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Show HIES II By PHOJ0G8APK SALT LAKE. July 31. By aid of a photograph which Chief of Police Barlow received Saturday afternoon from New York City, Peto Maris, the Greek arrested by Patrolmen Radke and Griffiths In Greektown on Sunday night last, was identified as tho man wanted In New York City on the charge of robbery, ann also on tho charge of bringing stolen property from New Jersey Into the state of New York. A telegram requested Chief Barlow to learu if Maris would return to New York City without requisition re-quisition papers. Maris will fight tho requisition lie Is known in New York Clfy as a "general thief and under the aliases of Arthur Pierorittc, Bill Berheroponlos. Yasites Moraitls anu Pete Maris. The telegram confirmed the story printer) in The Tribune on J July 25 to the ffect that Marls had robbed George MeUixas and Georgo Maskos, two Greeks, or some $570 In cash, and drafts amounting to Jt.ooo. The robbery was committed In a room of Ihe Waldorf-Astoria hotel, Marls robbing both his countrymen at the point of a revolver. Wanted His Freedom. Chief of Police ' Barlow Immediate-ly Immediate-ly telegiaphed Ihe New York authorities authori-ties that a man who gave the name of Maris and who, answered the des. crlpticn sent out from that place had been arrested. In the menntlme. Maris Mar-is had secured Uip services of an attorney at-torney and attempted to regain hl3 freedom through' habeas corpus proceedings, pro-ceedings, but failed. In-order to hold the man, the police department filed a charge nealnst him of being a fugitive fu-gitive from Justice and Immediately got in communication with the New York officials again. Chief Barlow confronted the man In the county Jail Saturday pftcrnoon and shower him his photograph anil his criminal record. The likeness was almost perfect and, after a moment of silence, the Geek acmltfed his identity, iden-tity, but said he would light -extradition. John H. Rusf-ell. inspector of detectives detec-tives In New York'ClTv, stated In tho telegram that detect I vo would leave New York Clt- In the immediate fu lure with extradition papers for tho Greek. |