New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
TWELVE THIEVES CAPTURED
INSPECTOR MLAUGHLN RAIDS A "DEN."
rhE FLACE WAS No. 4os SIXTH.AvE., AND THE
RoBBERS WERE CAUGHT WITH
THEIR BOOTY


inspector Mclaughlin and number of de-
'eciVeS from the Central Office last evening cap
turcu dozen prisoners in a resort for thieves on
the third floor of the BUILDING No A2s Sixth-aye,
ana 5eized stolen property valued at about 81 500.
MosV OF the prisoners were professional thieves
whose pictures have been in the Rogues' Gallery
for years. Charles Scaton believed 70 be the
receiver OF stolen goods, lived in the place. IN
formation that thieves were ooing 70 Seaton's
rooms with suspicious bundles was given TO In
spector Mclaughlin two daSs ago, and
he detailed detectives TO watch tAc build
ing. Last evening, when half dozen
men had b'en Seen to 60 upstairs, they
ralded the rooms. Scaton was one Of the six men
arrested IN the place lie has served ore term in
prison Tor burglary. Two years ago he was ar
rested, tried and convicted for receiving stolen
silver but his case was appealed and his convio-
ton was set aside. Thomas Ward Edward Bus
bee and Edward Kailcr all professional thieves
and eX-convicts and two men who called them
selves Charles Adams and Michael J. Russell, were
arrested with Seaton. Ward had carried stolen
sealskin coat into the rooms fow inmates before
the detectives broke in. The slx prisoners were
taken to the Central ONCE quietly and locked up.
Detectives remained in the rooms to watch.
Soon Henry Lang. sneak-thicf, entered with q
package OF drcSs-goods which was addressed to
Miss X. Hayes Of Rcd Bank, n J., and had been
sent from the store of ! Modry 81 Co.. ut No.
49l BroOme-st The package probably had been
stolen from an express wagon. Lang was or.
rested and locked up. Later Edward Dcvine, a
we'll known thief entered with a box Of lace work,
evidently stolen. After lie had bccn made prs
oncr the detectives arrested Mike" Weaver. alias
Clark. and James Wilson. alias Pretty Jimmie
two notorious thieves, who went TO the rooms, but
had mo stolen property with them. Late in the
evening two women, kn.wn to be shopliItcrs, en-
tered the rooms and wcrc arrcetcd. They were
Mrs Sarah L. Byrrc, of No. s23 Park-avc. and
Lillian Stevens, who refused 20 tell where she
lived Mrs. Byrne is the widow Of a physician,
who died in LeXington-avc. three years ago.
Until his death she q respectable woman.
Lately she has lived with Doc" Bliss, thief
wel-l,nown TO the police. 1t is said that Bliss
taught her to steal. She had. whom she was ar
rested. forty-four chamois skins, which doubt
less had been stoln The Stevens woman had
a piece Of dress goods and n roll Of silk lining.
Among the articles which the police found in
Scnton's rooms and took to the Central Office last
night were II set of BURGLARS tools, three photo
graphic lenses, mouIds for melting gold and sil-
YER anG some nullOa, which had been run III
the moulds: several rolls of CLOTH iurs, opera
rage robe. \ large crowd Pathorcd in the
avcnuc 10 500 the police remove the articles,
and there WAS spread 20 report that the police
had radcd gambling house.
The prisoner, Will b. arraigned az the Jefferson
Market Police Court today