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Show IS HLLD ON CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY Furs Valued at $106 Alleged to Have Boon Stolen from Residence of Mrs. William Douglas. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN. July 21. E. II. Mtinz, alias C. F. Mueller, arrested Thursday evening even-ing after he was caught in tlie act of robbing the home of Mrs. William Douglas, Doug-las, 528 Twenty-fifth street, waived his preliminary trial in Judge George S. Barker's court this morning and "was held for trial in the district court on a charge of grand larceny. The com. plaint is based on the alleged theft of furs valued at $100, which were taken from tho home of H. C. Casey, 680 Twenty-seveDth street, a week ago. I'rom information obtained through the recovery of articles since the arrest of Munz, the olice believe that he has committed nearlv a score of residence resi-dence burglaries in this pity during the past few weeks. Found in his possession posses-sion were articles taken from the home of Matthew Wheelwright, 2H2D Quincy avenue, on the same evening as his arrest. ar-rest. Mnnz is said to have ransacked tlie Wheelwright home before he wns found in tho act of seeking valuables in the home of Mrs. Douglas. Munz. who wore a Palm beach suit and was fashionably attired, has told i the police that he escaped from a (,'tili-I (,'tili-I fornia reform school nnlv a tew weeks 1 ago. lie says he is 20 years of age. |