The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-21
STOLEN PROPERTY
RECOVERED
Spoils of Boy Burglars In
Possession of the Police at
Headquarters.
RESULT or LEADERS, ARREST
CHIEF MURPHY ANXIOUS TO
HAVE OWNERS OF RECOVERED
PROPERTY COME FORWARD
AND IDENTIFY III.

AND IDENTIFY III.
The News" few days ago told of
the arrest of Benjamin Miarchi, nineteen
years old, leader of gang Of Juvenile
burglars, who were conducting business
on wholesale scale in vacant houses
while their occupants were out OF town
on summer vacations. Detective Ser
geants William Prescott and Alex Gala
CHER had been looking for Miarchi for
two weeks before his arrest and several
times they caught sight of him, but as
he is a fast sprinter he eluded them
each time. They had been instructed by
Chief Murphy not to shoot at him. On
one occasion they caught sight of him on
Grand street and he led them merry
chase across vacant lots in the direction
of the Morris Canal, the detectives firing
shots over his head in an endeavdr to
frighten him into surrender. He got
| away and the next day some clothing
was found on the banks of the canal
with note pinned thereto purporting to
be written by Miarchi, informing De
tective Prescott that he had committed
suicide because the detectives shot at
him, but rhat his soul would haunt the
detective. He was arrested as he was
about to be surrendered by his bonds
man in the Court of Sessions a few days
of the two detective-sergeants by Judge
Blair. He was arraigned before Police
Justice Higgins and committed for trail
About half a dozen smaller boys, who
| worked under Miarchi's directions, were
arrested and handed over to the custody
of the Probation officer.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Georgiana
Mount and Miss Kennedy, of No. 81
Magnolia avenue, identified three gold
rings, gold pen and pencil case, a
| pocketbook, also some small articles sto-
len from their residence when their
house was vacant on August "a.
This property was among that stolen
by vacant house thief Bernard Miarchi.
There is still large quantity of jew
elry and parts of jewelry remaining in
! the possession of the police at Head
quarters that they are anxious to have
claimed, as they are satisfied that it is
all stolen property.
The following is list of the articles
referred to-
| 1 hand printing press, marked Com
mercial Printing Press; Edison Home
phonograph; galyanic battery, COM
plete; / mandolin; l Swiss music box;
postage stamps and postal cards; Seal
.'D'' and outfit; / electric torchs 1 pair
Chevaiier opera glasses and holder, moth
er of pearl, in blue plush bag; ! pair
Chevaher opera glasses, brown leather;
8 sterling silver trays. II. L. c. on one;
| Seth Thomas coaching clock; ! filled
case. hunting, watch. N. Y. Standard
movement. link chain with scissors
charm; / hunting case gold watch, key
wind, N. Martile Locke on movement;
! ! lorgnette; ] open face silver watch,
old fashioned; gold solid link chain,
old fashioned; silver sword breast pin,
| with scabbard; leather case containing
seven stick pins; / Woodman's Society
pin: gold lined thimble with amethysts
around base, gold ring,amethyst ring
initial S. single stone rings, amethyst,
moonstone and opal; / intaglio charm;
metal lead pencils with three slides; 1
Smith & Wesson pearl handle revolver,
No. 3e; / sterling oyster fork, letter G.;
! old-fashioned silver neck chain with
| pearls; set of glass shirt and cuff but
tons, diamond chips in centre; lot Of
gold cuff buttons. shirt studs, stick pins,
cuff buttons, shirt waist pins and breast
pin; ] lot Of plated cuff buttons, collar
buttons and breast pins; / cuff button,
letter b." ladies' gilt belt with spread
eagle on buckle and back nickle plated
cover for memo. book and paper weight;
/ combination keyless savings bank, con-
tanning a mutilated fifty-cent piece and a
lot Of London. England. railroad trans
fer tickets: | Kodak box containing one
pair Of rubber soles and six rubber heels;
200 coupons Gold Seal Coffee Co; lot Of
lead pencils; ] glass cutter; / set saw
and wrench.
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