Show 1 Triangular shaped shaped eyes Winking blinking slowly slow I slender ender pointed ears small nose and when h he e flashed his rare smile smile Cheshire grin grin- grin V k k C t Baker animal seemed whose name actually he to had resemble adopted ado P red the tho for forthe r y t x 51 r d' d Why r pc J r ever the of his dual role colt r i 31 I I S Iw r a 7 w 0 ht r 1 Nightly Marauding of the Mysterious Masked Man Who for Two Years Terrorized f Women Now Ended by the V 1 4 I omen o Yx Police to the Wild Woe of i ift Y i b I His Innocent Little Wife ph ig e a aY ft 1 finally brought to justice t Bakers Baker's explanation was 4 given in court Curiously enough he seemed to resemble w a cat as he sat in in the dock and S 7 told his story Triangular Triangular- a shaped eyes blinking slowly I k slender slen er pointed cars ears small nose and when nen he flashed lashed his rare k smile smile cheshire Cheshire grin he grin ho seem seem- seemed resemble the ed cd actually to r t animal whose name he had hadS S L p 4 2 adopted for fot the of his ft dual dua role t Money bone was wa not coming in inas inal as al rapidly rapidly as I would have SS liked he declared and I decided de de- decided def f tided to turn to the robbery w game I usually started out outa p y at about dusk and nevers never a s worked d later than eleven gr s 5 k Y ct f tK rRt r clock o'clock o I picked plc kC d out g jf because they the theare the are f R women b it n R Rs u f y to stick than easier y up s m men They become excited A f ed cd and It is is easy to get x their jewelry and purses dh I wore a handkerchief 8 I I scot chief chic mask but sometimes I II I rf y yh I B I h t 0 o rt r j y y m. m b l I y a 4 r rs bi Aj p i I IA I t t 1 ro r s x 1 rte Year Two Old Mrs ln Baker Who ho 4 R Married 1 the Cat i Six Years Ago Ao in St. St Louis and Was 1 Ignorant of I he Fifty Five Fifty I Fite Thefts of r Which He Ill Is IsE Accused THE E identity of or th the famous lamon Cat Bandit the he unknown man of menace who for 1 L 1 two years terrorized the North district j of Chicago has finally been ascertained 1 The Cat is now known to be William Wil iam Edd Baker a member of a formerly wealthy Southern family ex-athlete ex of Centre College Col Col- College lege in Kentucky former intimate of the Praying Colonels whose team achieved wide football fame and an war ex-war hero in the bargain The manner in which his robberies were con con- conducted conducted conducted ducted is curious in its consistency He Heas was as employed as a salesman by day Every Tues Tues- Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday day Friday and md Saturday nights however he would hang han up the quiet business clothing he wore ore by day don a gray suit and sally forth 1 on his nocturnal raids lie would shed his personality with his cloth cloth- ing Stepping from the home which he had entered a few hours gours previous his very appearance seemed changed Gone were the brisk alert movements and open-faced open candor of the striving young business man Prowling forth with like cat stealth eyes darting dartin quickly in search of prey pre ears cars pricked for the slightest sound which might lead to un un- unsuspecting suspecting victims he would set out under tho the cover o of night On the nights the robberies took to k place his pretty young youn wife was employed late at a dressmaking dress dress- dressmaking dressmaking making shop on Sheridan Road Baker utilized these occasions for his like cat wanderings but would always manage to terminate them in time to call for his wife before her establish establish- establishment establishment h- h ment closed for the night It was in this man man- manner manner manner ner that while the the police were searching for forthe forthe forthe the bandit the Cat Cat would could be escorting his pretty young wife home openly and brazenly without fear of detection i But even the softest foot footfall carries a sound for those whose ears cars are arc tuned to listen even the faintest tracks arc discernible for those who i are arc trained to see sec The wily Cat like all wrongdoers could not beat the game and was wast t 1 I I II D O r 0 t j j 1 i x f ar arM M I J 0 4 N i 4 y C za Helen Baker b Despite the Deception Practiced I Upon Tier Her Is Still Lo Loyal al to Her er Husband Bandit Bandit and n 6 Him in Jail as Frequently as the y Authorities Permit if they struggled the handkerchief would slip down and give them an opportunity to see me see But Dut I never harmed banned any of them In Bakers Baker's room