New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
NEWARK.
THREE NOTORIOUS BURGLARS CAUGHT.


Through the prompt action OF superintendent Brown
OF the Newark police, a well planned burglary was
foresalled in Irvingon village ut go o'clock yestcr
day morning, and John, alias Joker" Lang, George
Hall and John Cody captured with Kit OF
burglars tools In their possession The Snperln
tendent learned on saturday night that attempt
would be made TO blow open and rob the safe in
stlwelrs grocery store. at Onion and Park aves,
Irvington lie sent Captain Corbet, of the First Pre-
cinct out with Detectives CosgrOve, Carroll, Jaeger
and virgins, and Sergcants Tracy and Knoll to
ambush the burglars ut the grocery. in an alley
running along one side Of the store Jaeger, virgins
and Sergeant Knoll secretcd themselves, and the
other officers we're detailed that the men were
surrounded by police. After midnight Lang, Cody
and Hall passed the store and walked down the
avenue. Then they stopped, talked awhile ana re-
turned and entered the alley. Just as they arrived
at the door of the three saw an officer In the
alley. Instantly n signal given by Jaeger. Ills
comrades spTns upon the three burglars, VINO made
no resistance when they that several officers had
entrapped thcn The three burglars were bundled
into the patrol wagon and driven 10 the Newark
Police Headquarters, and at O'Clock were locked IN
cells The police hoped ,hat they would not DC seen
until the Burglars in the store and ut work on te
safe 50 that the burglars could be captured III the
act which would rid the people of Newark and Essex
County OF the three craftsmen for from five to ten
years The that their tools were In the possession
OF the prisoners when captured, however. Is strong
evidence against them, even though they were hot
caught in the act of committing burglary.
The fifth annual graduation exercises OF the New
ark Technical school will be held this evening in AS
ISOLATION Hall. Tho school has turned out hlty
graduates since 1t founded. In 1t boys ana
Young men from Newark factories and shops receive
free instruction in free-Iand mechanical and archi-
tcctural drawing. and In physics. chemistry ana me-
clanical engineering. The State and the city appro'
priated each a sum of TO establish the school,
and each give 80 900 a year for maintenance.
Adam spitz a small and misunderstanding man,
about thirty years old. arTagned In the Fi!st
Criminal Court yesterday morning for bringing TWO
Girls To the city to self women who keep disordery
houses Spitz said he lived at No. 1927 Bowery, New
York The girls were in court also. They said they
were Belle Davis eighteen years old. of No 1o3 For
al New.YOrk. Both OF the girls admit that they
have not led moral lives They are Russ"n Jew. N
Belle Davis said Spitz took her to house III New
York and she left she did not hRe H. asuce
Freisel sent spz Jail in default OF 300 BALL ana
he held the girls as witnesses
some of the officers Of rhc First Brigade, " u.
s n ]. are in favor OF Colonel Peter +. Wanscr thc
Vayo- OF Jersey CITY, 10 succeed the late General Dud-
lev s. Steele as commander OF the brigade Thefe are
candidates for the vcant seneralshp are Colo
mel Levi r. Barnard of the oth Regiment. ana C0oncl
Edward Campbell Of the lst Regiment, both OF New
ark There is so much rivalry between the Two tIlat
the chances favor Colonel Wanser, who commands the
tth Regiment.