Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-14
POLICE DO QUICK
|. WORK ON ROBBERY
Have Strong Evidence Against
Men Arrested for Breaking
Into Benjamin Bros, and
smokehouse Pool Hall.

Last night tN. srsD.ciOus ChHftCt-
ers hung around the Smoke House
pool ha.i and tobacco shop until a
late hour This morning q pane OF
glass Ia the rear OF the place was
missing and all the change In the
cash drawer was gone. Benjamin
Bros also sustained a lass last night.
Early this morning. Policeman Hines
arrested the two men who had huns
around the pool hall, and who are sup.
posed TO have committed the two ROB.
berries. They are lawrence Romero
aud Juan Chavez. and they both re-
ceived vaRfancy sentences In police
court this morning. 80 that they could
be held until a more complete inves-
tisation Of the two thefts could be
'.,ade
| BENJAMIN bros. we're robbed In q
| novel manner The thieves took ad-
| vantage OF ladder which " always
| left standing against the rear OF tho
store next 10 the benjamin place on
Central avenue. and climbed to the
roof OF the row OF one-story buildings.
First they took a ~, fight completely
of the building occupied by Ia
Tienda de Elias" and tried TO get
something out from below. but were
unsuccessful Then they went next
door and tackled the BENJAMIN sky
light breaking ont small pane OF
glass, wire clothesline was then
dropped through the opening 80 made
and cnianRled IN the rows Of suits
hung below one OF these WAS re-
moved, hut whether tho trousers were
lett behind or not has not yet been
determined. The coat IL gone and the
. police have so far been unable 10 find
/ TO- The men when arrested had no
coats.
They claimed 70 have come from
Williams and Wlnslow but the police
dishelicvc this. ~ v would seem i'm.
possible tor any one 10 csoss the con.
iinental divide Without even o. coat
IN weather 40 cold Az has been IN
force for the past few days. without
getting badly frozen.
The robbers were SO careless al "a
wear particularly fancy shoes, wher
they did not have coats. ard the IN.
consisi ency OF spending all their mon
ey for fancy shoes made them objects
OF suspicion II IL thought tho sfoes
. were stolen. At any rate. one OF then
was 30 careless AZ 10 step In puddi,
OF halls dried mud back OF the fien.
jamin store OFFICER Pablo Luian did
a little detective work this morninl
/, and found that the shoe worn by 0p'
!. of the captured men exactly NJ the
= print Clcw No. |.
Then the fact tina, the men hat
about $40 worth OF small change
|. mostly nickels and dimes. looked sus
piclous. when the Smoke House ron
berry was reported and the amour
found to tally almost exactly with th'
amount founc on the arrested men
: the chain OF evidence began 10 b
strong enough 10 present 10 court. an
that IL what will be- done tomorrow
when the two will have a prcllminar.
hearing
Admit Arsaking into Smohehonse.
Late this afternoon, both men ad
" mltted that they had broken into IN
EmakCheuse and taken thu chang
from the cash drawer. They denic
n any knowledge Of the BENJAMIN rob
a berry. They were bound over 10 IN
= grand jury.
Jose Antonio Maldouas was give
n Ave day or dollar sentence Tor drunk
ID enness the morning 10 police court.