New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
HELD FOR A BOSTON ROBBERY.
PRISONERS IDENTIFIED BY JEWELLER.
FROM WHOM THEY HAD STOLEN A
LOT OF GEMS.

Frederick Whitney twenty-four years old, and
Frederick Kenny twenty-slx years old, the two
men giving Boston their address. who were ar
raigned In Centre Street Court on Saturday by
Central Office Detectives Strip and Kelly as sus-
plcious persons were again arragned In that court
yesterday and a specific charge was made against
them The police say that both OF the prisoners
are well-known crooks They say that Kenny has
lust returned TO this country from England. where
he is suspected OF having committed number o,
thefts whitney 1t Is said was released from the
prison at Concord Mass. about month, ago,
where he had been serving a term for larceny
OF jowelry committed in Worcester Mass, about
two years ago.
The two men are accused OF having committed
4 clever robbery in Boston on February %. in
which they secured 81 500 worth Of jewery On that
day at noon II Is alleged Whitney and Kenny
walked into the manufacturing jewelry store OF
Samuel Caro-. OF No. i33 Westinghouse. while
n confederate waited outside. The police say
that reward Of 81 900 Is offered for the arrest
OF this third man for other crimes.
When Whitney and Kenny entered the office
Caro- was in the basement eating his luncheon.
The office I'm charge OF an Office boy. Benjamin
Kumpferman, and the two thieves told him that
they wished 10 CAIRO Immediately on important
business. The boy told them to wait a moment and
he would call Caro-. He went TO the basement.
leaving the two alone in the office. Within two
minutes Caro- was ascending the stairs. He met
the two thieves walking out of the place and he
told them that he was the proprietor and asked
them II they wanted to see him. oh yes replied
whitney II want TO see you but l just saw my
wife pass as | looked out OF the window and
want catch her This gentleman ana VIII
return in a minute"
Caro- Is a manufacturer OF gold settings for
Jewels and he has no stock displayed in show
cases. He therefore did not think that he had
been robbed and made effort 10 stop the men.
As he entered back OF the counter however. he
noticed that the safe had been left open, and he
found that a bag containing a lot of finished set
tings had been taken In the bag were 800 rings.
valued at $500; 100 eardrops valued at 500: seventy
five carscews valued at $50; 100 studs. valued at
1925 six dozen pendants valued at Sl2O, and six
dozen scarfpins. valued at sl25.
Caro- and Kumpferman ran 10 the police station
and there told OF the robbery From the descrip-
recognized as of them Whitney, whom they
were keeping under surveillance as they knew OF
his reputation and his release from the Concord
prison. They said nothing OF their suspicious, how
ever and merely showed the Rogues' Gallery to the
jeWeller ana the office boy. Both unhesitatngly
picked out Whitney as one Of the thieves. but they
able to find any likeness of the other thief.
The Boston police promptly telegraphed all the
country.
At i o'clock on Saturday morning Detectives
Strpp and Kelly met Whitney and Kenny at Forty
Instantly and. knowing that Kenny was also a
professional thief. they arrested both men on sls-
picion. Then they informed the Boston police OF
the arrest.
Yesterday morning Detective NJ J Morrisey o,
Boston, brought 10 this city both Caro- and Kump-
fermau The TWO prisoners were placed In line with
twenty other at Police Headquarters and both
the jeweller a.ld the boy picked them out without
taken to court and arraSned on charge OF being
fugiiives from justice. Magistrate Wentworth com.
nittel them tO await reQlIiSitOn papers.