New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-20
Robbery BY WHOLESALE.
De peau Planned 1t, Sags Chief
Witness.
HAD EYE on STANDARD OH MAN

ohVer nelson private detective out OF employ
ment told yesterday at the trial Of Edgar e De
Neau the story that led TO the latter.s arrest on a
charge OF attempting to rob Samuel Lewis a skirt
manufacturer. al No. IL Mercer-s, and .Ixo IT,,
Of Ella Eagan ard Margaret Kennv eroDIov.s ..
Lewis Nelson declared that De Veau not only
Planned the Lewis robbery. but told him Of several
others he had IN mind AS told in The Tribune -
the time or De Veau's arrest Nelson after noss-
as thug ready for Z robbery Job. went 20 the
District Attorneys Office and. following orders
rom there carried out mock robbery. and detec-
tVes bounced on the waiting De Veau
On October p 3 De Veau with whom he had
worked. testified Nelson. preached the subject ~
the robbery. which. he said would net about ,9oo
ana ieW days later his girl" Ella Eagan met
mem and said Nelson would Go. In his office De
Neau showed him piece OF lead which would do
I0i 'he Lewis JOB and two bottles which he said
ne would use in three other jobs he had in view
Routes Of chloroform and knockout drops found in
De Neau's Office we're shown the jury These
rugs Nelson said De Neau told him were pur-
chased in Toronto. Nelson continued:
De veau said: If turned off the trick in To-
ronto would have e 90. The job worth 80
es but my pal Hay got cold feet and took it the
run Hay got into for 500 by using my name
on a telegram II this Job Lewis goes through
sary TO use the pipe always. but this
Later went to De veau's Office and told him
that had met old pal who had done time
down East. and knew had helped to turn off three
wanted work said his nam, was Tom" sum
Nelson introduced the fake ''par' in a saloon he
said. and Summers said he would look after the
pipe covered with hose With to fell Lewis
Yes you do that. Summers" De Veau replied
according To Nelson You do that work Be sure
and hit him good and hard.
On Election Day, Nelson said. he heard De Veau
his Office tell a named Smith about the To-
ronto attempt at robbery. and showed n subpoena
for him 10 appear against Hay. De Veau the wit
said, told him the Lewis ''sick' would take
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book. Meet me tomorrow at 40 Eighteenth
and Fourth-ave. Edgar"
The notebook was shown in court
The next day. Nelson said Summers and he
met De Neau al the place mentioned. Trailing
them were Detectives Hammond. Clapp and Pa
trolman Rappolt. Summers was to get H5 for
his part in the work Before going Mercer-st.
Third-ave-. where. Nelson said. De Veau told US
he knew guy VINO had least $50 and we could
turn that trick before going downtown. by the use
OF The choral De Neau also said Nelson swOre.
get the money away from the man They Went
there but D. Veau reported that the man
sleeping on a drunk and would not be around until
night, when ne promised he would be robbed after
Nelson asserted that De Veau then told him that
he mad two other ronberies on hand-one for 5000
The s300 job would come on
i have Daymaster OF the Standard Oil Com
according to Nelson He carries about $1,000 with
when "a goes through them If IL a OF for him s1
The Trio Nelson declared. went into the hallway
mers" 10 do the hitting and for Nelson to relieve
him and 20 tie the 1ewelry and cash in a handker-
chief. De Neau was wait downstairs and Nelson
vas TO hand him the handkerchief. De Neau
to get away and would meet Summers the next
DAY and pay him OF
Nelson then described the arrest uf De Neau.
Cross examination failed 10 shake Nelson's story
and the Recorder took him in hand. Nelson said
ne had been acting under instructions from the
District Attorneys Office and had received pay
or reward promise OF reward. He admitted he
was IN need when he first went TO the District
Attorney. The first time Re there one
gave him a dollar what for he didn't know.
The trial will to-day