The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-20

n wears old. he has been a prowIer
since he wore knickerbockers In OAK
land. Calf. the prisoner boasts that
he robbed 10 Ohomes and stores IN
four months and that he also operat-
ed extensively in San Francisco and
Sacramento.
The loot obtained by Peterson in
Seattle is valued at several thousand
dolalrs. A transfer wagon, full of
stolen goods, including clothing, cam
eras, reyolvcrs, jewelry, slut cases,
grips and varied assortment of 9TH
cr articles. was taken 10 police head
quarters recently and the office Of
CAPTAIN Tenant was stormed win
the victims OF PctersOn's operations.
A trunk containing a quantity OF
colthing, six cameras, three revolVerS
and a sack full OF valuable jeweIry
which the police declare was stolen
by Peterson was found with a stor-
age company at First avenue and
Lenora street recently. Several secret
passages in the walls in the room oc-
cupicd by Peterson we're uncovered
and dozens of rings, watches, brace
lets and jewelry trinkcts recovered.
sack containing some jewelry was
fonnd hidden in an old cement mixer
near Fourth avenue and Lenora street
nv CITY Detective James Burns early
Wednesday night Peterson is be-
Iieved to have cached it there.
Work Hard Asserting Plumber.
Three city detectives worked all day
Wednesday asserting the loot recov-
cred with the arrest OF Peterson and
making list OF the homes the bur
gIar entered,
The thrill and the excitement OF
the game appeal strongly to Peter
son. but he said he took up burglary
as a business.
i've got a hank account and they
can't identify that" Peterson said
when asked il he thought his crimi-
nal operations were worth while.
When taken TO the Office Of Cap
tain Tenant the prisoner said De-
tectives Bergstrom and Cochran, who
arrested him, after a search OF many
weeks. are extremely fortunate that
they are alive today,
a would have killed them in a
minute il had the opportunity, but
they were too quick for me-" said
Peterson in a casual tone, without
showing a flicker OF emotion They
might have killed me, too. il we got
10 shooting, but that would have been
all right as It is part OF the game,
isn't it,"
Planned Winter Campaign.
To Captain Tenant Peterson con
fded that he had made elaborate plans
for winter campaign OF highway
robbery in and about Seattle Dur,
ing the summer time he says he re.
stricts his operations to the footing
OF houses, but when the nights be-
come longer he takes 10 a more spec,
tacular form Of robbery.
along in November or December
intended 10 pull of a real big jot
in Seattle. and then quit il the re.
suits were satisfactory
81 intended to read the paper fol
a big social event where the city''
social folk would be gathered. ant
then lay for them have bunct
OF rope in my room, and ! intended t
waylay an automobile containing
wealthy men and women and tie then
up and rob them Of their jewelry ant
money"
As Peterson reclted his plans hi
eyes gltcred with apparent JOY.
"Of course, It doesn't look like
will be able to pull this now" he re
marked, with a smile
Escaped from San Quentin.
Peterson escaped from the Sal
Quentin penitentiary last March
where he was under sentence OF min,
years for burglary, He had served
two years Of his sentence at the tint
Of his escape.
"The warden was one OF those re
lgious fellows" explained Peterson
and found this out ! asked hin
to give me Bible, and made hin
think that was reforming and tina
was taking up religion seriously. 1
wasn't long after that before he pu
me in the honor camp. The frs
chance | got beat II, and they neveI