Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-04
Officers POunCe
Upon Dexter and
StagaWay from
Hand Car---Had
Stolen Articles.
MORE EVIDENCE
BEING SOUGHT

Special officers James McDermott
and James Mansfield, of the Lehigh
Valley railroad, yesterday afternoon
arrested William Dexter, twenty
years old, no home, and Robert Stag
away, seventeen years old, of this
city, on charges of carrying conceal
ed weapons.
The youths were taken to the po-
lice station and, when searched, two
reyolvers, a brass knuckle, two pen
knives and new razor were found
in Dexter's pockets. Each Of the
youths had a gold watch and chain
and some rings. Chief Burke had
suspected that the robbery of Will
liam Dunham's home at Fords, last
Thursday afternoon, was the work of
these two and has had Detective Long
at work on the case since last Friday.
When Chief Burke heard yester-
day that two youths had been caught
by the special officers, he remarked
at once to a NEWS reporter. "I'll
bet that they're Dexter and Staga-
way"
Mr.. Dunham's father-in-law, Mr..
Martin, came to the police station
last night and identified one of the
the robbery was committed by the
two youths now in custody
Chief Burke says that he thinks
they also committed the robbery at
South Amboy Sunday night and
hopes to connect them with num-
ber of other recent robberies. They
were not arraigned this morning, as
the chief hopes to confront them with
more evidence within few days.
Detective Long has been looking
for this pair for the past few days
but they managed to evade the
clutches of the law. Yesterday
morning Special officer Mansfield saw
them near Manning's bridge, shoot
ing revolvers. Not caring to tackle
them alone, he came to this city and
notified Special Officer McDermott.
With Detective Long the two special
officers went after the boys, but could
not get close enough to them, with
out being seen. Diplomacy was then
decided on and yesterday afternoon
McDermott and Mansfield went toI
Metuchen on the 1870 o'clock train
They saw the youths lying asleep on
bank just west of Manning's bridge
and at once decided a plan to catch
them.
The two officers left the train at
Metuchen and, securing a hand car,
boarded 1t with section forman
officer McDermott said he did this
SO as not to arouse the youths sus-
picions. When the handcar reached
the place where the youths were
sleeping, the officers quickly pounced
on them, before they were aware of
their presence, and brought them to
this city.
Mr.. McDermott said that he could
have had the train stopped at the
bridge, but the youths hearing it,
would have become suspicious and
fed
Dexter and stagaway are we'll
known to the police and have been
in q number Of scrapes.
A boy who lives in North Amboy
told Chief Burke and Of1cer McDer-
mott this morning that, while riding
on coal train at Easton recently, he
saw StagawRy break the seal on a
car and take some stuff from it and
give 1t to some boys. Many seals
have been broken on cars In this vi
cinity recently.
Ernest Neiltop's store in Broad
way, South Amboy, was entered
through a door in the rear of the
store Sunday night and about $27O
worth of hardware taken. Dexter and
Stagaway are believed to be the
guilty ones and the South Amboy po-
lice have been notified to that effect.
This afternoon Stagaway, accom-
panied by Chief Mcdonald and Mr..
Neiltop, Of South Amboy, and Detec-
tive Long, of this city, went to the
lads home at 20 Sayre avenue to
get the plunder, which he said he
had hidden there.