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Show ACCOUNT BOOK OF ROBBERSJS HMD Detectives Searching for New Westminster Burglars iii . Several Cities in West. CHICAGO, .Sept. 20. An account book with records of routes, expenditures expendi-tures an.l many names ami atldrcssos, which the police are keeping secret, was today found, and is believed to contain clues lo tho robbers who robbod the Bank of Montreal in Westminster of $272,000 and spent several weeks in Chicago negotiating under tho noses of the police for the disposal of tho Canadian bills. Th book was found in the home of ono of the witnesses to the assault on Police Lieutenant Burns, wheu two of the robbers overpowered hi in and escapod. Some of the totals ia the book for fares, meals and sundries sun-dries exceeded $2000 a day. Operatives of private detective agencies agen-cies and police are now seeking members mem-bers of tho gang in Omaha, Minneapolis Minne-apolis and Aberdeen, D.. and Kansas Kan-sas Git James "W. Stacey, alias Frank West, alias "Doc" Danzoll, arrested ou identification iden-tification by his wile, is uot a member mem-ber of the gang that robbed tho bank, but an agent for them, according to .Tames Sidias, the. Greek saloonkeeper in whoso placo Lieutenant Burns was injured in an attempt to arrest the safeblowers. Sidias told today of his attempts to dispose of $140,000 of the stolen bills. An attempt to change the bills in a west side bank aroused suspicion suspic-ion and Sidias withdrew from tho transaction in fear . lhat ho would, got into trouble, ho said. Assistant Chief Schuettlor questioned Joanottn Little, Stacev's wife, today. Ho learned from her that she has been associated with thieves since she was 11 years old. |