The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-25


central police station.
At 1920 Saturday morning, in the
custody of Chief of Police Frank Rob-
ling, jr., Detective John W. Moir and
Sergeant Robert Deter, the trio of
crooks left Chicago. where they were
captured oct. 16. Mr.. Bogart, who ac-
companied Detective Molr to Chicago
last Monday to identify the stolen
goods, also arrived with the party yes
terday morning over the Delaware,
LaCkawanna and Western road.
The prisoners were taken at once to
the police station and locked in separ-
ate cells. They will be given a hear
ing at 10 o'clock this morning before
Alderman w. S. Millar. at which office
the warrant based on Mr.. Bogarts in
formation was sworn out.
AT THE HEARING.
1t is not likely that either of the men
will be placed on the stand. The evil
dence of Mr.. Bogart and the police
officers will be heard and the prison
ers be remanded to the county jail in
default of bail, if they are unable to
secure bondsmen.
The burglary of the BOgart residence
was the most daring of its kind ever
attempted in this city. While Mr.. and
Mrs. Bogart were absent entrance was
effected by breaking a pane of glass
| and lifting the lock on rear window.
Jewelry and money to the value of
nearly $1,000 was secured. The work
| was done between the hours of $50 and
o'clock p. m., and was so well exc
| cuted that the police department sus-
| pected local thieves of the job \
most aggressive search was made but
| with no results.
Last Monday morning the police de-
! partment of Binghamton informed the
! local department that a gang of burg
lars had been captured at Chicago.
| Among the booty recovered was ring
| inscribed From Pa to Ma" This par
ticular piece Of jewelry had been wide
| ly advertised by the local department.
| WENT TO CHICAGO
| Word was sent to Chicago with a
list of the articles stolen here, and
| further information was asked for. The
| reply came back that the descriptions
tailed. Detective Moir and Mr.. Bog
| art left Immediately for Chicago, ar
| irving there Tuesday. The goods be-
| ing identified Sergeant Deter was COM
| missioned to secure requisition papers
| and proceed to Chicago for the priS-
| Oners. At Pittsburg Chief of Police
| RObling Joined Sergeant Deter, and
| together they reached Chicago Friday
morning. Sergeant Deter secured the
| final papers at Springfield, the capital
city of Illinois.
At Chicago Mr.. Bogart was obliged
to obtain a writ of replevin and file
a bond in the sum of $4,000. Robert
Law, agent for the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company at Chi
cago, became his bondsman. Upon Sc
curing the prisoners the utmost pre-
caution against escape was taken. In
the train BiXler was handcuffed to
ONeil, and Johnson was chained to the
seat The officers in charge sat in
surrounding seats. The only thing dur
ing the trip which looked like an at
tempt to escape was when BiXler, who
is the oldest in crime, asked to be re-
leased from O'Nel so that he might
go into the vestibule. This was when
the train had stopped at a small sta
tiOn a few miles out from Chicago
BiXler's wish was not granted. Sew
eral other times the crook made the
same request, and always when the
train was at a standstill He was ac.
companied at each move by one of the
officers.
BIXLER'S COMMENT.
During all the trip the crooks main
tanned a discreet silence on the burg
larry question. Bixler made the only
break. AS the train was speeding alonG
, he suddenly awoke from his revert,
and abruptly said to the police Off
GERS: Il suppose you fellows will rail
road us through when we get to Scran
tom
Up to this time he had said nothin,
of the burglary. Detective Moir stateC
to a Tribune reporter last night tha
, from the time they were arrested anc
, placed in prison the crooks were no
, given the slightest inkling as to tn
| | negotiations with the Scranton police
| Immediately upon arriving at Chicago
, Detective Moir visited the police sta
, tion and talked with the prisoners. II
| did not disclose his identity, however
The crooks did not know of their des
: tinatiOn until theY were taken upol
the train Saturday morning.
Moreover, no Chicago paper discov
Y | cred that the Scranton officers We're il
e the city, although these same paper
= had announced the arrest of the crook
c with much display. The amount re
= covered, II was stated was worth S25,
- 900 and the gang had been operating II
e. a dozen cities from Maine to Illinois.
n Mr.. Bogart stated last night that tn
Z property recovered belonged solely (
s him and that no evidence was pro
duced which implicated the crooks 4
any other burglary but the one here
Several articles were recovered whic
Mr.. Bogart had not missed. Only 81
of the $li0 taken was lacking
The Chicago press stated also tha
!, u John A. Colleran, chief OF detectives
4 of Chicago. had brought about the ar
Il rest
h STORY OF THE ARREST.
The truth is that the coup was mad
through the agent of the America
Express company at Chicago, who
Mr.. Bogart's cousin. BiXler had eX
y pressed the package of jewelry fror
. New York and addressed 1t to himse
at Chicago. Upon receiving the pack
age the Chicago agent became su:
picious of it's contents and when Blk
l. Ter called to claim the package he wa
questioned. He said the package cor
tained medicine, He was informe
1 that Identification would be nece ssaT
= and left the office. returning shortl
afterward with O'Neil and johnson.
\ In the meanwhile the express ager
had discovered by opening a cornt
of the package, that packed inside
\ cigar box was not medicine but a quar-
tity Of jewelry The police were sun
moned, and when Bixler, with his pal
\ entered the three were placed undC
arrest. Lists of the recovered propert