Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-01
Evil Eye Association,
Bowery Order,

/, in the presence OF Almighty tod
and these witnesses, do solemnly PROM
fse and swear that / will not reveal or
cause to be revealed the secrets OF this
order by signs, lips or writing.
do solemnly swear that I will obey
all orders that are given me by the
High Order Of the Masters. and will
go at any time they may call upon me
unless or my family are sick.
If / shall betray this order in any
way l shall have to submit to the PEN
atty Of death, which may be put upon
me In its worst form.
To all this I do most solemnly prom
ise and swear, so help me- God.
= (Signed) JOHN HOWARD.
Typewriter and signed on another
sheet was the following:
This Is to certify that the bearer is a
recognized by all members and officers
as such.
(Name) John Howard.
No. 795. Date.
(Signed) MICHAEL GREARA.
Sealed by Duke of Marian.
woman's Name Unknown.
The name of the woman whom Police
Captain John e. Brown so adroitiy
used is not made known yet. but the
Dtwo crooks owe their capture to the
TACT that her husband found out her
perfidlty and gave the names of the
men to the police.
y AS soon as he saw that the name OF
NE of the men was given as Joe
urns. Captain Brown knew that he
I'D a big criminal to deal with, for
at Is one of Howard's aliases, and
lder it he escaped from Auburn State
ison. where he was serving term
f5r robbery.
Brown decided upon strategy He
learned from the jealous husband that
Howard and Poll were in the habit OF
meeting the woman In Washington
Park after dark; so when he had taken
:, the woman to headquarters and fright
ened her into a confession, he wrote out
this decoy letter to Howard-using the
alias and signing the woman's name:
Dear friend Jo--. Write a few lines.
Meet me Wednesday night at the cor
ner of James and Washington streets
at s o'clock. I have something to tell
you and Gustav about my husband
(Signed)
Completely Deceive Man.
The letter was sent TO one OF How
ards sleeping places. at Al Warren
street, and so perfect was the police
rAen's imitation Of the woman's hand
wriNang that Howard was completely
deceived.
Next Captain Brown took the mar
def enchantress in tow again and
for<ed her to play her part in his pretty
Ma. He sent her to the corner OF
Jsnes and Washington streets at the
axoointed hour, but he had Plain
\ Sthesman volk shadow her and he
I'd already posted Detective Owens
hd Policeman McCabe In hiding con-
sniently nearby.
The woman did her work so we'll
nat she was just sauntering past the
\ysting place when Howard and Poll
peared. She proved herself most
omplished deceiver, for sho lured
two men into Washington Park
pad them both busily engaged in
BIT enthralling conversation when
nsee policemen crept up behind
b upon the crooks to sur
Towards hand flew to his
kt where later q fifty-calibre
found, but the police guns
9th him and his companion
u \gly.
bt me-" he snarled II give
Thevyh1cers hurried their men to the
police station. where, beside the death
pledge" found upon him, Howard was
forced to disgorge the pistol and about
a hundred souvenir buttons, evidently
stolen from the Whitehead & Hoag
concern.
Later, search Of his home revealed
three burglar tools. eighteen pocket
books, six matchboxes and grist- of
other similar loot.
Poll also carried a considerable load
of souvenirs upon his person When
the men were arraigned In Judge Herr's
court this morning they were sent up
to Jail on the charge of "loitering," but
that charge is merely technical. Howard
was also held for the grand jury in
&. 600 bail for carrying concealed weap-
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