The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-04
Three Scions of Prominent
Families Lodged In Police
Headquarters Charged
With Theft of Motor Car.
Commander Livery Auto
In Red Light District and
Flee to South Norwalk
With Automobile Filled
With Police in Hot Pur-
suit Bail of $500 Each
Furnished for Imprisoned
Youths.

One of the most sensational joy-rid-
ing parties which has stirred this COM
u1unity in months, eliminated early
this morning in the stealing OF an au-
tom0bi1e belonging to Edward Brown,
q wild ride in fight from officers of the
law to South Norwalk where at the
point of drawn revolvers three stu
wirh most prominent families. were
placed under arrest and later returned
to Bridgeport for trial
Those under arrest and held under
bonds of $500 each by Judge Frank L.
Wilder for further appearance on Jan
uary z, are:
cyril Walter Bigelow, Junior at Yale
College, whose residence is given in
the Yale records as Brook1ine, Mass,
and believed to be the son of Henry
Elias Howard A4ofsdn
Vincent Delch, a pron1ipent young
attorney of Ohio. at present residing
In New Haven, where he is about to
be admitted to the bar.
1t was shortly after this morn
ing that patrolmen the midnight
beats first saw the party in taxi Sill
from New Haven going from house to
house in the red light district Later
they discharged their driver and the
first cab returned to New Haven
Shortly before 8 O'Clock Brown, the
owner of q local taxi service, brought
a
of the red lights, where he left the
machine running while he entered the
building to- collect his money He had
hardly closed the door when he heard
the horn toot and ran out to find his
machine careeninE toward Main street
Shouting for the police he gave chase
on foot until the was lost to sight
in State street, going towards New
York
Rrown then reported the matter to
Sergeant Charles Suclkley, who irnm ed
lat a
to apprehend the stolen vehicle De-
failing Patrolnen Barton, DooFey,
Benedict and J. P. CoughIin 10 ac-
compeny Brown in swift automobile
chase was given towards New York
in the hope of overtaking the thieves
When approaching NorwaIk they
learned THAT they were but a few
minutes behind the first car.
Of1cers detailed by the chief OF po-
lice at Norwalk to look for the party
called to them to stop when Delch
drove the car to the very heart of the
city. At first he refused but later
jumping from the car the party is said
to have resisted arrest The fight
being unequal it was necessary for the
officers to draw their revolveTs before
the robbers were subdued.
At the station house in Norwa1k all
gave fictitious names, and the same
procedure was attempted when they
were Drought back to Bridgeport In
by their attorney, Alderman Earle
Gsarlfck the charge of theft of an auto
was preferred and a continuance ask
ed by Prosecuting Attorney Alexan-
der Delaney that the actual damage
done to the machine could be fully
ascertained.
1t is claimed that the damage done
to the car will amount to fully $780,
as Brown claims that in addition to
the handsome upholstery being malic-
iously cut, the tires and engine have
suffered severely from. the manner in
which the car was reckleSsly driven
over rough roads The tool box and
pert of the running board is damaged
as if by contact with a tree.
Every attempt to get the prisoners
to disclose their true identity was
frustrated. although Cyril Biglow fin
ally admitted he was a, relative of the
famous autor. PoUltney Bfgelow, and
would not deny that he was a son OF
Henry Bigelow, the traction nagnate
of MaSsach usetts.
tt was later learned that Elias How
ard AIofsin is a student at Yale Uni
versity IN his Junior year, and that he
resides in Norwich, Conn He is said
to be the son of a wealthy family of
retired manufacturers from Illinois.
Dispatches from New Haven late
this afternoon confirmed the report
that A1ofssin was the son of H. Alof-
sin, of Norwich and added that he had
been suspended from Yale on several
occasions for escapades of a similar
nature but owing to his prominence
as a mathmetician, had been taken
back.
The accused were released on bonds
70 $500 which were obtained by Henry
D. CowIes, Jr, of New Haven, a
derman z. Earle Garlick who has been
retained oV the accused