The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-17
WOMAN MAY BE BANK ROBBER
3 ARRESTS HERE FOR GILBERTS.
VILE SAFE BLOWING.
Two Men and Young Woman Had Fine bur.
glars Kit-Brewer & Co. Bank People
Think Girl Dressed IS Man Held Them
at Bay With Gun While Pals Rined Safe.


Think Girl Dressed IS Man Held Them
at BAY With Gun While Pals Rined Safe
Two young men who the police believe
were two Of the three that blew open
bank in Gilbertsville. Otsego county, in
broad daylight on May and got away
with about $1,000, were arrested yester-
day morning by Detective Sergeants Pea
body, Clarke and Cooney. woman
who was with them was arrested also,
but what charge there Is against her the
police wouldn't tell. The police would not
say whether she was suspected or not OF
having taken part in the robbery. The
Gilbertsville police were Of the opinion
that one Of the burglars was woman in
mems clothes. The prisoners had in their
possession modern burglars kit OF fine
quality.
They described themselves as John
Mullen, rs years DID, painter; Edward
Watson, alias Wilson, 81 years Old a must
clan, and Mabel Watson, "a years old. u
seamstress, They were arrested in their
beds at 23l West Forty-ninth street.
Although the arrests we're made at
O'Clock yesterday morning. it was not
until nearly O'Clock p NJ. that Acting
Captain McCauley Of the Detective Bureau
announced them. He said that he could
give no particulars. The prisoners were
arrested as suspicious persons. he said,
but the police had excellent reason to be-
lieve that they were the ones wanted for
the bank robbery.
After the three prisoners had been taken
to Police Headquarters the detectives
went back to their rooms and MADE a search.
The burglar tools were found in two suit
cases. They we're taken to Headquarters,
where spread out, they completely covered
big table. The kit contained.
rr,h.r h.,s a, ni,roo,vosrin-sroroh
in each 70 blow no A building,
20 diamond pointed drills.
2 threaders.
brace.
IL screw bolts OF various sizes.
box OF primers
con OF 1use.
Gom ana, ai, ,.
a,sc,,io assh
steel drag.
~ percussion oapa,
oil can.
20 keys. assorted. ..
:" calioer revolver
DON Oh ear'r'ose''
This is the finest collection OF bank
burglars tools that has come here in years.
said Capt. McCauley. They are finely
made, all modern. The kit includes every
thing an expert safe cracker could ask for.
The police here had no record OF the
prisoners. They were photographed for
the rogues' gallery and locked up. This
morning they will be arraigned In the police
court. --'-
The robbery for which the pri soners are
wanted occurred In the private bank of
Edward P. Brewer 4 Co.. in Gilbertsvile,
early in the morning OF May 2. One OF
the three men, or, as many think, woman
in disguise, stood in front OF the bank and
held the villagers at bay with revolver,
while his companions took their time to
blow open the safe. They used nitro
glycerin.
The first explosion smashed all the WIN
dows in the bank but the door to the vault
withstood the blast, 1t fell at the second
attempt. 1t was several minutes after the
first explosion that the second blast was
fred.
The third blast broke open the safe inside
the wrecked vault A piece of the safe
was blown through the front Of the bank
across the street and against the house of
MIR. brewer. Inc TODDeT5 gathered up
about 81 900 in cash and made for the out
skirts OF the village, where they had left a
horse and carriage.
A crowd followed the thieves. who kept
them back by occasionally shooting at
them. After they had made their escape
an effort was made to send out an alarm
% nearby towns by telegraph and tele-
phone. Then it was found that the bank
burglars had taken the precaution to cut
every wire running ont OF Gilbertsville.
UTICA. Nav ls-The authorities at Gil
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men and q woman on SUSPICION OF being