New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
STOLEN PROPERTY SENT TO THIS CITY.
CHICAGO AND BOSTON THIEVES TRY 10 blsfoSr

OF THEIR BOOTY.
Inspector Byrnes and his suhordlnates IN me De
tect1ve Bureau have rendered valuable assistance
TO the police o. two distant cities, WITHIN rev
GayS I'D recovering StO,el property Wdlcn hdI pCch
shippel TO this CITY. The jcweily store Of T.. NJ
Marks, at No. 1O3 AdamS-St Chicago was ehrerGG
by burglars on the night of December ana vault
il me rear OF the store forced open. Pi0 erty
worth about IS, 600 was carried away. Inc chicago
police arrested TWO men ON suspicion lHeF dl>o
ascertalned that tne stolen property had oeeh SEPT
10 his city, Last atui day Chief Ebelsold OF me
Chicago police, informed inspector bNrheS tuat Ile
propefty had been sent IN trunk lled VIII dfOt',
ANT hp couid not describe the trunk or tell ny Wai
rcute IT mad been mt Detective SergeaulS L ilhk
and Maguie searched the Baggage rooms o1 several
stations and on Saturday found a trunk IN inc
West Shore Railroad baggagc-0t1ce at west Forty
SIC midst. The trunk was covered WIN zinc
and was bound securely win alUChp" cii -
description of the trunk waS teltETapneu, 70
Chicago. In the meantime the Chicago police had
learned where the robbers had purchased T he Iunk
and they sent word that the one at the Nest Sh're
depot must contain the stolen property
Inspector Byrnes Obtained perms 1lOh 10 open thc
trunk and found soap box WIN o,d cIutIIhs
hacked about it, In the box were 81 gold watches,
% silver watches, II goid chaliS % I ia i
rugs 13 diamond pms, II diamond STUDS, IL pairs
of diamond ea+nss sv 6 aamSna Sr diamond
collar buttons, large diamond ahchor
min gold bracelets, seven gold scarf plh';
several Other articles of ieweTy and quantity OF
b1oken and melted gold aud silver. Inspector
byrnes kept detectives gutrdlug the the property
unti Monday when descriptions OF the stolen arll-
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tents were taken to Police Headquarters. No al
tempt had oeen made by any person 70 GET posses
slon of the property 1t Is supposed that lne plls
oners In Chicago intended to come 10 the CIV, dnu
claim the trunk but their arrest upset thelI pldns
Mir Marks and Chicago officer are cXpecteu 10 az
rive tins city to-day. ...... ooo,+ l,,
In Boston many thefts were commltteeu recently
hy a gong of express thieves. The robbers stole
loaded express wagons, drove them 10 convenient
nlaces where the goods could be unloadcd, ana
oftervard abandoned the teams ana empty WAGONS
Property vaiue at nearly 81 900 was stolen rom
a wagon belonging to Dart x Co., OF No. ~ KING
stou-st Boston, on November 20. Inc ponce al
tervard arrested John MalOney and William Grin-
nell ex-convIcGS, who hat been concerned III the
robbery Ii was ascertained that confederate OF
the prisoners had hired small store IN the suburbs
of Boston and tnat the stolen property had been
son1 to New-York he confederate had abIn-
dOned the store, and 1t supposed that ne
followed the booty. Inspector BytneS was asked
10 search for the man and the property. SeTgeantS
SleyIn and OConnOr traced TWO suspicious bundles
from the Grand Central station TO house III XIV
lngtOn-st. On Saturday they saw Henry HOFFMAN
alias Meyers. leave tue house. Slevln had once
arrested Hoffman for completely IN an express roo
l,ery and on that occasion the thief was sent 10
nrIson for three wears. Hoffman taken TO
Police Headquarters and IN his room WAS IolEu
ma of the property stolen III Boston. Inc prs
oner SAID hat he wiling To go back TO Boston
without reluIsitiOn and he also told where the
rest of the goods could be found Mr.. Hayward
manager for Dart & Co.. and Boston nfflcef came
here on Mundav evening and took possession OF the
property Holman went to Boston with them
Yesterday, ready TO plead guilty and to testify
against ms companions.