New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
FIND CRIMINAL OUTFIT.
Nesoark Police Thirk Bride end
Husband Important Prisoners.

Detective Sergeant Frank w. Tuite, OF the
4sh Precinct, in Newark. has made two arrests
there which, it developed yesterday, are the
most important in years in the criminal annals
OF that city. Mrs Elizabeth Lowery bride
of little more than a week, and her young
husband, Joseph J. Lowery. are Tuite's pris-
oners. They were taken after struggle, in
which the seuth had 20 wrest two revolvers
from Lowery.
search Of the couples home. at NO % South
Orange avenue. revealed a counterfeiter's and
yeggman's complete outfits. The young woman,
81 came 10 light yesterday. is none other than
Newarb's Kitty Kline. who fell into the police
tolls two years ago in connection with a bad
ger" game The Importance of the arrests was
surprise to the detective who had been shad-
owing the couple for several days in connection
with the theft Of SIS from Mrs. Charlotte Nc
Geary, In whose house the couple lived.
Tnite and Mrs. McGeary had been watching
the couple On Thursday night the detective
Sas'summOned, and found Mr.. and Mrs. Lowery
in their apartments Lowery seemed TO realize
that something was wrong. although he did not
recognize the detective. He feigned indignation.
as Gid his bride, and asked TO be permitted to
go upstairs TO put on his street clothing.
The detective followed him. and as the pris-
oner reached his bedroom he made quick dash
Sor a bureau, seizing two loaded revolvers which
he tried 70 level at Tuite. Then began a strug-
gle, in which the detective proved the better,
and the weapons were taken from Lowery.
A search OF the couples rooms was begun
smmediately after the arrest Included in the
two kits found IN a trunk were a drill fuses.
caps and a bottle which is believed to contain
ritrO-glycerine. Besides. there was found guam
Eity OF silver. pig lead and some counterfeit half
dollars.
The counterfeiting outfit consisted OF a polish
ing lathe and apparatus for plating a melting
pot ana ladle several moulds. milling file, and
quantity OF alloy Neatly put away in dress
suit case, which was at the bottom of the trunk
was found drill, with several sets of fuses,
some OF which were cut into siX-inch pieces,
ana some blasting caps. II was when the couple
were being led to be measured that the woman
was recognized as the woman who had a local
record.
ago as Kitty Kline and that she was arrested
and committed 10 a home at Inwood- -on-the-
Hudson. from which she escaped. To Tuite the
goung woman said she met Lowery in Chicago
little more than year ago, and that he had
told her he was inventor. She admitted that
neither she nor her husband had done any work
since.
The couple were married by the Rev. w. Ber-
selica1 Lutheran Church. last Tuesday Richard
E Lewis, OF Superintendent Flynn's office OF
The Secret Service. and Detective Sergeant
James Valeley, of this city, visited the prisoners
yesterday.
The couple had lived at Mrs McGearys
house only since Sunday, and represented them
selves as theatrical people. Thursday afternoon
Iowery told Mrs. McGeary that his wife had
tried TO end her life with gas. Mrs. McGeary
Immediately ran out TO summon physician.
When she returned, she says she saw Lowery
coming out OF the dining room, in which her
purse had been left. Some time later she dis
covered that SIS was missing. II is the
charge Of taking the money that LOwery and
his bride will be held pending further investi-
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