The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-14
THEFLAT ROBBER IS CAUGHT,
AND HEAPS OF STOLEN SILVER AND
JEWELS AWAIT THE OWNERS

AND HEAPS OF STOLEN SILVER AND
JEWELS AWAIT THE oWNkRS
Mr.. Wallace Swallowed mt MS Prosperous
Daily Avocations-The Pawnbroker q
| Prisoner, Too-wniiace's Young WIFE
Thought Ie was Only m Honest 6subie1
pretty young wife sat alone In her home AZ
| GlS East 13Sth street last night while her
husband. IN ex-convict and wcll-known crook
| and sneak thief. whom she had married think
| ing no was on honest man. stood face to face
with Sergeant Bird at Police Headquarters
accused Of stealing at least $4,000 worth OF
| jewelry and costly house furnishings within
| the past ten months.
| For several months tho police have been get
| ting complaints Of robberies in uptown fats
| and apartment houses. In all cases the thefts
| were committed whom the occupants OF the
| flats were out On their return they found the
| doors open and their property gone.
About six weeks ago Chief Inspector Steers
! detailed Detective Sergeants Stephen OBrlen
and John McCauley on the case. For two
weeks they Swallowed many OF tho noted house
| thieves now in tho city About month ngo
| they decided that james Wallace alias John
| Scanlon. who is No. 1871 in the Rogucs Gal
| lery. was tho man they wanted. They fol-
| lowed Wallace to the race tracks and to differ
| ept pool rooms. He always had plenty OF
money. Finally they tracked him to 018 East
| 13sth street.
| 1t was q hard Job to follow Wallace about.
| His habit was to leave home about 10 o'clock
| in the morning and 20 to Myers livery stable
! In East 18th street, near Lincoln avenue.
| where he hired u horse and light wagon. He
explained to Myers that he was going to drive
| to tho races. After leaving the stable he went
| a-thieving. leaving his wagon handy by to
| carry of the stolen goods. II no was success
he droys tS dstass
papd the naS Sacs
tbs hoasy Mc the sG
him.
tho Srons hcrses a Being :ssoEe on fridsS
hs went out ss 0H hat Hs pse s
s2s nS III vent ss f s s,1ss
Par nsf
lie was in there about i've minutes when
and Fitth avenHs: He was IN that house
Tnsn ha we to- I @
street, He spent half an hour in that house.
nnd es" sh h ons
pocket to another Next he went to 475 tenos s
Wsst iS IL Inst Street Alter staying there fifteen
| minutes he walked over to Madison avenue.
Shortly after, . o'clock in the afternoon he
EE Tim he was away. 6'Brisn and Mscaaey had
to the wess sds
h crossed sse town to caUd SsP at s
The 10y taid that Wallace was in the
Tss Rsss1ss T i G4s as
sss anS aund f be w sss
nue.. WALLACE was IN Harlem's pawnshop at
7 Th s,a detssslses Watched him through the
windows. They saw him take diamond ring
Vent s - ara ' arrested %sises: lie str@esis;d
oVSrp sd w When he Was searched these
articles were found on him:
ONE soa psn
TSf q F:s Zoo ~Ssa Isl ] BY Nth a
| n diamond ring which was stolen on June 10: pawn
5"s :s Is
Jimmy.
Wallace was taken m. to Police Headauart E
as an old ACQUAINTANCE. Wallace refused to
nSeI sayHf n n and E Ws
aG r sad tie h
they would let her 60 he would tell ali -
Then no told SUPERINTENDENT Lyrnes TINT he
os ago Soon alter s he went
to Connecticut, where no worked as a stone-
%e soe
and to sess down and do
Ssw 70 With hs s ~e to vn
He could get no work here. and. finally.
S4 &c fed. Ii T Sd
Der tina. he had an in interest res. In gambling
auction. He said that since be began. a Year ar
ago. he had robbed at least one or two flats
He implicated Bernstein. tho ,nawnbroker.
tie stolen property, knowing that it had been
stolen. spd that he had said he would buX ali
hanse the among
things. the following articles:
man oa sas ssn o
fsqtos s sas ss ssS s:s :.i' T9
.ns "a.ss . so:i
E4 ps ok aTss fws s snosn yS5
q vs5 i.:5o.r n
spoons ons sod marfed Iaw
s: Es
West i.6th May 20: on. orange sss bed
.S;s e f =
.! s?r 8
of gold and pearl sleeve buttons. jewellers
sieisa from s%i,i cfts sss! 1924 street. silver
silver spoons, silver forks ! large silver pickle
*. sGs, t1ss s.s:
III .ps sSS. Enc Jaiss s:H R me
Among the many Who have identified parts
OF the stolen property are
Thomas Parker of $40 West Eighteenth street. who
robbed on Jan. 20.
H. &. Lawrence OF 40 East Bevsnty-nfst street, who
| was robbed on May 20.
Andrew D. Giananni OF z. l4l Seventh avenue robbed
Henry L. Brown. 1874 St. Nicholas avenue. robbed on
| May d.
on Apr. =. oo ,r. -.,.