The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-11
CANFIELD HAD HONEY HOLE HERE Alleged Burglars Loot Dis covered by Detective
 CrOnan Sheriff Says Prisoner Committed Wholesale RObberies
 Victims Claim
 Property

Believing that the loot discovered
 by Detective Edward Cronan in
 rooraing house on Fairfield avenue will
 serve to identify James Garfield, ar
 rested in Milford on Saturday night
 by constabIes while attempting to
 break into the residence of a promi-
 nent Bay View dwel1er, as one of a
 band which has operated all through
 out New England, detectives are ex-
 Haven, Hartford and other cities to establish ownership of the many
 pieces of jewelry found
 Through the efforts of Deputy Sher- fir Thomas Maher of Milford, over twenty-five burglaries are already placed against him in Milford alone where it Is said that he burglarized almost every cottage between Silver Beach and the Sea View hotel.
 Among those in Bridgeport who to- day claimed trinkets taken from their homes were: Mrs. J. E. Brown, 261 Gill bert street and Nathan Plumb of 9l5 Main street It is believed that Geo.
 shire avenue was recently burgfarized will this afternoon claim some Of the ford are expected to call later in the day and pick out more of their per
 So cIeveriy had the stolen goods been zecreted by CanfieId in his room in this city that no suspicion attached to him here by those cleaning it. when Detective CrOnan stepped 1nLO the apartment he was at first of the belief that his clue would be unavalIlng, IL was only when he picked up a hand some fur glove and VaIua1le pc rins Der of the criminal upon whose Irachs he had been. A further search re- vea1ed watches and rings hnng 4Pon closet hooks. coins in innocent looking soap wrappers and 8 veritable store house of odds and ends scattered about the room as if they were part or the
 Tn speaking of the case Deputy Nah CT giving due credit to the local au- property said: Garfield is one of the shclzest thieves which has visited tn1S section. In my opinion he has operated in Bridgeport and it's vicinity for some l months believe that many of the robberies here win eventually be trac- ed to him. Besides being key work he'd a distinct method of opening gas meter banks which has heretofore he rif1ed their contents must have nef- ted him a considerable sum. I do not believe that the Bridgeport authori- ties win have chance to convict nun n1m have sufficient evidence against him 10 keep him in jail if fully prosecute cd for a long term of years.
 Among the unidentified goods at po- lice headquarters are two handsome gold watches. one hearing the initials mark "A K'' silver shield stamped 'C. E. C." bracelets, pocketbooks quantity of coins and confederate b1Ils, fountain pens, razors, pipes, lockets, rfnes penny banks and an interm1n- able list of smaller trinklets.
 At 2. late hour this afternoon Capt George Arnold refused to either af- firm or deny that Canfield had be- come implicated in the Allan w. Paige robbery in this city a week ago Tuesday, Admission was made how sver that detectives were now work Ing on clues which might prove him to have been one of those who se- cured rich loot locally.
 Two pawn tickets for goods pledged in New Haven on October II and 25, are also among clues which are be- Ing investigated as likely to disclose robberies executed a few days prior to those dates
 The police also admit withholding several other articles of value found 1t the Fairfield avenue residence, among which are two handsome watches, until further investigations have been made