Show I i DENVER DYR BANDIT nAS LOCAL CRIME RECORD WAS NAS CONVICTED HERE Harry Edgar Hillson Confessed Confessed Confessed Con Con- Murderer Served Term in Ut Utah h Prison Harr Harry Edgar alias aims las la's James Nelson NeIlson alias Frank Allen Alien tho tall bandit who terrorized Denver for tor more marc than a week weck but was arrested and who confessed yesterday yesterday yes YS ay to a series of or murders and nd crimes that sounds like a story of or the Jesso James gang has haR a local police record having been bean arrested in this city In 1910 under the name of or Howard Howar Ho He served a year in tho the state prison for tor forging tho the name of at John Nicks Hicks an uncle to a- a check and nn left this city when re released released re- re leased from prison All trace of or him was as lost until his arrest an and c confession r re recently i-c- i in Denver Ho la is reported at as having havIng hayIng hav- hav ing confessed to numerous burglaries and others other crimes In this city eltro After Hillon bad finished his tale of hol holdups ups and robberies more than fifty Ciny in number some Bome of which are said to have been committed here he was taken Laken out to show how he mur murdered Thomas Chase l last t Friday night He said that he had killed the man because ho sneered at him and did not hold up his hands I quickly enough when he ho ordered him to do so 90 He also a admitted Shooting Conductor Clark who was held up near the Union depot Jn In Denver said Mid he ha had started on his crime career in San Ban Francisco when He lie was a 0 small boy bOYI forging the name of his father to a check Fearing the tho consequences he lie helett left lett the state coming to Salt Snit Lake City where he lived with an uncle After being released from tram prison here he said eald he beat his way around the country country country coun coun- try robbing and stealing at every opportunity opportunity opportunity and always alwa's escaped arrest He Ho says he is 24 2 years ears of ago and has haB made mado his living by robbery robber and burglary for a number of years and that he has never or worked for a living Ho He attributes hl his capture to the fact that he drank too toe much whiskey and that the tho police pollee got the drop on him and lie he know it was no use to make a gun play piny He said before making milking his confession that ho he guessed he was sticking his head hend in inthe tho the noose by d doing j so gO o. o |