The sun., 1910-05-27

OOO From the Railroads by Bogus
CHECKS. was Raising Fruit Upstate.
Ten ncommunicative mea entered
the Hotel Imperial Yesterday morning
and registered from Virginia Soms
Of them put Richmond or -Gordons-
willie or -AleKandria- after their names.
bat the majority just put dowa va
And immediately things began 70 happen.
In the first place Morris B1Wsky. ALA =
Martin Jacobsky. alias Martin jackson
who was arrested here last Saturday upon
a charge Of being one Of a gang that for
years robbed the Pennsylvania and
other railroads by means Of counterfeit
hsggagr checks, was identified. extra
diied and sent home in the charge Of
rTo husky Nirginans. Then the an
nouncemeut was made that George "
Thomas known a. Old Skoot-h. the
supposed leader oi the gang. had been
arrested on "Wednesday IN Ulster county.
10 the eight yirginians left az the Inn
perial hurriedly packed their valses
and took a train for kingston. Some
were detectives and some railroad men
The police believe that With Thomas
caught the last of the gang has been
rounded up For years making their
headquarters In Richmond. Va. they
had been stealing trunks from railroads.
and then ia 1873 they looted an express
ca on a train Eoi'g from New York TO
Richmond TheT booty was valued at
i2OO.Ooo Two men in ths gang have been
doing time m the Virginia State Deni-
tentIary since 1907, hut Bowsky. or Jack
son. and Thomas had eluded pursuit.
After Bowsky's arrest last SATURDAY.
Detective Joseph BOYLE OF the Central
once heard what he thought might be
a clue to Old SkOotCh's Whereabouts
~, armed with a rogIes gallery picture
of George Washington Thomas. who
has a record a. a bad man IN the West.
he took traIn Tor the village of Marlboro
There he learned that an elderly. dis
tlnguished booking man of the name Of
Thomas owned a Sii.OO farm near by
where he raised fruits and berries FOR
the New York market He didn't seem
70 care very much for strangers and kent
a lot Oi vicious dlgz bat his farm vas
all paid for he hal money iu the local
hank and bv his ueighhors he was re-
garied ~ a mo0ei Cit igsn whose ecren-
tririties were 20 rs respected becausa Of
his wealth Yes he did look somewhat
like the picture Bovle had with him.
Boyle got hold IT the local detective.
who u Deputy sheriff " y Mcdonnell
aud on Tuesday night they hired a buggy
from the livery stable and drove out 10 fhe
Thomas farm. about six miles away The
house seemed to he ftiil oi men and women
Though the Two officers were sure no
mislak" u Identification hai been made
they hesiafed about making a prisoner
~ Thomas who Is ~ years Old. under
tho circumstances
In order 20 get good look at Thomas
they took nut on one wheel of their
buggy ana then went 10 the gate NJ the
place and shouted for help Old Skootch
himself came running out with a monkey
wrench and helped screw the nuf hacE
This gaye Boyle a chance 10 make sure OF
him
Next morning Thomas drove 20 Mari.
horO m bis farm wagon and was chattinS
With Met Onnell when Rovle stappei To-,
ward. showed hun the roglIas gallery
picture and pulled his gun on Rim
Thomas surrenderei lie asket 10 ba
allowed 20 20 back home 90 take leave
OF his wife and son. but Boyle would moi
risk sioh a thing. He and Mcdonnell
TOOK the prisoner 10 kingston. where the
thirty days on a charge Of being a f,gi.
tive from justice IN Virginia.
Thomas disappeared four years aao
after warrants hal been sworn out III /
several southern cities for his arrest
The frst arrests Of members Of The
gang were made IN January. 1917 whso /
a raid was made on a mouse AZ "a
East seventeenth street Robert Miller
brother of New YORK. policeman: Harry
Alien ana a woman who passed a. fhe
.auel WE we're arrested and go OnO
worth OF valuables were recovered NM
aWaiting extradltion 20 Richmond about
, month later Miller and Allen ovsrDow.
sfea me jaiier az Police Headauartsrs
and Eot away. Allen was recaptursd
Dui Miller reached England. Hs Va
i nirre-ted IN that country partly through
ne enOrts Of his brother. Both mSD
GOT long terms
howsky was recognised on the stra.ta
y tnb city recently and waa Traced to
odgings near Thirty street and
,eventh avenue.