The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-21
CHASED THEM FOUR MONTHS.
DETEcIITE sLAUSON TELLS OF THE
CAPTURE OF TFO MURDERERs.
Harris Blank and Charles Ro,encranz
Killed , o-cph Marhs Four Months AGO
Detectives Followed Th.n from Penn.
syivnnia TO New York, Then Oat West,
and at Last Caught Then, In Montreal


syivnn's to New York. Then Oat West,
and at Last Caught Them In Montreal.
MONTREAL. July 90" The arrest OF n Jew for
capital offence Is a very rare event. and
this makes all the more remarkable the case
OF tho two Jews. Harris Blank and Charles
Rosencranz. now Ia the common inil OF this
city. awaiting eSsrahltion to tho States on ths
charge Of numbering Joseph Marks. n young
Jew reddler Of Towapda. Pa"
This was the romark made by Detective
Sergeant Slauson Of New York to THE SUN
correspondent regarding the arrest of Blank
and Rosencranz. noted in yesterdays Sun.
Detective Slauson then proceeded to tell In
detail the story Of tho long chase and success
full capture OF the two men. They had tho ad-
vantage Of months start. but through the
telegraph the detectives we're enabled to keop
on their trail until they were overteken.
In the town OF Towanda there is u large
Jewish community. Some Of its members are
engaged in business there: others are rod
dlers. and travel through difreren, districts ri
the State. On the 7th Of last March Joe Marks.
young peddler belonging to one of the best
known Jewish families Of the town. left
Towanda with horse and sleigh and COM
plete outfit valued ut about 81 500. He prom
ised his people to be back by April u. so that
he might spend the Jewish Passover at home.
The holiday, arrived and passed. but no
word was heard from Marks. His people be-
came alarmed. and finally a searching party,
was formed and proceeded over the route
which it was known Marks was in the habit vt
taking. Their Inquiries ELECTED tho in'orma-
ton that in the early part of March Marks had
been seen IN company with two other Hebrew
peddlers, known rs Harris and Charley. on the
Dutch Mountain road. which is part OF the
Bowmnns Creek mining district in Wyoming
county. The three men We're seen by some Of
the people Of the district walking up n hill be-
hind their horses and sleighs. and talking to.
gcther in friendly manner.
This was the last seen Of Marks alive. 1t
gas aiso learned that a few days attsrwarI
Marks i was noticed that one Of them was
dtI Hoo soa aes got s@ Se ark SD ir
ont H. s' to 20 i n'%
proscssded &C. across country. This intormati3n
that he had been murdered. and they sS'i re-.
d s..k their seureh Ever likely sp2t was
SSi %sna"s ss Ssu fnay aI
s5aut . mile IN I. cross road. in the Dntein
approrr'ate hiding place tor murdererr: 1t
was noticed that tho snow around the place
Gently Sis,sd s% % oro a ssar r 'e Of the he
small barn Marks body WI Was found BY bis
brother Louis. who was overcome by the
The body was in = small feed box face down.
murdered man was shot through the body and
also through the lett ear. The M urderers had
from behind. The body was covered with a
rough horse blanket which had belonged to
the murdered man, i was taken to Towanda.
took hold Of the case ''''N u '""' pace 81 once
wilcox communicated with the New York
was commenced for the murderers 1t was
discovered that after having been seen in the
eoupfes o ass, had I
horses 50 hard that they were foandsred.
On tine morning Of March p they went 70 The
$and9w. AND, asked how soon q number Of
bundles which they had with them, would
bnSde New Would T ss Ysw fsss soon as
bundles to solomon Rosencranz. 81 Hester
The New York authorities were notified. and
IInsrector, steers placed Detective sergeants
sd been TSe safv M rst as
covered that the bundles had been duly deliy;
March -. and that on the afternoon OF the
same day they had tsen taken to the dock a,
expressman. whence it is presumed. they
were taken away by the two men who were
making their way west:
Here The clue seemed to end. but the detec-
tives after some search. ascortained tina, the
men we're in the habit e obtaining their sup
and Isidor Flatow. 40 Canal street. Inquiries
at the places ELECTED the information that on
to Harris and Charley. care q a Mr.. + inn. 10
Junell avenue, Milwaukee. The goods were
sHen sea and TS h +" ssss
Milwaukee tried to put his hands on them
they had decamp"d
on a. tour tour u The Western States. The next
Misconsn but there the sue Was again lost.
1t was regaincd by IA foolish move on the mart
Of the men; They enclosed money order to
lected to address properly. The letter went
to the Dead Letter nhice. aud in this fashion
early last week the New York detectives re-
crlyei information that their mon could be
Detectives ;Sauson, and Reap were at once
sent on to Montreal. and arrived here, on
received they had little doubt that the men
they were aiior. would be found in the Jewish
make all the necessary arrangements. so that
there would be no mistake about thor iden.
asysed aa T.s IN" srousRt On to nnd
then the search was commenced. In shall
boarding house at ~ ST. Maurice street. ten
anted by large number OF Heorews. 1t was
discovered that two men answering tho de-
scription OF harris and Charley were stay
ing. After obtaining this information tho de-
tectiveS and MaltZ left the house. and were
Walking down the street. when Malt pointed
to two men who were coming in the opposite
direction. and exeiaimed: There they are!"
In minue he two men were prisoners.
They were utterly dumioundrd at their
capture. but maintained logged silence.
When they were removed to tn. Central police
station they were sesrched and the most con
On the person OF Harris, we've fyund 500 in
money and several watches. which were REG
ognized as hay ing belonged to Marks's stock.
In the possession OF Rosencranz was found u
pock which was positively idputiied
BY Matz as, having belonged to his murdered
at the tim Of the murder, Both men were
also wearing cl ching Identical with articles
that had been dealt In by Marks.
In this boarding house was found satchel,
which has cen identified by Maltz a. ms 81
the sarchels 10 whc, Joe Marks carriad his
stock. Maltz is all the more positive in his
identification. NJ the satchel was one which he
had exchanged with zoe for another. In tne
sntrhcl were found several leather homo
rings which were identified MS h,pnyln.,