Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-03-21
BURGLARS ARE CAUGHT.
A Pair of Spectacles Cause the
Arrest of Two Bad Young
Men by Bright Detective
Frank Lore,

Men Oy bflSnU detective
Frank Lore.
Millville people are congratulating
themselves that the reign of terror
caused by desperate burglars is at an
end, and Frank j, Lore, who has de-
] veloped INTO a bright detective, has
accomplished what the police officers
and an S8 per day Pinkerton detec-
tive failed to do.
When the nine o'clock trolley car
arrived in this city Tuesday morning
Detective Lore slipped off of it with
two rather bad looking young men.
The trio went to Prosecutor Logue's
office, and from there went to iail.
where two young men entered the
Jail, and when they come out will
probably start for State Prison,
where they will remain long term.
Last Saturday night two young
men entered Sam Gales restaurant
and offered to him pair of gold
spectacles. They said they had
found them, and wanted SIS for them.
Mr.. Gale said he would give but fifty
cents for them as he was obliged to
run the risk Of the owner turning up.
The sale was effected.
Detective Lore Immediately sought
Mr.. Gale, secured the spectacles, and
obtained pretty good description
OF the two men. He went to Mill
vile on the two o'clock car, and
found that pair of spectacles had
been stolen from Ovens mould shop,
and belonged to an employee named
Hardon, who identified them. He
then started out to find his man.
He had his suspicious, and located
those whom he thought to be guilty.
The remainder of the day he spent
in collecting evidence.
Monday about twenty minutes
of ten he located one of his men,
Frank Champion, in the First M. E.
Church. attending Evangelist Harri-
sons meetings. He caused his ar
rest by Officer Wallace. Clarence
Hogan, the other man, was located
at Wheaton's glass factory and was
arrested by Lore and taken to the
Mayors Office
Both young men stoutly denied
their completely in any robberies,
and many people thought Lore had
made mistake. and Mayor Payne
was undecided about the matter.
But Lore knew his hand and was
playing the game as a winner. He
asked the Mayor for his private room
which was graciously accorded him,
and Lore took Champion in there,
and Charles Doughty and Fire Chief
Meredith were invited in as witnesses.
Lore began cross-fre of questions,
and Champion could not stand the
strain. He finally admitted that he
was in Bridgeton Saturday night and
had sold the spectacles. He said
first that he had found them on Irv-
ing avenue, but finally admitted they
were stelen from Owens mould shop.
Under pressure the young man
admitted fifteen burglaries, three
here on Saturday night He said he
and his pal had robbed Demott
Shaw twice, Kimball, Prince & Co.,
twice, also Steele, Meyers, Moss
brooks, Owens and other places. He
also confessed to Saturday nights
depredatfons in Bridgeton. The
confession was taken down in writ.
ing and then Hogan was sdmitted.
He stoutly denied all knowledge of
the affair. He said that Saturday
night he was in Leesburg with girl.
Finally the spectacles were flashed
upon him, and he burst out crying,
and made clean breast of every.
thing and corroborated Champion in
all his statements
On Tuesday when the two were
taken into Prosecutor Logue's Office,
Officer Parvin Immediately identified
Champion as the man who came out
of the Johnson-Loper building.
Champion admitted that he remem-
bered the officer.
To a PIONEER reporter Champion
said that he and Hogan came to
Bridgeton Saturday night on troll
ley car. They first broke open the
East Bridgeton station and DESTROYED
the tickets, etc. Then they wander
ed over to Tomlinson's flour and
feed store on Atlantic street. They
happened to have key that would
fit the lock, and thus opened the
door. AS they were taken to jail this
morning they went through Atlantic
street, and showed the reporter the
building.
After they robbed the Tomlinson
store they went up into the lodge
room IN North Tavra1 etroat Tbov