Show MAIL CLERK AnfE T TD D. D ft It R. Confesses to a II Theft From the U. U S. S Malls Mails Denver Nov 1 Postoffice Inspector tor Frederick and City Detectives Loomis and Burlew of this city arrested arrested arrested ar ar- rested in Cheyenne Wyoming Walter Waltel R. R Houghton a postal clerk running from Cheyenne to Ogden on a a charge of stealing a registered package containing con I The package alleged I Ito to have hav been stolen stoJen by Houghton was mailed by a Chicago bank to a correspondent correspondent corres in Sacramento California about September It disappeared somewhere en route and an investigation investigation gation by the postal authorities disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis closed that it disappeared somewhere e between Omaha and Ogden The secret service officers learned that Hough Houghton's tons ton's mistress who vho has ha s been staying in Denver for three weeks had changed three billand bills bill s and as the money was all aU in bills bill s they at once made arrangements fo for r rs Hough Houghton's tons ton's arrest The woman wasat was wa wasat s at first taken into custody and her r statements went to v verify the opinion opinio n of the officers A telegram received here from Cheyenne Chey enne states that the officers have solved salved the mystery of the missing package in inthe inthe inthe the arrest of Railway Mail Clerk Walter Walter Wal Wal- ter G. G Houghton of Cheyenne on his return trip Houghton's regular run runis runis is from Cheyenne to Ogden and on his hia return from the run west he be was ordered to make his report at the postoffice postoffice postoffice post- post office where he was arrested He lIe was confronted with evidence of guilt and finally confessed to stealing the package package package pack pack- age which contained instead of as heretofore published Houghton is a younger brother o of Fred Houghton who recently served a aa aa aa a year in the penitentiary for robbing his employer a Cheyenne merchant After Houghton had confessed his crime ho offered to refund the amount stolen except which he had spent provided the officers would agree that be he should not be prosecuted He declared declared declared de de- that if they would not so agree r the money would 1 be hp P iS ORIU a rT K r A w J ted Df l d States States' C Commissioner oner J i hei er and and n efu at to accept proposition and he refused to disclose the hiding place of the o money Houghton was bound over OTer to the |