The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-22
BEWARE PBDDLERS.
Sneak Thefts Attributed to
Vendors of Cleaning So
1utionS-Doubtfu1
Arrests.

During the past three or four weeks
the police have received numerous COM
plants OF mysterious sneak robberies.
Though unable 10 trace the perpetrators.
investigation has led to the general be-
lief that the robberies in almost every in
stance were peTpetrated by men who go
about peddling bottles of various kinds
of solutions for the cleaning of silver
ware and glassware. The largest num-
ber of the complaints come from the resi-
dents of the Second police precinct. and
Police Captain Kelly is using every
means to capture the perpetrators.
THREE ARRESTS.
Yesterday James BusIard, who boards
at the Jersey City Hotel in Exchange
place; Charles Brown, of No. 1856 Hendsr-
son street, and William Lanfear, of No. So
Lafayette street. were arrested. All
were sailing from house to hou Sc a solu-
tion for cleaning silverware. Bustard,
in the First Police Court this morning,
was identified by ten-year-old Josephine
Lang, remarkably bright little girl, who
lives at No. 6S Erie street, as a man she
saw first in her house on Friday last and
again on Saturday; and the child swore
that Bustard had nothing in his hand
when he entered Saturday, but that he
West, who lived III the same house. was
robbed last week of god watch and
chain and other articles, amount
ing in value to about 500. Bustard says
he was at work Saturday in restaurant
ut No. 45 Montgomery street, and was
not around selling his collection.
Brown and Landfaar said they had
only been selling for one day when they
were arrested. They met Bustard in the
Peoples Palace in Grand street on sew
eral occasions, and Busta2d prevailed
upon them to go around paddling his
solution for cleaning silverware.
POSSIBLY A MISTAKE.
La1dfe9r is well known in Lafayette.
and among the young athletes of the
Peoples Pala e he Is known as first
class contortionist. There was no evil
dence upon which to hold Landfear or
Brown, and Justice O'Donnen discharged
them. Josie Langs Identification of Bus
tard rs the man seen leaving the house
No. 6S Erie street on Saturday with a
satchel, however, caused the Justice to
hold Bustard. 1t is possibly case OF
mistaken identification.
BAKERS CLEAR STORY.
In response to requests made by Police
Captain Kelly to the druggists in his pre-
cinct. Druggist Moody this morning tele.
phoned the Captain that a suspicious
character was negotiating with him for
the purchase of lot of bottles In which
to sell solution of his own for cleaning
glass ware. The man did not give salts.
factory account of himself, and he was
placed under arrast. He gave the
name of William Baker. He said
he Travelled around through the coun-
try selling his solution. He came from
Plainfield last night, and proved this as
sertion nv showing pawn tickets dated In
Plainfield yesterday for two satchels filed
with bottles of his solution, which he had
pawned. He was just about TO start in to
make enough to redeem his stock in
Plainfield, when he was arrested this
morning. He was exceedingly anxious
telegraph for des cription of the valises
pawned in Plainfield, and offered to pay
the expenses. He was lemanded for the
present, but it is not Thought that he has
ANYTHING TO do with the sneak robberies
in this CITY.