Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
ARREST 3; FIND
BURGLARY KITS
DETECTIVES CAPTURE TRIO OF
SUSPECTS AFTER BATTLE
MEN HELD IN CONNECTION WITH
SAFE BLOWING
Roundup Accomplished After sleuth
Is Attracted to Man with Arti-
fetal Hand, Walking on
Main Street

After a nineteen-hour vigil, followed
by a desperate struggle. in which
police officer narrowly escaped being
shot, three men, suspected of safe
blowing, were arrested yesterday art
ernoon by Detectives Frank Carroll
and James Mcnamara. The names
given by them are ]. E. Reynolds. G.
10. Rogers and J. p. Vorwerck. They
were locked up in the city jail on
charges of suspicion.
When the rooms of the men were
searched a complete outfit for blow
ing safes was found. The police say
thew believe they are responsible for
numerous postoffice robberies In Cali
fornia, and are the men who blew a
number of safes in the small towns
near San Francisco.
The men arrived in Los Angeles Sat-
urday morning and first came under
the notice of the detectives while
lettering about several business es-
tablishments in Main and Los An
geles streets.
In the outfit found by the officers
were nine short pieces of fuse to which
caps were attached. The police say
that cracksmen never risk accidents
by attaching caps to fuse unless they
are in readiness to blow a safe. The
men also had five guns-two automat-
ic pistols and three revolvers-in their
possession when they were taken into
custody.
Attracted by Hand
The capture of the three men is due
to the keenness of Detective Frank
Carroll, who although a young man,
has made careful study of the pho
tographs of crooks who have been ar
rested in Los Angeles during the past
ten years. He was walking on Main
street when ne noticed Reynolds, who
has an artificial right hand, passing
down the street in company with an
other man. Reynolds was arrested on
suspicion in Los Angeles two years
ago, but was released when nothing
was proved against him. Carroll
called this to the attention of Nc
Namara, who also has a wide knowI-
edge of crooks.
The officers followed the men from
early Saturday night until midnight,
when Reynolds and Rogers were
joined by Vorwerck, who met them
near Fifth and Main streets. The trio
went to their rooms at Fifth street
and Ruth avenue. The detectives sta
toned themselves at tie entrance to
the rooming house and remained until
noon yesterday. when the three men
appeared and went TO a restaurant
known as "Jim's quick lunch room,"
in Fifth street between Ruth and
Towne avenues.
After waiting a short time Detective
Carroll saw Rogers emerge from the
place and walk east In Fifth street.
The officer walked up behind him and
grabbed him by both arms. Rogers
resisted and desp.se the fact that Car
roll announced that he was an officer
and showed his shield, the accused
tried to draw an automatic pistol
which he carried in his hip pocket.
CIine LanJonEfn
Carroll struggled with the man, and
after throwing him to the pavement
placed the handouts on his wrists AT
this moment Reynolds and Vorwerck
came out of the restaurant. The de-
tectiveS stepped forward and ordered
them to throw up their hands, in
forming them that they were under ar
rest. Instead of obeying the men put
up fight and refused to be taken into
custody. they were subdued.
The men were attired in new tailor
made clothing and had nearly $50 each
in their pockets. One of them had a
flash roll" composed of a metal box
that appeared to be stack of ten $40
gold pieces.
The detectives also found an opium
pipe and a complete outfit for smoking
the drug. They say that the men are
HOP heads" and while under the in
fluence of the drug are capable of any
violent act.
Captain of Detectives Paul Flammer
viewed the men, but was unable to
place" them.
investigation into the past records of
the men and will try to connect them
with the burglary Jobs" in the north
ern mart of the state