The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-24
How or Where It Was Found
Not Disclosed-WOrk Of
Expert Thieves.
$4,000 STILL MISSING
Arrest Of Westchester Burglars
Clears Up Plainfield
Case Too.

morning that about $4,000 Of the $4,000
worth Of Jewelry stolen from his home on
the night Of January has been recovered
by a burglary insurance company of this
city.
According to Valerian OFarrell. once
a detective lieutenant but now the head
Of his own private detective agency. the
jeweiry was taken back a day or two
ago and Is now In a safe deposit vault
O'Farreil declared he did not know who
brought It back or why. his connection
with the case having ended several days
before.
Senator Alderman Is wealthy and
formerly influential politician OF New
Jersey. He Is vice president Of the Law
renee Portland Cement Company OF !
Broadway. The Alderman home, at sos
Eighth street. Plainneld. Is an imposing
mansion standing back In a large lawn.
Draught Led TO Discovery.
While the family was at dinner at S:i5,
January 3. sudden draught swept
through the dining ROOM A woman menu
Der OF the family complained and Mr..
Alderman started up the stairs. The
as II the wind had blown II shut Mr..
Alderman opened the door. but could not
turn on the electric light The light
OF the hall disclosed an open window
over the roof OF yeranda- He went
to shut It and ran into an open drawer
of a dressing table In which Mrs. Acker-
man kept her jewels.
Chief Kiely OF the Plainneld police found
three persons who had seen light. closely
covered automobile near the mansion and
the Alderman servants heard IL honk as
Il started away. The chief next day dis
covered finger prints on a white column
of the veranda- These were photographed
and they led to the discovery Of who the
men were.
Senator Alderman had had his wife's
Jewels insured for $4,000 and on Janu.
AIRY 10 the General Accident. Fire and
Life Assurances Corporation. Limited.
offered $4,000 reward.
The case went to OFarreli around Jan .
uary IL. The Anger prints were the
clue and OFarreil scattered than broad
cast. One set went to Chicago. Back
came the word: Those prints belong 10
Captain Brown, Frankie Brown. Three
Fingered Jack. wanted AL over the
United States. wanted in Cincinnati for
murder and burglary. wanted in Brook
Ign because he walked out OF the Ray
mond street Jail, clever porch climber and
supper man. Works with Ice Wagon
Connors, Butch Smith and Little Johnny
Chased Oat Of England.
Ice Wagon Connors Is Charles Connor.
of Chicago, supper sneak and porcf
climber. slender, good looking and daring
They know OF only one short bit he ha
done in prison, hut Scotland Yard chased
him out OF England three years ago.
Captain brown. or frankie Brown o
Man on the Job, burglar and porcl
climber. who walked out Of Raymon'
street Jail. Is wanted for killing a police
man in Cincinnati. where he Jumped
s25, 900 bail bond. Usually lie Is tn
outside man In gang because OF hi
readiness to use revolver. Three fin
gers are missing from his left hand.
Butch Smith. pal Of Connors. 10 = Chi
cago thief who served short time i
Joliet Little Johnny Is not 40 we
known. but Is worthy member OF tn
band.
While O'Farrell was wondering wher
TO look the clue came. Westminster count
was swept by supper thieves this fall an
] winter. There was big robbery q
Iryington November I and week late
,hare nearly was another at the residenc
, OF Joseph Clendenning at Ardsley-o n
. Hudson. This was prevented by Pete
McKenna, a chauffeur. The chauffeu
drove up to the Clendenning residenc
I and discovered two men on the verand'
e He asked them who they were and the
inquired for a stranger. The chauffeu
:, returned to his car. He saw anotht
automobile In the shadows and he coul
make out three men In II. He race
r down to Ardsley and told the polio
4 Three policemen returned with him. The
Y came upon the Ave strangers In their ca
about 100 yards from the Clendennin
4. home. The Ave were ordered to sto
+, but refused and a policeman fired q sho
a Immediately the Ave opened fire al
= there was a battle. The policemen ha
4 nerve and the upshot was that one
( the Ave men jumped out and. got ava
and four surrendered. They were take
to jail, where they gave the names
George Burns, william Bell, Ray Wilsc
hnu iS'A
IAentiAed By Finger Prints.
Inspector Faurot got their finger prin
/ next day and found that all were artist
i cratic thieves, Wilson being Connou ~
y Bell being william Edgar. with q loi
8 string Of Aliases. wanted for walking o
!. OF tho West Side court while under
: charge Of burglary In 1907. The 9th
{ two men had records.
% Connors did not stay long In jaiL
d began to hint that II he were treat
n kindly the Jewels taken from Irvingt,
90 well ss some others might be restore
h Finally he was released on $3.50 bail
l. condition that he would aid the polk
= He vanished and wrote back from Il
q city that II the three others were releas
> he would see that the Jewels were !
q turned.
= that thee men did that Job out At Plat
q Aeld," OFarrell said. and that they h
I. an Of the stun but few pieces whit
q haA been broken up and sold 70 defr
- running EXPENSES. when dtSc0voF
d tkis Informed my employers and got Q
az tlae eaAe n was mp TO than 70
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