The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-11
FRANK II. SCOTT ROBBED.
HIS HOUSE IN ORANGE LOOTED
OF PROPERTY WORTH $4,000.

Good, C,rr,.a from MI, House In broad
..,- .. ,-on R,rone.
Tho office OF Capt. George McClusky at fonce
Headquarters a pawn shop yesterday
afternoon. Strewn about on tables, chairs, and
desks was a varied assortment OF mems and
women's clothes. Gowns, fresh from swell
drcssmakers; beautiful capes, cloaks. and wraps
of silk, velvet, and sable. and dainty lingerie
were on ono side, and on the other were suits of
mems clothes, silk pajamas. silk undorclothes,
silk socks, umbrellas. and walking sticks. On a
table In the corner wero dozens OF knives, silver
candlesticks, and all kinds Of silver and gold
knicknacks. together with three jimmies and
two revolvers. In the midst of il all were Capt.
McClusky and CHER McCullagh. sniihs ana
happy over the biggest and luckiest catch tho
police have made in a long time.
1t must have been q surprise 10 MI FRANK II.
800 ,a ,o"nu - po.,an vos,orda morning
n' " "sSNa - -, tu.n,
that all tho stuff they brought WIN them rom
covered oolorG .hey Knew sny.hn,s ao'u VA.
and Cyrus C. Hyland looted Mr.. Scott's house in
o.. -, Er;da, III. ioh ~, n,,nned davs
ahead and carried out with a holiness that
should win the admiration of every crook in
the country. No less admirable was the manner
D.- -r
and Cain, aided by Capt. McClusky. caught tho
thieves anu saved rr Mr' "nu MIS- 'oo''
$4,000 worth of tnery.
Last Monday evening Detective Sergeant
Naiieiy "hiio "aiAihs uo"u nio"u"", 90
across Mary Rogers, a badger game thief, VINO
:, .anor.,Iv Lno,n nv TIT nouo Val.
woman sehersiiy Ano"h " tnat nam n
not, a,so known Tn him "a n crook. Tho two
,aIt.a toeo,hor and then walked nm the streot.
with Valley after them. They went to 256
West Forty.third street. where the detective
learned the woman had a fiat. Capt. McCluSky
was notified, and he detailed OConnei and
Cain to watch the place with Valley.
which time the detectives had learned. that
Hyland lived in the fiat also. At z o'clock
delivered a trunk and u lot OF valises, how
many the detectives were unable to see. Capt.
the detectives to wait until the two crooks came
in. it being known that they werc away. At
. sr Srs,oG mor aiylsnss eS en%e a an ana at Gaps. Nc Ne.
Clusky, on being notified, went up to
the house at once. and the four detectives
door was unlocked and they walked in. When
the inmates saw the detectives the woman
screamed aud ran for two revoivers that lay on
was made. The three we're fully dressed. and in
The booty and the prisoners were taken TO
Police Headquarters. When tho trunks and
valises were opened Capt. McClusky saw at
once that a big haul had been made somewhere.
but where he did not know. No report had been
some trademarks of u Paterson, y. J., tailor on
some of the clothes it was evident that it was u
to Jefferson Market Court on saturday morning
and remanded to the Central olice. In the
meantime a man had been sent 70 Paterson and
learned that the clothes belonged to Frank H..
Scott OF Orange. He went 10 Orange and learned
that the SCOTS had been away all summer and
their house closed. No one suspected that 1t had
been looted. and the detective came back to
New York without telling what had been
learned here.
at the prisoners to get them to conf S.. seeing
that they were fairly caught; Bennett agreed
pals were present at the recital. II seems that
IHylapd and the woman, who passes for his wife.
has been here with them for three months. ever
since he was released from Joliet. where he had
S Sfen s tbeir sr a iTal' her eFi the three erooks have
been devoting their time to suburban Jobs
For two weeks past Bennett has been prowi;
graft" He settled on the house Of Mr.. Scott. 1t
Is situated on Reynolds Terrace. and is ono
that the family was away in Europe. 1t was said.
II ind b1 that a e .hs ho1ss was Who f iiSed in T the os Sable bieeS %a an
supposed to act as watchman. Outside shutters
one entered it during the day, by watching
the house two or three times a day. did odd jobs
about the grounds. but made no pretepee of
tween the hours q 4 and o'clock in the morn.
night force goes off At 4o'clock and the day
force doesn't go on until 7 o'clock. He made his
plans accordingly and decided to make the job
OF his life.
IN THURSDAY night he and Hyland went out to
Newark and stayed there until O'Clock Friday
morning. when they took the trolley car for
Orange. They each took with them three jim
mics and arevOlver. They reached the house
about 9 O'Clock. 1t was daylight, but not a soul
was stirring in the neighborhood. On one side
OF the Scott house was an unoccupied dwelling,
and on the other an occupied one. The thieves
went around to the rear OF the Scott house.
pried open the shutter OF a window with
a jimmy. opened the window, and climbed
In. Then they closed the shutter carefully.
closed the window, and sat down to rest. They
we're safer. for the day. than they were in their
proved.
The results Of their first search disappointed
stun. i" that 10 silver plate and jewels that could
be taken away easily and, In bundles of small
L.. A.. NJ H.