Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-23
ALLEGED
KEY king
ARRES TED
Caught After Chase In
Which Shots Are
Fired.
RESIDENTS ALARMED BY
REPORTS OF REVOLVERS
Suspected Burglar Thought to
Be Man Long Wanted
for Operations.

A fusillade of revolver shots and the
thud of a mans body striking the
pavement following blow from a po-
liceman's fist brought residents in the
vicinity OF S19 Belmont avenue to win
dows and doors of their homes in scant
attire at 3.45 a, m. today, in time to
see the handouts placed on the wrists
Of man thought by the police to be
the most expert "keyman" in the
United States
The arrest is the elimination of a
series of robberies that have extended
over ten months in the hill section.
The shots came as a climax to still
hunt in which Patrolmen Dowd and
Scanlon. detailed as plainclothesmen.
watched the prisoner enter two houses
from the rear by using skeleton keys
The prisoner gave the name of Abe
Miller. He said that his address was
Mills Hotel New York city. and that
he was a barber.
The arrest was made after the most
arduous kind of shadow work on the
part of the two patrolmen. In follow
ing the suspect they frequently hid be-
| tween and in doorways to escape Mil
/ ler's eyes, which were on the lookout
continually for trace of any apprehen-
sion.
! Patrolman Scanlon hid in the grass
in the rear of one house for half an
hour watching the operations of the
suspect. Both men proved themselves
real sleuths
/ Two weeks ago a keyman. operating
in Belmont avenue. suddenly stopped
work, and Captain Carroll, of police
headquarters, decided to try his theory
that the thief would return to that vi
cinity after agitation over the rob-
! berries had subsidec.
In the latter part of March, when two
robberles took place at so Belmont ave-
nue., Dowd saw the man who Is now
under arrest in the vicinity, but let him
go after questioning him closely. AT
that time, Joseph Lefkowitz. 80 Bel
mont avenue, had been robbed of god
watch and 50 in cash. d. f. Gordon.
of the same address, had been robbed
of gold bracelet, a purse valued at
$40 and a one-dollar bill.
When Dowd and Scanlon took up a
position at 80 Belmont avenue. Dowd
saw a man he recognized as the one
he had suspected of the robberies in
March. The patrolman kept a close
watch on the suspect, and at about .
! o'clock this morning saw him go into
the alley at the rear of 327 Belmont
avenue. One of the patrolmen went to
the rear of the house and the other
stayed in front.
Seen Entering Residence.
The suspect was seen entering the
house from the rear with a skeleton
key. He left the house by the front
door and passed several houses. He
was followed by the patrolmen until
he came to No. 31e. He hesitated a
moment and finally went - the rear.
followed by Scanlon Seanlon hid him
self in grass as the suspect applied a
skeleton key to the cellar door and
entered
Evidently the man under surveillance
could not obtain access to the first floor
OF the house from the cellar bedause
he came out and in climbing to a
window saw Scanlon hiding In the
grass. He jumped to the ground, run
ming out of the gate.
Halt" shouted Scanlon.
The man continued running.
Stop, or I'll frel" yelled the plain
clothesman, levellng his gun.
Go ahead and shooti" shouted back
the man as he darted away Scanloa
fired three times
This failed to halt the suspect and
Dowd saw him run out Belmont ave-
nue and fired two shots in an endeavor
to halt the fugitive. This failed and
he decided to resort to running ability.
After an exciting chase he got close
to the fugitive and felled him with a
blow.
In the meantime the shots had
.
a few minutes the windows of nearly
every house in the vicinity were filled
with startled residents.
The house at S27 is occupied by Mrs.
Michael Bunkin and that at 319 by DR..
b. J. Silverstein.
When arrested Miller was in his
stocking feet. He had rubber over
shoe in each of the side pockets of hts
coat In his pockets were found threa
skeleton keys. an electric fiash-lamp
with an extra bulb penknife and q
gold ring. The police also found key
jacket, a device used to push keys from
the opposite side of the door
The arrest is regarded as one of the
most important in this city in years
by Captain Carroll. He thinks that this
man has operated in Newark for years
and that he has stolen thousands OF
dollars worth of jewelry and valu-
ables.
This is the best catch in years." de-
clared Captain Carroll. "Patrolmen
DoNd and Scanlon should be praised
for their perseverance, They are
/ credit to the department for capturing
man that want probably more than
any other. 1t is possible that the pris-
oner has accomplices, and if he has we
viii make every endeavor to round
them up"