The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
CEMETERY BURGLAR A NOVICE
WIFE SAYS HE'S AN IRONMOULD-
Err OF THIS CITY.

Ago-She Was Told OF His Capture
by Q Professional OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Man In New Brunswick Only Tramp.
woman who says she is the wife Of
John Coney.' one Of the men who were
captured in Flower Hill Cemetery, North
Bergen. on Wednesday night while attempt
ing to blow open the safe In the ONCE OF
Supt. Butts. called at Hoboken police
headquarters yesterday afternoon and
obtained permission from Chief Hayes TO
talk with the prisoner. The police say
the woman lives in 16lst street, this city,
but refused TO give her address.
She said the mans right name was Ma
roney. and that he was an ironmoulder.
He worked steadily at his trade up 10 eight
months ago. and she had no idea that he
associated with cracksmen. She learned OF
his arrest from . professional cracksman
who was one OF the party Of four surprised
by the police while attempting to blow
open the graveyard safe. Inspector Mo-
Clusky Of this city knows who this cracks
man is. the Hoboken police say. and eI-
poets to have him apprehended to-day.
The inspector believes that Maroney Is
without Q police record and that the at
tempted graveyard robbery 10 one Of his
first jobs.
The man who was arrested with Maroney
admitted. when arraigned before Recorder
Stanton Yesterday morning. that the name
Of John Matthew'S was an aias. He re-
fused to tell his name and was remanded
The bullet wound In his throat inflicted
by Detective Sergeant Nelson was pro-
nouneed by Police Surgeon Arlitz to Be
superficial.
eludsd capture by pretending that he had
been killed was reported to have been
arrested in New Brunswick yesterday morn
ing. Chief Hayes sent Nelson to New
Brunswick. Nelson believes he 10 tramp
who had been shot by a railroad detective
for persisting in riding on a freight train
from which he had been twice thrown. d,
Chief Hayes denied the story published
in an evening newspaper TO the eject that
he had been apprised OF the plan TO rob
the safe by former woman friend OF one
OF the cracksmen. The chief learned OF II
from two OF Inspector McCluskys shadow
ers," who followed the men from this city
on Wednesday afternoon.
1t was learned yesterday that more than
dozen of the forty shots fired in the grave
yard by the police were exchanged be-
tween themselves. Three Of the Hoboken
policemen were in disguise. and in the dark
ness the other blueooats nristook them
for the thieves Sergt Nelson was shot
own men, and bullet from the revolver
OF a West New York detective pierced the
brim Of Chief Hayes's soft felt hat.
NEW Brunswick, N. j., April e.-Detec-
tive Sergeant Nelson Of Hoboken came to
this city to-day to see . wounded man in
the hospital. believing that he might
be connected with the attempt to blow up
the safe OF the Flower Hill Cemetery In
North Bergen late on Wednesday night.
The patient has fresh bullet wound In his
left knee. Nelson could not identify him.
The wounded man rays he IL Frank D..
Kelly OF Philadelphia, but he cannot name
a person living in that city. He Gays he
was shot by three negroes who held him up
at Waverly, and that he crawled into q
freight car and was carried TO Steelton. near
this city, where he remained in barn all
day Wednesday and Wednesday night
This barn Is known among the railroad
tramps as the orf-Astoria.
Supreme Court Justice Fort, who is hold.
ing court here this week. has instructed
Sheriff Carman to break up. the tramp
camp which has been maintained at Fast
New Brunswick for many years. The
wounded man has been q frequenter OF
that CAMP,