The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-04-01
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victi) )hs were BUSY ye4terday and
today Identifying br69tH found Sun
Gay nj Eht in the1onsalf fr and Mrs.
J. D. Ellswort1 colored couple, who
lived IN a nuuse-<acipg The alley be-

lived IN nuuye-facipg 5he alley be-
tween Bridge and Baud streets. run
ing from Fifth to Railroad street.
1t appears now that Mrs. Ellsworth
is responsible for many robberies of
ladies' wearing apparel and jewelry
covering a period of several months.
Police officials had suspected her for
some time. They say her husband
is probably innocent Of connivance
and point to several facts to prove his
innocence.
For instance, when Sheriff Springer
Chief of Police Moore and District
Attorney Powell went to the house
Sunday evening about o'clock. with
a search warrant, Ellsworth opened
the door and politely invited them in,
not even asking to see the warrant
after they had explained their mis-
sion. He was surprised and acted
natural when the officers opened a
trunk and exposed beautiful clothing,
with box of jewellery on top the
contents of which are valued at $500.
while the wife broke down complete
ly and Immediately. confessing to the
robberies. Another point is that all
the robberies were committed early
On Saturday nights, at hours the hus-
band was sure to be engaged in his
employment as barber.
1t is believed Mrs. Ellsworth is a
kleptomaniac, because both she and
her husband had individual bank ac-
counts. were steady workers and ap-
parently clean in their living.
The last robbery Mrs. Ellsworth
committed took place last Saturday
night. when she entered the home of
George Southwark, in West Second
street. Clothing and jewellery valued
at more than $1,000 were stolen while
the occupants, Mr.. and Mrs. Duane
bush, were absent Entrance was
gained by breaking a window. Mrs.
Ellsworth had been at the Southwark
home Saturday in her capacity of
hairdresser.
Because it is believed someone else
is implicated in the robberies, o. L.
Eenham. fingerprint expert, and G. b.
Rainier. assistant and photographer,
were called to Winnemucca from Car
son City, arriving here yesterday.
They were engaged yesterday examin-
ing the Southwark home. The belief
that someone else is implicated is
further borne out by the fact that the
woman arrested had only part of the
goods reported as having been stolen.
Only the collar was found from one
dress.
All of the things stolen a week ago
last Saturday night from the home
of Mrs. Caroline Sibert, in Melarkey
street, were included in the goods re-
covered, 1t is believed. Mrs. Sibert
IL now in San Francisco. She was
informed of the recovery yesterday
and it is probable she will return here
to identify her property.
Others who were losers because vi
the woman's operations are Mrs. Edna
Browning. Frances Laca. Z. N. Stidd
and Sheriff Springer, the latter two
cases being clothesline robberies.
Preliminary trial was waived by
Mrs Ellsworth before Justice Ritchie
yesterday and she was bound over
being taken to the county Jail. 1t is
believed she will plead guilty to the
charges of burglary and receive a
sentence to the penitentiary. in view
of the complete array of evidence
against her. according to reports OF
her confessions.