The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-27
Damaging Evidence Found in
Room of Man. Who Has
String Of Aliases.

h'S"'i' 's
liam Kelly, alias "Clncinnau. anesro,
is prisoner in the city jail awaiting
action on two warrants sworn OUT D!
City Detective Ia L. White III Masis-
trate X. Edward kldd's court
Burnham. VINO mas served u ROAD
sentence in this county Tor roooihg an
East End residence, Is thought oy the
police TO have robbed the drus store
of WEIGH and fullerton. the united
Woolen Mills tho pawnshops OF JOS
eph Jay and Cheap John' anu inc
Peoples store. PONCE were Oh Tue
opinion that burhham also was con-
nec'ea win an al'e',ip. " uu.s a.. 'Ne
INV eA0 49,
ingenious ''i'a''
Burnham's arrest was the result OF
an Ingenious scheme OF CHIEF BROOKS s.
"Yohr sweetheart is in jail and wants
the clothes from his room, inc chlei
tola me woman WIN Mnom %, na' an..an
haa been Keeping company io' soin'
timc'
The woman. who was apparently
entirely ignorant OF the fact That Burn
ham had any stolen goods IN his pos
session, lea tne enlei anu Wy .a nS.s T.,
1--WE u IL Wnlle " nur mani 40, 'o ooa.,an
tne rear OF Lee s'ree. near .ne vi M .,,a
OF virginia me on.cels sea'. ...s.' .ns
p,aee anu io ..I.. ~ .,..,,os ond m
pipes lhres ~, su'.s y. elo.neS ,a "
oye,soa'' me p y, w., WI e,S II ru,iar
by r. .. Welcn' VI Meisn anu anu. p o.a,n,,
tons drug store Us .,asias 'ee ..s So
lIo., nis s,ore; VIZ . ~. ' ,ho anIn
OF 70 IN Sasi, lhe p,peS WIZ ''' ''
tn'hSs taken ,ron .ae sur.
Clothes ldenuiled.
The three suits and the overcoat
were identified as the loot taken from
the United Wooden Mills, when that
store was robbed about three weeks
ago. Entrance was gained by smash
ing the glass in the rear door.
Although they have no direct evil
dence which connects Burnham with
the other robberles, police said they
anticipated no trouble in finding
sufficient evidence in these cases be-
fore Burnham's trial is staged
A number Of reyolyers and other
small trinkets In the show windows
wore taken from the two nawn shops.
Tho thief smashed rho glass in, the
windows
Purnham who has been employed
nm the civ street force was arrested
nv Chief brooks nj notice headquarters
when the negro came there TO get his
INV from the street commissloner,s
pfico purnbam IL non-commitnl re-
fnsinp IN make any statement 10 the
nolice az haven't ANYTHING at all to
n sav" he told the chief
- wy Linn Canses Susnicion.
pol,ce said there were rood grounds
for The belief that Burnham was the
man who robbed Grafton colored
woman of SIS in cash in Industrial
several days ago.
s1;eht linn m Burnhams mart on
the morning following the robbery OF
We,cb md Fnllerton's first directed
s,snIcion in hls direction. Chief
prooks who noted that the rome
which was used nv the robber in gain
inc entrance TO tbe store was broken,
reasoned that the thief must have re-
celved a hard fall Knowing Burn
hams record the chief Immediately
susnected him as the perpetrator Of
the crime. 1t took sometime. however.
for him, working In collaboration win
Detective White, to work up the case.
The police had little or no evidence
against Burnham when they arrested
him Saturday afternoon. They prac-
tically depended upon finding damag-
ing evidence in his room. TO gain
entrance to the room they depended
upon the mans sweetheart. u was a
bold stroke, but, in the opinion OF the
police, 1t worked nne.
Another alias was added to Burn
hams long string late Saturday night
when police discovered in a pocket Of
one Of the stolen coats, q letter ad-
dressed to III. A. Pearson, $50 Bloom
street Baltimore" Burnham is
known to have been former resident
of the Maryland city, and police think
that Pearson may be his real name.
The warrants against Burnham
charge robbery Of Welch and Fuller
TOMS drug store and the United Wool
en- Mills.
Pscanes from Road Gang.
,,,, N :. $50 ,,
VIVA eurnnam, az ne - ,no, oesn ,s
iiiarly known py locai poii ,,'ou yn.l -,
served a sentence Oh sM NV ao',, w
lhe county ioaus anu III W.,