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Show SILT LAKER IS DENVER GHIMI1 I Denver. Oct L'7 Harry Edgar Hit Ion. alias James Nelson, alias Frank Allen, the tall bandit, who has terror ized Denver for a week, this morning made a confession of murder and rob bsrtes declared by these who heard it to bo the most remarkable ston ever related at police headquarters Before he had told of all his crimes he was taken out to show how he murdered Thomas Chase Friday morning mor-ning His confession details how he committed more than fifty holdups and robberies in various cities, including includ-ing Salt Lake City. Nelson hpsitated a moment b?fore starting his confession this morning then smiled and said: "Wall, I guess you've got it on me. and I might as well tell the whole stor from beginning to end and have it over with. I know I am stickfng my head in the noose, but you'd hook me anyway, 1 guess, so what's the use of stalling?"' HiMon stated that he was horn in St. Paul, Minn., aud lived there uutil he was t. years of age, when the fa-mil moved to San Francisco He attended public school there until lie w as 14 ears of a Re. when he forged hs father's name to a check, and. 'o escape the po33lble consequences ran ava from home After beating his way about the country between the Pacific coast and Salt Lake City for several years he went to live with his uncle, John Hicks, in the latter city. After a short time there he forged his uncle's name to a check for which he was arrested and sentern '"d to the state I prison for a term of eighteen months After his release he worked 1mm was through the northwest, commuting commu-ting holdups and robberies and al-wavs al-wavs by lucky chances escaping aires! ai-res! At Pocatello, Idaho, he oh mined work as nighi porter in 8 ho tel. At the first opportunity he "touched" the safe for ?290 and left town. Later in Oakland Cal , he secured B similar position When the chance presented he robbed tho safe of $150 and left town. Then he went east He told of a series of holdups com mltted In Pittsburg. Philadelphia, Chicago Chi-cago and middle western cities and ie,-lured that his operations enabled him to live In comparative luxury without exerting himself to any ex-tenL ex-tenL oo |