Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-22
:
GANG CAPTURED
BY JERSEY POLICE
While Tracing Stolen Bicycle,
They Stumble Upon Bogus
Money Factory.
[speolaI 70 the Newark star. |


BAYONNE, Aug. 22.LFor more than
a year gang Of thieves and counter
feiters have had their headquarters in
Bayonne, and conducted extensive
operations under the noses of the police.
and the detective department. They
were only discovered by the police
Saturday by the merest chance, and a
complete counterfeiting outfit was con-
fiscated.
The plant" vas situated in a ram
shackle frame building at Lord avenue
and First street, little frequentea
part of the city. The police raided the
den, while the leader of the gang
Thomas Williams. S5 years old, and ar.
accomplice, William Steinberg, alias
"Romer" and "Yaller," were in a cell
at police headquarters on a charge OF
larceny.
The discovery of the plant was
through the theft of a bicycle Sew
erai days ago Thomas Ewald, of 6s
Avenue c, reported to the police that
his bicycle had been stolen and that
he suspected Williams. Acting Detec-
tive Rigney was detailed to the case
and instructed to hunt around the First
street house for Williams and the
bicycle. Rigney found both He also
arrested steinberg.
Barrels Arouse Suspicion.
While at the First street house Rig
ney's suspicious were aroused by the
presence in different rooms Of a num-
Der of barrels filled with clothes. He
reported his suspicious to mis- superior.
Wiliiams's confederate, Steinberg, was
put on the rack at police hesdqus~ters,
and under pressure OF the third de-
gree he "sqrealed" He will he
granted immunity. it is said, or esca pc
with light sentence.
Acting on the information thus OBJ
tanned Detectives Rigney and Griffin
started out to investigate They found
that every window and door in the
house was barricaded. The building
was placarded with cards advertising
fortune teller" Madame Nettie.r
who the police allege is the wife of
Williams and merely blind to cover
up the workings of the gang The
sleuths raped on the doors. and re-
| ceiving no response they forced an en-
trance. AS the cops rushed in they
| were halted at the foot of fight of
stairs in the front hallway by COM
mand from Madame Nettie" to light
out" or she would shoot She had a
gun in her hand. and apparently meant
what she said. The invaders informed
the woman that the Zig was up and
! induced her to drop the shooting iron.
The detectives then searched the
place. They found the counterfeiting
plant in small room in the rear of
the house on the second floor.
The Counterfeitine Outfta
1t consisted of dies for the making
of dimes. quarters and half-dollars.
and polishing materials, brushes and
the nickel from picture frames and
stolen bicycles. These paraphernalia
we're carted to headquarters Numer-
Gus purioined articles of more or less
/ value were found about the place. Two
boats. one o large motor craft, were
! found moored in the XIII Won Kull, OPP
posite the house. These boats. say the
police. are wanted by their Hoboken
and New York owners and were stolen
some time ago
] Chief Flynn, of the Secret Service
Bureau. New-York. was notified of The
capture He detailed two sleuths to
come here. and they were taken over
the ground by Rigney and Griffin.
| They took back with them the coun-
terfeiting material and the queer
that had been found in the house.
I Recorder Mara placed Williams, the
| leader. under $1,000 bail, and Steinberg
he held without hail. They will be
arraigned for a hearing on the larceny
charge this morning. Then, it is ex-
pected, the pair will be turned over TO
the United States authorities.