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Show CLAIM THIEF REVEALS HIS CACHED GOLD Salt Lake City, Febf 2C Charles Uarrctt, ono of tho Humboldt gold thieves who was arrested in this city February 0, 1UU, by Chief of Pollco Sam S. Harlow, Dotectlves Ooldlng and Wilson, and Patrolman Conycrs after ho had been shadowed for nearly near-ly two weeks by Motorcyclo Patrolman Patrol-man Dan Uruudvlg, Is bolloved to havo made a complete confession of his pan of tho daring theft. He and four confederates were Implicated In tho theft of a mass ot gold bullion from tho steamer Humboldt. The story of the alleged confosslon Is carried In nn Associated Press dispatch dis-patch with a Salem, Ore., dato of this morning. Governor has promleed to make tho confession public, and declares that "It will mako very interesting reading." Whllo Governor West refuses refus-es to give out tho namo ot the convict con-vict who has mado tho confession, ro ports are current at Salem that It Is Danott who hag finally relieved his mind by tolling tho whole story. Uarrctt Is alleged to havo accompanied accom-panied Wardon Frank II. Curtis ot tho Salem pcntentlary and Stovtf Council, head of tho government secret se-cret servlco for tho northwest, to a point near Mehamo, Ore , and disclosed disclos-ed to tho officers tho hiding place ot twenty-flvo pounds of bullion, valu ed at approximately $8000. Uarrett'B fathcr-ln-law Charles Sims lives nt Uehnma, nnd Dnrrett and his wire visited Sims after tho Humboldt Hum-boldt robbery i I Code Message to Police ' Tho local pollco department rcce- Ivcd a code messago from tho north-' west Into in January, last year, 'u look out for Barrett and wife, Par-1 rctt having been a passenger on tho Humboldt on the trip during which tho $57,000 In gold bullion was stolen. stol-en. Tho bullion was stolen from tbo box In which It was scaled, without tho seals being broken, and bars of lead wero substituted for tho gold. It was through the ability of the do tectlvcs to trace the origin of theso bars of lead that tho arrest of the five thlovcs was finally offectcd. Barrett's decrlptlon was sent U tho pollco department hero, nnd Mo- torcyclo Patrolman D. Grundvlg was ' sent to Ogdcn to como on his trail. I Grundvlg watchod carefully for near-; ly ten days beforo any trnco of Unr-rett Unr-rett wns found. Ho flnnlly saw his ' man leave a hotel, nnd from that tlmo never lost sight of him. When Barrett and his wlfo boar.l- cd a train for Salt Lake City, Grundvlg Grund-vlg was In a seat close behind them In tho same coach. When they registered regis-tered at a roomlnghouBO, Grundvlg was still with them. Tho local pollco department took up the work, relieving reliev-ing Grundvlg, and Barrett and Ills wlfo wero nrrested a few minutes beforo noon, February 6. Mrs. Barrett Bar-rett had nrlson, but Barrett was still In bed when tho policemen burst In- J to tho room. Under Barrett's pillow i was found a fully loaded untomatic pUtol nnd an electric search light. Barrett and bis wife were held uu an open charge for Beveral days, the pollco register showing that they I were credited, to Chief Barlow and ' Detectives Ooldlng and Wilson and ' Patrolman Conycrs. j Tho facta concerning the charges against them wero not revealed by the police department until nows-papors nows-papors from Scattlo wero received In this city announcing Barrett's arrest here. Barrett gave the namo of Charles Char-les McCabe. His wife was released tho day after bla arrest, and remained remain-ed hero until her husband was tak-.'n to San Francisco to stand trial. |