The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-20
SHOT AT LOOT DEALING GANG
TWO MEN AND 4 WOMAN CAUGHT
AT FREEPORT, l.. /.

Etolet W WIN SUN supposed 10 Rave
been Stolen Trunk Filled With Loot
intercepted Shipped From the
PIace-Two Pursued Men Get Away.
FR%EEPoRT, L. l., June l9.-After a running
fight in which bullets whistled, two men
were arrested this afternoon Just outside the
village and u little later a woman was
taken into custody. Tonight two of
Sheriff Gildersleeve's men are guarding a
hotel which appears to contain the loot of
a gang of robbers, while others are search
ing the country for two more men. The
Sheriff thinks he has got hold OF on Of the
gangs which have been committing rob-
berries in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
1t is not the automobile gang.
Constable Petit of the Sherif's force
lost a lot Of lumber some time ago from
a new house he was building. After some
search he found it at a hotel on the out
skirts of the village near Merrick. 1t
was formerly kept by Charles Schang.
He was arrested and convicted OF maintain
ing a disorderly resort and sent to the
penitentiary. His wife continued to live
at the place and a new license was taken
out in the name Of August Won Sarrick.
He is a middle aged man. A gang OF men
HuNS Out dIounu Iue nOlel.
The authorities learned thai at intervals
trunks were shipped from the hotel. Trunks
also arrived but they were empty. while
those shipped away were laden. Arrange
ments were made by which when the NEXT
trunk was sent away Sheriff Gilderslee e
was to- know of it. The trunk went this
morning, and as the train bearing it left
here the Sheriff was on another which left
Mineola for Long Island City. He was
waiting for the trunk with a warrant for
its examination.
The trunk was found to be filled with
silverware. and the Sheriff at once sent
for Mrs. W. f. Kenny. whose place at
Merriok had been robbed. She identified
some OF the things as hers. but they formed
only a small part Of the lot. Later T. r.
Jennings. whose place had been entered,
identified his belongings. Other things are
known to have come from the home Of
Thomas Murray. and there are many things
Of which the Sheriff has no record.
The Sheriff, with Capt, Dunbar OF this
place. Petit and others organized a posse
and set out for the hotel. They found
yon Sarrick and several men in the place.
They tried to get away and reached a
swamp across the road from the hotel.
Il was slow going across the swamp and
the fugitives turned n opened fire on
the Sheriff and his men. The fire was re-
turned Finally Maurice Berk dropped and
it was thought he had been hit, but he had
only weakened when the bullets whistled
by him. He was caught, and so was
Won Sarrick. who was not able to get away.
Men whose names are Joseph Kelly and
William Burns escaped, but they are be-
lieVed not 10 be possessed of money. Mean |
while Mrs. Schang was placed under arrest. |
The hotel was gone through and found to |
did not belong there and which had been
stolen. The place was closed and the
Sheriff placed a guard over it. Tomorrow
all the articles believed to have been stolen
will be removed 10 some place where they
can he exhibited for Identification.
Won S8rrick was taken before Justice
Archer B. Wallace and committed in de-
fault Of 5000 bail. Berk was committed
on a temporary charge Of vagrancy and
Mr. SchanR will be a%rraigned later. II
is expected she will be induced TO make a
confession.
Sheriff Gildersleeve communicated the
to which the intercepted trunk was
being shipped TO the New York police 80
they could investigate further
At Police Headquarters il was said last
night that a mar who said he was Sheriff
Gildersleeve called up from Garden City.
l.. J., and gave the name and address OF
the man TO whom the trunk he had seized
was addressed. The Sheriff asked that the
place be searched, but the police decline
to do 80 without a search warrant.
Detectives were sent to the place TO ask
about the man to whom the trunk was
consigned. and they learned that he was
out OF town.