy had worked for some time for
the Barthmans In their Maiden Lane
'stabiishmsnt
Mr.. Barthman told Mrs. Beck ne
thought William had made great mis-
take In skipping out. He talked 10
kindly to Mn. Beck that she told him
her son was at the homo of his aunt,
MrS. Harrison. In Rutherford. N. J.
I'm the mean time couple Of our de-
tectives had learned that q man named
Burns. a former captain In the Fire
Department. living across from the West
Forty-seventh street police station. was
an uncle Of young Beck. We got In
touch with Capt. Burns ana discovered
that no 10 the same Capt Burns who
had some trouble with Inspector Dwyer
In Churchill's restaurant Q few months
ago over the enforcement Of the I
o'clock closing law and has . suit for
damages pending against Inspector
Dryer.
capt. Burns was very frank IN
stating that he had no love for the
police nor any desire to aid us In
view Of his relations with Inspector
Dwysr. However. we persuaded Elm
that no should help US and he prom
issd yesterday afternoon that he would
use his best efforts to get the boy
and bring him to Headquarters. We
had no proof against young Beck NJ
that time and didn't want to arrest
him. t.I
BOY WAS BROUGHT 70 NEW
YORK ~ UNCLE.
Yesterday evening Mr.. Barthman
went over to Rutherford. trailed by our
detectives. and called on Mrs. Harrison.
He found that Capt. Burns had boen
over there and had started Tor New
York with tho Beck boy. OF course.
supposed Capt. Burns would produce
his nephew at Headquarters. but II
seems that he took him to the Burns
agency instead.
at makes no difference how Beck
was taken into custody. The main
thing 10 that our theory OF an inside
sob was vindicated. that Development
show W. were on the right track all
the time and We have the Jewels and
the thief and = confession and are
| In shape to clear up the whole akaiS
Just nve days after It was put into