New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-29
TURNS LIGHT ON CRIME
Grand Jury Investigation Will Be
Complete, G. G.. Battle Says.
YEGGMEN STILL KEEP BUSY
RIP" Fortieth Safe in Nine
Months-Four Wild West
Hold Up Men Admit Guilt.

The grand Jury investigation OF pohce
conditions precipitated by Magistrate Cor
rigan's criticism OF the present adinlnls
;ration of the police department viii pc
gin tomorrow.
Assistant District Attorney Frank Moss
and George Gordon Battle. the special as
sis,ant delegated by District Attorhe'
Whitman TO cooperate with Mr.. Moss III
presenting evidence TO the grand jury
Rad 4 long conference yesterday afternoon.
Both Of them then saw the DISTRICT ~
,ornev. who shortly before had talh VII"
Magistrate Corrigan.
II was afterward announced that 'heE
would begin work on Thursday, ana ms
grand fury will be continued during Apr'i'
aud longer. il necessary 10 complete the
inquiry.
This IS 10 be complete investigation
Of police conditions" said Mr.. Battle. II
will be our effort 10 obtain all the inior-
nation available that will throw hght
upon the matter
District Attorney Whitman said 1t was
not likely Magistrate Corrissn would oe
called a. q witness right away. The Mag
istrate said he had no reason 10 believe
he would be called al all.
y have no list Of places where the Ia"
i being violated or anything ike that
said Magistrate CCrrigan. but l am pre-
rared 10 go before the grand jury II tnd'
body desires 10 hear me. ! am satshf"
that will be able TO make some susses-
lions that viii aid the investigation sun
car make these suggestions 20 the Dis
trict Attorney Just as well as can 70
tho grand Jury. 50 that 7 have no reason
10 expect 70 testify.
Defvins' William J Flynn and his mon
4 gang Of expert yegemen. who began or
ra-ions in Manhattan and BROOKLYN nlhe
months ago we're still having things thei
own way YESTERDAY. II was believed more
than forty safes had been cracked ano
that the burglars got more than sl''"" ~
cash and jewery. all told.
IN almost every instance he safes were
orenod in the same Identical way. out of
the forty ,cbs only one safe was opened
by the use ~ explosives. The tools useu
were a bit and aueur aud piece ~ steel
twenty-five inches long, known 10 the eN-
norris as 4 can opener" With this. AFTER
A hole was made. the yeggmen pried open
The safe and completed a rip JOB.
N .he grocery store II BENJAMIN Der
man. Of No 100 Bleecker street, they
GO, g 600 IN cash Yesterday morniSe tn-
trance was gained 10 the store by the rear
The safe breakers forced open Voooe u
door broke TWO locks on an iron barred
door. and finally got into the store pN
breaking open a metal door ,eading 70 IL
On December % safe ~ No. go Bow@ry
vas opened and s210o taken About tWo
months ago a hardware store IN Broome
street. near Essex street. Nas entered, the
safe "ripred" and g. 500 taken. Six weeks
aoo the veeemen entered a candy store ln
Avenue 4. near 18th street, and helped
themselves 20 500 in cash and jewelry rs'-
ued at 500 About the same time $500 was
stolen from q wholesale shoe shop N Ni'u
avenue. near 3lst street
Other places robbed lately we're a United
Cigar stores shop at Houston and Clinton
streets 500. en- ice cream parlor ~ second
avenue and 1920 street, $3.50 and soda
water store IN Mansin street, near Delan
cev street. 500 The only instance ~ an eN-
nIosive being used was when the safe ~
.he Savoy Theatre, sith street. near Broad
vav. ives opened Here the yeggmen GOT
away with $50.
More than $500 in cash was taken from
tho safe Of . pawnshop in Broadway near
MYRTLE avenue, Brooklyn. about seven
months ago Last THURSDAY house II Ma
cor street. BROOKLYN. Vas entered. VIM"
tha family vas asleep upstairs safe ~
the dining room vas forced open ana S-''''
In fewelry and money taken
In the arrest 4 four young men VINO
we're in the lineup at the detective Dure9
Yesterday morning the police believed they
had specimens Of the wild west thieves
who have been masking their faces Win
~ lie hsndkerchiefs and holding ~ West
side merchants A. the point II reviewers.
The prisoners said they were Joseph MARX
bor,. nineteen, Frank Finnir. nineteen 70
ward Cheney. nineteen. and Edward I"ye''
MI eteen wears aid Markham and F1nnin
carried Loaded revolycrs.
The prisoners were arraicned befor" MAG
,etrate Barlow. in the West side court '"s-
ter6ay. charged With robbery. They plead
Cd guilty. and were rcmanded without ban
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