New-York tribune., 1899-03-19
CAUGHT WITH \ LOT OF BOOTY.

SOME JEWELRY STOLEN FROM THE MKIN-
LEY APARTMENTS
What the police consider an important arrest
took place in West Forty -seventh-st.. near the
Windsor Hotel on Friday afternoon. while the
fire was blazing most hercely Detective Ser
geants Cuff and McDun made the capture
They were detailed TO watch the building and
prevent any one from looting it or carrying OFF
vauabes in the course Of the excitement They
saw a man come staggering along under
heavy bundle. His pockets were bulGing and
he seemed to have all he could carry.
The detectives stopped the man and asked him
what he was doing with the bundle, what he
had in his pockets and where he going. He
dropped his bundle to the ground, and, throwing
back his coat showed a badge marked Chi
cago Times" AS both detectives knew that
The Chicago Times" had consolidated with
THE Herald" some wears ago and is now known
as "The Times Herald" they Immediately
placed the man under arrest. He was taken To
Police Headquarters and the bundle was opened
Inside we're found valuable SILK skirts and
waists. seasl,in sacks and furs galore There
were also pins with diamonds and emeralds ami
rubies chateaine watches and earrings and
other articles Of adornmen'. The whole amount
Of property was valued at from 5000 TO
$1,000
Among the jewels was q silver cardcase and
pocketbool; belonging TO Abner Mckinley, the
brother of President Mckinley These articles
had the name Of A. Mckinley on them In the
same pocket with these things were lot Of
Jewel ornaments. and it is supposed the man
took them from the Mckinley apartments
The man told peculiar story. lie said that
he was at the fire and rushed in TO help those
inside He saw a woman on the second foo"
who was partly rohcl She was distracted with
fright and he assisted her in getting from the
place As he passing a room he saw two
men packing mp some property This was in
room near the McKinlcy apartments. He told
d policeman Of the fact and that he thought
these men were robbers. The policeman climbed
in through a window and he followed. The
policeman and he went on and continued 10
pack up the property. and b. filed his pockets
with valuables he found lying about loose
When asked what ne intended 10 DO with the
stuff he said that he had been told 10y tha police
man to take them 20 a place of safety. The
man was arraigned before Magistrate Flammer
in the Centre-st. police court yesterday morn
ing and remanded until to-morTow.
He described himself IS Frank Kane, forty
two years old Of 80. go Bowery. lie is short.
thickeet fellow. with twinkling black eyes.
The police say he Is a crook
When Abncr McKinlcy was asked about the
matter Yesterday ne said that both he and his
wife had some jevelry ana other uinkets lying
around the room. and that probably they were
n,cled NJ. He said hc felt confident that all
If the things secured did not bel .ng to him He
added that he would IN umc identify those
,h,nes which belonged to him but tha; he had
ro knowledge Of The man arrested
list Of the goods found IN Kane's possession
was given Out at Police headquarters last
night and is as follows. Seventeen stickpins
nineteen ladies' pins. three CONS purse.
~ I'I'I, n,,,,er a noir # glasses two card cases
snd cards knife. three pieces OF lace. sixteen
,a6ies' robes a piece Of cloth. twenty EIGHT COW
ers. a bed sheet, 81 in cash. chain souvenir