The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-08
AUTO BANDITS
CHIEF ADMITS
Is RObBER|ES
Three Holdurs and Fifteen Burg
lalies Are Barred in
Confession.
HE IMpLICATEs TWO OTHERS
Man Tells Of Living in Fifteen Rooms
During Three Months in
the City.
HE IMpLICATEs TWO OTHERS

Chicago, Jan. 7.-Hubert Cattlitt,
called by the police the leader o. the
band Of automobile bandits who was
captured yesterday afternoon 70 low
ing his daring escape from detec-
tiyes early Sunday morning, denies
any completely in the recent auto
mobile robberies. Cattlitt made an
amazing confession in which he free
ly admitted participation in three
holdups and fifteen hurgalries in the
city during the last three months.
Cattlitt admitted that his correct
name was Hubert SaurIer, and that
he had used aliases Of cattltt, Mo-
ton and Allen at various times since
coming to Chicago about eighs
months ago, and not once during his
stay here had he been subjected to
police interference.
Though voluntarily acknowledge
ing many crimes. the incompleteness
of Gait tits confession was shown by
sdchael Weckert, saloon keeper,
1404 Congress street, who identified
Cattlitt as the man who held him
nA. on the morning of Oct. 80 last.
and-eat him seventeen times
In his confession Saucier, or catt-
litt. as he was known, admitted that
the six-ineh blade Iackknife IN the
possession OF the poiee was his
property. and that he had once usod
it in sight"
Denies Shooting Pol ceman
Saucier, in his confession made to
Captain OF Detectives John j. Hal
pin, was unable to give the addresses
OF the places he had burglarzed, but
gave the vicinity.
He denied that lie had ever gone
out in an automobile to commit
either burglary or a holdup. and
when the loop affair of Friday @<n-
ing, in which Traffic Patrolmaa
Sticken was seriously wounded in an
exchange Of shots during a pitched
battle, was charged TO him Saucier
smiingly denied it.
Saueier admitted that Albert
Cherest a las DuBoise was his ac-
eomplice In his various crimes, but
would not implicate either James
Mitchell, the chauffeur, of Charles
,McNeff, the wounded butchers APP
prentice, arrested through informa-
tion furnished by saucier just be
fore he made his spectacular das1
for liberty last Sunday
Came From St. Louis.
In his confession TO Captain Halpin
Saucier said:
Mr. right name is Hubert Saucier.
am % years old | cane here from
st. Louis about eight months ago.
Before coming to st. Louis came
from Marksville, La, where my
folks live Ny father was formerly
the sheriff Of that county and was
recently elected county assessor. |
am unmarried, though have been
living since coming 10 Chicago with
Viola Allen as her husband at III
South Center street. She also came
from st Louis and from good fam
lily She is innocent and I'll not in
volve her any further Ny regular
occupation has been that of an ele-
vator operator, and | worked at that
job while in ST. Louis. was only
arrested once before, and that was
only for the small offense of cutting
man. | was charged with assault.
but only got thirty days in jai This
was in st Louis 1t was during a
Naqrrel that l was forced to cut a
man
met Albert Cherest when came
to Chicago. After became ac-
quainted with him we both went to
live at a rooming house which was
run by Mrs. Hannah and her
daughter. who is an actress. They
live at 1146 West Jackson bonle-
ward.
We both began this game of hold
ups and burglarizing houses about
three months ago l never did so in
a machine, so you can't put that
loop job on me. ! guess in all dur
ing the three months we both pulled
off eighteen jobs. Three of these
Were holdups and the other fifteen
burglaries.
Tells of First Holdup.
The first holdup was about three
months ago. 1t was around Wash
ington boulevard and Fortieth
avenue. In that job We only OF SIS.
THE next one was on Oakley near
Van Bnren street. This netted us
just about beer money. We rot
from our victim about $3.50 and a
(Concluded on Third Pare.1