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Show li'S ARREST: Loot of Burglar Believed to Total More Than Half Million Dollars CHICAGO, April 25. Seven hundred robberies, whose loot is believed to total more than $500,000, wero cleared today when police examined the effects ef-fects of Harry J. James, "silk mask burglar," who was killed last night after af-ter shooting up the Town Hall police station, wounding two policemen. In Jamos' private warehouse, where truck loads of rare artworks, oriental rugs, jewels, typewriters, adding machines ma-chines and dozens of other articles wero found, police uncovered a card index in which the 700 robberies were listed, with tho loot obtained. In a secret chamber in the basement of the warehouse were 150 oriental rugs appraised by an expert at $-10,000 When James was killed he was found to be wearing a suit belonging to former United States Senator William Will-iam Lorimer. The suit was one of -10 stolen from a tailor shop. oo |