The Glenwood post., 1923-12-13

Nnced would sooner or lated prove his
undoing
Only about two weeks ago Fuller ar.
rived where Loupe had been but SO
hours before, but he lost all trace of
him, the incident only furnishing posi-
tive proof that the man was alive and
seeking to make his getaway.
The theory which now seems to be
accepted by the officers is that on the
evening of October %, Loupe, after
running his ear into the Colorado river,
crossed the footbridge at the Selhorst
ranch and caught a westbound train,
going right through Grand Junction to
Salt Lake City, for en- the day follow
ng his disappearance, and while
Loupe's friends were searching the
Colorado river for the recovery of his
body, a letter was mailed from Salt
Lake to the Grand Junction Sentinel,
asking that the paper be sent for
year to Jack Joyce. general delivery,
Detroit, Michigan. The price of
year s subscription was enclosed, and
the name was entered on the mailing
list. But notice soon reached the Sen
tinel to the effect that the papers
were not called for, and then some
first class mail was sent to "Jack
JOYCE but this, too, was returnel
unclaimed.
The investigators then began work
ing on the theory that Walter Loupe
and Jack Joyce were one and the same
person. Accordingly officers were de-
tailed to watch the general delivery
window of the Detroit postoffice, and
these officers in relays paced the cor
ridors of the office during all the
hours the office was open, but with
cut result.
While the officers were on Loupe's
trail at Detroit, and perhaps would
finally have landed him at that point,
it is believed that the. real credit for
his arrest belongs to Jim Blunkall,
special agent of the Rio Grande road,
who had been cooperating with Fuller
and local officers in running Loupe
down. Blunkall had been shadowing
Miss Cornelia Calkins of Cimarron,
with whom Loupe was known to have
been on quite friendly terms. Riding
on the train and conversing with her
one day, Blunkall observed that when
the woman arose to leave the train at
Cimarron she dropped letter to the
floor of the car. Before she noticed
what had happened, Blunkall stepped
a little closer to the young woman and
quietly and adroitly put his foot on
the letter, which he found, after the
lady had left the car, was addressed
to Roy Singer, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Blunkall Immediately advised Sheriff
George Winters of this county, and
Mr.. Fuller who was then at Grand
Junction, of his discovery, and Loupe =
arrest quickly followed on dairy
farm at Ypsilanti, where he answered
to the name of Roy Singer and where
he denied that he was Walter Loupe,
admitting it only when the officers
confronted him with photo of him
self and when they pointed to the ini-
tials "W. L." on his watch case.
Loupe's claim that he was stunned
when his car went over the bank, and
that he suffered loss Of memory Is
secuted by the officers who say that
he seems to have had no trouble in
remembering his lady friend who, with.
out intent or effort, led to his undoing.
Mr.. Fuller was in Grand Junction at
the time he received word Of Loupe 3
arrest, and he left last Friday night
with Undersheriff Bert Watson for
Detroit, and Loupe, who waived extra.
dition papers, will be brought back to