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Show TIIEIilMTIIIFm Capture of One of tha Slickest Hotel Workers Known to the Folic All Ow. HE WAS CAUGHT PEAD TO SIGHTS. A Lot of Valuable Had Beea 03" the Anditoritsm-Excit-ing Claw. Cini iNXvn, Aug 14 ' Red' Hyls. w ho Is without doubt one of the smart-est smart-est "hotel workers" in the country, i again in durance, lie was arretted In Chicago a few day ago for turning a professional trick in tho new Auditorium Audito-rium hotel. He was accompanied by a pal who is not known, but i undoubtedly undoubt-edly a good man from Ids appearance Mill the company he keeps. The two men registered at the hotel, and were assigned to a room on the lop floor. While the guest were at their meat the pair would hastily go through th rooms to which they could obtain access ac-cess by any of the means known l hotel thieves. They found a rich field in the hif new hotel, and their one day's work hnd rewarded tlieiu with two valuable watches. They were nsi about to leave the hotel, no doubt to "spout" lha goods, when iMeetlv Murrane, of the i'hleaim no I ice raiitfhl siflhl (f tbcro. He recognized "Ked' and started toward Hie pair. They swr him and look to their heels. An esol'ing rha followed, which ended in the rapture nf the two thieve. They threw away tha w alches while running, but they wens afti ward reetivervd. Red 1 1 vie i a well-known well-known -harai-ter ill this city. wher his wife and a rather Interesting little family live In the West hnd. lie w released from tho Michigan City (Ind ) prison in the latter part of lt. atter having served a four year' wtilrneo for rob I linn A. P. Miller of New York t'itv. Miller waa gueet of the CI rein lloiise In Indianapolis, llyle landed in the town with a luob of thieves Among nlber Ihinijs a gold watch ami chain belonging be-longing to Miller were stolen, Tha police spotted llyle, shadowing him to the Union iteix'.t, where a desperat struggle ensued between Ihe crook and n police captain. Thieve had U'en giving Indianapolis icnslderabte of a tearing up, and llyle was sent to lh Indiana prison north. Alter returning to this city he lignred In several hobs alfalra in "which a prominent youtitf politician pol-itician and his illvle l wife lignred lln ha spent but litllii tune aloiit (he city since his release from the Indian prison, and It was generally thought lh.il he was leading a "atpi.ir" life In the past he han been looked upon a nna of tha most iusfsfuJ crook in th country. He seldom worked with partner, preferring to work nlotte. lit IHNIIiealld 111" celebrated thirl, Jtm I'arriah aud William Carter alias Three-lingered Three-lingered Jack. were arrested si Atl.mi. for a hotel roblierr. Carter and llrl got live year each. ParrUh returned the ptoperty and was released Nnrn that event llybi h worked alngla handed. In time he was released from lh Georgia penitentiary, and ws neit beard from In Washington. I C. On March , I hjs.i, he was arrested them on suspicion of h.nlng committed several sev-eral hotel robberies ilurlnif the inauguration inaugur-ation week lie was charged with stealing a wnleh and i-tinia from the room of is M. I'.tiggs. si Hie M. Jme hotel. Had in the so in of I l,Oii n jfiven. Before the ra came to trial lie was arrested for the Indianapolis robberies. Just who llyle' pal I It seem tha Chicago police are unable to tell, llyle arrived here last Saturday two week ago. Hi family reside on Findley trrt near I. inn. 'I be night he arried hre l.e went at mice to his wife home. There was a liveir tun there. b breaking up most of the furniture and accusing his wife of Inlidrlity. He left for Chicago. Inking eneof Iherhildren a little gill, a he learned that hi wif H about to bring a suit for dhorr against him. W hen h left he rUlmed be was going to start a saloon In CM-cstfo, CM-cstfo, fivle's right name IsHvlebert, and ha) was years ao, a butcher Ho h;i this reputation of I win a" do only ntan who ever "beat" the rifth Avenun Hotel, in New York. Ils was raptured in a h H-way H-way of that hotel dd down with vat unfile that he bad taken froru rooms of the guests. Il was Imprisoned, but w hen (he casn eainn to trial, In ofti manner he esraiied conviction. |