New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-18


and robbed Edmund Wider and
Charles Webber. two messengers Tor
tho Soap Finishing Company, at No. 50
Bethune street. relieving them of
S1.l9S in cash. In nearly every case
Taylor furnished evidence TO corrobo-
rate his tale.
Three Arrests Start Rounding.
The first arrests occurred yesterday
morning when three men, who de-
scribed themselves as Max Goldsten.
a machinst. of No. al St AIMS
avenue: Frank W. Niver. a chauffeur,
of No. 80 East 1lGth street. and Ed
ward W. Ford, OF No. 1898 Simpson
street The Bronx. were arrested by
Captain Price, OF the Bronx Detective
Bureau, and a number of his men.
Commissioner Dougherty was in
formed OF the arrests. and when the
men were arraigncd in the Harlem
Court he asked Magistrate House TO
hold them. This was done and the
three men were taken TO Police Head
quarters and questioned for several
hours by Doucherty. Following this
talk. developments followed fast.
Lieutenant WynaS. accompanied by
Detective Sergeants O'Mara. Quick, SUI
livan. Bruckman and Flynn. left Po-
lice Headquarters hurriedly, boarded Il
Third avenue elevated train ana alishi-
ed at 12Jth street. There they took up
positions on the four corners and wait
cd. After wait of two hours or more
their vigilance was rewarded, When
TAYLOR. who lives at No. 30 West 10th
street. came along. He was arrested
after a struggle. Inside his coat. in
holster. the detectives say. the found
revolver fully loaded.
Dougherty says he questioned him
closely. and finally Taylor admitted his
share in the hold-ups and proudly
boasted that he was the brains of every
one Of them.
He told Dougherty, so the Commits
sioner says, that his side partner in
all of the hold-ups was Charles Francis
Lorber, a chauffeur. of No. 561 East
15Sth street .5eforc Taylor had COM
pIcted his confession, Lorber was In an
outside roor'. where he had been
brought following his arrest in his
home.
Got Tip Three Weeks Ago.
Three weeks ago, the police relate,
they got a tip that large jewelry
store, at S5th street and Broad
way, was going TO be touched
off, by taxi gang. Detectives as
signed to the job watched the store
night and day for more than a week
after they received this information
and were finally rewarded with clew
which led to a certain part of the city
and promised success.
The continued night visils at the
jewery store had :heir result a week
ago. when the detectives on guard saw
q touring car come down Broadway
circle the block in which the store is
located, and draw up near by. Several
men emerged from lic hdSHihS' Uul
evidently suspecting danger leaped In
again and drove off down Broadway
at high speed In making the getaway
the chauffeur swung his car around In
such fashion as To expose a license
number bearing the letter M and tho
number 1885.
The number was sent to every sta
ton house in the city and patrolmen
were ordered to watch for the car.
Sunday night Commissioner Dougherty
got information to the effect that the
used in the hold-up Of Bert
Newman. cafe proprietor, at 143d
street and Eighth avenue. early
Saturday morning. bore the num-
ber M 1885," and within a few hours
Captain Price, acting on the Commits
sioners orders, had located the car In
a garage at Jackson avenue and 1S3d
street, The Bronx. Captain Price then
traced three men to this garage early
Yesterday morning and arrested them.
Last night Detectives Cazazza, Fina.
M,,rphy and Forbes went to fur.