The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-12
TRIED TO ROB SLEUTH'S FLAT.
DETECTIVE CRAPS CHANCE RE-
TURN YIELDS FINE QUARRY.
Two Sneak Thieves. One Jeweiry.Laden
and the Other With Pockedm OF
Pawntickets, Captured In Harlem
-Robberics Continue I'm the District

--Robberics Continue I'm the District
Detectives John o'Brien and John Gray
Of the West 152d street station arrested
Benjamin Hall. "a years old, OF 17s4 Clay
avenue, The Bronx, and Charles Mex, who
gave an address not his own, on Satur-
day night while the two men were try
ing to get into Gray's apartments on the
second floor Of the fat house at 1ssd street
and st. Nicholas avenue.
Detective Gray went to his home Satur-
day night for some papers, accompanied
by O'Brien. Gray's family are In the
country. When the detectives got to the
landing on the floor where Gray lives they
saw Hall and Mex in the passageway try
ing to get in the parlor door with case
knife.
The detectives watched them for five
minutes, and when they we're satisfied
the men were thieves, they ran into the
hallway and told them to throw up their
hands They put up hard fight, but
were subdued and taken to the station
They were held yesterday in the Harlem
court for examination.
A large number Of pawntiokets and S47
In cash were found In Halls pockets. The
pawntickets called for silk dresses, a suit
case, and dozen different kinds OF wear
ing apparel There were also 200 tickets
announcing a dance to be given by the
Benjamin Hall Association at the Harlem
Arcade in East hath street, on Oct. 10.
Hall said the pawntickets belonged TO
| friend, and that he was keeping them Tor
him.
Detective O'Brien telephoned to the
| Harlem Arcade and learned that the place
was engaged that night, when the Pinkey
Association would have a dance. He also
learned that Hall had sold nearly hundred
tickets around Harlem for rs cents each
| The manager OF the dance hall said that he
had been kept busy answering the teie-
phone about the Benjamin Hall Association.
! Mex had in his pockets horseshoe pin
set with nine large diamonds, one gold
stickpin. scarfpin with alarge opal in the
centre set with diamonds, one gold watch
and chain with a locket charm set with
diamonds, and lot OF smaller articles
OF jewelry. Mex said the diamonds be-
longed to his uncle, John O'Brisn OF Az
East 10th street, who had sent him down
town after them on Saturday morning
The police made inquiries at the address
and found that no John O'Brien hveo
there.
When the men are brought up In court
to-day the detectives expect to have
number OF complaints against them from
persons who have been robbed on Wash
ington Heights.
Detective O'Brien will have se~era
complainants to appear against John Adams
10 years old, OF 1893 West Ninety-eighti
street, who was arrested on the roof OF
! fat house at 156th street and Amsterdam
avenue on Friday. Adams had a bunci
Of pawntickets in his pocket and the polio'
believe he il q member OF gang OF yount
thieves who have been robbing hats II
] Harlem. i,
Thieves entered the apartments Of Fred
erick Monatsberger at s2S East Ninety
| second street on Saturday while the family
and servants were away, and carried OF
jewelry which Monatsburger says 10 WORT
| about S. 900. The thieves evidently has
been disturbed at their work, for In IRON
of a safe, in which Monatsberger says h
| had several thousand dollars were founc
burglars tools and some nitroglycerine.
The jewelry had been looked In Q case
which had been broken open and left be
hind. Monatsberger says that the thieve
got three diamond studded watches, al
opal and diamond ring, two diamond pins
diamond brooch and pair OF diamond
studded cuff links.
Just after Monatsberger had reportet
the robbery, DR.. William Kracusin OF III
East Eighty sixth street came to the station
to cay that his Office had been broken int
and instruments valued at 500 taken.