The sun., 1900-03-12
DARK-LANTERN EXPERTS.
MEN CaIGHI HI-FISHING AROUND
IyR MtCHINES man.
Counsel says They Sought Evidence "f
Violation of M injunction In Patent
Suit-Owner OF the Machines Denies
That There's nu IN junction Against him.

Violation at mn injunction IN I'Rtrnt
Suit-Ownrr OF the Machines Denies
That There san Injunction Against hin.
The two men arrested on Saturday night ~
the rooms Of llI.bort Bros. Co.. on the sixth
floor OF lSSi-lSS Monster street. were arrag gued
IN the jefferson Market court yesterday on a
temporary charge Of burglary Dri"ctive-Ser-
geant Ntr.ngrr told Magistrate Cornell that the
urisnnars had been arrested BY him and De-
t"ctve- NergeantS Browne, CRYSTAL and lraHee
under circumstances which seemed tu indira'"
hurglqrIous intent capt NtCRsky. he said,
rncriv"l notice from Hubert Bros. u co ON
Thursday to the effect that two men had been
hanging around the building a. lSb Wooster
street tor several days under pretcxt o'inspect-
lng n vacant loft. 1hey had approached the
machinst Of the building Nels Peterson, with
proposition to pay him $50 II he would let
them stay in the building over night. lie re-
Piled that he did not want To make money in
that way. aud also reported the matter to WILL
liam \. Hubert oT liulDart Bros. & Co. CAPT.
McClusky also received an anonymous letter
telling him of the actions of the two strangers.
who were said to be anxious to examine some
turriers' machinery on the prem ises.
The detectives had Peterson make "A pre-
tended agreement with the strangers Peter
son played his part well aud got from them
so in advance on III. condition that he would
let them into the building after it had been
closed up on saturday night H. gave thcm'a
receipt for the money and was to get tho other
so after he had fulfilled his part C tho agree
ment
Nnighfall on saturday the detectives and
Mr Hubert hid themselves ou the sixth floor.
Peterson let in the strangers who carried a
ladder. and saw them enter some vacant rooms
on the third hJpr OF the building. lie then
Joined tho detectives on the top floor.
There is Il condemned IRE escape In the rear
or the building. Oi which little but the plat
iorms are lci'. Tho two intrudcrs went out on
the thiri.story platform and ascended from
ladder They ragged "a" ladder NJ after them
and used il to reach the fifIh aud tha sixth
tuors succ"S-lyely. At the sixth floor they
found IN" iron shutters closed. but they used
some instrumental 10 push m the latch on tho
inside and opened tha shutters without break
Iug ANYTHING. The window was opened in the
same way.
The men then entered the room and lighted
two dhS an'erns. They had brought with
drawing instruments Without delay they
made their wny 10 the un-haring machines
which al" standing IA the middle Of the room.
and began 10 examine them closely with tho
aid Of their lanterns, taking out bolts and NOV
ing levers, While their attention was wholly
"ngrossed with that Occupatlon one OF the de-
had been Stationed, struck "A match aud lighted
W the place
The surprised strangers made no attempt at
resistance. neither did they seem to take their
capture very much To- hrart. They merely de-
med that they were burglars. At Police Head
quarters they described themselves as Frank
y. Ruehrig OF l+3 Bergen street Brooklyn. and
Thomas G McGirr .! 80 Pineapple street.
BroDklyn.
so far strinGer's story went. Lawyer Lo.w-
anstrin, who appeared for the defendants yes
Z Isl "a { "A gl
70 make an explanation. His clients. h" said.
We're draughtsmcn and had been e,mployed by
the tlmiOtti nhHlrirg c.. OF - West Third
street, to secure certain legal evidence That
lrm. h" said, turth"r hai at present a suit for
infringement of patent rights rnudlng In the
supreme court against the American nhar.
be Identical with that o' lulhurt Bros. \ CO.
The Clmlott company "ontcnded thnt the
TH TGh '2%s5a "aa 10 E DasGps S
sivcY They had. according to counsel.
secured an Injunction against the American
company prohibiting the atcr from using the
machinery which had caused the dispute but
they were certain that the Injunction was be-
ing violated. The counsel said in Conclusion
that hls clients. far from being burglars or
engaged in criminal undertaking. had sim
ply ondeavored 10 collec, evidence against
lawbreuhers.
William \ Hubert. who was present in
court, denied emrhaticaly that. there was any
Injunction against his firm.
These men he sad, were simply trying
to Stpal the secret o. some very valuable and
lealously guarded machinery They are
burglars pure and simple. although they did
not intend to carry away any material prop
erty But | can assure your Honor that |
would rather see them carry oil : 600 worth
ot turs than the plans O. this machinery"
Magistrate Cornell said he did not know
whether he should make the charge burglary.
unlawful entry or something else. 10 advised
the prisoners TO got expert counsel because hp
wanted to 60 into the ras" very carefully The
prisoners were then hcd in $500 bal each for
examination on TUESDAY The hail was fur
prisoners were retIcent. referring questions 10
their counsel. and Mr.. Hubert was not a whit
m ore communicative.