New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-26
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-Four Men Arrested for HOld-up
Observation-Disclosures ActiUe.

Montcieir. " J.. Avg. 70 (SpeciaD--Four Italians
were arrested at Little Falls this morning on sus-
picion Of having been connected with tho ropoery
sf Paymaster White at Cedar Grove yesterday
morning They seemed in haste TO reach Paterson.
Constable Thompson with the aid of a few citizens
lodged them In the old school house Thompson
called Upon Justice OF the Peace jim steele d
former Paterson policeman, ana the court At oii'
began an investigation.
The Italians found TO be the possessors OF
considerable money. They could not give thelr
names intelligibly, but one OF Them reluctantly
disclosed a roll of money-$ioS. The three others
had sums ranging from $40 to $50 each One OF them
smoke English well enough 70 inform Inc Jusuce
that they were innocent and FRANK Frahclsco'
rroprietor of a neghboring stone quarry, identi-
Esd three OF the men as former employees 1heS
,rero Maid of last night and are their way TO
Italy The other worked for Wright & Lindsey
contractors the senior partner OF which nrn was
held I'D at MontcIair Heights, about two miles from
,resterdays robbery. early in June. and robbed OF
tSoo - . cold watch Ali were discharged Forty
roen were engaged by the ORoUrke company 10
scour the woods yesterday. until far into the night
and the superintendents at the once To-Day "eie
,hororebIv exhausted from fatigue. The men found
two masks. one made OF an cld PINK hai'DNe 1i'''
md the other Of dark blue yelling.
sncs the holdup it has developed that Charies
sherry 2 bov of about sixteen, employed by the
oRo,Irke company. drove the superintendent DOWN
:. - +rain 1,non which Paymsster White and his
.s,or+ Harrison Taft, arrived. The boy nouceu
sbree men by the roadside as he drove 10 the s'd
ton hut paid no attention TO them. He did not
drive back with the party
The boy said that when he drove past ne sa"
Two If the men sitting by the roadside ana thlru
standing near an old yellow bicycle.
Late in the afternoon the searchers found IN ihe
woods a shotgun and revolver. AS the shehs
xound in some of the old coats recovered mite"
these II is supposed that they belonged to the ron
hers 1t was reported that the police hed sue
ceeded in connecting the yellow bicycle ana the
shotgun and expected 10 make an arrest Oe'o'o
morning. ,..z
The police believe that the satchel is hlooen
somewhere in tho woods. near where the foo-
scry took place they are positive 1t was not
carried away from the immediate nelghoorhooo'
They believe the money is still in il. as they nave
found none Of the little green pay envelopes as
they think they would have If the thieves hao
taken the contents.
The O'Rourke company has added two Plnkert3h
men TO the posses The sleeping rooms OF tle
office force look like armory Ihe men aLe
determined TO run the gang down II II is poSslOle
Neither Payrnaster White nor TAFT, the nllahClat
once man who held mp with hlnl came OUT
from New-York to-day. Superintendent Eldrloge
refused TO discuss Yesterdays loss me pay lot
the men will be duplicated at once, but When IL
comes oct from New-York there VIII ne men
enough on hand TO guard against every chance OF
another robbery.