Show Dime D me Novel Hero Caught at Last A CUES CONFESSION BY THOMPSON Partner artner of Bringhurst in Sen Sensational Sensational Sensational Robberies About Salt Lake Is Captured at Butte Butt and Admits His Guilt SHERIFF GOES TO BRING OUTLAW TO SALT LAKE Energetic Work of Sheriff Sharp Results In the Arrest of Wanted for Many Crimes in This Vicinity LONG SEARCH IS ENDED THOMPSON W of ot William In n nerl erlen serlee erl of or Including the attempt att at nt robbing the Inton bank hank on the tile night of May Ia SO 0 one wo nr 01 or rented reeled afternoon at Butte Mont Contrary to h his hili bons that he would never neer be token taken alive Thompson became docile after he be found In ID the dutch clutches of ot Butte Dulle policemen In a II fragmentary frn contention confession mule mode to Chief of Police Pollee J 1 J 1 of nl the Butte police department Thompson admitted that he hc wall Iran and made no attempt to deny tI n his bin hi connection with the Lay Layton ton bank robbery lie olio 1110 admitted tint he was wa gator saor and nud lender In ID the Clift gambling rooms holdup and robbery robb rT May n i 1 Living tho the life of ot a characteristic outlaw probably imbued Into him by bythe bythe bythe the reading of oC dime novels Thompsons series serles of oC depredations extends over Oer a period ot or nearly two years year Tho The cal eal calendar calendar of ot crimes of which ho h Is le believed to be guilty g Is so 1 0 extensive that It would be bo almost Impossible to Itemize them They were climaxed by tho the at attempt attempt attempt tempt upon the Layton Laton National bank when Thompson began to consider him himself self a outlaw Feared Term In ID Tho The fear tear of ot serving a long term in inthe Inthe inthe the penitentiary brought Thompson to hits his senses when his partner Bring Bringhurst hurst huret was arrested at the tho Broom hotel in Ogden O den on tho tiro night of May 31 by Deputy Sheriffs Axel Steele and Samuel Nowell Then with lightning rapidity Thompson began bel tan his hl dash to evade authorities au authorities whom he ho knew to be close on his heels lie went west and It was wu presumed pre umed that ho he was headed head for or the timber districts of or central Oregon which are known knon to shield much want wanted wanted wanted ed criminals Under the direction of oC Sheriff Joseph C Sharp vigorous horous efforts were made to follow Collow Thompson His Ills movements were systematically traced To tho the de delight delight light of or his pursuers Thompson emerged from the secluded districts of oC Oregon less than a week after tho ar arrest arrest arrest rest of ot Bringhurst Though he had money poney Thompson preferred to beat his way on freight trains and made a slow Journey southward evading OB as 8 far as possible Important California points poi nUl Tho The thought of oC being away from friends apparently unnerved Thompson and he went to Kennett Cal where he hewa was wa employed In fn a smelter fourteen months ago He Ho was not slow in real realizing realizing realizing izing his mistake Sheriff Sharp learned through his hili thorough h system of oC Investigation that Thompson was ae In Kennett ennett Deputy Sheriff Jack Conies Corliss who had gone to Los Angeles for O 0 L Beardsley Beard le tho the adulterer was wired the Information He lie made a dash for tor Ken Kennett Kennett en ennett nett but arrived thore there two taro hours after Thompson had departed on a passenger pa train Conies Corliss successfully traced Thompson to Hornbrook CaU Cal but taking a north northern northern ern route he disappeared For a week Th kept carefully careful under cover and It Is thought that he spent pent a day or two In Portland Ore Oro He was seen in Seattle Wash Walh and only a few fe days ago Information came to the at attention of oC the police of ot Spokane Wash that a man an the description de dose of or Thompson had been about the railroad rail railroad railroad road yards keeping himself under cover Good Work ork by lIT Sheriff Tho The Information that Thompson was heading east from Crom Seattle caused Sheriff Sher Sheriff iff ItC Sharp to evolve volo a theory that he would stop In Butte where he had friends Additional photographs were sent to Chief Quinn of oC the Butte police department with Instructions to equip every patrolman and detective with likenesses ses of ot Thompson As a result Thompson had but barely arrived In Butte Butto before he was placed under ar arrest arrest arrest rest According to information received from Chief Quinn last night Thomp Thompson son took his arrest like a penitent Instead of oC regarding him as ns a des desperado desperado the tho Butte Butto chief calls caUs him a big calf calC Thompson and Bringhurst had been beon Continued on OD lae Two TITO DIME NOVEl HERO I CAUGHT AT LAST I 1 Ilie One Continued From Page Face of ot tho railway seen lie on on the tho platform pion station at Layton Lay Laythe on the evening be before before before fore the tho attempt at robbing the Lay Layton La Laton Layton ton bank ban Immediately after word of ot the attempt upon upon the the bank bank had reached the ears cars an of tho sheriffs of office flee Thomp Thompson son and d Br were w held under suspicion They were e shadowed about their haunts In to Salt Sal Lake They The seemed to be bo well aware of ot it and before going go gone goIng Ing ne out of ot Salt Lake held up the Chit Clift House gambling rooms obtaining a i on a valuable large amount of o money and a diamond While they wore were ore being shadowed Bringhurst drat and d Thompson Thomp on becam we boastful They told relatives to toll tell the deputy sheriffs on their trail that they would nEVer be captured aund alive alive alle and would always be found f armed to the tenth In the e sensational capture of ot o Bringhurst hurat at ethe the Broom hotel In had a revolver but had Ogden ere t the Its Us chambers w were empty and a he had carelessly left all the cartridges In la his 1118 room In a study of ot the habits of ot Thompson It was learned by the sher sheriffs iffs office that he was equally q care careless careless less and that there was no to particular skill behind his attempt t to become a desperado t No o Chance to Escape Sheriff Joseph Jos C Sharp left for Bulle Blast e at 1145 on the O 0 s ll L at 1145 last night for Thompson Heads He ads was wall the equipped loped d with requisition papers apers and the original inal complaint against Thompson To prevent against possible l escape Sher Shere Sheriff ifs iff Sharp p ca carried a prisoner harness harness and an Oregon boot In his grip and during tho the entire journey Thompson I will be securely bound The sheriff sherlf expects to e bring the ni pris prisoner oner cusp back to Salt Lako Sunday night In the attempt to clear olear up numerous holdups which occurred In Salt Snit Lake Lalta just prior to the Layton bank victims will be called to the county jail and asked to try to Identity Identify Thompson as ns their assailant |