Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-09-03
EVERSON CONFESSES
SEVERAL BURCLAR|ES
Breaks Down And
Admits CrimeStO
Chief Burke.
LOOT LOCATED.

AIlGT DOolllNCiy uChy ih6 IOI IWN
DAYS that he was connected in any
way with the robbery of A. Clayton
Clark's house at High and Water
streets August 23, Andrew Everson
twenty-three years old, who was ar.
rested by Chief of Police Burke Fri
day afternoon, broke down yesterday
morning, the chief announced today
and confessed that he robbed that
house as well as several other places
Chief Burke says that when Ever
son was arrested Friday afternoon he
had nothing on his person to arouse
suspicion. The chief was positive,
however, that he had the right man
and says that Everson yesterday told
him the whole story. Everson said
that he made three trips to the Clark
residence, the chief states, two on
Friday night and one Saturday night.
He says that nobody was in the house
at the time and he loaded the valu-
ables in clothes basket and took
them away. The clothesbasket, to-
gether with pair of Mr.. Clark S
shoes, were found in Everson's home
by Chief Burke and Detective Huff.
Everson says that he sold the stuff
at a pawn shop on Ninth street, New
York.
Detective Huff and Mr.. Clark went
to the place today to get the goods.
Among the articles stolen from the
Clark residence were three small saw
ings banks. Everson says, according
to the chief, that he took the money
from these banks and threw them in
the sewer at Market and Mcclellan
streets.
The chief also states that Everson
also confessed robbing Shangold's
shoe.store on the night of July Is. 1t
has been a mystery to Chief Burke
how the store was entered. Everson
says that he slipped into the store
ten minutes before it was closed and
hid in a closet. Then he took twen-
ty-fOur pairs of shoes and took them
away. He left the rear door un-
locked and returned again the same
night. That time he took twenty
three pairs of shoes.
Chief Burke has also got Everson
to confess that he robbed Richman's
clothing store of over 500 worth of
skirts and waists; Madsens bicycle
store OF $33 on cash, and Ludwig's
music store of $12 worth of goods. He
still denies robbing the residence of
F. j. Cox on Rector street in April,
1906, but Chief Burke says that he
is sure that EversOn did that job also
All of the robberies have now been
accounted for except those of Poul-
sens, Knudsen's and Singers jewel
ry stores. Chief Burke says that he
knows who committed these robberies
but that he has not enough evidence
to convict the guilty party as yet.
Harry Frederickson confessed be-
ing with EversOn in several of the
rObberieS. He also stole some tools
from the new Singer building on
Smith street. Ambrose Brennan is
held for robbing several gas meters,
in connection with William Critchley,
of Newark, who is now in the coun-
ty Jail on another charge. Edward
Hallahan, the last of the three boys
arrested, has been released. 1t was
found that he had little to do with
the rObberies. Brennan and Freder-
ickson are held in default of $500 bail
for each offense.
Everson will probably be taken to
New Brunswick today.
Chief Heard Conversation.
Chief Burke said this morning that
he has been positive since last Fri
day that EversOn was guilty. After
putting Everson in the lookup with
the three boys arrested Thursday
Chief Burke pretended to leave the
lookup. He slammed the door, but
instead of going outside he remained
within.
I Z As soon as the door slammed, Ev-
s'eFson, according to Chief Burke
said:
Hey, Frederickson, what did you
tell the chief?"
Il told him about us robbing
VOLTS store"
What the - did you do that
for? You're soft enough to melt"
replied Everson.
Jaw, | couldn't help it. They
banged me around in there and scared
me till | didn't know what l was do
ing"
You're a peach" was Eversons
reply you didn't tell them about
those big robberies, did you?"
mo; they didn't ask me''
well, you'd better not You'll get
it just as bad as do if you tell them
about the big ones"
Meanwhile Chief Burke stood only
a few feet away eagerly drinking in
the information he needed.
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