New-York tribune., 1896-01-14
DARING THIEVES CAUGHT
EELIEF THAT THEY ROBBED BRENTANO'S
IN NOVEMBER.
LINKS IN THE CHAM or EVIDENCE AGAINST
ENTERED \ rIACE ~ BETiIE!IEM.
PENN.-REC or TIE
CRIMINALS.

store. SiXteenth-St. and Union square. on the
night Of November % last. it Is believed. by the
capture of the supposed leaders Of one of the
most formidable gangs OF burglars who have
operated in this city since thn days Of the Man
haitian Bank robbery. The size of the gang and
the extent Of its opera tions a, present mat
ters Of surmise on the part of the Central Office
detectives.
The burglars who are at present known to the
police are Big Frank" Mccoy. one Of the most
notorious thieves in America; Frank Loomis
alias Clark; Frank Kelly alias Palmer, and
Michael Monahan. known The Saloon
keeper" Loomis is i'm custody in Brooklyn
where he was arrested on December last
with "A number of burglars tools in his posses
sion Monahan and Mccoy were arrested in
this city on Saturday and Monday respectively
by a squad of Central Office men, and are now
locked up at Police Headquarters. The fourth
man. Kelly alias Palmer however. a youthful
desperate with a particularly bad record is at
large and his hiding place is unknown. lie
was arrested on December II on suspicion 81
being concerned in the robbery at Hrenianos
and several steel wedges such as are used IN
forcing safes. and n loaded revolver were found
in his possession.
Mr. Rrcntano. when he saw him, thought he
recognized him rs having been in the store look
ing the place the day before the burglary
and expressed moral conviction mat ne
WAS one OF the burglars. However. Magistrate
Kudlich. before whom Kelly was taken de-
cidod that neither Mr Brentanos moral con-
vction nor the possession of suspicious-lookinS
steel wedges could justify him in remandins
the fellow at the request of the police. ana
Kelly was discharged The detectives therefore
now place the blame FOR the burglars escape
upon the Magistrates shoulders.
on the night of November IN the bookstor"
was broken into and tha burglars blew open the
safe On the third floor. escaping undiscovered
with st. 100 in money. The robbery was not as
covered until the store WAS opened the new
morning The robbers lett tchind them dril.
a hammer and a piece of Hot Springs 'NrkJ
newspaper. in which they had wrapped their
tools. The detectives who were put to work ON
the case discovered that the thieves evidently
concealed themselves in tho sior~ during ihe
day blew open the safe. and afierward escaped
by the SiXtecnth-st. entrance.
Acting Captain OBrlen. it was said last
night. having heard that Big Frank" Mccoy.
Kelly and Monahan had been seen In Broadway
shortly before the burglary was coWm ted. ana
that Loomis who their friend. was acting
suspiciously. formed plan To capture the Tour
together. Before ho could carry this out ms
plan wac frustrated 10y the arrest Of LOOMS. in
BROOKLYN and the subsequent scattering - ih~
other three.
Kelly. however. was arrested om December u.
as already announced but wa discharged by
Magistrate kudlich and disappeared
Monahan. taking alarm at ~" arrest 'i N''f'
also left the city \ watch wls kept or hs
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searched and cross-eXamincd 10y the detective.
hut nothtng suspicious was found upon him
| lie and Nou,Iau win be- taken H. court this
| o,,,,,i,g and th.. ,oiir. Will ask f,r a remand
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| supposed to be- mark" man. which, ~ tn
parlanrc Of thieves. means m member ~ a
burglars gang who locates Ik'N pIa," Tor ."
robbery. ne fart oI IN" hhdlhg "l lh' H'l
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| identity with that found near Br'ntah"S 'uli'd
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with IN" criE"
| MOnahan came from Hot SpriSs' WHr'' " yea
ago he Kept N" Great northern ilp'el' ana ''''
papers found contain AZ account ~ ms MaiIia|"
! at LIN. Rock T. Mis- Kate Newman ~ me
/ West he is known a. I'D" and Teddy Mona
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