The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
WILL
DECIDE HIS
FATE
One Torn From Burglars
Vest May Convict Suspect
Held Here.

A button torn from the vest of a
negro burglar by Isaac Miller at his
home at Bloomfield avenue and Hill
streets, Bloomfield, Sunday morning.
during q struggle, and later found in
the home after the negro had made his
escape, may decide the fate of Charles
Diamond. a negro, who gives his adj
dress as 44O West Fortieth street, New
York city. The man has been positive
ly identified by Miller as the man with
whom he a a struggle at his home.
Diamond was also positively identified
by John Vanderhof, a conductor on the
Bloomfield venue line, who saw a
negro on his car shortly after the bur-
glary occurred at Miller's house. Dia-
mond was picked out by Vanderhof as
the negro who boarded his car at Wat
sessing avenue and left it at the Lacka-
wanna station.
When Diamond, with two other ne
groes, was arrested last night by De-
tective Sergeants Ryan and Farrell, OF
police headquarters. there was a button
missing from his vest, and two others
were hanging by threads.
Locked UP al police headquarters
with Diamond are Harry Casey, "a
years old, Of 235 West Thirty-ffth
street, New York city, and Benjamin
Brown, 26 years old. of GIL Eighth ave-
nue.. Casey has been arrested in Bos-
ton for burglary and Diamond admits
having been arrested in Louisville, KY,
for robbery.
Miller awoke early Sunday morning
and detected a strong odor of gas in
the house. He went to his sons room
n found the Jets were turned on full
force. He ligs.led a match, and as he
did so he PEI cefved the negro crouched
down beside his sons bed. Miller asked
him what he was doing there and the
negro muttered something abou the
gas being turned on. Miller grabbed
the negro and a tussle ensued. which
lasted fully ten minutes, Miller de-
clares. Down the stairs and out the
door went the two struggling men.
Miller shouted loudly for help, but no
one responded. On the veranda the
negro and Miller struggled further,
when suddenly, while Miller was hold
ing his coat with both hands, the in
truder slipped it off, escaping down
Hill street. This was about 1928 O'CLOCK
Miller held the coat and also a hat
which was dropped by the negro In the
struggle. Later a pair of shoes were
found. Z.
Conductor Vanderbilt stopped his car at
Watsessing avenue, about twenty minutes
after the encounter, and a negro without
coat. hat or shoes boarded 1t. This at
tracted the conductors attention. The
negro then asked him to put him off at the
nearest railroad station. He got off at the
Lackawanna depot.
The incident was reported to the Bloom-
Nneid police. who then gave the information
10 Captain CARROLL of the local detectVe
bureau. He put Detective Sergeants Ryan
md Long on tie case. When Conductor
yanderhof came to headquarters last night
he accompanied Detective Sergeants Ryan
and Farrell into the negro quarters in
Arlington. Augusta and Shipman streets.
They searched the district, but could find
no negro who c~orresponded to the descrip-
ton given by the conductor.
While standing at Market and Arlington
streets the police saw three negroes COM
Ing up Market street. Before they had a
chance to ask Vanderhof If any of the
trio nigh be the man he pointed to the
negro who gave the name of Diamond and
SAID tndl ne was IhS ~" a
his car. The trio were brought to police
headquarters. The shoes, coat and hat
were found to fit Diamond. Brown stock
ings were also worn by Diamond.
Miller came to headquarters this morn
ing and positively identified Diamond.
Miller was asked to bring down the button
found at his home to see il it matches the
Others on Diamonds vest.
The police will hold the three negroes
until they learn something Of their past.
Diamond claims that he wass4n New York
at the time the house of Miller was en-
tered. Casey and Brown say that they
were at a hospital on that day. Brown had
his head bandaged in the New York hos
pital and says Casey was with him at the
time. Several pawn tickets were found
on each Of the men.