El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-22
CROOK WAS
ONCE 4 DENTIST
Man Killed Here in Hotel
Dieu Was a Noted
"Society Thief"

I Raymond SWEET, alias Ed J. King
alias Ed Parks, alias Capt. Raymond
| the man who was killed at Hotel Dieu
recently by Robert Mulhern and V.
Hogan, deputy sheriffs. while prowl-
ing about the place, and whose body
was buried in FL Paso this week, has
been positively identified as a for
mer Los Angeles dentist. Dr.. Ray
mond SWEET. The Los Angeles pa
pers say he has a father and a wife
and small son residing in that city
and that the wife recently filed a
suit for divorce from SWEET. She cried
when informed that her husband was
dead and said she still loved him, but
was suing for divorce to remove her
young son from the influence OF his
SWEET had had career OF crime
that stretched across the United
States and was wanted in Los Angeles
for 4 jewelry robbery.
He had as many names. apparently,
as n chameleon has colors- In New
Orleans he was known as Mai Ray
mond. IN other cities by still other
patronymics. He was killed January Z.
Trapped in Sisters Hospital.
SWEET registered as king" at the
Hotel Angelus. FL Paso, on the after
noon of the day he met his death.
About midnight. for some reason not
at all clear, he entered Hotel Dieu.
He was heard by two sisters who at
once became frightened and notified
special deputy sheriffS Robert Null
hern and Y. Hogan, who we're on duty
at the time guarding Z. c. Houghton,
who was being held as a witness.
They killed him when he tried to es-
cape.
Wanted for WriGIey Robbery.
SWEET was wanted by the police OF
Los Angeles for the theft Of $4,000
worth Of jewelry from the home Of
William Wrigley. in Pasadena Prior
to that time he had been accused Of
attempting to blackman Mabel Nor
mand, motion picture actress he was
arrested for the jewel theft, but es-
capped by jumping out of his office
window in a downtown building. De-
tective Hurt, who jumped after him,
sustained a broken arm in his fall
SWEET disappeared, but was arrested
in Mobile. Ala, some time later on a
charge Of having impersonated a
United States army officer in New
Orleans. This was the Mai. Raymond
episode in his sensational criminal ca
reer. In New Orleans he was SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment.
When his time expired he was turned
over TO Los Angeles officers. but made
his escape from them on the way west.
Was Society Man and Crook
SWEET was about So years OF age.
Of pleasing personality and a master
OF society chatter as well as master
crook, he found little difficulty in Los
Angeles in being received as guest
in the very homes, the police say,
which he planned TO loot, and which.
in the case of the Wrigley home. they
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Wrigley jewels have been recovered.
but just how they were stolen re-
mains a mystery.
Identification Of King" as SWEET
was made by county clerk ". D.
Greet, who had known him in Cali
fornia. He was also identified as
Mai. RAYMOND" by Mai Charles II.
Danforth, of the 54th infantry, this
Identification being verified by pic
ture Of Raymond" printed in New
Orleans paper
identified By Priest.
Father Finney, who is recuperating
in Hotel Dieu. had also known the
man. Father Finney entertained
him in Dallas a year ago. when he
was posing as Mai. Raymond, Of the
Z. S. army, inspecting hospitals with
a view 10 using them for soldier sick
and wounded. Father Finney gave
the man a letter to the mayor OF New
Orleans, which resulted in his undo /
ing, as SWEET met Mai. Danforth in
New Orleans and the major happened 1
at that time to be on the same line
OF work that SWEET claimed TO be fol- 1
lowing. Mai. Danforth caused his ar I
rest and Incarceration in a New Or /
leans prison
The father OF the dead man wired !
from Los Angeles 10 bury him here I
with the funds he had on his person /
when killed