Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-03
PUTS CAR
THIEF TO SLEEP
AWAKES IN JERSEY
Dressed in Stolen Clothes, Merry
Robbers DrOwsiness Leads
to His Capture.
Especial to the Newark STAR.

t iRl1tihi " AA' W 'NU"1
JERSEY CITY, Feb. 3.-In the First
Criminal Court, Jersey City, today, held
for the grand jury charged with break
ing and entering and larceny, was one
Of the nerviest thieves the Jersey
City police nave ever had to deal with.
He Is n "Yeggman,' with craving for
high living, n is something of a
humorist. His name, so he says, is
Harry r.. Skinner. The police believe
1T" stands for the" and that Harry
Is entitled to the name he las assumed.
Skinner was found in one of the
Adams Express Company's freight and
express cars on the Pennsylvania rail-
road pier, foot of Exchange place.
Charles Pebbles, of 81 West Thirty
seventh street, Bayonne. in charge of
the work of inspecting the cars, had
his attention drawn to a car, which
upon being opened was found to be in
d disordered state. Upon examining
lie found express packages had been
ripped open and goods were scattered.
Women's clothing was thrown about
and odds and ends of all descriptions
were jumbled in the corner of the car.
Finds THIEF Asleep.
PEBBLES made an investigation. In a
corner of the car he found a we'll
dressed young man asleep. He let him
sleep until Policeman Traynor, of the
city Hall Police Station, had been sum-
moned. Traynor sized the stranger UP
and wondered what sort of a mystery
he had Upon his hands. He could not
understand how such a sporty looking
and apparently prosperous citizen could
be slumbering in an EXPRESS car. The
car had just come from Philadelphia.
Traynor aroused the young man, who
introduced himself. He said he was 10
years old and lived at 1880 Massachu-
setts avenue indianapolis. Ind.
rs this Pittsburgh" he asked. Gee,
what a quick run it has been! I must
have oversight
"This is Jersey City" said Traynor.
fNow. perhaps you will explain to us
what you are doing In this carr
Taking a ride said Skinner. Beat
Ing 1t to Pittsburg. | must have got
into the wrong bunk. Jersey City, do
you say? I deserve to get %pinched."
Traynor, in the meantime, In poking
around the car, discovered a dilapi-
dated suit of clothing and worn under-
p tlOll1nR, also Il pair OI SlOtS, lit SoicS
or which were falling off.
From the old clothes he surveyed the
broken. cases scattered about the car
and then again sized up the intruder.
You're a cool proposition he said.
II was rather cool until | located
these nice warm clothes" said Skinner.
I'll am cold no longer. The only thing
" regret is that there was no consign-
lment Of .perfectos in the car. A good
aberfecto would be in Keeping with the
outfit, wouldn't it? I guess I caught
that sleepy fever from the Philadel-
phians." tt a a.
wanted 90 Go 10 P~ittsburg. +
n Skinner was very frank about his ex-
kperience. He said that he had entered
The express car at Philadelphia, believ-
ling that 1t was bound for Pittsburg,
tand that as soon as the train was we'll
Iout of the city jammed open the pack
age and secured a new outfit OF cloth
ing and everything else that he needed
that he could ind. He then laid down
flor a short nap, believing that he
would have plenty of time before the
seven. hour run to Pittsburg was over
to break open the door n be pre-
parc~ for flight before he was discov-
cred. When the train landed in Jersey
City, at the end of two hours and a
half. he was ~slnmbering.
The police believe that he is the ex-
press. car thief the police in various
parts of the country have been looking
for. Such robberies have been numerous
Of late.
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