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Show NEGRO ADMITS HE IS A BAD FELLOW William Mathes, a negro, was arreted ar-reted shortly after l o'clock thlsj morning with revolver in his possession pos-session that had been taken from the home of Farl Gelger. 2fi Twenty-eighth Twenty-eighth street. From the articles found In his possession, the police be. I hove Mathes is guilty of a number of late robberies. He had in his possession a bunch, of forty keys, a handful of pennies, eighty-four two-cent postage stamps! and two butcher knives At about 11 80 o clock last evening! wotd was received at the station that the Oelger home had been entered and Detective Thomas Burke and Patrolman Pa-trolman Oscar Swanson went out to investigate Later the actions of the negro attracted the attention ol Mer-chant Mer-chant Patrolman Dan Sullivan and hi-shadowed hi-shadowed the fellow until the arrest was made Mathes says ihat he is a waiter and resides at 131 West Twenty-eighth street. When questioned hv tho police today, to-day, Mathes admitted that he is responsible re-sponsible for the thefts committed at the Ogden Steam and Trov laundries, the American Linen Supply company the Buffet saloon, the Wilson grocery nd the Scovllle Paper company. |