The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
TIN THIEVES ARE CAUGHT
WERE EMPLOYES OF NATIONAL
 WIRE CORPORATION

Thefts Aggregate Sss1.A4--Capture Was
 Result of Clever and Long Continued
 EHorts of Detective DOnnelly--Men
 Make Partial Confession and Tell
 How StUlcm Goods Were Disposed Of.
 The cleverest piece of detective wlrk that has been done in this city for long time was successfully consumma- ted yesterday when Detective Donnel- ly lodged Max Kr1vitsky of 3oS Cong ress avenue, John E. Mulligan of 19S Farren avenue and Edward B. Ranney of 159 Lombard street in the lookup, These men are held on charges of theft of pig tin from the National Steel Wire Corporation. Mulligan and Ran ney have seven counts each against them and Krivitsky has two. The ag- gregate amount of the thefts is $SS144 Bonds of $1,00o was furnished for Kri- vitsky last night by Si.A. Alderman. The other two are held at $2,000 bonds.
 The thefts have been going on for al- most year. While going his rounds among the junk dealers last October, Detective Donnelly noticed that there was lot of pig tin going through the market that was not being accounted for. He immediately took up the mat ter, visiting various places about the city where tin is used in large quanti- ties to see If any of the dealers were losing any. He discovered that the National Steel Wire corporation had suffered heavy shrinkage for which they could not account. MT. Donnelly began to look for the thieves imne- diately, although no complaint had been made. He kept the store house under close watch night and day from November to last May, but no further losses were sustained in the stock house.
 The vigilance was relaxed somewhat and on the morning of May 23 Manager Smith of the Wire company reported the loss of three pigs of tin. Detective Dolleyy took up the case with renewed energy On June 9th three more pigs were reported lost and again on August B four pigs disappeared. Evidence pointed to Ranney as the guilty ons. and yesterday morning at 11:S0 he was taken in hack by Detective Donnelly to detective headquarters, where he was subjected to a rigid examination during which he broke down and made a partial confession. Later Mulligan was arrested and identified by Ran ney as an accomplice. Then Krivitsky was sent for. He also identified Multi gan as a man from whom he bought the stolen tin. Mupigan denies any connection whatever with the affair.
 While the men were being examin- ed by the bureau some man employed by the National Wire corporation due up three of the pigs that were stolen last week by the waterfront near the factory. It was also learned that Ran ney visited Krivitsky last Sunday and tried to have the latter buy this tin Krivitsky. however, was wary and told Ranney to wait a week because "Donnelly was on their trail" Ran ney then told how the booty of June 8 was sold. It was buried for few days after being taken from the store room, near the place where the stolen tin was discovered yesterday. Then Ranney and Muligan dug it up one night and placing It in a row boat rowed to the Tomlinson bridge where Krivltsky was in waiting to carry the booty to the city. Krivitsky denied this but admitted that he had paid Ranney for amounts of tin on two occasions,
 Krivitsky had nothing to do with taking the tin from the store house. This was the work of Mulngan and Ranney, who are well acquainted with the place. Mulligan has been in the employ of the company year and Ranney for several years.