New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22
GET COSTLY SILVER.
Police RecoUer Nearly Three Hun
dyed Pieces Pafued at s., 900.
WAS STOLEN IN PHILADELPHIA.

Captain Langan, of the Detective Bureau.
made known last night the fact that the recov
cry of a large amount of silverware had been
made by two of the men on his staff last Friday.
Nearly three hundred pieces of solid slverware.
antique and modern, were spread out, ana COW
cred a large table in the captains private room
at Police Headquarters last night, while an in
ventory of the stolen goods was being made
Two colored men have been arrested on sus-
picion Of being the burglars, and the stolen
goods were found the police say, in their rooms.
The robbery occurred in Philadelphia, and, al
though the names of the persons robbed are not
known 10 the New York police, it is known to
then, that the silverware taken from one
or more Of PhiIadelphia's most prominent fam
lilies The silverware is engraved with four diff
ferent sets of initials, and is of exclusive and
expensive design The total value of the sill
verware recovered is estimated by the police at
So 600
Last Monday Captain Langan received dis
patch from Harry NJ. Quick, Chief of Police in
Philadelphia, asking him TO look out for some
thieves who had stolen a large amount OF Sill
verware from private families in that city. An
inventory of the stolen articles was forWarded
to CAPTAIN Langan in printed list The art1-
cles recovered include about hundred more
pieoas than were mentioned in the list sent
from Philadelphia
Immediately on the receipt of the dispatch
CAPTAIN Langan detailed Detective Sergeants
BOYLE and Charlton to watch the pawnshops for
the thieves Last Friday morning the detectives
saw a colored man, they say, enter paWnshop
and try to get money on some articles of sill
verware that corresponded with the description
OF the stolen goods. When the colored man left
the pawnshop the detectives followed him to
furnished room, they say at No 3O9 West
Thirty-seventh- Phey remained outside the
house and waited until the afternoon. when, they
say, they saw the same colored man. with a
companion, go out of the house.
The detectives placed the under arrest
and took them to Police Headquarters. There
they described themselves Robert Williams
and Arthur Kmball. Both men said they were
walters. According TO the police. Williams con-
fessed that he ha1 been arrested in Providence,
r. L. for seduction and had served two
months sentence.
When the room of the prisoners was searched
three dress suit cases. with bellows attachments.
were found filled with silverware, the police say.
The nonograms Il. c. H, j. G. B." &C. H B."
and Il. H B." were most of the pieces.
The prisoners were taken to the Tombs court
Yesterday and were remanded until tomorrow.
The police in Philadelphia were informed of the
arrest of the men and the recovery of all the
stolen goods mentioned in the list. and they in
formed Captain Langan that one or more COM
plainants would start for NewYork in time to
arrive for the prisoners arraignment on Mon
day
The list of .tolen silverware that was sent to
Captain Langan included f67 pieces, comprising
mostly table articles. Most OF the silverware
has a spread eagle engraved it A great
number of the pieces have the appearance of
being only few years old, and all are of the
most expensive make.
philadelphia Feb. IA portion of the siIverware
recovered by the New-YoTk police from the TWO
negro burglars under arrest there is the property
Of William c Bullitt Of the firm of Cashier Curran
g. Bullitt coal operators in West Virginia The
PuIiitt house was robbed some time after midnight
last Monday of silver plate, valued at S3eoO Most
nj the stolen articles marked with Initials
Il &; H u g B." and L. II, b. Mr. Builiu
was tonight informed by the loesl ponce OF the
recovery OF his property.
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