were found a number of gray suits The Cat Bandit WItS was always de- de described de de- described described scribed as wearing gray and being highly powdered and redolently perfumed In the pocket of each suit was a powder puff Per Per- Perfume Perfume fume was abundant Two wigs wis of long scraggly hair were also found The Cat CaL was discovered through an innocent inno inno- innocent innocent cent attempt of Bakers Baker's anxious father to com com- communicate communicate communicate with his son The elder Baker C. C B. B B known throughout Kentucky as Clip Clip Baker Daker had lied been a wealthy whisky distiller in Mayfield Kentucky where he had a a fortune foun S I. I S r moved to Cleveland where they the are arc ar now living in moderately comfortable circum circum- t stances Jf Tell the boy said Baker when he s a aheard heard of his sons son's dilemma that tha I dont don't do t iI I 6 1 ever want to see or hear from him again agam lies lie's no longer a n son of mine Then he added Hes lucky to be in Chicago now Why he was asked In the South he answered they dont don't let anyone terrorize their women Will Edd left home fourteen years ago He had no reason to Ive I've worried about that boy His mother has worried about him Weve We've tried to find him But we only heard of him once once once- just recently Then I wrote him to come home It was that letter found by the police that established Bakers Baker's identity It read Will WillEdd WillEdd WillEdd Edd Dear Sir Sir Sir-I I thought thou ht I I would write you a afew afew afew few lines to let you know that we are still living in Cleveland We would like to hear from you Hal lIal and I have written to you ou and you have not answered either cither What is the matter Write and let me know Yours truly C. C B. B Baker The younger Baker who had previously said he was William Edward Mitchell of Seattle Seat le Wash a son of a wealthy real estate broker was seen in Chicago by a former college e chum This boy had written of his discovery to his parents in Mayfield the Bakers' Bakers former home They communicated with the elder Baker who immediately wrote to Will Edds Edd's friend in Chi- Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago enclosing a Jetter fetter to his son The police whose suspicions concerning Baker had recently been aroused intercepted int the letter questioned questioned Baker and and his friend and Bandit the result Bakers Baker's arrest as the Cat was When mention of his father was made to him in his cell at the Summerdale police station the Cat broke down completely My father father father- he sobbed I haven't seen him in years Now hell he'll see sec me in jail Ill I'll be an old haired gray-haired man if I ever get out Gee why did I ever go out that night It was to be my last job I swear swear swear-my my last job After Bakers Baker's arrest it was found that if v most of the loot from his robberies had y been hidden at his home It was removed J. Helen Baker Pretty Dressmakers Dressmaker's Assistant sr Who Married 1 the Cat t. t r S IiA 0 Claims to Be a Direct WJ iW tC 1 X I Descendant of William Penn PennI P Pictured at Left in I J a Reproduction of an Old Print I 1 t i t tt S Z A Y 5 r t t tT T EW p t thich 5 5 f d dy y 4 r which has since been reduced The family to the police pol ce station and an announcement was sent sen out to tell all the victims of robberies in Chicago for the last lastO two O years ears to come and see sec if property was among the stolen goods Many valuables were reclaimed and twelve women wom wom- women women en identified Baker as the man who had molested them The activities of Chicago's Cat Bandit bring to mind the amazing account of at Boston's Boston's Cat Cat Burglar which closely parallels Bakers Baker's story nd I i nd was prominent in the newspapers several eve years ears ago The man would set out on his nocturnal wanderings masked and terrorize young and impressionable women living in the vicinity of poston Boston until ho was finally caught by the police Polk Berke nr 1951 r ri i 2 4 c r U LI tj J I b p 1 It wa his custom to r E. E f r invade the flit bedrooms of I his victims and bind bind- binding Y z air ing and gagging them William I to tender them toasts ra L dd Baker in wine filched from their cellars war t t's r l s Alias Ahas This Cat Burglar 4 r Mitchell was finally taken by bythe Y t the who est h I. I the vy police fir his identity as James E. E w r t a-t rt Famous i Walters alias Frank Stevens 4 Cat II who had like Baker married Bandit x year old nineteen nineteen- old