The daily sentinel., 1914-01-12
QUARTETTE OF
DARING ROBBERS
CAUGHT TODAY
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worth of clothing in their suitcases
and. meeting their lookout" at the
door. they left the place and went
down Fourth to Colorado and west
to the Kate vouts rooming house on
Colorado near Second. A half an
hour later the officers made the ar
rest.
There was little effort to resist
and when the police threatened to
break in the door 1t was opened. No
arms were found on them.
Had Key for II Months.
Fourteen months ago according to
information in the hands of the Of
ficers the quartette procured key
to the Ryan store. 1t is understood
that they have keys to other mer-
camille establishments all the way
from Missouri to the Pacific coast
and that they have been systematic
celly robbfng these places for sew
eral years.
Well Known Italians.
Yesterday morning, armed with
search warrants, the officers enter
ed the houses occupied by Italians
west Of the roundhouse and arrested
Frank Cerraro. Antonio Napoli and
Joe Barba. Napoli is a boilerwasher
at the round house and was taken
into custody about noon.
The charge against the Italians.
all of whom are well known here. is d
that they have regularly purchased
stolen goods from the burglars and
distributed it again to other Italians
in the city and vicinity.
In the Vouts place where the rob-
bers were taken and in the Italian
houses more than 5000 worth of
goods were recovered. Practically all
of it came from the Ryan store al
though Mr.. Ryan has been loath to
believe that he has lost so much
stuff. In some manner the yeggmen
were able to conceal the losses.
The officers who witnessed the
Ryan robbery and worked up the
case against the arrested men were:
Sheriff Charles F.. Schrader. Chief of
Police Charles H. Wallis. Under
sheriff Jeff Watson and Officers w.
c. Hermann, w. A. knoche, John ].
Allison and A. l.. Halligan.
Was Daring Act.
The robbery at Ryan's is describ-
ed by those who watched ii as one of
the most daring criminal acts ever
perpetrated here. 1t was clear day
light when the coup WAS made and
the men were plainly seen and rec
ognized from across the street where
the officers were in hiding. The
crooks evidently waited until the Of
ficers were supposed to have left
their beats and with all the apparent
carelessness of old residents they op-
ened the front door and committed
the ROBBERY. 1t was just at the time
when there were no officers to watch
and few citizens to give the alarm.
Among the recovered articles OF
clothing were overcoats, shoes, suits.
underwear. shirts. cuff buttons and
links and several fine neckties.
Practically all bore Ryan's name and
trade mark.
The men are not only alleged to be
professional burglars, but have pull
cd off some of the most daring box
car robberies on the Rio Grande in
recent years. Only recently a mem-
her of the same gang. 1t is claimed.
succeeded in stealing over $1,000
worth of clothes from a single box
car near Pueblo.
The officers are entitled to great
commendation for their success In
capturing these men. The authori-
ties declare that the case against
them Ia "air-tight" and that q con-
viction ia certain.
The robbers were arraigned this
afternoon before Justice sweeney in
tho court house. All entered pleas OF
not guilty in spite OF the overwhelm-
ing evidence against them. Sheriff
Schrader had the men handeuffed in
pairs and to and from the Jail they
were escorted by two or three off,
GERS.
The preliminary hearing will be
held tomorrow morning at $3.50
o'clock.
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