New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
ARRESTED In THEATRE
BURGLAR TAKEN WHILE
SITTING IN BOX.
Detectiues "CoUer" Famous Cracks
man as Play Proceeds-Wdnted
in Washington.

Richard Osborne. safe cracksman by occupa-
ton. who is known in various cities as FRED
erick W. Smith, George Curtis and Patrick Muir
ply, submitted to arrest with the reVolVers OF
two detectives pointed at his head while slIIlHs
in a blk in the mezzanine gallery OF lhe
Orpheum Theatre. Brooklyn, at the matinee per
forrnance yesterday A scream from woman
in the box started the excitement In the gallery,
but it quickly subsided when Osborne jumped
from his seat and walked hastily with the detec-
tives out of the theatre.
The arrest was made by Detective Sergeant
G. E. Burlingame, OF the washington Bureau Oh
Police and Detective Manning, of the BROOKLYN
Headuuarters on a warrant duplicating Os-
borne in four Washington burglaries The pre-
cautionary display OF revolvers vas maze Oe-
cause Osborne is known as desperate nai
He is thirty-four years old and was an eiec-
trician He has served several prison terms
and was recently released from the prison at
Trenton, N. J.
Shortly after the arrest Of Osborne at p u1
nine detectives of the Brooklyn Headquarters
nroke into the basement Of the house at NO o.
Ashland Place which the detectives declared 10
have been used as fence" by Osborne ana ms
gang and arrested Ernest Edward. ahas MI
Intyre forty-fve years old; Peter refer '0i
twentv-three years old, laborer; Henry Bren-
nan twenty-four years old; James CrosoS'
twenty-nine years old. Of No 22S Myrtle ave
nue and sfrs Helen Poole, twenty-three years
old They were held as suspicious persons ana
will be arraigned with Osborne in the Adams
street police court this morning a Uis 0i'
watched the raid.
The detectives know them members OF the
Poole Kelly gang In the cellar was found
complete set of burglars tools, including an
electrical appliance for opening safes. bottles OF
nitro o-glycerine, two gold watches. quantity OF
melted gold a diamond ring valued at $780, ana
5000 in cash Mrs Poole had conducted the
place as a rooming house for the last three
weeks all the men arrested to-day, with the
exception of Crosby, living there. The Brooklyn
sleuths had been watching the place for weeks
and have traced some OF the occupants as pa
irons of many Brooklyn pawnshops. The officers
have evidence which, they believe. will connect
some Of the members Of the gang with recent
Brooklyn burglaries-
Information which enabled the Washington
officials 10 trace Osborne and other members OF
his gang to Brooklyn was given to Detective
Sergeant B,rIingame In Washington last Sat
urday when he arrested Clarence Kelly. ailas
Lee Walton. on a burglary charge as the latter
was leaving there for New York Kelly Is de-
c,sra5 "a have made complete confession Of
the operations of the Poole Kelly crowd in
Washington and elsewhere. Mr.. Burlinsame
arrived in Brooklyn early yesterday morning.
and in a conference with the detectives there
decided that the inmates of the house In Ash
land Place and the Washington gang were iden-
teal Men gent to the place with Detective
Sergeant Burlingame Osborne leave there
in the afternoon, and followed him to the Or
pheum Theatre
The Washington police official said last night
that Osborne would be extradited and tried IN
the District OF Columbia on charges Of having
broken into house at No. 1224 Pennsylvania
avenue a house in North street and two
other houses in the Hill section OF the capital,
getting loot valued at $4,000 The capture is
regarded as important because Of the extent OF
the prisoners operations. He has said that ne
would never be captured alive
Mrs Poole is a mystery to the police Mr..
Burlngame believes her a recent accession to
the gang and although she says she is the wife
of Winter Poole, he believes she is Mrs Peter
Peterson.
Osborne, it is said made a confession to the
police last night.