Arizona republican., 1915-05-15
THIEVES FALL
OUT; SHERIFF
GETS THEM ALL
EMPLOYEES Of Local Hotel
Have Carefully Laid Plans
Shattered When Night
Clerk Learns Bellhov Had
DOuble-crOSSed Him

The fact that they could not rely
on the honor of each other, broke up
carefully laid plans of three en-
from a local hotel and brought Carl
c. Morris, Leslie Vanluvanee and
Walter d. Smith into the custody of
the sheriff last night.
For some time various articles have
been missing from the storeroom of
the hotel, but that the three lads who
were employed as bell boys and night
clerk, were responsible did not be-
come apparent, until Merchant Pa
trolman William Bradley deposited a
letter containing ten dollar bill with
NanluVanee to be mailed the follow
ing morning. The letter never reach
ed its destination. When asked as
to what became of the letter the
bell boy disclaimed any knowledge of
it. and said it must have been lost in
the mails.
The suspicion being strong. the
night patrolman assisted by his part
ner, Harry Gaskin. placed a marked
bin in an envelope and gave it to the
same young man to mail Again the
ltlleI ldlltu u SO III OlSIs anu ' an
luvanee was accused of taking the
money He at first denied all knOWl-
edge but under close questioning ad-
mitted ii.
He then attempted to warn the two
other young men, and Norris made an
attempt TO get away, but was caught
i'm Maricopa and brought back.
Last night. all three disclaimed any
knowledge of any thing being taken
until the question of $25 that Smith
had placed in the mails to send to
his parents came up, and which never
reached its destination. When Van
IuVanee admitted to taking this. all
attempts on the part of the other two
to disclaim any knowledge of the
thefts was gone. as Smith. stung by
the thought that his confederates had
double crossed him, admitted that he
knew all the time that they had been
stripping the store room, and told all
that he knew in regards to it In
this the other two concurred and ad-
mitted their guilt.
Suit cases, grips clothes and shirts
were among the many things that
were taken. Morris admitted to hav-
ing the shirts he had stolen sent to
the laundry and then shipping them
away to friends. He also admitted
to taking stove polish that was given
him to polish stoves and Hacking up
u red suit case so as to hinder iden-
tificatiOn. He then went to the man
cement and said that the polish was
no good, and asked for a different
kind.
Morris claimed that Nanluvanee
told him that he was wanted in Los
Angeles for violating suspended
sentence Vanluvanee admitted this
upon questioning. and retaliated by
saying that Morris was also wanted
there. but Morris stated that he told
him that only as joke, and that he
had never been arrested before. Nor
ris claimed Portland, Oregon, as his
home
Smith attempted to get out of being
charged with stealing anything be-
sides the money, by claiming that he
had never taken anything from the
store room. that had not been return
ed. but admitted that he knew that
the two bell boys were taking every
thing movable there. He was in
charge of the other two boys and
could have discharged them should he
have seen fit.
They were locked up in the county
iail last night and warrants will be
sworn out this morning before Justice
of the Peace Frank DeSouza.