The sun., 1895-03-25
<nE THESE rLAr rBrErEss
Three Interrstinr Prisv-cr- Csptpres By
the Es.t I0tth street roitee.

the East 10tth street Police.
Three men who arc believed to have com
mitted fully q dozen burglarics which have oc
CURED In the precinct OF the East l04th street
police station within the past two months. were
reniandcd In the Harlem Police Court yesterday
The most important of the burglarics Of which
the prisoners are suspected was committed on
March 1a, Rt tho residence of Alfred Boehm,
1,414 Fifth avenue. The house was entered
during the absence Of the family and jewelry
valued at S1.1O0 and collection OF old coins
were taken The thieves left no clue and n
search OF the pawnshops revealed nothing.
In the course OF the investigation, however.
Detectives McDonough and Eggers OF Capt.
westervelt's command heard frequently Of
three well.dressed and gentlomanly looking
men who seemed TO be constantly searching
about the nsighborhood, ringing bells, and in
quiring for persons whom they never seemed to
be able to find. The detectives encountered the
men In Madison avenue on Friday night.
They appeared 80 respectable that 1t was some
time before the detectives made UP their minds
TO risk arresting them. They followed the men
until they saw them enter q fiat Mt 10th street
and Madison avenue, apparently for no particu-
lar reason, as they came out almost Immediate
prisoners protested Indignantly ali the way TO
The men described themselves as Jefferson
son avenue; James p. White. "a yesrs, and
Frank Hermon. 80 years. residence refused.
iege Of Edinburgh. He Is rather good looking.
White is tall and refined in appearance and
he could readily prove that he had done moth
on sssa9SIhnF White ewn tickets issued by
and New York were found.
% don't know nything about those tickets"
ss ss sal one have been on mo
A ticket from a Worcester pawnbroker repro:
pin. on which s5s had been advanced 4 pawn
ticket E. for an an oyercoat ,. was found on Martin
He said that he had studied medicine. but
found that II took 50 much time and labor that
surgeon. dozen old coins stamped A." and
stolen from him. were found in Hermon's pos
session.
station stranger Joined the procession and in
troduced himself to Sergeant Norton as a
private detective in the employ, Of jewery
once as an ex-convict. Wien confronted by
the detective. Hermon admitted that he had
The detective also claimed to know White, but
could not tell his name. Il have known him."
cetS He aiways seeed io be we s .%ppsd n1ss led
With Ennn,5. 5m3mney and was seen often about the
Two cards containing women's names that
were found in Whites pocket were shown to
the detective. who said
One OF them is a prominent society woman
in Boston,"
White admitted that he had given false
name. He said that he had como over from
New Jersey only few days ago and by accident
had met Hermon. whom he had known In Bos-
ton. Martin said he had been introduced to
Hermon in Boston by Joseph Swift. whom Mar
tin had gone to see about a speculation in dia-
monds.
The Boston detective says that Swift is a
crook and is now In prison. When asked where
he was stopping In this city Martin said, "l35
Madison avenue"
Then he m was confr2nted . BY tho tanitor Of tho
apartment house occupied mainly by members
Of the knickerbocker Club and he admitted
that he had lied.
A gold watch stolen from the residence Of
Mrs. Young at 1905 Third avenue on March 8
was found on Hermon.