New-York tribune., 1907-06-22
ROBBERY AS FINE ART.
BURGLARS AHAZING TALE
Squirted Ether Through Keyholes.
Says SchQng IN Confession.

Hampstead. Long Island. June % (SpeciaD-With
the hope of a light sentence. Christopher Schans
unfolded to District Attorney Coles to-day one of
Tue 'afgest and most successful plans for robbing
| Nassau county that has ever been brought to the
attention of the officials. Schang impicates Aupust
Won fehrlg and Maurice Berk with him in the
| Sil4leS' TO judge from the MANY large country
places pfered the amount Of bo0t,- n1t,f,od ~
tne gang will probably aggregate SS5 600 and poss-
| Dry more. Much OF the smaller and more valuable
OF the articles stolen were according to Schang s
Story' taken to New York. to the house at No Az
East 4Z3d street, and there disposed of to others
| VINO VINO Pawned them. not only in New York but in
Anmliadelphla, MI Jersey City. Newark and Wilmington
90 NE more ouky articles We're stored in the cellar
| OI Won Fehrlss hotel in the Merrclz Road. fust
east OF the village Of Freeport. Articles of every
utstllptloh were stolen including scores of car
| penter tools and implements from blacksmith
shops. Schang told the District Attorney that the
5iS rhtDIe success in remaining undetected
was probably due to its practice of spraying ether
ana chlorotorm about the bedrooms OF the houses
Ioooed- rms was occasionally forced through the
keyhoies when the rooms locked.
Nearly all of the loot was taken to Won Fehrg's
| hotel in FreeDort and placed in the cellar Here
II was packed into trunks at leisure and then
shipped to New York
Among the articles stolen were number Of val
liable rugs One of the rugs is a bear skin with a
handsomely mounted head which is valued at
$1,000 and has not yet been identified. District At
torney Coles would not give out the complete con-
fession other arrests are likely TO follow Both
Won Fehrig and Berk locked up in the Nassau
county JAN The examination of all those arrested
In the case has been set down for June % before
Justice A. B Wallace. at LynbrOok.
bers and told Sheriff Gildersleeve this evening
on that officers return from New York where he
had been watching the claiming Of stolen articles
recovered IN l2Sd strec-that he had taken part in
three OF the most recent robberies when the Ken
ney, Hopkins and Stevens homes We're entered. He
says ne dld not see any drug used TO stupefy the
inmates. This prisoner stranger in Free
port and its neighborhood
Won Fehrig also amplihed his confession. He
sent for the Sheriff this evening and told him that
his assertion that he only fence and not a
burglar was not true He said he had committed
OF the hurglaTieS alOne and In other cases
he had had help and that there were two or three
denied tho assertion made by Schang that a squirt
gun was used 10 blow ether into the rooms OF
sleeping persons, and seemed anxious to impress
upon Sheriff Glldersleeve that he had never taken
a revolver his travels and had not owned a
shooting iron OF any kind.
Won Fehrig has served three sentences for. burg
larry. He was twice sent to the Kings County
Penitentary and once to tho Elmira Reformatory.
II Is understood that steps Will be taken TO nave
him sentenced hhbitual criminal
Sheriff Ciildcrsleeve is receiving letters OF con-
graduation by the score from all parts or the
Among the principal victims reported to Sheriff
Gilderseeve are;
IL ] e, Ms s Sss 2i @ Meaa sSs "la of so I5o5eA cor
W. Il. Nosrand OF Springfield heard the @ pnFstaEs t IN
euIng In the morning he found ne mao ost
oil paintings valued at HSoo ana sii'e"'e '''N ."
W J. Kenny. OF Merrick. robbed three weeks ago Q,
y~nnnss Of Merric trustee church Char
,,, t-onndation robbed of $1,000 last January.
r. H. Morrison. Lynbrook. robbed of $500 in De-
ccmber. v.-.,-- 10 ---,..L.,.
,rs. 10 his house and his family chlooforrled
~ S,,rray Identified $3.50 worth his stun today He
Loaf I.sides this approximately $500.
taorga of Cedarhurst, robbed last NoVenl-
~ IS agaIr last week losing about $500 in all
,onrss Honkns was robbed in November ana again this
month He about S4V0 ,.
Fdvard Abrams OF Hewletts. robbed In May OF about
S5EI. -. -. sroo
lanes Hart robbed Of $500.
Sarea Roeckels of Roseaale, Long Island. robbed OF
sho,f st ODa A safe blown open.
william Verify, OF MeTrick; H. Workman or MertlcK
$1,000. A. ...,-- 49,. ~.
about $1,000 -,--,, -,
mated $500
PbiianIer r. X. Jennings OF Merrick trustee Of the
Crnrch CHARITY Foundation robbed Of $3.50 last January
II scLlllnnnn OF BaldWin. robbed OF 5000