The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-19
CITY DETECTIVES
 RECOVER S5,OOO
 OF STOLEN GOODS
Negro Man Held and Is Alleged to Have Confessed Robbery. Much of Property ldentl-
 fled and Returned

Buster Geater, negro, alleged self confessed burglar, is in the county jail under 12 different charges of burglary and grand larceny. and city detectives have in their possession more than $5,000 worth of jewelry, clothing and other articles which have been taken from homes in Birming- ham during the past few months.
 The arrest of the negro Durslar aud the Identification of a large portion of the stolen property has Kept several members of the city detective depart ment busy during the past 10 days. The account of the recovery of a portion ot the goods appeared first in The Age Herald week ago, but since then au additional thousand dollars worth of the stolen property has been recovered.
 The negro burglar was captured by Hcl- ton and McCombs, city detectives, and through the assistance of G. C. Giles, sergeant of detectives. The first clue was obtained several months ago when two suitcases of jewelry were found by q school boy in a strip of woods near East Lake park.
 START WORK
 Sergeant Giles assigned t1elton and Me Combs to the case and they lay in walt in the woods for nearly whole night for the negro to put in his appearance. Near morning he came for the sutcases and was arrested. 1t is also alleged that he had much stolen property on his per- son when he came to the woods for his hidden booty.
 He was placed in jail. his home was searched. and there the two detectives declare they found nearly s2,O0O more of stolen property. Through pawnshops and other sources the rest of the goods have been recovered. Last night the negro is alleged to have made confess sion in which he admitted stealing part of the stuff.
 The chase of the detectives after the negro has been unique one. He worked alone and only between the hours or midnight and dawn. the detectives de- clare. and that he knew the movements of the suburb scouting officers is proven by the fact that whenever robbery was reported it was always in that section or the city where the scouts had just gone through.
 Approximately s,oo0 worth of jewelry and merchandise is on hand now at de- tective headquarters awaiting identhica- tion More than $1.0o0 worth of mercnah- disc and clothing has already teen iden- tified and returned to owners. Among 1 those who have already received part oi their stolen property are
 PROPERTY RETURNED l.. C. Watson. BIC Princeton avenue West End who received from detectives ] about $25 worth of clothing Mrs. 5. " Pow 311 Sarah avenue, received about aI equal amount; Mrs. B. NJ. Angel, ll5' Montgomery street. received articles val ued at $lS7; T. R. Capri, 31ol Ridgewas avenue, yesterday received from 'detec' tives a cornet, beaded purse and a bathrobe B. L. Hazard, el9 Forty-sec' ond street, south received a necklace 1 two rings and several other articles valued in all at about $2O; Mrs. r. II 1 Burdett. So6 Cotton avenue. West End received one lot of clothing, ring. bracelet and some earrings; w. Pas' Riley, Owenton avenue, was returned pistol and suit of clothes; Mrs. Eliza beth Morris, 74o1 First avenue, received clothing and silverware valued at $S'o J. C. Rogers, 15os Fifteenth avenue, soutn received Corona typewriter; Mrs. J. II i Haley, 1502 sixteenth avenue, south, re ceived clothing valued at $S; Mrs. J. Y Register, 4220 Sycamore street, receFe' a suit of clothes, three rings ana camera: S. F. Williams 30S3 Ensley ave nue, received watch, suitcase, rn's and lot of clothing.