New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29
THIEVES IN THEIR EMPLOY.
THE DEvOE & RAYNOLDs PAINT CON-
PANY ROBBED OF THOUSANDS.
SYSTEMATIC PECULATIoNs-ARREsT AND CoNFEs-
SION oF A RROoKLYN RECEIVER

SION OF A BROOKLYN RECEIVER
In the last tw, years the F. W. Devoe &
C. T. Reynolds Company. dealers in paints and
painters supplies at Nos. 1O1 and 1o3 Fulton
ST.. have been missing goods from their store
rooms At first the losses were small but for
the last eight months paints, oils ana
varnishes of the most expensive kinds have
been disappearing in bulk. the theft3 amount
ing to nearly $4,000
Five days ago. after the disappearance or a
more than usually extensive parcel OF goods,
the company called in Acting Captain Ryan, OF
the Oak-st. station. ma explained inc case u
him Captain Ryan detailed Detectives Gun
ningham, Barry and Malarkey. on the case. On
Monday night he took a hand In the matter
himself and yesterday morning William Perry
thirty-fve years old, of No IS West One-hup-
red-and-thirty-f,fth-st, a colored porter and
Alyah Ryno, forty years old. shipping clerk for
the company, were arraigned in the Centre Street
Police Court. where they were held IN s2Vo'
ball each. to ,wer for the thefts Perry con-
fessed his guilt and implicated Ryno Ryno oe-
MES that he knows anything Of the robberies'
and, beyond Peirys statement. the ponce nave
no evidence against him.
The Devoe & Reynolds Company's building
is at Fulton and William SITS. running along
Ryan and Malarkey hid in loft in Ann-st'
where they could watch the rear entrance OF the
store, while Barry and Cunningham kept
locke ut In Fulton-st. About half an hour arter
the store was closed and all the employees had
gone CAPTAIN Ryan eaw Perry walk up 10 th'
Ann-st door and let himself in Perry cioseo
the door after him, and few SECONDS ia.ei
the detectives in Fulton-st. saw him go OUT Wy
the main entrance. and meet James Hiey d.
Nassau and Fulton ste. Perry and Riley "aiheu
to Theatre Alley. where delivery wagon WAS
waiting The wagon was driven by Thomas
| Covre II bore the name of S. Wilmarth. OF
Nos 45-51 Nassau-st., Brooklyn. AL worn
from, Riley the driver turned down Anh-st' anu
pulled up at the paint store. Perry uhiocheu
the door and Riley went in and helped h'Ihseil
to a fair-szed load Of goods The wagon uio'e
off and Perry. after locking up the STORE ols-
appeared The detectives were watch'hs '"'
wagon and Riley They knew they could get
| Perry al any time.
rhav followed the wagon TO the Bridge en-
trance where it waited until Riley, VINO had
walked from Ann-st.. came up, and then they
,auovad tho wagon across the Bridge to No.
o41 Nassau-st. Brooklyn. where 1t was unioaded
a. rho nainters' supplies store kept there by
Riley.
When arrested yesterday Perry confessed that
ha had sold all the stuff he had stolen to hiie!'
and said Ryno was as guilty as himself
The detectives met Riley yesterday when ne
won't 70 his home for dinner, and told him ne was
srs,a,ted OF dealing il stolen goods. He weak
ened at once took Captain Ryan TO MS s'oie
room and said: Take all the crooked s'uii'
,rhere I, is There was about $1,000 worth more
and am willing to give up $1,000 to settle the
| matter" w.,
piIav offered to accompany the captain 10 New
York and assisted in loading the stolen soooS
into wagon for transport. 1t took TWO wagons
% carry then, all The stuff was taken 70 the
Oak-st station, where 1t will remain untii the
Devoe g. Raynolds Company prove ownership anu
claim IT, Most of it still bears the original aoeis
OF the company. 49,, S,,uairg onnosite
RIlev was a foreman IN the ouiloihs oppo'ttffe ~
,ba Devoe & Raynolds store for three years. re =.
satd ,ast night that he did not know now muSi
Money he had paid Perry IN ALL whenever ti.e
! n,r,or wanted morey he went to Riley anu %,
| taincd $40 or $40 and IL return opened tie sto @
danr sor Riley TO repay himself out OF MS EN-
ployers' goods. x.,.o pv,o hod
RiIev said that he did not oeheVe hyno @ n',o
nv hand in the business He never poueh, an
| ming from Ryno, ard never hearo peiUie 49, "a no. m
,nrn,ng ANYTHING about the thieving Ryho wa
~ oorter until about two months ago. VINE" "'
US promoted TO be shipping clerk ,
The nolicc think that Ryno ana ferry ar egss Ia
10 entity CAPTAIN Ryai expects 10 ilu eo'ts .,u,
arabIv more of the stolen paints ana - "a.S.,'is
Two small painters supplies shops, wnose %" 'e'
a~a believed 10 be associated with tpie'eS