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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160711, 26 July 1920, Page 6

KILLING BARES 700 ROBBERIES. CHICAGO, April 26 Seven hundred robberies, the loot of which is believed to total more than £IOO,OOO, were declared to-day when police examined the effects of Harry J. James, “silk mask burglar,” who was killed last night after shooting up the Town Hall police station, wounding two policemen. In James' private warehouse, where truck loads of rare art works, Oriental rugs, jewels, typewriters, and dozens of other articles were found, police uncovered a card index in which the 700 robberies were listed,,with the,,loot obtained. In a secret chamber in the basement of the. warehouse were 150 Oriental rugs, appraised by an expert at £BOOO, When James was killed he was found to be wearing a suit belonging to former United States Senator William Lorimer. The spit was one of 40 stolen from a tailor’s shop. IE you need anything in the way of Special Ferns or Cards Ruled and Printed, ring up ’Plane 43, “Herald” Bookbinding Department, and our representative wil call. [ The "Herald’' for Bookbinding.