The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-23

A theory IL entertained that one OF
the bandits remained I'm the Ford
car and drove II 10 the place of
concealment, while the others es-
| capped In the Cadillac.
Walton told az staying In Detroit
for a week after committing the
robbery, lie said he did not miss
an hour away from his work as cleo
trician In the Packard plant and
that he was thought to have been
on his lunch hour during the period
he was away lie left Detroit az
the end Of tho week and went TO
ST. Louis. where he met his wife, he
said
Chats With Police orIoer,
Walton laughlngly told OF meet
ing q police sergeant in a park.
few days after the robbery. The
officer was reading a newspaper that
told OF the robbery. The ofiicer
remarked 10 Walton. he said, that he
would like to get in on a deal
where he could pull down $4,000"
The prisoner was amused when told
OF police descriptions OF men want
ed for the robbery. which described
him as having red hair and weigh
ing 200 pounds.
Walton is suspected OF completely
In the robbery, three years ago. OF
the paymaster OF the Brown Shoe
company, OF St Louis. in which sl2,.
600 was secured by hold-up men.
The hold-up was performed in much
the same manner as the Burroughs
Job. Walton formerly was an en-
ploye OF the Brown company.
Some difficulty may be encoun-
tered by Detective Inspector Ed
ward Fox and Lieut. William Black,
who are going after Walton. be
cause OF interference by st. Louis
police authorities. who may put in
prior claim 10 the prisoner be-
cause OF the Brown Shoe company
robbery The 81 Louis police claim
10 have evidence sufficient TO con.
yict Walton and Arthur. alias Nut
ty." Steflns. who also is being
sought for the Burroughs robbery.
OF the 81. Louis hold.up.
The belief OF the 81. Louis sleuths
that Walton is one OF the shoe com.
pany bandits Is strengthened by the
fact that Mrs Walton, when taken
20 the police station In Dallas. gave
her address az No. 81 Kraus-st,
81 Louis Il was three blocks from
this address that the police lost
track OF the robbers OF the shoe
company paymaster All the men
implicated in the Burroughs bold.np
are thought 20 have been from ST
Louis Pinkerton detectives are said
10 have picked up the trail OF three
other members o. the gang in Texas
and further arrests are expected
soon
Tho largest lump OF the money
that remains is some place In New
York city, It is stated on good au
thority How much has been spent
is not known
Then there Is a trunk full Of fem
mine hnery. valued At 81 900, that
was shipped from Detroit 10 Wal.
Detroit on July 20 for the Mound
city Walton married his bride, who
was Miss Mildred Albrecht. of St
Louis. on Feb Il. bringing her here
soon after II was thought the
clothing vas bought with the Bur
ruuShs loot
According 10 Inspector Black. the
trunk with the money was traced
from Detroit 10 Chicago.
Jim Walton was walking down
S. Antoine-s' when he saw an ex-
pressman driving q truck belonging
10 the Detroit omnibus line coming
up the street" said Black. He
stopped him. The expressman said
he couldn't handle trunk right
PNay. hut could take II 10 a shed on
lower Jenerson.ave. Walton jumped
on the wagon end the chest stayed
in the shed for TN hour.
IL was handed over 10 the Parma
lee Express company in Chicago
and there oil track OF IL was lost
Discovery OF thu taHdits. address
in ST Louis from personal effects
found AZ No "a Cass-Gve. directed
the Investigation TO st Louia rhe
men we're Swallowed from there TO
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Lieut. Black has WireC the Dallas
police not 20 let Walton dc any
more talking