Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-20
FIVE ARRESTS ARE
MADE TODAY FOR
WHOLESALE
ROBBERIES
Mystery Surrounding Rob-
berry of Michael Brothers
Store and Santa Fe Box
Cars, Believed Cleared Up.
RAILROAD employees
ACCUSED OF THE WORK

BY the arrest today Of hve men
three Of them brothers--it is believed
that the mystery surrounding the
robbery OF Michael Brothers store.
1923 South Second street and the
lplundering of many Santa Fo box cars,
which has puzzled the police and San.
"a Fe detectives for several months,
has been entirely cleared mp.
The five men who were taken into
custody today are all Santa Re EN-.
ployes--or have been up to date. They
are Julian Bareg, Primitavo Barela,
Miguel Barela. Manuel Torres and
Jose Maria SaslzaI. They were all
arrested by Joint committee con.
sisting OF Ben Williams. chief detec-
tive for the Santa Fee Chief OF Po-
lice McMillin and Santa Fe Special
officer Ed Sinclairc.
An excursion made to the several
residences occupied by the FIVE men
in the southern part OF town develop
ed that enough junk had been hidden
away In trunks, boxes and under beds
10 start a general merchandise store
Severan trunk loads Of the dry goods
groceries and other articles were
brought to the police station. with
the aid OF lists in the hands OF the
Santa Fe men, much of the merchan.
disc was Identified as having been
stolen from shipments TO various New
/ Mexico wholesale houses. Dozens OF
the garments and articles were also
Identified by a member OF the Michael
Brothers firm as belonging 10 them.
The Michael store has been robbed
three times In succession within the
last six months and the brothers are
firmly of the opinion that the same
men did all the jobs.
AS Is usuai with all successful bur
glars the Barela brothers and their
companions worked with system.
All OF them worked nights for the
Santa Fe, handling coal at the coal
chutee. When not employed in SHOW
cling coal Il Is alleged, the men
sneaked around the box cars In tle
upper yards broke seals and carried
away what they needed in the way OF
ladies' and gents furnishings and
groceries.
Time and again local station off,
GERS discovered that cars had been
robbed almost under their very eyes,
but were never successful in capturing
the burglars. This was due TO the
fact that the men were employees and
were familiar with the haunts Of the
officers, whom they know and whose
confidence they held
II was left 10 officer Ed Sinclair q
put two and two together. Conveying
his suspicious 10 his superior, Ber
Williams and Chief Mcs,lllin, Il tout
but few moments ride IN an auto
mobile TO verify them
The Ave men were rudely awakened
from their slumbers shortly after moor
today; their houses were searched
, land before they were well aware o
, what had happened, they were carrie,
on TO the city jail.
. II Is confidently believed that th'
, arrest of the FIVE men is but the be-
+ ginning ana t.a5 chain OF arrest
win be made which will completed,
. clear up all the box car rObberies an'
, all the petty store theft that has beoI
going on for several months past n
! the local Santa re yards ana In IN
q city.
A when arrested the Barela brother
e and their pals were wearing shoe
n and shirts which IL Is claimed the
A stole.
\ They viii be given a hearing to
J.. morrow.