The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-12

Mrs. Wrght's house Captain John Kelly
and Detective Clark made thorough
search Of all the ali-night sa-oons in thrir
precinct. They learned from the par
tender in Samuel Kane's saloon, Newark
and BALDWIN avenues, that three young
men were in there about midnight of that
day and he said they had been playing
a card machine and one of them had got
straight fitish The bartender said they
kept record of those making the high
est throw for the month and asked them
to leave their address. The younger man
CT the party gave his address ae No. 1888
Thirteenth street. this city. 1t was then
about four o'clock in the morning.
A detail of men were Immediately made
to cover that house and it has never been
uncovered for a moment by men of the
Second precinct station in plain clothes,
up to the capture of the prisoner, yester-
day.
Following the custom Of the police in
those cases large reinforcements were
sent to those precincts wherein the rob-
berries were occurring. Croughan in his
conversation with the police officials last
night said that they had done no work
in this city since the Wright robbery be-
cause of the vigilance OF the police.
He says further in the case OF
the Pavonia avenue robbery that
inside of what seemed to him minute.
in response to a whistle policemen were
running in every direction and he said
while he was in Wright's place police
man came up to the gate, listened mo-
ment and blew a whistle and policemen
seemed to be coming from everywhere
He said they jumped the back fence, Jump
ed the efnbankment into Hoboken avenue
hill ana across the meadows The pris-
oner says the night of the Terwilliger
robbery the police chased them into the
railroad yard.
This morning the chief commended the
two Captains Kelly and Acting PATROL
ma Lyons. He is also proud Of the vigi-
lance of the policemen as shown in the
prisoners remarks. The chief is also
proud of the expeditions manner dis
played by Inspector Archibald in sending
Detectives Larkins and Prescott to New
York as there was not five minutes to
spare.
That the Chief has the right man is
made doubly sure by the Identification
by people whose homes the prisoner
robbed One of these was Charles Lon
genett, who lives at No. 532 Payonia av-
enue. He was accompanied to the sta
ton house by his sister Rosene. The
prisoner was stood up. Pointing to the
prisoner they said they believed that he
was the man but as he had a handker-
chief over the lower part of his face they
weren't quite sure. The razor found up
on the prisoner was placed on the desk
by the Inspector together with two other
razors when Mr.. Longenette identified his
and told the makers name thereon. 1t was
the one found on the prisoner.
The son of ex-Congressman Fielder, of
Newark whose house was robbed, iden-
tilted him also Richard Arrowsmith, a
youth of fifteen. son af Mrs. Arrowsmith,
widow of the late DR.. William H. Arrow
smith of this city, who now lives in
East Orange, from whose residence a
large amount Of jewelry was taken, iden-
titled him
On the night when the ArrowsHith and
Fielder houses were entered Policeman
Thomas Armstrong, of East Orange, was
accosted by the burglar, who asked the
way to Dean street. Newark. and the
cop went out of his way to direct them,
of course. ignorant Of the character of the
men He Identified the prisoner as one of
of the pair.
Samuel Hepburn, of Park avenue, East
Orange, was also visitor to the chief
to-day. He said his wife covered up her
head with the bedclothes when the gem
tlemanly burglars called. but 'she kept
one eye uncovered and that detective
eye, he said, noted the prisoners descrip-
tion perfectly. and it fitted the man in
the chiefs hands.
Chief Murphy will arrange for the ex-
tradition of the man in New York, and
make short work Of the interesting. bur-
glars.