New-York tribune., 1897-01-04
SAMUEL D. BABCOCK ROBBED
,,,rvrs CAPTURED AND THE STOLEN
PROPERTY RECOVERED.

,.pcocx.s COUNTRY HOME AT RIvERDALE,
r,,t> THEY AROUSED THE Suspicious OF
r,vo DETECTIVES ON A CENTRAL
rRA1N-HAD RoBBED COLONEL
AprIEToN's HOUSE. TCO
,>...c,,ves Carey and Aloncle. of the High
,r,dre Police Station. who were formerly de'ec-
.,,.o sereeants under Superintendent Byrnes.
.aae a clever capture of two burglars late sat
'"s.y '.s night on a New-York Central train bound
Gov the Grand Central Station. The prisoners
VA lust looted the country home Of Samuel ID.
40 80. at Riverdale- on Hudson. about half
r,,,e north Of the Riverdale station OF the Gem
go, Railroad They had in their possession TWO
,arce bronze statues and valise full OF sohd
.r,.o- articles made by Tiffany and Starr.
Tho two detectives boarded the Croton local.
,b,cb makes all stops from Tarrytown down. al
tho Hghbrdge station a little after ~ O'CLOCK
saturday night. They were bound down 10 the
city and they took seat in the second coach
reyt TO the smoker. They noticed TWO we'll
dressed. smooth faced young men. VINO sat III 'he
scat lust in front of them. The TWO men APP
nsared to be taking extreme care OF lou Oh Dag
rage they had with them. 1t was IN lour io's
rvo big bundles that appeared to be heavy
,rben the Young men moved them, they had
nlaced on the floor of the car near their 1ee'' -
yellow leather valise, about fourteen inches long,
that also appeared 10 be heavy was on the seat
between them One Of the two also carried
medium sized bundle on his lap. The TWO ap-
peared to be anxious that their conversation TO-
rether should not be overheard. When 'hey got
o,, a. the Grand Central Station the weight Of
the bundles was so apparent oy 'he way '"e '"o
men carried them that the detectives were con-
DlllnQpr
some character. They followed them out of the
,rain shed into the big vestbue at the southeast
corner of the building When the detectives saw
tho two strangers take the two heaviest bundles
and after a whispered conversation check them
81 the marcel stand they stepped up to them and
asked them what they were carrying.
COOL UNDER EXAMINATION
The men under suspicion acted cooy They
wanted 10 know who were asking the question
When Carey and Aloncle told who they were the
Young men replied that they had made mis-
take. that they themselves were typewriter re-
nairers and that their valise contained tools and
typewriter parts. The detectives did not take
their explanation. They were too anxious to ex-
plain things satisfactorily and contradicted
themselves several times. Carey and Aloncle
finally told them that they were under arrest.
and took them back to the Highbridge station.
As there was no train out on the New York Gen.
tral railroad al that hour. the party went over
10 Forty-second-st. and Sixth-ave. and took an
elevated train up to the end Of the line at One
hundred and fifty ffth-st.. and there transferred
10 New-York and Putnam train. 1t was after
midnight when Highbrdge was reached.
At the station the prisoners said that they were
Stephen A. Sutherland. twenty-five years old, OF
No. 80 West Twenty-third-st.. and Warren A.
add ST.
cd Stephen carrying the bag. A revolver.
fully loaded was found in his pockets when he
was searched.
The examination Of the bundles and valise was
revelation. The bundles. which were left at
the Grand Central Station on account OF their
weight contained two handsome bronze statues
about twenty-four inches in height. Both were
covered with white muslin. under thick wrap
ping of newspapers, just as they had been lfted
from their places in the Babcock house at Rv-
erdale The smaller bundle contained brass
candleholder with a parabolic reflector.
The valise was packed tight with little articles
of plunder. This is list Of them:
Two small silver picture frames.
Silver umbrella handle marked +. 5. b. 0oo r r"'h-
Fre-giit picture frame holding the picture OF
small boy In sailors jacket.
Silver picture frame with picture OF young
Rhinestone picture frame.
Silver pincushon
Silver powder box.
Silver blotter holder.
Three silver jewel boxes
Two silver match boxes.
Silver lead pencil
Two silver candesticks.
TWO metal ornaments:
Mans gold chain and charm.
Silver picture frame.
SILVER paper weight
Pearl and silver paper-cutter
Silver paper-cutter.
China and gold pen.
Physicians pocket thermometer in case.
Silver charm.
Silver souvenir spoon.
Gold pencil in shape of key marked M b."
Small jewel case Of silver marked IL. B."
Silver charm in The shape OF whip.
T%s T@sBel ss Ssac fs Soez %fS Eso S clock
Two meerschaum Ggarette-holders.
jSy jTory hand nUi' orusn ked with am. monogram
Pair air Of nail nail scissors
Iady's pocket-knife.
Small pocket ook with email cor, md buttons In
Badge bearing the nam. of s. d. Babcock and let
tered Chamber Of Commerce Committee"
-Four pocketbooks
pair adys Gasp scissor
men. bearing the name Schuyler r. smith
silver comb, penknie, pen,l ana FOUNTAIN pen
A small hammer
Gass-cutter.
REMANDED IN COURT
Most of the small silver articles bore the
makers marks Of Tiffany and Theodore b.
Starr. The total value OF the punder could
hardly be estimated by the police on account Of
the artistic worth OF the two bronze pieces and
some Of the silver The hammer. glass-cutter
and possibly the gloves may have belonged to
the burglars
The Sutherlands taken to Norrisania
Court yesterday morning and remanded TO the
care OF the police. They admitted to Magistrate
Cornell at a brief examination. that they had
robbed house at Riverdae. Before going to
court they had made full confession toDetec-
tves Carey and Aloncle Of the burglary Of Mr..
Babcocks house at Riverdale They said that
they had gone up TO the place in the eveang
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