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Show oo FEDERAL EMPLOYE HELPS RUM THIEVES CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Announcement was made today by Chief of Detectives Hughes that Scott Burnett, an .Inspector .In-spector of internal revenue, had confessed con-fessed to participation In whisky robberies rob-beries totalling $G00,0JO within the I last year Burnett Is said to have confessed to ' being Implicated in the robberies of homes of many of the most prominent citizens In Chicago Burnett was arrested and, the police po-lice say. told how ho had been detall-'(I detall-'(I to check on the inventories of liquor In the homes of the rich in Chicago and how he was induced by u band of notorious crooks to enter Into a conspiracy con-spiracy with them to rob the.e places |