Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-24
SECOND BURGLAR
ADMITS ROBB|HG
M'CARTER HOME
Reginald WestcOtt, Trapped In
Closet of Taylor Mansion,
COnfesses.
TELL-TALE FINGER-PRINTS
ON SILL HIS UND0ING
Police Believe Last Captive and
William Spears Worked
as COnfederates.


Umpton, one of thu negro burglars
caught by the police in connection with
the persistent and daring looting OF
fine homes in the Lincoln Park section
of the city. calmly told the police to-
day how he had robbed 1044 Broad
street, the home Of Uzal H. McCarter.
Although he claims to have worked
single-handed, the police are convinced
that he Is confederate of William
Spears, who was caught by a maid
yesterday, after he had been surprised
in the home of William NJ Keepers at
81 Lincoln Park.
The capture of Westcott was almost
as dramatic as that of Spears. Police
headquarters was stirred to activity at
1885 o'clock last night by the tinkling
of the alarm In the home of Jerome
Taylor at 1896 Broad street. The police
could scarcely believe that SO soon
after the capture of Spears another at
tempt was being made at burglary IN
that section. An army of police and
newspa permen went to the Taylor
home and caught Westcott in a closet.
Today Westcott was confronted at
police headquarters with the bloody
finger prints found on the window-sill
of the McCarter home, and he admitted
that he had robbed that piace and made
his escape while detectives were hurry
ing to the home in response to the ring
ing of the burglar alarm at IL o'clock
Thursday night.
TeIl-Tale Finger Prints.
"Those are your finger prints" said
Edward Schwartz, head of the Bertillon
bureau. as Acting Captain Connell. OF
the detective bureau. stood by.
II might as we'll confess" the negro
said. II did rob the home of Mr. Me-
Carter VIII snI broke the pane of glass
cutting my hand. I saw that the house
was wired and that an alarm had been
sent in. But 1 figured the distance
from headquarters and calculated that
l would be able to make "a getaway be-
/ fore the coppers arrived. was right.
although I didn't have much time to
work. 1 got eight little silver-mounted
wine glasses and went right over to
New York and pawned them. Then l
came back to Newark.
Shortly after dark I made up my
mind to enter the Taylor home. knew
that the family was away; in fact,
had the lay of all the houses in that
section. I was mad when, after trying
to get in, I saw that this house also
was wired. But l couldn't resist the
| temptation to take chance and here
am. l think the police made better
time getting from headquarters to the
Taylor home than they did getting to
the McCarter home. When I heard
them coming hid in a closet. but they
got me all right"
served Time in Chicago.
Westcott then admitted that he mad
been convicted and served time Tor
burglary in Chicago. In all he was ar.
rested three times there. ne SAID, anu
had served terms aggregatlng hVe
years. About SIX months ago ne came
to New YORK and began operating III
the metropolitan ulserlct Inc pollce
say ne Is one Oh the most dangerous
ana INDUSTRIOUS burglars IN tne coun-
Try
In the Tayior home' IN "nicn West
colt was caught were paintings worth
thousands Oh GUITARS, as MT. layior IS
an art collector. before the IayioF
Iamlly locked up tneir BROAD street
nome al tne Vaiuaoies ana siiverwaIe
were placeu III sdie deposit vault
and tne negro couio NOT nave stoie"
nuch OF Vaiue.
Late touay .he ponce receiVso worn
from Nc" iorn .nel opears nau serVeu
eight years IN Slne sing 1or burglary
spears az" aio hepe iaR
apart at ponce neauqu quaI.ers' as .ne po-
nee are cohVinceu tilae 'hey worked TO-
gether.
Ahother negro was picheu up py the
ponce yesterday ai.eriioon' ne was
iolterlng III Lincoln farh ano' the po-s
nee say gave uhsa'israo'oIy ans"erA
TO their questlons, lie SAID ne was
/ lnarleS brown anu THAT ne WAS on his
way TO see dying nother IN Munstons