Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-21
ROBBER Of OFFICE
IS SOON IN THE TOLLS
Frank Redfield Dope Fiend and EA-
convict Pulled for Robbing a
Doctors office.

urday afternoon when Day Officer
Welch arrested Frank Redfield, alias
Rawson, Slade, Jones and several othet
cognomens, on the charge of robbing
the offices of Drs. Morse and Robert
son Of several hundred dollars worth Of
iewclry and valuable papers. Within
an hour after Redfield entered the of
fices in the Sleeves building Officer
Welch had him under arrest and his pre-.
liminary hearing will take place before
Justice of the Peace Webster next
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, the ex-
animation being postponed today on
account of an important witness not be.
ing present.
Redfield is man with criminal rec
ord known to every police and detoc
tive bureau on the coast and had it not
been for the inquisitiveness and suspic-
ion ON the part of Officer Irwin the ex
convict would have escaped.
Pawned Purse His Downfall.
1t is not known when Redfield first
came to Salem but his presence has
been of short duration according tc
Mrs. Claud johnson, proprietress of the
Owl lodging house whore the mar
roOmed. When Redfield left he had nc
money to pay for his room and gave
Mrs. johnson silver purse to satisfy
the debt of twenty-five cent room.
Becoming suspicious Mrs, Johnson
called up Officer Irwin and told him Of
the circumstances. The policeman To-
Gated Redfield in the rear Of the lodg-
ing house at the corner Of Ferry and
Commercial street and from then on fol-
lowed his every movement The OK.
convict after visiting tie shafer har-
ness shop and the adjoining cigar store,
entered the brokerage establishment
near the Townsend creamery and at
tempted to purchase a revolver. While
in the place the proprietor says he took
more interest in the interior surround.
ings of the place than in bargaining
for gun and examined every nook and
corner, including the safe. Redfield
then purchased small sack Of candy
: from the Weller Bros. store and pro-
ceeded around the block north and fin
ally halted in the rear Of the Red Gross
pharmacy, where officer Irwin found
him industriously using a chop gun
i on his breast. When the officer inquir
: ed what he was doing in the alley
= Redfield said he "was treating q swell
ing in the chest"
Ex-officer Recognizes Prisoner
! Redfield then made another mistak,
and one which eventually landed hin
in the clutches Of the law. He told OF
y ficer Irwin that he was innocent Of an,
y crime and that he knew man by tn
name Of Sam Burkhart in this city
Having no charge under which he coul,
> make an arrest Officer Irwin took Red
field over to the Elks' hall, where MI
- Burkhart is employed. "Do you knON
this man" inquired the officer of Nj
\ Burkhart. "Sure I do" said the ey
" officer. "He's Frank Campbell and
? slick one. lie served time in the pc
= here"
- Still the officer could not act an
" was finally compelled to order his pri
~ oner out Of the city. Officer Irwin the
" headed for the rooming house with u
view Of searching the room occupied h
. Redfield but the ex.con beat him to II
AZ room and departed before the offic,
" could get there.
,v Makes Quick Haul.
nr. Probably twenty minutes elapsed n
Of. ter Burkhart identified the ex.conyi
INF when he entered the offices Of ID
No Morse and Robertson and stole an owe
oe coat belonging to DR., Robinson and
,rs safety deposit box containing yaluabl
his which belonged to Mrs A, G. LawrenC
ity lie had no more than reached the sid
by walk and started walking south VIII
officer Welch and Mr. Briggs folio
on. ed him. A lively chase ensued whi
ended at the intersection Of Oak a