New-York tribune., 1901-08-26
HELP NO USE TO POLICE.
A WOMAN TOLD THEM WHERE TO FIND
SUSPECTED MAN. But THEY
CANNOT CAPTURE HIM

That II is possible for thieves to ransack a
house in Brooklyn and bear off a wagon load of
plunder is practically admitted by the police Of
the Fifty-fourth Precinct Mrs. Thomas Clark
son. who occupies apartment aJ No 24I
Reid-a ave arrived horne week ago last Friday
70 find her home looted Of almost every portable
household article excepting the heavy pieces Of
furniture She informed the police and their
advice swore a summons for the appearance
in the Ciates-aVe police court of Edward Ferone.
a railroad conductor. who had rented a fur
nished room in Mrs. Clarkson's apartment. but
the court officers were unable to find him.
Mr. CIarkson is employed in the summer at
the bathing pavilions in Far Rockaway. When
the CIarksons went awav for the summer they
locked the doors Of their apartment Ferone.
however. was left in possession Of his room with
a key TO the apartment FeTOne was out OF en-
pIoyment and eight weeks behind in his room
rent when he disappeared. II was Mrs. Clark
sons custom 70 return home every Friday 10
clean house When she opened the front door
week ago last Friday she scarcely recognized
the place \ number OF pictures and easels, all
her spoons knives. forks, crockery and cooking
utensils We're missing. \ fur collar and mum
were gone and everywhere she turned some
thing had disappeared
She was afraid 10 remain in the apartment
Friday night. and stayed with some friends
Saturday morning she again Neilt 10 HS' dPe@i'-
rnent to find that the door had been broken open
and that Ferone was asleep IN his room When
she informed him of what had occurred he told
her that he also had been robbed. an1 showed
an empty trunk He left that morning and mas
not since returned TO the house.
She informed the police of the Fttty-fourth
Precinct and Detective Robert Mitchell was
sent TO investigate. He asked if the spoons bore
Mrs Clarksor's monogram and If her name was
attached to any other article. and when an
svered in the negative. concllded that there was
no clew to work on and that i was useless TO
attempt to find the thief. Mrs Clarkson declares
that he treated her rudey and showed no inter-
est in the case He recommended that she pro-
cure a summons for the appearance of Ferone
in court but she knew that if she pursued this
course il would rest with her to prove him
r,,iIty However she swore out the summons
last Monday and has been waiting in Brooklyn
ever since for the police to find Ferone. They
are unable to locate him, although Mrs Clark
son has seen him pass her door In the cars sew
eraI times Mrs Clarkson did little detective
work on her own account and says that she has
learned that F'erone was recently married and is
living in Brooklyn. She has informed the police
of his whereabouts, but they still maintain that
they cannot find him.
"NIy things were evidently carried off piece
meal" said Mrs. Clarkson yesterday. 1T would
have required several men to take them away at
would have become suspicious 1t seems TO me I
that il is a simple for the police TO solve
IL the things were labelled with my name any /
child could find them