The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
HE CONFESSES TO
200 BURGLARIES

NEW YORK, Specialists astonish-
ing as anything Of it's nature on record
is the case of the duality of Frank
Henry. now held in Brooklyn awaiting
eNtradition papers requested by New
Jersey police authorities, who accuse
him of having perpetrated more than
two hundred burglaries. to at least
Seventy-five Of which Brooklyn detec-
tives say he has confessed.
Henry lived at 222 McDougal Street
with his wife and their daughter
Ruth. Around the corner. at So Hull
Street, lives his twenty-two-year-ol
married daughter. Mrs. Bertha Bax-
ter. Not many blocks away his son,
Frank, young business man, lives
with his wife.
Twenty-four hours ago had you
asked Henry's neighbors their opinion
of him all would have agreed that he
was most desirable resident of the
nelghborhOOd-a quiet tall, Slendeyd:
always very well-dreSsed middle-ag4ed
man, with an invariable smile Of greek
ing for the little children of the block
and bow for the matrons.
He Was travelling Salesman"
Had you asked his wife a day ago
concerning her husband, the good
looking woman of refined speech
would have told you he was a travel |
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whose duties kept him in New jersey
1Ve days of each week, but who was
always at home Saturdays and Sun |
days; that their marriage had been a |
very happy one; that he was most gem /
erOus and most affectionate 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 /
ala not bring her some bit of jewelry |
as gift. His older daughter and his !
son had grown up in complete affec-
ton for him also.
But for the last three and a half /
years, at least the police say, this
model family man has also been a .
Merry, dangerously skilful burglar. /
who by night and day pillaged villas
at Metuchen, Railway, the Oranges.
Elizabeth, MOrristown and Convent.
Their present list alone of his alleged
booty totals $4,000. The Jersey bur
gar had use only for 3ewelry. lie was
adept with skeleton key and jimmy,
ana until two weeks ago entered and
vanished from houses like a ghost
but ghost with very real hands.
Room Full of Booty.
Ihree and half years ago. it is
SAID Henry took a room at 1872 Wa
verley Place, Manhattan Thither De
tecuYes Conroy and De Martini Of /
the Ralph Avenue Station. Brooklyn,
went They found the room they say !
Il mine OF stolen treasure. 1t held
many watches, some with the works
removed and others with the jewels
from the works taken out There
We're rings and bracelets with the
jewels gone. There were scales for
the Weighing of gold and of precious
stones There was a little stove for
the melting of gold. Originally, with
the stones in their settings. the lew
elry had value of $1,000 to $4,000.
the detectives guessed.
In this room the detectives found
4 brown suit bearing bullet holes and
BLOOD stains. These clothes. taken
as an important piece of evidence
AGAINST Henry, bring up the matter
OF the burglars thrilling adventure.
When ne was wounded and captured
ana handcuffed, yet escaped with his
wrists manacle0 and disappeared. only
IN the end to be traced to the home
OF DR.. Samuel Eden, at 95 Denning-
ton Avenue Jamaica.
On the night of July 18th last I
Henry robbed the home of NVilIianS
Peek. on the Railway Road at Me
tuchen. Peck awOke just as the bur !
gar TOOK 10 Hight. lie called Chief
of Police FlahertV Armed M, !
hunted Tor the burglar ,
Was Shot as He Fled.
They found him, they say, attempt ,
ing TO break into the home of Mrs |
Mary l. Walling. When he saw the
men COMING ne SLID down the post and / .
tried to run.
Peck fired both barrels of his shot (
gun and the buckshot lodged in !
tienry's legs. He fell, apparently
wounded.
Henry was searched. Jewelry taken. J
{ is charged, from his pockets was !
Identified afterward by persons in
New Jersey towns. Also Flaherty took
rom the captive a railroad mileage :
book. Henry made no resistance :
when handouts were being placed on
him. He demurred. however, when :
lsked to get to his feet He said he q
Inew he couldn't stand-his legs hurt '
nm and he felt very weak. So Peck q
hurried TO get conveyance. Fiaherty >
vent over under a light in the road =
o look at the jewelry.
Henry accepted this opportunity to
scape. Fiaherty looked up to see his +
prisoner fleeing swiftly, despite the .
Wounds in his legs. Flaherty, pursu- Z
ne. shot at him. and a bullet grazed .
ienrys right hand, but ne did not
top. He outdistanced his pursuer. -
no when Peck came back with the 9
onVeyance Flaherty had to report
here was no prisoner
Got ManacIes on, But How?
How Henry got rid of the manacles
n his wrists the police do not know
lie refuses to give them this fnfor il
lauon. This leads to the belief that | j.
omewhere near Railway Henry knew
resort Of criminals where he a
ould go and with safety get the aid ii
e needed In having the steel bracelets h