New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
FINDS DEN OF THIEVES.
SPORTSMAN IN ALI B4BA.
Everything from PoodLes to JezoeIry
on Enhibit for Victims.

All Harlem and the upper West Side turned out
yesterday to see the art exhibit in the Office of
Captain Burns, of the East 126th-st. station The
collection comprises everything from a poodle dog
TO diamonds, plate, old lace and oil paintings.
Ten of the collectors under arrest. The goods
were seized in a Harlem storehouse. and when dis
played in Captain Burnss office gave the dingy old
station the appearance Of a department store at
Christmas time.
There II watches 800 pieces OF silverware,
many medals and old coins. valuable clocks,
oil paintings. a diamond sunburst, scores of pins
and rings with valuable stones. china and other
bric-a-brac, valuable fans several sets of furs.
silk dresses, 80 silver spoons. $1,000 lace bed
spread 16 nut picks silver backed brushes,
marked L." and IN. L.; pairs of opera glasses
IS articles of women's clothing. a white poodle,
silver mounted pistols and 2 stettos
Crowds called at the station identify the arti-
cles revealing the fact that robberies in the up
town residential district had been even more ex-
tensive than supposed With tre exception of the
normal number of jobs turned off by ordinary
crooks, the police believe the epidemic of burglar
les and fat -obberies to be due to the pooIroon1
gang under arrest The police we're entirely
at and helpless until after the home of Thomas
Lloyd, of No 2G2S Lexington-ave. was robbed
January Is Lloyd is a wealthy sportsman and
has been to the poor of that neighborhood about
what Tim Sullivan is the Bowery He is the
hacker and manager of Tommy Murphy the
fighter. The day after he had been robbed man
ne had helped at various times came 10 him and
said:
4 stand for 'mcst everything out when the
turn you OF it is about time to squeaL"
Acting on information which the man gave
Lloyd the police went to poolroom kept by a
man named Schaeffe. where much Of the stufp
stolen from Lloyd was found The arrest of John
Wesley, or Charles Hall. followed. Wesley told
the names of the rest Of the gang and most Of the
others were arrested warrants still being out for
one or two.
The station was thronged all day with people
looking at the loot AS as articles were identl
ned they were labelled and placed aside. Accord
Ing TO insurance experts, only about per cent OF
burglaries committed reported to the police
but the crowds yesterday showed that a much
smaller percentage than this of the recent burglar
les uptown had been reported The police refused to
give out their list of identdcations and many of
those who found articles stolen from them refused
to give their names to any but the police.
Mr. Lloyd found about $1,000 worth Of his prop
erty. J. Mcdonald, OF Mcdonald & HAYWARD
jewellers. of No. LII Broadway. came to find
some 5000 worth Of jewelry stolen in Christmas
week, when he was married. Most Of his wedding
presents disappeared at the same time. He had a
list Of seventysix articles, amounting to SIS OOO
including big solid silver service. which mad
been stolen
Another caller, handsomely dressed and attend
ed by three servants in livery, said she had been
robbed OF jewelry two weeks ago. amounting to
more than $1,000. She refused To give her name or
tell if she had found of her property. Marshall
J. Wool, whose woolIen store at No 25s 5th-ave
wes robbed Of goods amounting to more than g 600
found one small American flag belonging to him.
Arthur Wilcox. of No. 131 Edgecom be-ave. robbed
four weeks ago yesterday, found 500 worth of his
property Mrs. Louisa Alexander found her eve
glasses. She lost 5000 worth of stuff on January
2s from her home. No. SIG West 142d-st NJ Davis.
OF No 136 West 117th-st.. got his toothbrush back
but could his tooth powder or S3O1 worth Of
other stuff stolen
Mrs. W. H. Hyland, of No. 21Q4 7th-ave lost
several hundred dollars worth on January 90 She
found small articles Other property identt-
fed that Of w D. MtchaeIs of No 156 West
141st-st.. jewelry and opera glasses; Mrs Herbert
of No. Is East 131st-st.. silverware; j. w Burk-
hardt, Of No. 220 East 124th-st two revolvers and
two clocks: Mrs Annie Shank. of No 7s East 12sth-
ST., silverware and table cutlery: Mrs Lotte Vein
garten. of Nc 70 East 12sths tortoise shell combs
and toilet articles; William Mundt, of No. 652 East
1Est-st.. sverware and gold toilet articles and
William Mathesius. of No. 526 East 14Sd-st silver
ware.
Detective McVey of the West 152d-st station
who happened to be IN the police station identified
a quantity OF table linen. the proceeds of a rob-
bery in that precinct. Chief of Police Foley of
Mount Vernon, had two detectives looking the
tectiVes are also present from Tuckahoe, Scars
dale I4archmont Greenwich, Rye and Yonkers
They have examined the pictures of the men al
ready arrested and the man wanted, and say they
have seen the before. Two representatives OF
burglar insurance companies also called TO II
any who had received payment for losses iden-
titled any of his goods.