The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-31
P. 0. BURGLARS COLLARED.
rom HUDsON RIVER OPERA oRS
CIUGHT IN PEEKsKILL
Az ord char Nabbsd IN %. Bow.ry waite


An ord chap Nabbed IN the Bowsry Nyhms
Trying 10 sell ~ ESQ worth OF starps
Presumably stolen In tue wiid West.
-Four men were arrested in Peeksklll late on
Monday night on suspicion OF being implicated
in the numerous robberies OF small Post ofilces
and railway stations which have occurred dur
ing tho past few months along the Hudson
River. The direct cause Of their arrest was the
breaking orer Of four stations within few
hours. These burglaries were all on the line
Of the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad.
On Sunday. some time after midnight the
station at Croton Landing, which is about two
miles north OF sing Sing. was broken into. and
n small sum OF money was taken. Oscawana
is the next station on the line. and II was 10
that the thieves went next The few dollars
in the ticket sellers drawer were all they got
At CruRer's. which Ia two miles further on. the
station is also the Post ONCE. and. in addition
to tho cash in the money drawer about five
dollars worth Of stamps we're secured. At
Montrose there is also Post ONCE in the sta
ton. and both money drawers were ri1ed. A
registered letter containing S2l in bills was In
ono OF the drawers. The thieves tore off the
end OF the envelope but apparently overlooked
the contents. for the envelope was afterward
found with the money intact.
From Montrose the burglars went to Peek
skill and patfuni2ed n cheap groEgery and
lodging house near the station. They drank
there for some time. and when the shops
opened they went around trying to dispose Of
the STAMPS thoy had stolen.
Officer Harry Enso OF peekskill learned OF
the robheries in tho morning aud kent sharp
lookout for euspiciouslo King persons. II
was not until late in the evening, however.
that he got on the track OF the men. Ito finally
arrested them in a saloon. whore thuy were
sfnGnI ii,G mnnry irretI t"iegraphed TO
ana Gore went to Icekskill TO claim the pris-
Unnra.
moro than the four burs!arics OF sunday. Late
saturday night four men Eaylail u YOUNG man
III u lark street in POUghkeopsie, Int him with
brick tied w IN stocking; and took his
gOld watch and some money The young man.
AZ, nitor recovering fonsci9usness SomnIained to
loon. where i had boon sold Tor n Few dollars.
'hot o. loliro .lc-aao thinks the four men
After being arrested in Peekskill tho four
men were arratEned before Judge Baxter. who
themselves as John ]. Cortett aud John DAVIS
Of 9nkers. Thomas Gibbons Of Philadelphia,
sna sP Pr ST1 OF "gf6EeeT+s G"TSSt s
has served u I've years sentence in Sing sing.
Davis is also well known 70 the Yonkers Iolico.
uLcy were subsequently, taken TO the Jail at
nlI broken into between midnight and day
break. In each instance Il window was forced,
Tut no lurElars' tools were used. As 1t is eight
~ nino rilos, from Croton Landing. the fret
station attacked. to MOntrOse. the last IL II
SUPPOSED the men must have bearded freight
trains to Ggt from station to station.
In a coll In Police Headquarters is n little
bent pat man with gray hair. stubby gray
arrested on the liow-ry. near Iiroome street,
Monday niEIt hy central once Detectives
mite 4 tttDS postage - IN his IOaSpSSiOn,
he PRISONER told INSPECTOR Me- adghli in that
that hrpurrha.e 81 tUe STAMPS witch lie carried
IN u large lack shiny YaliHp, from two men
Ia llnrinn9ti. SiefllnG Who looks to he
lelore Justice Martin In the Tombs IOlire
Court yesto. day AMI remanded to Iolice Head
stampS arc tho proceeds OF n robbery OF some
Western Post ONCE. Of which there have been
lac included 500 worth OF one.cont stamps,
- ,3lS worth OF two cents, So 30 of lives. Sl4S
cent stsmps .sides ii" stamps sV was al coby
OF the lubuIue. Town, UdlV l'Hes of Jan. ~.
lS''ii and cory OF the Chicago Herald, Of Jan.
20 Tho presence OF these two papers leads to
tho belief that the robbery was committed in
or west Of chicago
When the two detectives first noticed Ster-
ling Monday night ho was going from shop to
shop in the Bowcry. from Grand street to
ling was trying to make es of postage
stamps. lie did not have tho black bag at this
between "S anal anal and BSyard streets, he rear.
T"ured with the black bag suspended from his
shoulder hv leather strap.
Tho detectives followed him up the BowNry
and when near IirU1mo street ask ed him what
lie had II The lag. Sterling refused to toll. II
was nohoGy's business he said. Then the
officers arrested him and at Police IIeadluar-
tclS ne told the story OF buying the stamps
from two mon IN Cincinnati lie said no did
not know tho mems names. ant the police
concluded tuat his story was untrue. lie is
not kuown, however to the new York police as
a crook.