Show j j i FLEECED HIS OWN ON PARTNER Arthur Hutchinson Betrayed by Ac Accomplice Accomplice Accomplice in Theft of Ostrich Plumes Charged with stealing from his own partner Arthur HutchInson was taken in into Into Into to custody by the police yesterday and will have to answer to a charge of or grand lar larceny larceny i ceny cen The arrest of Hutchinson was brought about by b the weakening of young oung Herbert Zepp after atter spending a nIght in jail Hutchinson with George H Blanchard has bas been engaged in the sale of ostrich plumes their trade being confined to the thern smaller stores throughout the west Last Saturday while Blanchard and Zepp were in a restaurant Hutchinson entered and with a appear appearance appearance appearance ance told Blanchard that someone had entered their room in the Windsor hotel and stolen their stock of or plumes Taking Blanchard off to one side Hutch Hutchinson HutchInson HutchInson inson told him that he suspected Zepp Zep of the theft and that they had better go goto goto goto to the police station to report the th mat matter matter matter ter As they started to leave the res roe restaurant restaurant Zepp followed them but Hutch Ipson inson turned and told him hime We e dont need you ou The partners then went to the station and reported the loss According to the confession made Hutchinson had bad arranged that he would conceal the he plumes and the play of ot tak ing Blanchard to the station and leav bay ing Zepp behind was simply to give the latter the opportunity to go to the room and get the stuff This he be did while the theother theother theother other two were at police headquarters and then took a valise containing the plumes to Rid Rio Grande Gt Gr n nde e depot d bt where under the instructions of f HutchInson H jj he h checked chec d t In Iii I the parcel par e room roohi H U ts t held under und r a II grand lar br larceny larceny ceny charge ch r e but it is probable that in view df the I that he was vas was simply a tool Zepp will I be e shown sho leniency lenI n |