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Chicago Cat Bandit finally identified as William Edd Baker
Police traced the North Side robber known as the Cat Bandit to William Edd Baker, a Seward Street era Chicago figure with Kentucky ties. Baker confessed to a string of two year thefts, hid loot at home, and faced a $90,000 charge while his young bride Irene Scott stood by him.
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C. B. Baker
William Edward Mitchell
Seattle
Wash
Mayfield
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Summerdale
Irene Scott
Bostton
Supreme Criminal Court
Elias Bishop
Wice
William Edd Baker
Centre College
Kentucky
Praying Colonels
Sheridan Road
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Boston
St. Louis
William Mitchell
Helen
Piquett
Theen
London
Mayfair
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