New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
zER|LL0 CALLED prince
OF HORSE THIEVES
Whitman Learns Raiders Com.
petitor Kept Trained Band
of Robbers.
LETTER SENT TO POLICE
In 1t Man Once Connected with
Gang Describes It's Work.
ings-zerillo Will
Not Confess.
LETTER SENT TO POLICE

Information has reached the n,,,-
Attorneys Office that Frank Zer,ro :.
BOSS truckman and competitor Of lea.
RAIDER confessed fence" Of stolen ~.
chandlse. is known as the "priro.
horse thieves" and head Of the so.'
thieves trust" as the band has -
styled by Judge Swami. Of Genera, g.
sions. Zerillo was convicted las, P,a..
before Judge Grain. in General sessor.
OF receiving stolen goods and was e.,
fenced to Sing Sing for from two "a ~.
years.
Judge Malone, Of General Sessions >.
ceived an anonymous letter some A..
ago. describing Zerillo as a man w.
habitually taught his truckmen ~ s..,
The writer said he could tell OF bo,...
that had been picked up in the strss,,
by Zerillo's men and taken TO his s,ab.,
at No. 90 Thompson street.
Assistant District Attorney Bos,4s.,
has a signed letter which was ,ur,.I
over TO him by Deputy Police Comn,,.
sioner Dougherty, I'm which the vri,..
explained that he once worked for zerilo
Trained Band Of Thieves.
This man kept a well trained band 4,
thieves" the letter says, and Zerlo
protected them. He went their bail Oh.
tanned their counsel and testified IN coy,,
for an alibi He hasn't passed a month
that he hasn't been after US. especially
when he loses his money shooting craa
Then he gets after Us right away and
tells US where there is a chance to II
away with something
He always takes the horses 10 New.
ark. where he sells them, and gives u
50 each or perhaps 81. as the case nav
be. once he said he would give SO. bt
he never came across He said we wogb
never get into trouble If We did as he
told us to do"
Detectives are trying to find the write
of the letter. 70 see If he cannot tel
something about Zerillo's connections
with RAIDER, who has repeatedly said tha
Zerillo. II convicted. would talk loud
enough TO be heard in San Francisco"
J. \. Solovei. counsel for Zerillo sal
yesterday that his client never vogA
confess I'm Gods world Sol9yei said b
was perfecting an appeal on the grogl.
that Zerllos conviction would nyL
stand, as there was no proof that tie
goods which he was charged with sis4.
ing were ever in his possession.
The District Attorneys Office has
complaint on file which charges that C.
October a last Zeril.o sent Joseph Belle
tur. one of his drivers. for some goods az
an address in West oath street where Z.
met sam JaqUinto, another Of Zerl9'
drivers. and there transferred the stun
10 Zerillo's stables Both were ARRESTED
Belletur got one year from Judge os1-'
van. and JaQuinto got from I'VE to it-
years before Judge Malone. for attempts.
larceny.
1t developed that Zer.llo vas the IT,
st!gatOr OF the thefts.' said Assisiai'
District Attorney Bostwick. He Jos
sessed IN extraordinary power OF eonuo
over his men. who appeared 20 prefer
jail sentence rather than testify agals
him. He paid counsl. fees for 90.
drivers. Two years ago last March ~
worth Of women's suits was stolen ir'-
A. Kemp & Co.. OF No. - Spring Stree
Just back OF Zerlllos stables. Fooipnla
i'm the snow led 20 the stables. HA-
was tried and acquitted Il
Mr. Bostwick said Zerillo was conyGs
Of election frauds n 49, and sentenced
Jail for three months. The court Of ~
peals gave him a new trial. ~hieh =
never been put on the calendar
Judge Swami has for some VI
preached against the horse ta'e'
trust" He has frequently said he o-
finish the testimony OF typical defen''-
Of this sort with 4 rubber stamp
They are Wei. trained, and ava l
have two deiences. the hrst OF "aNl
that they were paid % look ol' y.
horse while the owner went IN 70 81
drink. and the other Is that ne! w." i
the animals walking away ana u''
stop them" said Judge Swami
slick" Martin. one 81 the mys'""
witnesses before Assistant DlStr"
torney Moskowitz. who is IN eiS's -. 4
the RAIDER case, is working on me =.
side" lie says his appearance
Criminal Courts Will hinder hH
slick" keeps in telephone con'l ',-a.r,
ton with Mr.. Moskowitz' coha..
turning up dope" he SAYS Ne sYw
most Of the material for the n', e.,
article written by George kiOos -: ~
several years ago on The VIM"