The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-08

The police are now assured that In
arresting on suspicion last week the
two men, who gave their names as
Frank sloane and George Davis, they
made no mistake, and that the two
, strangers are both wanted in other
cities for the commission Of a crime.
Advices from Elmira tell that Sloane,
whose real name is Philip McManus,
Is q paroled prisoner of the Elmira
reformatory, and officers are daily ex-
pected from that institution to take
him back to the Imperial state.
McManus now admits his identity
and Furthermore admitted that the
jewelry found in his possession when
he was arrested was secured by
crooked means. Just how this was
done, however, he will not tell, and
stubornly refuses to throw any light
on this part of the transaction.
AS will be remembered, he and his
companion, Davis, as he calls himself,
were arrested in the early part Of
last week by City Detective John
Moir, Mounted officer Block and Con-
stable Will Thomas. The two men had
been visiting various central city ho-
tells and there tried to secretly dis
pose Of an amount Of jewelry. One
Of the hotel keepers, who did not like
the aspect Of the operations, notified
the police and the arrest of the duo
resulted.
CONTAINED JEWELRY.
When taken into custody, a neatly
tied parcel, which one Of the men car
ried. was opened and found to con-
tain miscellaneous collection Of cheap
watches, rings, scarf-pins and other
jewelry, the greater part of which was
bogus, but some Of which proved to
be genuine. When arraigned before
Mayor Moir. the prisoners gave their
names as Sloane and Davis. and
claimed to be jewelry pedlers. They
appeared very hazy, however. regard
ing the place whence they came here
and when asked where their homes
We're. gave very evasive and discon-
certed answers.
At the conclusion Of the hearing,
it was decided to hold them until their
cases could be further investigated
Each OF the men was photographed,
and his measurements taken accord
ing to the Bertillon system, and sew
eral copies of the resulting likenesses
were made. These were forwarded to
large number of police bureaus in
cities Of the east, and yesterday Chief
of-Polce Robling received an answer
from Binghamton.
The Parlor City sleuths on receiv-
ing the photograph Of the man who
gave his name as Sloane, Immediately
recognized the features as those of
one Philip McManus. a resident of
Binghamton. He was arrested a lit
tie over two years ago, seriously
charged, and at his trial received the
sentence of eighteen years in the Ell
mira reformatory.
SERVED TWO YEARS.
He served for about two years of
this, and then for good behavior and
other causes, was released on parole.
This parole was to consist of his be-
ing afforded practically absolute lib
erty, with the proviso that on the first
day of each month he was to report
at the reformatory, either in person,
or send a written statement of his
whereabouts.
This parole was soon broken by
McManus, and all trace of him was
lost until the picture was received at
Binghamton, and in turn forwarded to
Elmira. When Chief Robling yester-
day acquainted McManus that his
identity was discovered he acted in a
very philosophic manner, and non-
chalantly dropped remark to the
effect that he didn't come by the
jewelry in any honest way.
Nothing further has been learned re-
garding Davis.