The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-04-30
POLICE BELIEVE
they've CAUGHT
DENTAL BURGLAR
In Arrest of John F. Winters, OF
New York, Rich Catch
Is Claimed.
MANY ROBBERIES KEEP
HEADQUARTERS ON JUMP
One Man Accused of Burglary
Confesses to Having Stolen
from His Own Home.

Benorts of robberies and an arrest,
which Captain Carroll, of the detectiFs
bureau, deems most important anu
which was made before the police hah
been notified of the theft, kept the men
at police headquarters on The jump TO-
day
To Detective Sergeants Fohs and
Templeton is due credit for the arrest
of John f. Winters, 81 years old, VINO
says he lives at Il christopher street,
New York.
The police declare they can fasten
the robbery of at least half dozen
dental offices upon him. Winters was
literally caught with the goods on in
a second hand store on Market street,
where he went within nalf an hour OF
the time he had been chased away from
the office of Dentist ". e. Holt at 66l
Broad street. The buzzer connected
with the show case gave the alarm
which frightened Winters from the
show case, after he had secured from
1t gold filings
He was offering this for sale when
sufficient eveidence to connect him
with the robbery of DIR. Brady's office
at 30 Academy street, the plunder taken
from which has been recovered; also
dentists Offices at Halsey and Market
streets, West Park and Broad, in Rose
VILE and other sections of the city.
Winters, who refuses to talk, will be
arraigned in the First Precinct Court
tomorrow. He answers the description
OF the man who was seen to rob DIR.
Holts show case 1t was a. m. to-
day when the Holt robbery was re-
ported, and at that time Winters had
been slated at police headquarters and
was being photographed.
Two Held I'm 81 900 Bail.
Thomas EllSins, SO years old, no
home, and Henry Wilson, alias Her
man Ogle Al years DID, of Brooklyn,
were held in $1,000 bail each for the
action of the grand jury by Judge
Howell IN the Third Precinct Police
Court today, after an alleged attempt
to enter four different homes in the
Ironbound District.
They were caught by Detective Ser
geant John Mcconnell. of headquar-
ters, and Plainclothesman Frank Brex,
sleuths had carefully gathered enough
evidence in the neighborhood to con-
vince them that the men were crooks.
The detectives say that they were seen
fitting key to the doors of the homes
of Mrs Apollonia Kempf, at IT'S Van
Buren, street. and Mrs. Mary Wacker,
next door They were told of the
actions of the two men by Mrs. Annie
Conredi of 267 Elm street, who says
she saw them looking into neighbor's S
window.
The police believe that the men are
crooks, and are looking up their
records.
Robbed His Own Home.
John Guenther. 20 years old, of 46
Komorn street, was held in $500 bail
by Judge Howell In the Third Precinct
Police Court today for grand larceny.
He has confessed robbing his own home
of silver spoons, a collection of old
coins and other articles valued at over
5000 The complaint was made by his
mother, Johanna Guenther. He is sup
posed to have stolen the stuff because
he wanted to leave the city and travel,
as he was getting ready to go to Buf-
falo last night when arrested by Pa
troman Kellet. of the Third Precinct,