New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-11
THIEVES AND THEIR PLUMBER
BURGLARS OF FRANCIS II. SCOTS
HOUSE IN ORANGE CAUGHT.
TAKEN IN THE MIDST OF THEIR BOOTY. WHICH
INCLUDES VALUABLE WEARING APPAREL
BELONGING To MIR. AND

MRS. SCOTT
The private office Of Acting Captain Nc
Clusky. head Of the Detective Bureau. was
filled yesterday with great array OF hnery'
including gowns from Partisan ssmakers
costly wraps and dainty feminine belongings
Of apparent value. which the detectives In the
bureau had found in the rooms OF trio OF
clever crooks in this city. The articles were
gathered in a burglary at the house OF Francis
H. Scott, president Of the Century Company
at Orange. n. j. last week The three crooks
implicated in the affair were caught In the
midst Of their booty. and are now safe under
lock and key at the Central Office.
The prisoners are George Bennett, twenty
three years old. alias "the New-York KID or
No. o36 West Forty -third-st.; Cyrus Hyland,
twenty five years Old and Mary Rogers. twen-
ty-ore years Old alias Chicago May" the
reputcd wife OF Hyland, all of the same ad-
dress.
on Monday night Detective Sergeant valley,
Of the Central Office. met the Rogers woman
in the street and followed her to the house
where the prisoners were found. He reported
to Sergeant McCluskJ the fact, and the latter
detailed Detectives Cain and OConnell to watch
the house. At { p. m. last Friday wagon
drove up with a trunk and seven valises on
board. Hyand SOOE a1terWdTu Nenl iht" '"-
house. and at 2:3O a. m. Saturday Bennett
appeared and also went In. Then the two de-
tectives. who had been joined By Acting Cap
tain McClusky entered the house and made
their way to the rooms OF the trio. where all
we're found Two revovers were lying on the
bed. and the woman attempted to pass them
TO the men but she was overpowered by De-
tectiye Sergeant Valley The three prisoners
no
the trunks and val."es
The robbery had been cleverly planned and
perforn,ed. Bennett had visited Orange re-
Gently looking about for some opportunity
10 make a big haul, and had settled upon the
mansion OF Mr.. Scott. in Reynolds Terrace.
The family wa, away In the Berkshires. having
gone there after Their return from Europe IN
the summer The place was closed up ana no
one lived on the premises except the taIhli!
coachman who occupied room IN tne staple
building Bennett went TO Newark on inur ui,.
dav afternoon and remained there until carry
evening He took a trolley-car 10 orange
Friday morning at o'clock. Ihere ne was was
ioined by Hyand, and the two men prled open
a roar window and entered the house. When
tbey searched the house they were disappointei
at not finding any jewery. for sort SUIT
as they call IL. what they were atter. lney
they could and packed up the seven vaiises
and trunk with all OF Mrs. Scotts belongings
they could lay their hands on. Fortunately
Mr. Scott had placed the family jewels win a
safn deposit company before his departure.
The couple remained in the house all that
night and during the day following Hyland
sncaked out three times, carrying the Vahses
with him while the coachman was or guard
These valises Hyland took to the railway sta-
ton where they checked FOR TINS city.
About 6 o'clock in the evening they took an
express wagon to the house and managed 10
get ou, the trunk unobserved except by un-
suspecting neighbors. They drove to the sta
tlon with the trunk and checked that also 70
this CITY which II reached that evening on
its arrival Il was sent. win the vases. directly
TO the thieves den on West Forty-third-st
Uvland il said q be Western crook and
was arrested here last summer at the request
OF the Chicago police. but was discharged: ben
nett was formerly associate or Ready the
Gloster" and Jack Fly who are in prison IN
Michigan CITY for the robbery OF eX-Presldent
Uarrisons house shortly after his marriage
Tha prisoners rsmanded t0 Jefferson
Market court yesterday and the day before
and will be arraigned there again to-day
Charles Chichester. friend OF Mr.. Scott. lden-
tilted the rich wearing apparel found at the
home of the thieves as the property or Mrs
scott anl Mr.. Scott. These included several
Worth gowns imported opera cloaks fur-iined
and trimmed garments. silk stockings by the
dozen and velvet capes or Mr.. Scotts belong
ings there were fifteen suits of clothing.
bcvcling suit and a quantity OF silk under