New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-14
DR. DRURY'S ASSAILANTS.
TWO SUSPECTED MEN ARRESTED IN BOs-
TON.
ONE OF THEM WARREN BALL. Is SAID TO BE
MEMBER OF A WEALTHY FAMILY LiNIN"
IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF BRooKLYN

ONE OF THEM WARREN bNLi- J" SAN ~ -" !"
MEMBER OF WEALTHY FAMILY LIVING
IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF BROOKLYN.
Boston, Aug 13-At the instigatoh VI De'ee"'e
Sergeant Delehanty, OF the Brooklyn Po"ce' TWO
Young men OF good appearance were arrested IN ths
city this afternoon on suspicion OF peins eo"ee'"eo
in the bold robbery OF Dr. George Drury IN vacant
house IN BROOKLYN on Saturday night. July z. They
we're hooked as Warren Ball, thirty-hve years old,
living on Long Island and Samuel b. Ryles, thirty
years old. OF Philadelphia
The officer started with his prisoners on the 6
o'clock Fall River Line train Beside being wanted
for the alleged robbery Detective Delebanty says,
there is also a warrant out against Ball for a
forgery committed in 1890 The officer gives Ban.
whose parents are among nne and avs his IL non
his first time behind prison bars or RyIes. the
police know but little.
The news OF the arrest OF the suspected robbers
at the instgation of Detective-Sergeant Deiehanty
created n great deal OF interest at Police Head
quarters In Brooklyn last night The Department
has been subjected to considerable ridcule on ac-
count OF It's failure 10 catch the criminals
The robbery OF DR. George Drury on July q was
one OF the boldest ever perpetratcd In Brooklyn.
The doctor called on Saturday afternoon at
about o'clock while he was in his Office, at No.
l15 Johnson ST., and asked to go TO No. O. Nevns-
st. to attend a patient named Schofeld He was
admitted to the house. which was vacant and the
blinds Of which were closed. by a tall young man
in his shirt sleeves who told him that the sick
man was on the top floor. He went to the top
of the house and there he was bounced upon by
the coatless man and another man, and chokel.
bound gagged and robbed OF his money and
jewelry. worth several hundred dollars. The rob
beers held a knife to the Doctors throat as they
riled his pockets Then they threatened to chloro-
form him with anacsthctlc which he had with
him. saying that they could not take any chances
in getting away. He promised TO lie stu FOR half
n hour n they would not chloroform him. and he
dd 80. His assaiants lcft the house by the State
st. basement door without attracting the atten-
ton Of the doctors driver who sat In the carriage
I'm front OF The hous" on the \ovins-st side. The
bound man struggled to the window and iried TO
call for help. finally going downstairs and letting
his driver know what was the matter.
The police secured the city for The robbers with
out avail. The doctors diamonds and 1eweiry were
found I'm New-YOrk pawnshops a few days late .
No particulars OF the arrest were given by the
Brooklyn police last night Ban Is believed % be
the son Of rich living In the outskirts OF
Brooklyn
Superintendent McKeyey Of the Brooklyn police,
when last night by a Tribune reporter, said
that every thing depended upon the Identification by
Or. Drury. lie said he was confident that the men
arrested were the men who were implicated In the
robbery Of Dr. prury. because they had been doing
similar work at the place where they captured.
They viii he brought up for examination at the
Brooklyn Headquarters at o'clock this morning.