The evening world., 1893-12-11
POLICE MAKE A HAUL.
Three Alleged Burglars and To-
baoco Worth $4,000 Captured.
In Four Weeks Tobacco Worth
$4,000 Has Been Stolen.
Two Of the Men Caught While Re-
moving the Plumber.

Detectives Weller and Grabe. OF the
East S.xty-seventh street station, made
q good capture early this morning. They
caught three men implicated in the rob-
berry Of three big tobacco firms. and re-
covered about 1900 worth OF tobacco
The prisoners are John Pedcasek. a
saloon-keeper. thirty-five years old, doing
business at Seventy-second street and
First avenue and living at "a Taylor
street. Astoria: James Clark, a truckman,
twenty years old, OF 1862 Second avenue,
and Louis Bauman. a clerk. twenty
years old. OF 81 East Eighty-first street.
Within the past four weeks a gang OF
thieves. of which the three prisoners are
alleged to be members, has robbed
three OF the principal tobacco factories
In Capt. Strauss precinct The thieves
have succeeded in carrying away to-
bacco valued altogether at S,1OO.
On the night OF Nov. II the factory OF
Samuel Josephs, at 3o5-3l1 East Seventy
FIRST street. was broken into ard 1900
worth OF Sumatra leaf tobacco was
carted away. The burglars had forced
an entrace from the rear OF the place,
and made their escape with their booty,
which they are said to have carried away
In bags which they had brought along
with them.
Some time during Thanksgiving eve
burglars visited the tobacco factory OF
Mr.. Hood. on Second avenue. between
Seventy eighth and Seventy-ninth streets.
and stole 81 100 worth OF tobacco leaf.
Last Friday night the burglars made
their third successful haul, and stole
Q.0O0 worth OF tobacco out OF silyerman's
second street. The burglars effected an
entrance by wav OF the, cellar. after
which they had no trouble In visiting
every floor OF the factory.
covered until the thieves got away. Capt.
Strauss determined TO break UP this gang
OF burglars, and since the night. OF the
nrst burglary the Captain with his two
detectives has had but little rest.
All the burglaries were laid to the
members OF the Horse Market Gang. The
police for *, some days have e. kept a close
er Pedcasek, who. II was suspected. was
the receiver" for the gang.
Last night the detectives overheard a
conversatlon which led them TO suspec,
that Pedcasck han the tobacco, and that
an effort was going 20 be made to have
the stun carted away from the saloon al
: o'clock in the morning. ARRANGEMENTS
were at once made for the capture OF the
stun and the men engaged In the NOV.
ing OF the stolen property.
several policemen wer.. secreted In df.
ferent Railways cut OF observation, but
affording clear view OF what was
going on In the street
Promptly at 4 o'clock Clark. one OF the
prisoners. came along OF - truck and
stopped In front OF Pedcase saloon. Nc
time was lost. Tn. truck was loaded
with the stolen tobacco some loose and
some In bags. by Clark and Pedcasek.
After they had finished loading the
truck and were about to start away to
20 to Pedcnsek's home. In Astoria, the
detectives appeared and arrested their
and took them and the truckload OF tn,
stolen tobacco to the police station
There the two prisoners were locked VI
in separate cells. and the tobacco wat
unloaded and carried into the station
house.
At daybreak the detectives went &c
the home Of the third prisoner. Bauman
against whom they claim to have evi.
dence that he was one OF the burglars
and placed him under arrest.
At 0 o'clock the three pr,on-rs were
marched In front OF Justice Burke, nj
the Yorkville Police Court simpl,
charged with being Suspicious charac c.
ters" At the request OF the detectives
the prisoners were remanded. In ieav
ing the court with the prisoners. Weller
said:
1--WE have the evidence. and all impli
Gated in the burglaries will land In Slnl
Sing"