Show BELL BOr CAUGHT R ROBBING A d HOUSE HOUSEIN HO USE JN IN EXPERT Henry Thompson Displays s Cunning in Daylight H Rid Raid id but Owner of House Drops in on Him Unawares Confesses Other er Burglaries 6 earold Henry Ie ry Thompson a trusted bellboy at the Kenyon hotel and the main support of his widowed d mother was caught yesterday In the very ery act of or robbing a house and after fter being held at the point of a gun until the arrival of the police officers was taken aken to the city jail jan where he is now held The capture of Thompson was not I only accomplished In a dramatic man manner manner manner ner but also provided a distinct sur sue surprise prise pris to both the police and the Kenyon hotel where the lad has been employed for the past months s Thompson a tall tan slim blue fel fellow fellow low ow exhibits nothing but the air of the young man so greenly greenl innocent that one would trust him with anything im Important important That his appearance is the Ive however was shown in his ac ae acknowledgment acknowledgment of two burglaries and the he belief of the police that he will vill con confess confess confess fess to several more Thompson was wac caught in somewhat spectacular style Yesterday Yester a afternoon about 3 he lie had gone to the home of ot Warren Beckford at 6 63 West Third North street His cunning in the method of his work worl was wa shown in the theater later ater developments Going to the front door of Mr Beckfords residence in the guise of a messenger and having with him ilm an envelope addressed to a fictitious fictitious fictitious person and with the street num number number number ber West Third North he rang the bell ben Had anyone been at home the ruse use was sufficiently clever cleer to permit his its getaway without with ut suspicion since he le would simply have been mistaken in inthe inthe the he address When there was no an answer answer answer to his repeated ringing of ot the door doorbell doorbell bell ell and when he was satisfied that no noone noone one was at home Thompson went to the rear door which he opened with a skeleton eton key and gained easy access to the house Just about the time he ho had completed his ils work and had in his possession a pair of or pearl opera glasses a silver watch atch a diamond pin several rings and other articles of Jewelry and was evi ei evidently evidently dently getting ready to leave the house Mr lIr Beckford arrived at the home En through the front door and pass passing passIng ing into the sitting room he hec was con confronted confronted fronted with the startling sight of young Thompson attempting to make his hur hurried hurried ried ned exit from the house Mr Beckford happened ened to be carry carrying carryIng carrying ing a revolver and drawing it hastily brought Thompson to a stand After ACter forcing Thompson to place his plunder on the floor Mr Beckford then called neighbors to his aid ald and while the youth was being held heid under the terror of the pointed revolver the pollee police were notified by telephone Sergeant Johnson Johnon and Patrolman Hil Nil Hilton Hilton Nilton ton responded to the call caU and placed Thompson under arrest In an examination conducted by Chief of Detectives Sheets last night Thomp Thompson son admitted that Ue ke e had entered the house of Beckford for the purpose of burglary and also confessed to having committed the recent burglary of the thc home of ot Arthur B Gattrell E Estreet Estreet Estreet street This robbery was committed on Nov 6 and a pair of ot opera glasses and anda a razor were found stolen Under the sweating seating process Thompson told the officers where he had pawned the opera glasses glasseR It is believed that by today Thompson will confess to several other similar petty robberies I When Sam Porter manager of the KenOn was first notified by b a Herald reporter of the arrest he plainly showed his disbelief and even eyen when verification was had from the th police pollee station he was loath to believe that young Thompson could be the robber that he is Why h he lie said he was one of the best boys we have had here h re and one that we put the most trust in It hard hardly hardly hardly ly seems possible that he hc could have done this thing yet et the proof is indis indisputable indisputable indisputable since ho he was actually caught In the hotel he was absolutely faithful and certainly nothing has gone wrong here that could be charged up to him The mother of Thompson living at atNo atNo atNo No 6 Swans court was horrified to learn of the arrest last night and the news brought to her left her In a state of nervous prostration Her boy Henry had been one of the mainstays of the fatherless family |