The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-05
TWO WHOLESALE BURGLARS.
,vpoRrxyr ARRESTS MADE n TINE
BROOKLTN POLICE
r,u.s.r Carried from stores ana f.eteries
IN wasen-Cofee Jimmy SAID to Have
r.,rd an Ally in Truckaaa Shanley.

,,,,s.r Carried from Stores ana Factories
q, wageu-Cofee Jimmy Said To Nave
wound an Ally In Truek.an shasiey.
,oh, McAvoy. alias Jack Mckenzie. alias
-conee Jimmy" and Thomas STANLEY. who
"a. hitherto had the reputation OF being an
hop.st aud prosperous truckman. were arrest
"A Brooklyn yesterday They are accused
Of many rohberes.
Their Amos. invariabls plan was to steal q
horse and wagon in the flrst place. and then
"a drive to some store. After loading the
w.~on with stolen goods, which generally
,o,n,ed very valuable part OF tho stock. they
Sould drive of. and. after disposing Of their
Mont, turn the stolen horse and wagon loose
=, tho stree. In two or three cases, however,
,h., made away even with the horse and
..oo,. Tho reports OF these robberies have
Nan received with startling regularity at
prooslyn Police HEADQUARTERS from the out
i,ps precincts and extraordinary efforts were
n.d. I, run down tho thieves. whose princl-
mi en.erprises are as follows:
On ,rri is they robbed tho shoe factory OF
aaron Thomas 4 Co., 3oi Hewes street. carry
Inc of 2oO pairs OF shoes, valued at $500.
Th.s,olen horse and wagon were found tho
ne,,d mile and a half from the factory.
nm March similar work was done in
N.ssos factory OF Ephraim Martin. "a Ainslie
.,,ss.. tho value ., the stock carried OF being
rearysG0.
On Matca II they drove with horse and
wagon stolen from Diarkiog 4 Froelichs
.,abls In Jamaica avenue in the annexed
,arI 10 tho clothing store Of Morris Book n
In iennsy'ynai, avenue, broke oren the store.
and carried oil si.50l worth OF clothing.
Neither The horse nor the wagon was recovered.
A,swnichts later Michael Russell's clothing
sore in Bri iGe aud Nassau streets suffered q
similar er!etioa OF stock at the hands OF the
freebooter.
There were other intermed iate robberIss OF
Alike d.sc-ir'iol in various parts OF the city
letwesn The closing week 10 March and last
Tuesday n..nt. when the burglars mi ado their
apal haul. THIS took place at the undertaksrs'
.upr.y store Of Miss Hattie Fernbacksr. ITO
kouh Eighth str ct. The thieves FIRST broke
into a stable near :he store and got horse
An, wagon. ami then won't to the objective
4 ladder vn. rro.ured at an unfinished
thieves reached the secend-story window.
entered the house. and descending to the
.oe en.l n. trons door Then they s;oI plum n
hrs aad wasn" were found on the boulevard.
l.y S@S c"nr Is Of weeks ago McAvoy was known
TO the hetiluarters' detectives as o danger
Gus crook. What SURPRISED De ecttves Rail
khanIey were on close and confidential terms.
ebanteS has cen III the truck business Tor
.everal years
He lived In a neat house with his wife and
tvoctilaren at IA Gold street in Brooklyn.
u. owned irur horses and Two trucks. and FOX
rns m D eas1 or ir at IS fropt sTsef.
His -mp,.bets h ncChbors. aud his frlen ds
al t.s.,ded Inn as msn ct lrreG1r;oacnabls
hsNas consortinc with Coffee Jimmy" they
natural, mad their suspicious. and he was
rssss Under ,s sose 10 s
building In schemes street. between Myrtle aud
Park avenues which shanley rented as a
About neon Yesterday. when It was Detective
tergeat l,Jan's turn to watch the stable, q
so'H weS IHsa e ,ns saSs
Viz bundle in tho wagon.
In addition TO the driver. both McAvoy and
OF in tbe dire tIon O. Wiiiamsbnre The Do.
iectye followed It. and at the Washington ave.
nue. bridge overhauled it; Calling police
sopled the wasa n and Informed The A three 81
men that they were his prisoners,
eosssd and lis sss soins
on Snnnley skipped or aud made his ssc ape.
TIE Two prisoners we're ,Aken to Headluar;
when the Superin tendent was informed Of the
eanture Ryan and Rail were hustled of 10 New
lork In pursuit OF Su8nIey. Al 4 y CLOCK tQey
r.turned " tn him. He was found attending
'ohls duties In th. Front street ablishmsnt:
The M nrS1srMneed 1T the SSapsnrs was no:
cverhaulei. Tney contain NIL the goods which
la b en- stolen from MISC Q m beckers under
!As-rs' -urply store last Tuesday night The
Superintendent was fully convinced after a
careful investigation that tue driver OF the
waron Was entirely innocent. and he was not
held.
McAvoy gave his residence as 430 West Thirty
sixth street. hut he is not Known there. Shan.
II, ~ rrst d-uie everything. but he was forced
TO edrni, that hr was in very hard predicR-
met. Eoh ri'Oners we're locked up In the
Adams street station. and will be arraiened
le,nre Justice Walsh this morning.
III. !a -ctlres say :hey will have abundant
proof that all these rotberes were the work OF
N"A'or nnd STANLEY. AMI that the Schenck
etie-t sta bic was Used rs q Temporary deposit
tory Tor Iht stolen goods. Yesterdays .ad OF
plumber was on Its way TO a receivers dan in
this !nt us, where the detectives rsfu "a
!" r. - ! tie present. The stable was
rar"Eed last right. but only n few bear skins
anu mink sAias we're discovered.