Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-10
FENCES AND DETECTIVES,
The Confession OF q Thief.


PARKERs STATEMENTS coRRoBoRArED BY ONE OF
HIS ACCoAPLICEs-HOw STOLEN GOODS WERE DIS
POSED oF-INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS RECEIVED
BY THE THIEVES FROM DETECTIvE OFFICERS
Edward Berry, whose name was mentioned in
the confession OF George Parker, the convict now
confined in the Erie county IN. Y.) pentenyiary as
having been concerned with Parker in various
robber1es, and who IS now serving term in the
District jail for robbery at the Arlington hotel,
has made sworn statement, corroborating In ali
essential matters the confession OF Parker as
published In THE STAR, February 18th. After CIV
ing an account OF the two robberies at Mr.. Finck-
les house, in which Berry secured from the house
sea+sk1n coat and a small box of Jewelry and
pocket book, Parker and Berry took the goods to
@ Man and got IS that night and later in the night
the negotiation between himself and Parker,
through Lacy, to recover the goods so that he
(Berry) might be released.
WHERE TIE GOODS WERE.
II didn't know, he said, sswhere they were until
the next Sunday. Officer West came to me and
said he saw the things, and that 1 would be re-
leased. asked him where they were He said at
A. B. Williams Office. I asked him was he in
earnest, and he said yes So. finally, the things
were were sent back, and about half-past or on Sum
his release Berry recovered pin stolen from Mr.
a Hinckie Dy paying q dollar for it through Jim
In whose pocket 1t had been placed on Pennsylva.
MIA avenue by Chapman, alias Simpson. After
Berry got out OF the station house Parker told him
to New York for them 81 was present. continues m
Berry, "when the little box of jewelry and seal
skin skin coat were taken to Mantz's Mantz
there, and we left them with Skinny, his bar.
tender. Shortly afterwards Mantz came in, while
Parker and were there and Skinny told him that
bartender, and George Parker went outside the
door with Mantz, and George came back and said !:
~ nave got $ tonight, and the rest In the morn
lng:" l told Parker didn't care to 60 home to-
night, and Will stay at Rick's, at the Park hotel
on on the boundary; was not present when Parker
him: because Parker told me so.
didn't go there to Mantz' again until week or
zen Gays aiterWards, waslocked up on Friday
the house was robbed Onlcer West was tue first
one who told me that these goods were at A. B.
Williams of1lce.the Sunday that was turned
OUT, ana sent back before was turned out. Lacy
also told me that the goods were at A. B. VIII
nalns. once. ! suppose that Onicer West must
RaVe iaken back the pin which got the first time
berry next details robbery at DR.. Nichol's, on
street, between 18th and 14th streets, where he
room and gave 1t to Parker, and Parker took the
goods to Mantz and returning gave Berry three
dollars
AN OFFER OF MONEY FROM DETECTIVE
The next robbery detailed occurred about May
9Th. 1882, when Parker and Berry on the same
night stole gold-plated clock from house cor.
ner 10Th street and Massachusetts avenue, and O
pocket-book and some Jewelry from house on
street, between 18th and 14th With this booty
they went to MantZ together and delivered the
goods 70 him. receiving forty dollars for them. II
met Soomes afterwards" Berry continues, "and he
asked a;a Inc Gid know anything about 1t.
fds he says: say t,sn Ned If you VIII get this clock
or me toIs 9heFe nim Is Twenty dollars Will give
at an ana could not get it, but would do what
could ior him He didn't say anything more about
berry: was arrested by Coomes. When he asked
me ABOUT the clock and could get it, told him
would 90 what could for him. This was after
was arrested. l was then only in headquarters
Coon Coomes told me that he would give me $40 il 1
could get the clock. 1 don't know whether it
HOW MANrz CARRIED ON BUSINESS.
II often went with Parker with goods to Mantz,n
Berry. "Parker would say to Mantz.
mere Is so and so-here is some silverware'-in my
presence. Mantz would ask what did he want for
them; Parker would tell him what he wanted. and
sometimes he would give him what he asked, and
then again he would not do 1t. The customary
him and go there after Mantz had examined It:
ana then they would make agreements as to the
price iarker would pass the goods across the
took the goods to Mantz myself, Parker being with
me; they were only papers, pretty valuable
papers. lS9p, and two bank checks Lone OF sS6sO,
the mouse on street-2026 / street. The papers
came from there, too. think there was deed to
te tro tuse Gus ana some insurance papers that came
. farHer and went there on. Sunday night.
George Mantz said to Parker, '' What have you got
White Lot to examine these a little. but YOU can
look at them now for yourself" Mantz said. .0Well.
VIII hold them. and see II there is any reward for
them, and let you know" 1 never heard of them
since. The checks and papers were all taken ont
OF the same house; the name OF the person who
lived ~ IN that Is Harry Sherman, musician. Mr.
IA n q IN Ccr,1c
the man that the checks and papers belong to.
farker doesn't refer to this robbery In his state
ment published IN The STAR of the 18th of Febru-
ary IL was on Sunday night that this was done
ana on tuesday George Mantz was taken sick, and
we had some stun there, and George Parker went
to the house to see him. Mantz said to Parker.
which Parker told me that McElfresh said to
Mantz, that Parker and Berry had been talked
aoout a great deal at Headquarters, and you had
CoOmes. ~
NELFREsH GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO MANTz,
and Mantz told Parker, and Parker told me, that
we mad better keep out OF the way OF Coomes and
Acton, and when we wanted to do robbery, or
anything like that, never to stay around
week beforehand or the very time you 90 there do
t. II you two were arrested, he says they would
oe e,d very cry, likely to Identity you McEfresh also
satisfied we could never be convicted through any
such testimony as they seeing US near the house
be convicted on such evidence. So George anal ana
Kept out OF the way OF CoOmes and Acton.
went TO MantZ after I got out of Jail, on the
l6Cn or November, and asked him did he have
nose papers? and he said no, they were torn up |
said probably might get some money for nut
ing tnem back. He says they are all gone, and
d course could not get them.
tarker was along when this house was robbed
OeCWeen z ana O'Clock. climbed up on Parker's
shoulder and raised the front window-second
story window. found the papers in little black
'atchel In the front room In q wardrobe Parker
vas on the outside piping the house He didn't
get IN. Parker put some of these papers in his |
oOcket ana l put some OF them in my pocket. I |
orgOt TO say that we got q SO note in money We
10Th went to Mantz' together with those papers |
we OOtn pulled them out OF our pockets, Igave him
'ome and Parker gave him some. The money was |
'olled with the bank notes. said, do you think
We can DO anything with the checks? he said. IL |
worth your life to fool with these. He said he |
YOU'D hold them and see II there was any reward |
md let US know.
went to Mantz after got out OF 1ail and asked /
Inn about 1t, and ne said he had torn them up |
mat was In November. 1882 just after got out Of
all on the Wilson case.
ROBBERY ON COLUMBIA STREET.
The next robbery referred to was that OF two /
tory brick house on Columbia street In November,
1872, from which Berry took SO pieces of silver
ware. coat, and $3.50 in money. He sent the /
ilverware and coat to Mantz' by Parker. Mantz
greed to give him $5 down saying that 1t was
liated ware, and mo good only to GO back
serry met McElfresh and McDevitt at Nantz'
oon afterwards, and Mantz told him they were
OOk1Dg for the Dlated ware