Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-27
BURGLAR MUST
GO TO PRISON
Jury Finds Frank Henry Gull
ty of Robbing Two Me-
tuchen Homes.
DETECTIVES GOOD WORK
Tells How He Trailed the
Burglar and Finally
Located Him.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


New Brunswick, Nov. 27.-After a
brief deliberation, the jury in the
case of Frank Henry, who was char
ged with robbing the homes of r. B.
Corbin and Mrs. Lewis Peck in
Metuchen on the night OF July IT,
and who latter escaped from the po-
lice and was at liberty for about
month, returned verdict OF guilty
this afternoon. Judge Peter f. DAILY
sentenced Henry to serve not less tha
three or more than seven years for
each Of the two cvrimes committen.
The only witness Of the defense
was Fred T. Hemphill, connect
who identified the application for
requisition papers on which Henry
had been brought on a charge OF
having robbed the house of G.. s.
Walling at Metuchen, whereas the
indictment was for robbing the house
of John Walling.
At the second trial of Frank Henry
| the Metuchen burglar who brought
| the first trial on a charge of robbing
the house of John Walling to a sud-
den end by pleading non vult after
the states case YVES practically in,
| much of the defendants past life
was revealed by Detective Ferdinand
A. David, of Newark, who was en-
gagged by the Mayor and Common
Council of Metuchen to run down the
burglar and who caused the arrest
Of Henry. In this case Henry is
charged with robbing the home of
Mrs. Ralph Corbin. Some change
was taken from her handbag includ-
ing four pennies, her lucky pennies
which she had found on the street
and carried ever since.
Much of the testimony was similar
| to that at the first trial. Levi Mol
ton, of Railway, colored man. told
| of his being awakened about
o'clock the morning Of the robbery
by some one rapping at the door.
He found there man handcuffed.
'It's shame. Some men caught
handcuffed me" the man told Mil
ton. He refused the mans request
to cut the cuffs off. The man re-
turned with an axe he found in the
yard and asked Milton to cut the
bracelets off but Milton refused az
had the shakes then" said Milton.
He sent the man to the home of Mr..
Sterner nearby.
Detective David said he secured
the address of 222 McDougall street,
Brooklyn, through the railroad from
which the transportation ticket
found in Henry's pocket had been
bought and he and Detective De Mar
tino, of the Brooklyn central Office
shadowed the house for two weeks.
On July 81 he saw woman leave
the house and followed her to 65
Bennington avenue where a doctor
resided. He later entered this house
and found the defendant In the at
tic with shot wounds in his leg and
finger.
While taking the man to Jail in
trolley car Henry talked about the
case and said "You have got me. /
am gone. What is my poor wife and
child going to do?"
Detective David further testified
that Henry said he had served four
or five years on being arrested In
Jersey City. He gave the officer an
address at 129 Waverly Place, New
York, where David said he found
pair of trousers with shot holes In
the legs and pieces of paper which
when pasted together proved to be a
drawing showing the location of the
Metuchen houses. This was put IN
evidence. On the way to this city
Henry confessed to the witness to
having been in the business for
twenty-five years. He had formerly
worked on the Central railroad as
a detective and left their employ af-
ter an accident in the blizzard of
1888. While serving a sentence in
prison in New Haven, Conn, he had
his head crushed by some ma
chinery and the warden interceded
for him and secured his pardon.
On cross examination Detective
David said he was not licensed, but
had state charter as detective
agency. He had been a member OF |
the Newark police department, but |
was dismissed for acting the part Of !
the good Samaritan. He tried to
shield one of the officers under him
who was intoxicated while on duty. |