Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-18
CLEw TO A MYSTERY.
Broker Benefits Assailant Is
Probably Fond.
ABRAcE OF BURGLARso CAPTURED

They Have Been Depredating Northern
New jersey for Some Tlme-Run Down
by Inspector Byrnes' NIen-Arrested In
stolen Clothes.
New YoRK. Jan 1s-The lawless men
who have been overrunning New Jersey
in the vicinity of Newark for the past
five months, and have established such a
reign Of terror there that vigilance COM
mttee was formed and sent delegates 10 New
York TO implore the aid of Inspector Byrnes,
have at last been run down by New York
detectives, and three Of them are safely
housed in cells in police headquarters On
Mulberry street, with enough evidence
against them to convict them OF dozen rob
berries, and 70 send them to prison for the re-
mainder Of their lives The prisoners are
two coiored men and mulatto woman.
The inspector says he has positive evidence
that one Of the men is the burglar who. early
last September, entered the house Of Broker
Daniel II. Bennett, No. l30@ Forest avenue,
Jersey City Heights, an I, when discovered
by the old gentleman, turned on him and
dealt him a powerful blow with a jimmy
which almost killed him There is also evi-
hence which viii prove this man to be the
zne who, with William Dorsey, entered
Banker Morgan's house on Lexington avenue
! year ago and stole $4,000 worth Of dia-
monds, for which robbery Dorsey, who alone
was captured, is now serving term Of nine
J years in state prison.
, The name of this desperado is George Tay-
Tor. a'ias Freeman, alias Foster. He is a tail,
powerful mulatto His confederate is Frank
Tilghman, a very black negro, and the
woman, who is believed to have been
fence for the couple, is Jennie Webster, a
very pretty mulatto Of 20 years She lived
! with Taylor as his wife at rs West Twenty
seveH b street, from which placs tho two
Z men St r!ed out on their raids
! Two weeks ago the commit GO OF citizens
. Of Newark and vicinity waited on Inspector
Byrnes to ask his aid in running down the
lespeIados Tuey stated that almost every
5 night a house was entered and that the rob
: bers had become 50 bold that they did not
= seem to care VIII ther or not they awakened
D their victims. In one instance a hdy oil
{ Paterson awoke while the two fellows we're
rihing The drawers OF her bureau. The burg
lars forced her mouth tpsn and pushel tue
muzzle Of a revolver between her teeth and
then told her TO scream il she dared. The
ady faiated, aal the burglars proce de1 to
carry off her valuAblss The burglars were
Always masked A description Of their build
- was obtained. They were believed to be New
- York crooks
Sergeant Detectives O'Brien and McCanley
we're detailed on the case. They suspecte
that Taylor and nghman were the thieves
p It was soon found that the two colored mel
t. made occasional trips to New Jersey at nigh
: and returned to their rooms before morning
4 Last Monday the detectives decided TO max
!, a raid Oh the Tweni y-seventh street house
le but they found that Taylor was not at home
They met him on the platform OF the Twenty
sighth street station Of the. Third Avenu
:. Elevated railroad 1t was known that b
IL was desp rate and had done time for shoot
e. ng man, 50 the two detectives used precau
IT tion In approaching hnn. O'Brien took hol,
40 II his arm aud told him be was wanted Th
= dig negro whipped out .42-caliber revolve
)r and attempted to shoot, but McCauley, VIII
Tag Behind him, let out his right fist AM
AZ truck Taylor blow On the iugular, whiel
=, gelled him to the platform. He was disarme,
u IN taken to the central office.
W Then the officers went to the West Twenty
st seventh street house Tilghman and Jenni
Webster were found there and were place,
lnder arrest. The girl was greatly fright
u sned. She acknowledged that there wer
as many valuables in the house which she hai
ce received as presents from Taylor and Thigh
llstAA oAI ct-t4 nAg lAA uNt hAApN tAAal tArl
had been stolen. A great deal of sto el
property was found, and much Of it is stil
awaiting identification at police headquar
ers. The property consists of:
One silver cup marked MAY, small silve
- ga tray, one old fashioned beaded purse wit
-. silver slides, on which were engraved T. II
simon, one pair Of large silver bracelets, tw
)aiIs Of jet and gold bracelets one jet pendant
pc n the form Of sunbufst, one crepe set OF bu
M ons aad a crepe bar pin one jet and gold brace
ct, pin and cuf buttons to match, one silve
ace pin in the shape OF nuggets, three gold lea
pencils one silver thimb.e, In a box marke
H. b. one plain gold wire bracelet, two Jal
lnese poeketbooks two pairs Of turquoise eai
'ings. one gold breastpin, with hair setting on
fyer breastpin in shape of miniature sache
)ne diamond breastpin, M the form of a hzart
- me diamond lace pin. with three stones, tw
gold safety pins, number Of plain aud orni
m mental finger rings, old coins and some gC ID an
~ lver plated ware. besides an amount Of clothini
~ The arrest was announced to the police Z
New Jersey cities and towns, and thus Ia
na .our householders who were robbad hav
Identified property. Charles Champenois
ny Maiden Lane jeweler, who lives at Gillei
ny place Newark, found lot OF Jewels belong
ad ng TO his family, and which were taken o
>, ihe night OF Jan. l3 J. J. Freeman recos
Pp' iizes his overcoat in the pile, ana John /
%. Johnson, Of No 81 Pleasant avenue, discoN
sal srec MS eNtire wardrobe, which masked buri
ars carried off on the night Of Jan g.
Taylor and his confederates were fashion
ably dressed Elch article Of clothing yor
oy Taylor, except the trousers has bee
Identified by people from whom they wel
stolen. After the coat, overcoat, vest, hs
--- md shoes bad lem identified and remove
- rom him Inspector Byrnes asked;
''Now, Tay.or, where did you get tho.
10. irousersp
Lo "You are doing very we'll" was the al
~ iwer, "and if YOU keep on I'll have 70 80
prison as / came into tho world and II
prisoner laughed loudly.
If it is proven that Taylor robbed and a
,aulted Mr. Bennett cloud win be LITE
- rom young Augustus Bennett who was
-- ,ne time under police surveillance, becani
was believed that he had robbed and a
av auited his father The old man was foun
~ lalf dead and Unconscious in bed one SUI
100 lay morning in September.
Coupecffcut IegisIafure.