New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
JEROME'S MEN SET TRAP.
CATCH H DETECTIVE.
accuse Him of Hiring FAX" Thug
to Rob Clothing MGH.

Edward De vau. a private detective employed
by an agency at No $40 Broadway was ar
rested last evening by County Detective Rap
poIt, charged with attempted robbery in the
FIRST degree. He was arrested on complaint Of
Jerome Lewis. Of the clothing firm OF Lewis.
Hurwitz Z Co.. OF Nos III and 10 Mercer-st
Ella Egan. a typewriter in the employ OF Nj
Lewis. living at No. rs Leroy-st-. was locked
up as witness.
According TO Assistant District Attorneys Cor
rigan and Lord Walter Nelson, who was en-
pIoyed with De vau, called at the District At
torney's office on last Monday and said that he
had a good case to be worked up He said, II IS
alleged. that he had been approached BY De
vau. who asked him to turn or trick for
him"
Nelson said that De VaU told him. said LII
CorriGan last night, that he had a girl who
was employed as typewriter by 4 clothing
firm in Mercer-st. and that she had told him
that he could do an easy lob by robbing her en-
pIoyer According 70 the story. the girl, Ella
Egan. said that Mr.. Lewis remained n his Of
fee every night until after all the employees had
gone and that be then turned out the light IN
his offce and went home, taking with him the
firms receipts for the day after banking hours
The girl was 10 tip him of when M Lewis
was likely to have good sized roll OF bills with
him. He explained that the office Of the firm
was on the top floor OF three story building
and that to reach the street Mr.. Lewis had 20
walk down three fights of stairs which were
unIighted
Nelson saws that De vau told him il would Be
an easy thing 20 wait for Mr.. Lewis. and after
he had turned the light out. and had stepped
out Of his Office. TO knock him over the head
Nelson showed piece Of rubber hose filed with
Lad v--bf 7vr-a= - al 2 a fhIaclriaCE
M Lord and I consulted over the matter
and decided 70 plan the robbery. We told Mel
son to 60 back 20 De VaU and give him the
bludgeon. and tell him that he was too nervous
10 do that kind OF work. but that he knew a
thug who would turn the trick of for So. that
the thug would DO the heavy work. and he.
Nelson, would DO the Iight' work We picked
out County Detective Mullen for the thug
Mr.. Corrfgan said that Nelson reported TO
him that the scheme was agreeable 10 De Nau.
About O'Clock last evening Nelson went 20
Mercer and Spring SITS. with Mullen, where they
met De vau- It is alleged that De Vau handed
the bludgeon 10 Mullen, and told him that the
trick was like finding money" Mullen, who is
well ve-sad in the slang used By the world OF
graft" soon convinced De vau that he was a
gun"
The three then went 70 the building at No.
nearby building by Msssrs. Corrtgan and Lord
and RappOlt-
De Van, it Is said. said that he would wait
downstairs until the trick was turned OF"
and that he would then pay them Of and they
would separate.
Nelson and Mullen went into the building as
planned. and when they had been upstairs sew
eral minutes Rappolt walked across the street
and arrested De Vau. When Mullen and Nell
son got upstairs in the building they met llr
Lewis, and he accompanied them 70 the station