The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25
LOOT VALUED AT
$4,000 RECOVERED
Trio of Suspects Alleged to
Have Maintained Elaborate
System For Robbery.

Sensational disclosures of what the
police claim is one of the most sue
cessful and carefully planned burglary
campaigns originated locally in years
are coming to light today in the in
Vestigation following the arrests yes
terday of Frank Baker, II years old of
Mt. Carmel, Pa, Joe Edmonds, 26
years old of 423 Water street and
Cleveland Iannucci, 20 years old of
SO State street. by Detective James
Bray of police headquarters. Loot
valued at over $1,000 has already been
recovered and much of it Identified
as coming from houses, the burglar
izfng Of which has mystided the de-
partment for months. The arrests are
credited with being among the most
important of the year in police an
nails.
A little, insignificant looking note
book, found among Bakers possessions
contains the names, addresses and!
other details of numerous other
Bridgeporters, whose houses were con-
sidered worthy of robbing. The data
shows systematic attempt to make
every robbery count. Several resi-
dences, among them the Smith home.
in the vicinity of exclusive Seaside
park, were scheduled to receive their
attention next. Cleverness was shown
in disposing of the loot. The pawn
shops were not patronfzed but between
''jobs'' the loot was sold privately
loin. This explains the mystery en-
countered by the police in not being
able to find any of the stolen material
among the pawn shops and second
hand stores.
Detective Bray encountered the nee
out directions from Judge Walsh of
the Common Pleas court, he was max
ing a trip through State street to
get a line on the procedure of a wona-
ton. On the mante1pieee he happen
ed to notice a costly clock, the de-
scription of which was in his pocket
as missing article from one of the
houses broken into recently. He in
quired concerning it and learned that
it wass sold by Ednonds, known to
the police as little Black joe and
brought in on another police case.
Edmonds was gotten hold of and
"squealed." The rest was easy. Bak-
er is supposed to have done most of
the Jobs alone, leaving to the 9TH
ers the disposing of the loot. Baker
has been living at 96 State street. HIS
room gave up veritable treasure of
loot. There is a suspicion that there
there are other rooms used to cache
the loot and these are being looked
for. These arrests with the discov-
cry of Carlo DeLue's trunk this week
is believed to account for most Of the
house breaks during the past year.
Among the jobs linked with the
trio was the entering of former presi-
dent of the Board of Police Commits
efoners George M. Baldwin's home at
2s2 Courtland street when Masonic
charm set with diamonds and rubies,
the value set at about $500, was taken
along with numerous razors. The
robbery of the Burritt home is be-
lieved to have netted over 500 in SILL
verware, china, etc, while the enter
ing of w. T. Howes' home at 255 Bar
mum avenue, is believed to have net
ted over 500 worth of silver and
many keepsakes. Between $500 and
$500 worth is believed to have been
taken from the home of L. M. Law
son, Jr, at IL Linden avenue, while
over 500 worth of material Is credited
with having been taken from the
home of Arthur J. Sprague at IT'S
Washington avenue. This is said to
have included the theft of a costly
mahogany clock. The Sprgaue rob-
berry first became known through the
absence of the clock, Mr. Sprague re-
turning from vacation, going to
sleep in a chair and the n1ooking up
to see the time, when ready to retire.
The absence of the clock started an
investigation and he found that the
house had been ransacked.
The loot already in the possession
of the police includes about everything
that would be secured from the loot
ing of homes in the residential Sec
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