Arizona republican., 1922-03-27
fails To REGISTER
AUTO; ARRESED ON
CHARGE Of LARCENY

Failure on the part Of Mrs. Blanche
Miller last September to obtain a
certification of registration while
getting a license for a Buick-45 auto
mobile at the office of Ernest r.
Hall. secretary OF state, led to her
arrest recently in Stockton, Calf,
by California authorities on charges
I OF grand larceny. according to a let
.er received yesterday from the Los
Angeles Theft bureau of the Pacific
Coast Automobile Underwriters asso-
citation. The theft bureau also asks
in the letter for certified photograph
ic copies of the registration papers
made out by Mrs. Miller. These will
be furnished at once, Mr.. Hall said.
incidentally the theft bureau Of
ficials mention in their letter that p.
Orville Affeld. alleged partner of Mrs.
Miller. who was arrested in Los An
geles in October. was convicted in
January by the Los Angeles courts of
grand larceny and was sentenced to
San Quentin prison on three counts
The arrest of Affeld was made
through information furnished by the
secretary of states office on Mrs.
Millers movements While in Phoenix
last September.
According to Mr.. Hall, Mrs. Miller
came to his office on September "a
with two bills of sale. one made out
to herself and the other to her hus-
band and both for Buick cars. One
Of the bills Of sale was from a Salt
Lake City. Utah, firm to Mrs. Miller,
and the other her husband, Henry
Miller from Denver firm. She was
advised to get the cars assessed be-
fore a license could be issued. She
e-nf lnt -
only one car and was given license.
A few days later sheewired from Los
Angeles for certificate of registra-
tion.
Mr.. Hall at once became suspicious
Of the matter and wired to Salt Lake
City and learned that the firm in
question had never owned the car
nor made the alleged sale. This in
formation was sent to the theft bu-
reau in Los Angeles. There officers,
according to a letter from the bureau
to Mr.. Hall, were able to locate Mrs.
Miller but found she had sold the
car. They were unable to find the
fictitious address of the purchaser
and when they returned to her home,
she had gone. Later developments
caused the arrest Of B. Orville Affeld
alias Fulton at whose home Mrs |
Miller was living in Los Angeles.
The officers in investigating his
record and that of Mrs. Miller found
three Buick automobiles which had
been stolen and for which they were
able to secure a conviction Of Affeld |
According to the officers. Affeld was
an expert on Buick cars and was able |
to change the motor numbers on
Buick cars in such manner as to |
make detection Of the change almost
impossible
Since the arrest of Affeld. the Of
ficers have been looking for Mrs. |
Miller and finally located her in !
Stockton where she was arrested two |
or three days ago. While in Los An |
geles. the officers said, Mrs. Miller |
posed as a widow. The officers state |
that they are now looking for two |
other men whom they declare were |
members of the gang which they say |
probably stole from IL to 20 Buick |
cars in Los Angeles.
1t is not known whether the gang |
obtained other license numbers in |
Phoenix or not but it is presumed |
that the other members of the gang |
did so. which accounted for Mrs. /
Miller wiring for the certificate of
registering.