The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-21
THAT GENTLEMANLY THIEF.
ETHICAL AND coNsUNPTTvK, AND a
TERROR TO LAEDLADIES.


TERROR TO LAEDLADLES
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..st 10 Live. He Ssys, sna Csulant no
=, nv Writing for the NewsPapers-says
u An English University Man-His
c.,,.e,,o. Of Plumber and Array or Victims.
,,orce number OF boarding house keepers
- norsons who rent furnished rooms will I'M
.s,h,cdly 10 very much Rratified Mt learning
~, Mr., d. c. Hoomes. alias Harrington. Scott.
Tnsnr. Olccet. Brush. &c. Ia now confined In
~. West Twentieth street police station.
%, tho last three months complaints have
Ian brought 20 Capt Grant and Can't. Reilly
.s.roinr n wcll.drossed man. with = dark
c"nstachc. and later. with dark board.
-i,h stealing clothing from boarding houses.
Al, Dctectiye Carey Ind to work on was the
d..cription givcn by several OF the victims. to
A. sf,cct that the thief was OF slight build.
yell dressed. dasl haired. and wore dark
beard.
.rols through his precinct with Capt Grant
s,,ry afternoon. While on this tour Of inspec-
w., on Monday the two officers saw o man.
Iii A bundle under his arm. walking down
r;.hih avenue ut Eighteenth street. Caroy
III IN Can't. Grant that the man answered the
s..crintion civcn, and so they agreed to fol-
~ him. He looked too Gentlomnny for q
s,o,l thief But tho officers kept noar him
.ni;l thcy got to Fourteenth street, and there
.hoy decided to nrrost him. Ca.oy put 0 hand
An jis shoulder. saying. with much misgiving:
"a man OF your dcscI iption 10 wanted by tho
ro,icc. INN nm officer and shall be obliged to
Ala Won TO the station house. There you will
not h, locked up. but merely detained until
ypur frcuds cen give you good character"
Tho prisoner offered no resistance. He
merely looked hurt, and said that he could
Two any reference required. At the station
h,nso he said he was Beujamin c. Hoomes Of
~ West Thirty-saventh street, Herald re-
norter. Then he asked to see the Corporation
Counsel, and said that no would also write
pote to q friond. This vas ~, addressed to M. g.
9f I'll S ne dia
iyerei. Instcnl. u general alarm was sent
srt saving that the boarding house thief had
In the evening number Of persons who had
boon robbed came in to Identity Id HoSmes. They
Street Mfee Mrs Bisss Of 81 East Twentieth street.
Mrs. Holbrook OF A East Twenty lrst street,
and Mrs, Downey OF 40 East Twenty;sixth
other mon for the accusers to pick him from.
BSSrs asnsa Him ma and also her
watch on his person. he broke down and con-
6Ss a &c Gsr ae hoH xsps to sssss
' r sSS' sad Ii sSst w BY H xesy s nssh
f Snsn fhs hsHsa saa h sas shs hss
had lived in her. house since July and had said
ss, be srs om 1a he Es1s r. nSmpsr Ri
such letters we're lying on the table In his
sS5s. s s & 81 ks IL a.
5 9sss AND sanssss ?nf mfsRa;Ss5iSs Ess
n@ Mr. De- vae q tse B a Cone
suateI q State street, asking HOMES for GER
piece tdc were two photographs Of the same young
woman. on the back Of one Of which was
written in feminine hand:
p., Remember. get one OF yours-Jessie
Mrs. Stewart said that Jessie Ralph was an
OF the house and who %sS
weeks S " ago G her home Gi s t Mass
RsS ae1 ses ksp si
% On the piano IN the room was pile Of music.
Dse Imted Newman street, Sa
SsssP 4! x,rSyG
1lany OF his own compositions. She also said
That no spoke French, Italian, and Spanish
he had occupied. besides the room in which
were these things. bedroom and dressing
room. all three Of which were on the first
Gf only as ~ psid IL sss
ne that he expected money from abroad and
would pay as soon as he could. He seemed to
70 such q gentleman that Mrs. Stewart never
oubted him.
In the bedroom the detective found fifteen to
wenty suits OF clothes. odd pairs Of trousers.
ress clothes. pajamas. and blazers. On q chif-
onniere were number Of silver brushes. hand
classes. opera glasses, cigarette cases. powder
'oxes. md other toilet articles. An these ef-
hey we're hung on long line for Identifies
ooked like q second hand clothing store yes
erday. and during the afternoon those who
lad seen the report OF Hoomess capture. In
Bun came In and attached their |
lanes to their recovered property. The list Of |
'ictims. so far as made up IL as follows:
7 s. Ganney p. c. Hearn John Heddins OF 11S East
'wentyeixhth street, Mr. oNeill OF 22b West 1920 |
thomas of 81 West Twenty second street; Mrs vii.
Jams Mt. Holmes. Mr. stOckwell and Mrs A. W. lion
Tins OF - East Twenysixth street. Mrs Benito Of 3i6
HN Fnrtynf street Mrs Tomkns Of IA West 13lst
In ono of the pockets OF Hoomcs's coat was
lst OF houses which no intended to visit Sew
sral. where he had called. wero scratched Oh.
The list ran thus:
81 East l3Oth street. I2s5 wsst l34tb strset
~ West l3Ist street l2<2 Kekt l85th street
~ West l3.d street. I252 West 35th street
n? Y Mes! 1924 street. 2,3o7 seventh avenue.
~ "eN l3d street.
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