New-York tribune., 1896-11-20
GANG OF THIEVES CAPTURED.
BELIEVED TO HAVE STOLEN $4,000
WORTH OF PROPERTY
THE RoBBERIEs WERE COMMITTED IN CONNECrI
CUT AND NEW -JERsEY-THE PLUMBER
FOUND IN A BROOKLYN FLAT.

CUT AND NEW-JERSEY-THE PLUMBER
FOUND IN BROOKLYN FLAT.
While Det tectves Doran and Krauch. Of Cap
tain OBren's staff. were on the Bowery Thurs
day afternoon, they saw boy come out Of a
pawnshop. and recognized him az Max Lowen-
stein. seventeen years old. of No. 80 Bowery.
He joined In a few minutes by a woman.
The detectives surmised that they had been
pawning stolen goods. and placed both under
arrest
The boy told the detectives certain facts
which resulted in the arrest OF several others.
who the police say form a gang that has been
committing burglaries in Connecticut and New
Jersey. Pawntickets were found upon the
prisoners. and these goods when recovered were
identified at Police Headquarters by the persons
from whom they stolen
The prisoners include. besides Lowenstein and
the woman. julius Bolllnger. twenty-five years
old, who lives in Bowery lodging house Will
lam Werner. twenty seven years old. who claims
to have no home; Frank Saltzwerth and Henry
Miller twentyfour years old. Of No. ~ Madi-
son-st The represents herself as
Miers wife.
After the woman and the boy ere locked up
Detectives Doran Tinker. Barrett and krauch
went to a house at No. 26 State-st.. Brooklyn.
where the boy stated the plunder Of the gang
was concealed. They found the property in
rooms on the first floor Among the articles re-
covered were six bicycles. which the police are
satisfied stolen from the Singer mansion
at Larchmont.
The detectives also found trunk at No. 2G
Cherry-st. belonging TO Henry Miller and his
alleged wife. II found to contain silk
dress. a large satch- containing silverware.
embroidered linen and large quantity Of
women's toilet articles. Harrison Hallett, or
Bridgeport Conn called at Police Headquarters
yesterday and identified of the stolen
goods He said that $500 worth Of jewelry and
other property had been stolen from his house
November II.
Other property recovered carving set
belonging TO Warren c. Bukey. who Is con-
nected with the Whiting Manufacturing Com
nam broadway and Twentv-third st Mr..
Bulkley lives at Suffolk. \ He said that on
the night of November II his house was en-
tered by burglars and a large quantity OF Sill
vcrware stolen. He also said that half a
dozen other houses in the town had been robbed.
From Phps's paWnshop. at No. lJI Rowery.
the detectives recovered four silver pitchers. tw
silver sugar bowls one small silver box. large
silver tray glass teapot with two candle
sticks attached. twenty-one silver spoons four
silver forks, twenty-one bone-handled knives
and one butter-knife. The tickets for these goods
were found in Saltzwerth's possession.
While the detectives wcr" looking through the
rooms in the State-st. fiat Henry Heinccke
seventeen years old. Of No. 151 Bow"ry. came
there with bicycle. He was also locked up II
is estimated that the value Of the goods stolen
by the gang is about $1,000. Pawntickets rep
resenting nearly that amour: were found on the
prisoners. \ number Of silver spoors found IN
Miller's trunk bore the initials "F C.. IL. g."
IN F." Ono marked Seal Rock CHI
House. San Francisco.
The detectives arraigncd their prisoners in tho
Centre Street Court Yesterday, and had them re-
rnanded to Police Headquarters until to-day. by
which time they expect TO have recovered more
stolen property AMI have il identified by tho