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Show : POLICEMAN ADMITS ROBOERYDFEXPBESS Money Recovered ; Purchased Pur-chased Auto and Drove to Headquarters. LOS AXGELES, Doc. 8. Albert J-Griffith, J-Griffith, a patrohnau on the "Los An- J pelcs police force for four yours, con-fcsserl con-fcsserl today, according to the police, that he was the robber who held up an express wagon yesterday on a busy street and made off with about $5000 in cash and $34,000 in checks, drafts aud other banking papers. Most of the money was recovered, Griffith, according to he police, broke down and made a full confession. It is stated he had no accomplice. George Home, lieutenant of detect-ives, detect-ives, said he became suspicious of Grif-f Grif-f fith when he learned he was not on w1 duty the day of the crime and later saw the hat" with the initials "A. J. (f. " He said he ordered the patrolman shadowed, and detectives last night saw him purchase a new automobile, paying $700. Griffith called at the motor car company com-pany today to get his car. Lieutenant Home called him by telephone and asked him to drive down to police headquarters. head-quarters. Griffith refused, but on being told it was regarding a matter of routine rou-tine he assented and took his first ride in his new machine. On being confronted with the hat, the empty sack and other clews, Griffith, Grif-fith, according to the police, gave a detailed statement of the robbery. |