The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-23
D. ". SILVERHORN
HELD At MERIDIAN
Man With World Wide Fame
as Crook, Is Charged With
Theft of Auto Tires.

MERIDIAN, Miss, May 23. (spL)-
D.. W. Silverhorn, alias Tom Robert
Caldwell. alias Lewis. alias Stone, an
international criminal, Is in the county
jail here, having been arrested by Chief
Of Police l.. {. Monette on q charge
Of grand larceny, being caught with
nine automobile tires which he had
stolen from the Southern Express COM
pany, silverton is suffering from tuber-
culosis and Is a drug fiend. He is said
TO be connected with a band Of thieves
and criminals who have been operat-
ing throughout the country. He re-
Gently told tho officers Of a robbery of
a jewelry store at Selma, Ala, before
the robbery occurred and has given
them other valuable information which
will lead TO the recovery OF thousands
Of dollars worth Of goods stolen from
railroads and hidden at various points
in the delta.
Tailor Ed Hopper a been working
on the Silverhorn case some time and
has secured much valuable information
showing that Silverhorn is a crimina Of
International reputation, his operations
extending to other countries tina the
United States.
From Colorado Springs, Col, the fol-
lowing record OF Silverhorn ls given:
In Many Lands.
"s%ilverhorn Is a criminal with an in
ternational history and II you have him
in custody on any charge, you have
Gone well in apprehending such a man.
His record in our department Is as
follows: As D., w. Si%lverhoIn; alias ..
W, Silverton, alias Warren Holten, alias
Frank Holton, arrested September H.
| 1907 on u charge Of grand larceny. On
Feb. II, 1908, sentenced to from min
to 10 years in the Colorado state peni-
tertiary Qheir No. 704S.) His desorip:
years old. five feet, nine inches; 1870
pounds; dark complexion; black hair;
grayish brown eyes. We are unable
to furnish Bertillon or finger prints,
This man has operated under the
following aliases: John +. O,Co9nell
| (true name); Dean Elliott, Hart War
rem, Dean Prescott, Dean Shellcross,
| John Algeo, John Harding, John Cliff
ford, John Plant, Dean Silvsrton, W.
D. Silverhorn, etc. His record prior to
arrest here is as follows:
Two years Kentucky state prison,
and house breaking, In 1893 served
term in jail at Nashville, Tenn, for
burglary. Charged with robbery at
Memphis, Tenn defended himself and
escaped conviction. Robbed bank In
Toxic, Japan, in 1901. Escaped peni;
Tertiary on an appeal by supposed
bribery. Served jail sentence In Hong
Kong, China, in 1908 for forgery and
house breaking, Escaped before his
time expired. AS John Plant, arrested
in Peking, China, for the theft Of a
large sum OF money from a bank, was
convicted and secured a pardon through
the INTERPRETATION Of the United states
ambassador. Returned to Europe and
served a sentence at Strassburg, Ger
many. for grand larceny. Also a short
term al Genoa, Italy, for burglary.
Was a spy Tor the japanese govern
ment IN st. Petersburg during part OF
the Russo-Japanese war. Returned to
he United States and served a term
in the California state penltentiary for
Srand larceny (No. $3.50, evidently Fol
num,) In 1906 was convicted Of petty
larceny at Los Angeles; Cal, having
.obMd a woman of a diamond valued
At $500. Original charge OF grand
arctny reduced to petty larceny for un-
known reasons