New-York tribune., 1912-12-30

master hands. and for six weeks the
police could not obtain q clew that
would lead TO the identity Of the rob-
bers. After three weeks detectives eN-
amining the premises the morning al
ter a successful lob" had been
pulled" found an explosive cap con-
tanning illuminate of mercury. Later
others came to the attention of the
detectives. and from marks on the caps
the place where they had been bought
was found.
Despite clews, Robheries Continue.
With this discovery came descriptions
of the purchasers, but efforts TO ma
the men were unavailing, and safe at'er
safe in The Bronx continued to open
at the deft manipulation Of the 'yegg-
men"
While detectives were at work on the
clews Mounted Patrolman Johansmey-
er. of the fremont station, made
! ruckv arrest that led to the wind-up
of the whole affair Early Saturday
morning he saw a man dart from be-
hind the bar of a cafe at No. 1865
| WISE avenue. He gave chase ana
caught the man in cellar at Hoe ave-
nue. and Jennings street. He feigned
sleep when the patrolman came upon
! him. but after a scuffle was taken to
the station. The police say he had in
| his possession a revolver and thirty
bullets. as we'll as skeleton keys and
safe-drilling tools.
At the police station the prisoner was
recognized by a detective as George
Gillar. A conference behind closed
doors resulted in armed detectives
being assigned TO a house at No. 9OS
Freeman street. No arrest was made
at that address, and another talk with
Gillar followed Then Captain Price,
Lieutenant Wines and Detectives
Never and Cavanaugh hurried to No.
2j52 Seventh avenue, Detectives Quick
and Buddemeyer TO No. 1904 Hall
Place and Schueing, Sullivan ana
O'Ner to Fruschino's saloon. Then
things happened.
At the Seventh avenue address two
detectives entered and found in an
apartment on the second floor Jo-
sephine Paul, also known as Josephine
Sachs, whom they wanted. She was
taken to the station. and the detectives
waited. BY o'clock yesterday morn
ing Caggiano. Capozzi and Ross had
arrived. After they, too, were taken to
the station a search of the apartment
was made. The police say number OF
drills, electric breastplates, electric
buttons used in setting off explosives,
twenty-five illuminate Of mercury caps
and five sticks of dynamite were found.
They also came upon number OF
pawn tickets and several sultcases
. filled with clothing. Fruschino in the
mean time had also been taken.
The vigil kept at the Hall Place ad-
dress was not without results. either.
for at 1870 o'clock Albrecht and Meta
Briggs appeared At the Alexander
avenue station, where all were ques-
toned. some members Of the band as
: sumed a defiant air. but Ross. the po-
lice declare, admitted planning and ex-
!
Among them was that Of the butcher
store Of Filstein Brothers, In Intervalo
avenue, where $3.50 was taken the
United Cigar Stores, at l53d street and
Eighth avenue, and at wilkins and
Freeman streets; Longs hat store, at
145th street and Third avenue: Schuch
Brothers butcher shop, at 145th street
and Third avenue, and the Grand
Rapids furniture store, at No. 53S
!. Westchester avenue. He also promised
TO disclose further operations of the
gang, the police say.
A medal taken from the safe at the
Grand Rapids furniture store was
found on one of the prisoners, II is said
and four OF them wore hats from the
. Long store. -Four Of the Ave men car
ried skeleton keys and revolvers.
Ross, the lea Ter of the band the po-
lice say, Is at present out on $1,000 bail
for having taken part i'm the robbery OF
clothing store at 10. lila Southern
Boulevard He was pupil OF Herman
SCHDlI, IL fdSlH, WHO WAS arrested
not long ago and is now serving a ten
year term in Sing Sing. Ross was one
, OF thirteen scholars"
Both women arrested were young and
pretty, and wore expensive clothes. 10.
, sephine Paul, the police declare. was
fully aware of the robberies, and viii
. be held as an accomplice.
Fruschno's saloon. in East 1I9tf
: street, is said to have been where many
3 Of the robberies were planned. Ross, Il
was said, is a skilled craftsman, anC
: made drawings that enabled his part
? ners in crime TO have thorough work
ing knowledge OF the premises they in
r tended to loot before they left tn,
: saloon. The proprietor. 1t Is said. wa.
3 aware of the gangs operations.
Patrolman Johansmeyer, who mad,
, the arrest that led to the capture o.
the yeggmen, has been detailed to tn,
, Detective Aureau for five days. 1t il
o said he will be made a first grade de
, tectiye for his part in the rouRaup.