New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-07
Arrests of Five Men and Ono
Woman Solve Mysteries OF
Battling BurgIaries,
Say Police.
GET "ROPE LADDER" GANG
Detectives Unearth Stolen Goods
Valued at S250,000, and
Make a Second Capture
After Prisoners First
Taken Confess.


detectives working under secret orders
from Headquarters rewarded the police
with one of the richest hauls in the
history of the department when late
yesterday afternoon Inspector Faurot's
men, in cooperation with Captain
men. i'm co-opera tion with Acting Cap
tain Tunnev Of The Bronx. rounded up
ieved TO have been the brains of the
mysterious rope ladder burSlaries in
the wealthy uptown district and un-
covered mine of loot whose value
was estimated last night to be in the
vicinity Of $..1o00"
IT was "A double victory FOR tho po-
lice. since it WAS prefsccd By the Sc
cret arrest Sunday afternoon Uf the
principals in the ST Andrews Jiotsl
robbcries OF last spring in which booty
valued at thousands Of dollars was
taken. The two prisoners. from whom
a confession was WrunS in the early
hours of yesterday morning. implicated
of the stolen yaluabies.
When Inspector Faurot ard his men
went to the shop TO make the arrest,
however they ran across the trail OF
the rope ladder" thieves. and as re-
suit five mon and q woman. with police
records are under arrest, and two Of
tile most battling cases in gears vas
solved.
Six Prisoners Taken.
The prisoners. who we're locked up in
the West 47th street police station, are:
Percy Wycsoff, twcnty-three years
old, of No. 40 Columbus avenue.
Harry Willis, twenty four years old,
Of No. 175 West 1O2d street.
James Pritchard, thirty eight years
old, storekeeper, of No. 2j3 West t2d
street
George Carr. alias John Hoffman,
alias George Vogelle, twenty eight
years old, Of No. l51 West 99th street.
William MADDOX. alias Gilman, alias
Jack Allen, alias Lefty" twenty eight
years old, of No. 1883 Amsterdam ave-
nue..
kitty Carr. wife OF George Carr.
twenty years old.
Wyckoff. Willis and Nadox are
charged with burglary. In addition,
Carr. i'm whose fiat were found two
heavy revolvers, must stand trial for
violation of the Sullivan law, as must
pritchard. whose offence as charged,
together with Carr's wife, is that Of re-
ceiving stolen goods.
Follow Two Trails.
Two distinct trails, which led during
the last forty eight hours TO the pawn
shop I'm 42d street. and resulted In the
cornering Of two gangs Of crooks, were
taken up months ago. In the late
spring the management OF the st. An
drew's Hotel at I'D street and Broad
way. became alarmed by series OF
robberies which took place in the house.
For several weeks the rooms Of patrons
were rified of valuable jewels, furs and
plate There was no clew TO the rob-
bers, and the case was complicated by
the fact that the majority of them took
place In broad daylight while the oc-
cupants of the rooms were out on shop
ping tours or at matinees.
Inspector Faurot was put on the case.
With Detectives Hyams and Hughes he
haunted the hotel but the robberies
continued at intervals throughout the
summer. eliminating a month and q
half ago in the looting OF the apart
ment of Mrs. Frances Barnes. The
police claim they were blocked in their
investigations, and that they learned
only q few weeks ago that certain SER
wants were discharged following the
last robbery, although persons ABOUT
the hotel said they were confident that
the thieves came from outside the
building
Rope" Robberiss 6affsd.
Meanwhile the uptown districts hao
been the scene Of a series or rope lad
der bl,rglarles. All OF these were car
ried out with skill and dispatch. ana
| the operators never left behind the
slightest clew TO their identity. The
principal characteristic OF these rob-
berries was the use Of rope, when
was thrown out Of the window OF the
house i'm which the burglars were at
work When disturbed the thieves IN
variably made their escape by sliding
down the rope
Captain Tunney. of The Bronx. was
assigned to the rope ladder burg
laries and began work on the case with
| Detectives Augustus and James Reilly,
Ernest Moore, John Mugge and James
Finn. More than month ago, Cap
| tain Tunney said, he ran across the
! trail OF Carr and MADDOX and followed
them to Carrs apartment. From that
! time on his men shadowed them con-
| tinually, but hestated TO make arrests.
| since ii was known that the gang"
making Carr's home its headquarters
| had somewhere a fence" or confeder-
ate who was receiving and disposiny
OF the stolen property.
In their work at the ST. Andrew
| Hotel. Inspector .'aurot's men. pre-
4 ,,io,,, 70 tho IN, bOiasale discharge of cnf-