New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-21

enth-st-. who robbed by Brooks. may come TO
the city to act complainant.
Brooks, in long talk yesterday with Captain
Langan. said he born in New-Haver. He last
lived at No - West Fifty-third-st- He went West
some time ago. came here from Kansas City
in September. He got tired of being baker ana
decided that he would make more money by burg
larry.
he found he cid best in the swell residential
districts and lived in them himself lie said he
worked between Forty-dfth and Fifty-ninth SITS
the West Side 1t his custom TO take n room
at of the most expensive boarding houses He
paid SD, so and even $50 a week for board. and
never questioned the price. II his custom 10
wait until or o'clock in the morning when every
one was asleep, and then go through the sky
lights and work with the rope ladders. either from
the roof swinging down from the ledge the
roof. He would swing To the second story, and
the windows were generally open it being warm
weather. He never entered than
three houses in q block. and would then go 10 an
other house two or three blocks distant. He said:
I fooled them nicely. They all thought I
gentleman. 7 think ! stole about $4,000 worth OF
stuff. but only realized between S369o and $1,000
it. I in a hurry 10 dispose of it,
All the silver he obtained ne would melt IN
crucible. He would buy a crucihie for one lot and
then destroy it, and when he needed another would
buy When ne got jewelry he would take
the stones from the settings and melt the gold
mOuntings. These he also sold at the Assay Office
The stones he pawned in most cases, but some he
threw The pawn tickets he always de-
strOyed
He told of thirteen specific instances where he
which he did not remember so well He first told
OF me ropoery OF the nome OF carr lScher
he going OF the house caretaker next
He left the siver that he had Connected i
Why did you leave the silver asked Captain
1T was either me or the. silver" he answered
i merely took myself out OF trouble"
between
Fifty-eighth SITS and Madison and Sixth ayes did
4 did nothing east Of Fifth-ave," was the an
How many west Of Fifth-ave %
! think it was thrty-nine. 1 did two or three 70
Brooks tod Of robbins :, the home Of William
Nash. at No s. West FIfty-thlrd-st Here he
F1fty-third-st he stole what ne thought was worth
Al the home Of Ms Reid. No, IS West Fifty
and also at the nome Of John Latham. No. 10 West
| FIfty-secoEd-st-
| Fiftieth-St, and that Of Dr. Robert Able, at No.
II West Eiftieth-st These two places, he said. he
Eked so muih a fht ne went 70 each sG0p Id s
went to Nos, y and Is in the same street
he got a diamond pin valued at 500 He only got
| 81 on II. as he was Tin great hurry 10 dispose
! on April . he robbed the home Of the Rev. Ar
! thur r Gray, at No. A. West Forrv-eghth-st. He
said he had the. pleasure Of taking the worthy
The home Of DR.. Henry F. Norris. at No. Il
that time being made through the basement Jew
elry and other stuff were stolen.
! He liked his haul at Dr.. Norris's house, as
| he found fourteen-piece silver set and number
! Of fine razors and Instruments of the doctor The
silver he melted in cruCible. but the razoFs and
| knives he threw away.
Brooks also remembered robbing The house Of
! Henry Seidenberg, at No Il West Fifty-1rst-st.,
1 on March a. There he took two diamond rings.
some watches and other jewelry. He also got So
| IN cash. The diamonds he said, he thought were
| paste and he threw them away.
| He was arrested at Long Branch a number OF
/ wears ago a charge of rnanslaughter. He said
that Mrs. Hibbts was friend Of his wife's, and
| that he went call her one day. He carried
| a pistol in his pocket. and accidentally shot the
/ woman through the heart He served two years
! In speaking Of Brookss wife. Captain Langan
/ said:
! Il do not wish to discuss her. 1t Is enough to
| know that she is a good woman, and knows moth
! ing about her husband being a burglar. What fine
! gave her she has always thought were
| honestly got by him. and she did not know that
/ she was wearing clothes OF some ToInan who nad
/ heen robbed I know where Mrs Brooks Is living.
! but will not tell. and do not intend TO AT any
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