The evening world., 1909-01-23
WOMAN LEADER Of
SAFE BLOWERS IS
STILL AT LIBERTY
Police Believe She Disposed of
the Gangs Loot in
Pawnshops.
FOUR PRISONERS HELD.
Captured After a Desperate
Fight in Shop Oh the
Lower East Side.
FOUR PRISONERS HELD.

Although the well.dressed woman who
was with the four safe blowers cap.
tured after a desperate fight in the
once Of David Meyers paint shop, No.
First avenue, last night, has not been
caught, the police have an excellent
description OF her and expect that she
will be behind bars before night falls.
The police believe that this woman
was the leader OF gang OF "veggmen"
and disposed OF their loot In pawnshops
When the four prisoners were ar
raigned In police court to-day they all
looked as though they had been through
cider mill. They were bruised from
head to foot and their faces were cut
and swollen. They, however. did not
look much worse than the three detec-
tives who captured them. The seven
had been treated by surgeons from St
Vincent's Hospital.
In the last two months there have
been dozen or more bu-glaries IN
various places In the lower eas, side. The
police were convinced that an organized
gang was at work. but they could get
no clue to the identity of it's members
Last night Detectives Horton, Landers,
Wertheimer and Hickson were passing
a coffee saloon In Stanton street, when
they saw man inside who answered
the description Of burglar known as
skinny Jake" With him were three
men and well-dressed woman.
Sleuths Follow Suspects.
They watched the party until $50
o'clock, when three of the men left the
place, followed by Horton and Landers.
Then the woman departed and was
traied by Hickson. A moment later
the fourth man walked out, with
Wertheimer at his heels. The two de-
tectives followed the men up Stanton
to Allen street and then to No. g.
The suspects entered the hallway and
disappeared. The detectives went to
the Il" station platform and waited.
About go o'clock the fourth man ap-
peared and stood in front OF the build.
Ing. The detective who had Swallowed"
him Joined his companions on the L
station. They noticed that whenever a
train rolled past the lookout took off
his hat and waved it, apparently as a
signal. About II o'clock Horton and
Werthelmer descended to the sidewalk
and seized the lookout.
Horton then went through the hall.
way to the rear yard, whore he d!scoy.
cred that three iron bars had been
sawed from window. Drawing his
revolver he stepped through the win.
dow and called out:
Stand still or I'll shoot to kill"
NO one answered, so Horton advanced
to the front OF the store
Suddenly the revolver was knocked
from his hand and some one seized him
about the neck and threw him to the
moor. Then three men Jumped on him.
Horton managed TO throw the three men
on him and began to strike about
phndly. All the time he was shouting to
his brother detectives to come TO his aid.
He drew his billy and with the first
swing felt 1t strike a man and heard
him fall. Then blow sent the de,ec.
tive to the floor. lie was up in a mo
ment and a well-directed blow caused
one OF the burglars to howl with pain
and stagger across the room. There
were still two left, and while one en-.
gagged the detective in front another
struck him from behind. and Horton
went down again. Two men were on
his chest and lie was being s,rangIcd
when the door was burst in by the other
detectives