The Washington times., 1912-08-05


as anything Of its nature on recofd is
the case Of the duality of Frank Henry,
who was held In Brooklyn for extra
dition papers requested by New Jersey
police authorities. who accuse him Of
having perpetrated more than 200 bur-
glaries, to at least seventy-five Of which
Brooklyn detectives say he has con-
fessed.
Henry lived at go McDougal street
with his wife and their daughter Ruth.
Around the corner, at 81 Hull street,
lives his twenty-two-year-old married
daughter. Mrs. Bertha Baxter. Not
many blocks away his son, Frank, a
young business man, lives with his wife.
Twenty-four hours ago had you asked
Henry's netghbors their opinion Of him
all would have agreed that he was a
most desirable resident of the neighbor-
well dressed. middle aged man, with an
invariable smile of greeting for the little
children Of the block and a bow for the
| matrons.
A Travelling Salesman"
Had you asked his wife day ago
concerning her husband, the good-look-
Ing woman of refined speech would have
told you he was travelling salesman
Of whips and harness. whose duties kept
him in New Jersey five days of each
week. but who was always at home
Saturdays and Sundays; that their mar
ringe had been a very happy one: that
he was most generous and most affec-
tionate In his treatment OF her and
| their children.
His nine-year-old daughter, Ruth,
would have told you that she had one
| of the most adorable of fathers. He
seldom came home from a trip that he
did not bring her some bit of jewelry
as a gift. His older daughter and has
son had grown up in complete affection
But for the last three and a half
years at least. the police say. this mod
| Ell family man hes also been a nervy,
dangerously skillful burglar, who by
night and day pillaged villas at Metuch-
en-, Rahway. the Oranges; Elizabeth.
list alone of his alleged booty totals
$25,00O. The Jersey burglar had use only
Tor jewelry. He was adept with skele-
ton key and jimmy. and until two
weeks ago entered and vanished from
houses like a ghost-but ghost with
very real hands.
Room Full of Booty.
Three and half years ago, 1t is said,
Henry took a, room at 1872 Waverly place,
Manhattan. Thither Detectives Conroy
and De Martini Of the Ralph avenue
station, Brooklyn, went yesterday. They
found the room, they say. a mine of
stolen treasure. 1t held many watches,
some with the works removed and 9TH
ers with the Jewels from the works
bracelets with the jewels gone. There
and of precious stones. There was a
| little stove for the melting of gold.
| Originally, with the stones in their set
tings, the jewelry had value Of 5000
kn Nhn 1ntA
In this room the detectives found a
brown suit bearing bullet holes and
blood stains. These clothes, taken as an
Important piece of evidence against
lars thrilling adventure, when he was
wounded and captured and handcuffed,
Yet escaping with his wrists manacled,
and disappeared, only in the end to be
at 90 bennington avenue. Jamaica.
On the night of July 10 last. Henry
robbed the home OF William Peck, on
the Railway road, at Metuchen. Peck
He called Chief Of Police Fiaherty
Armed they hunted for the burglar.
Was Shot As He Fled.
They found him. they say. attempting
to break into the home of Mrs. Mary
I. Walling. When he saw the mer
coming. he slid down the post and tried
to run.
Peck fired both barrels Of his shotgun
and the buckshot lodged in Henrys
legs. He fell, apparently wounded.
Henry was searched. Jewelry taken
1t Is charged, from his pockets was
Identified afterward by persons in New
Jersey towns. Also Flaherty took from
the captive a railroad mileage book
Henry made no resistance when hand
cuffs were being placed on him. He de.
INJURED, however, when asked to gel
to his feet He said he knew he couldn't
stand-his legs hurt him and he fell
very weak So Peck hurried to get ar
conveyance. Flaherty went over under
a light in the road to look at the jew
elry.
Henry accepted this opportunity ia
escape. Flaherty looked up to see his
prisoner fleeing swiftly, despite the
wounds in his legs. Flaherty, pursuing
shot at him, and bullet grazed Henry's
right hand. but he did not stop. He
outdistanced his pursuer, and wher
Peck came back with the conveyance
Flaherty had to report there was lC
prisoner.
How Henry got rid OF the manacles or
his wrists the police do not know. He
refuses to give them this informa tion
This leads to the belief that somewhere
near Railway Henry knew of a resort
of criminals where he could go and witt
safety get the aid he needed In having
the steel bracelets filed from his arms