a pretty as lie He Her girl from whom he cleverly cleverly r concealed his depredations Appeared I born in Philadel Philadelphia When He lie was Y i phia hia bred in Richmond Va Taken I and claiming chiming at an early age Into F the whole murky underworld Custody 1 of his realm was one as i I by the the most picturesque figures t C k t in itt criminal annals dl Police Identified by three of his doubtless many victims 4 5 y I l rr P I ft a i 1 i r f Fr Ill I Is 9 w r f W i n r J W Yi J I l t-t t s imi r i t Er i- i iJ r J Q N ry i l 5 he maintained his hi pose of ease case and amusement while the thet three t Q r e e confronting him seemed pale ale and worried Ills His His young oung bride formerly Miss bliss r x Irene Scott swoon swooned r. r k ed when she was ryas told of her adored husbands husband's lurid Cal ca ca- reer l Following his ar ar- arraignment rai in Dost Best w tons ton's ton s Supreme Crim Crim- Criminal Criminal t inal final Court before Judge Elias Bishop 1 the Cat Bur Burglar tar S S was held for trial trial i ls The very vcr y large I a r g e esum Ra sum of in iii thefts was charged against him To 10 cap td sg the climax of his career came the news that the Cat was a alove alove alove love bandit as well as a mid mid- midnight midnight night marauder that marauder that ho was twice a bigamist with three liv liv- living living living ing wives Baker the Chicago cat confessed confessed con con- confessed to the robberies His only concern ap ap- appeared appeared ap- ap appeared to be for his year two wife who has been released under 1000 bail as an accessory ac ac- accessory to the robberies which he has confessed She knew nothing of them he Ile repeatedly protested to his questioners And for Gods God's sake whatever you do do not let her know the truth I married her five years ago in n St St. Louis under the name of 01 William Mitchell There may bo be some question as to the legality of a wedding ceremony performed 1 under an as as- assumed assumed name but that matter will bo ho taken up at a later date Helen has stood by b her hus hus- husband husband husband band loyally visiting him in his prison cell as frequently frequent as the authorities permit It is the intention of the defense to lodge fl a claim of insanity In explaining his plan to r N J J I i iHAn r An HAn announcement was sent out telling the victims tl of or robberies in Chicago for forthe the flit last two years ears to come I 8 and see sec if their property was among the stolen goods bore Above Picture Sholes Many any Valuables J i t I Being Reclaimed L demand leniency for his client Attorney said that a relative of Baker is now a patient in inan inan an institution in the South and that through testimony of alienists he would show that Baker has the same mental instability He Ire firmly believes be be- believes believes I that this family trait was caused to recur I by Bakers Baker's overseas service when he was gassed II f fand and twice wounded It is my sty personal belief he added that Baker is a kleptomaniac His ever every crime gives t evidence of that With all the thousands s of r A o dollars worth of clothing and jewelry he obtained 1 he apparently made no effort to dispose 01 o of any of it itHe He lie has made full fuU confession of his crime crimes crime But he lie denies that he has harmed any an of his women victims or attempted to harm them them I Ido Ido do not think they can prove any such charge against him At any rate a capable courteous salesman by day a perfumed p and powdered stealthy bandit by day the Cat is now incarcerated in a cage provided by the State his nightly excursions curtailed abruptly by b the law Jaw Commenting on the most recent instance of cat banditry a well known criminologist of of- offered offered offered an interesting theory for the recurrence of 0 the practice from month to month The so-called so cat bandit type he said came into being four years ears ago in London He Ile was a nocturnal criminal who really i iwas was feline in to his ability to scale seemingly un- un walls hang by his fingers from windows and md when he did leap always als ays land on his feet feet feet- just like a cat For a year he terrorized Mayfair to such an extent that society women were afraid to leave their jewels in a bedroom at the top of Is h four or five fi story house Then came the tho Walters case in Boston Doston and now the Baler Baker case in Chi Chi- cago The cat impulse is moving Westward San Francisco will probably be the scene of the I next similar outrage L N 1 1 J b l |