Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-04-10
| STOLEN HORSE
IS RECOVERED
Authorities Raid New York
Stable and Get Animal.

Through the efforts Of the local,
New York and New Brunswick
police, one of the horses stolen in
recent robberies in this county was
recovered yesterday afternoon. The
chase of the stolen animals has led
the officers from the different de-
partments along strenuous trail.
which wound through the most dis
reputable section of New York-the
lower East side, where "Gyp the
Blood" Lefty Louie" and "Dago
Frank" and other denizns Of the un-
derworld formerly made their abode.
Most all night Thursday Detect
i've Sergeants Long and Huff of the
local police, Sergeant Dunn, of the
New Brunswick force, Joseph Lom-
bardi, county interpreter. and three
detectives of the New York fifteenth
precinct, spent sleuthing in New
York. They were watching stable
which they thought housed the
horse stolen from a Mr.. Marcus, of
New Brunswick, and which they
thought held the black mare stolen
from Joseph Catali, of Johnstone
street, and the Feigenspan horse,
taken from Second street.
The horse of the New Brunswick
man, however, was the only one
which could be identified, and that
was done only after the driver had
made a second trip in the daytime
yesterday. Two men having charge
of the stable were arrested for hold
ing stolen goods and will stand trial
in New York.
Wednesday morning Chief of Po-
lice Burke got word from the fif-
teenth precinct in New York that
a suspicious stable had been located
in East Twelfth street, near First
avenue, which might prove to be
harborfng some of the horses stolen
from this place and New Brunswick
recently. In this section live the
two alleged thieves in the county
Jail. accused of stealing four horses,
two wagons and two sets of harness
from J. M. Sorensen in Sayrj ave-
nue.. The New Brunswick police
we're notified and Sergeant Dunn. of
that place, Mr.. lombard, and De-
tective Sergeants Huff and Long
went to New York Wednesday af
ternoon. They were informed by
detectives of the precinct that a
stable was under suspicion, and the
Middlesex men gave detailed de-
scriptions of the horses missing.
The detectives then told the local
men to go home until they gained
more evidence. About 8 o'clock
that night the local and New Bruins
wick police received word to come
to New York Immediately. Joseph
Catali, whose black mare was stol-
en- last December; John Johnson,
who has charge of the Feigenspan
horses here; Mr.. Lombardi. Serg
cant Dunn, Of New Brunswick, the
driver of the stolen Marcus horse,
and Detective Sergeants Huff and
Long took the next trains for New
York About II o'clock the tif-
teenth precinct detectives took the
men down to the stables. but they
hung around the district for several
hours to give opportunity for all
horses to be returned.
The disreputable place did not
appeal to Johnson, Catali or the
New Brunswick driver, who were
unarmed and the appalling situation
was increased as the New York de-
tectives pointed out different places
where men had been killed by
bombs. "Twenty-four bombs were
set off here in twenty-six days" said
one of the detectives. Just then a
peculiar noise was heard and the
sleuth called. "Get ready" The de-
tectives' guns bulged out Of their
inside coat pockets, and as Mr..
Johnson had only an umbrella as a
weapon, he instinctively looked for
shelter from an imaginary, iminent
fulsilade of bullets from one of the
East side gangs. However, the de-
tective only meant to get ready to
enter the stables. and calm was re-
stored when his meaning was ex-
planned. The stable was entered
about 3 o'clock, and sixteen horses
found. but none identified. The
New Brunswick driver declared that
one looked like the horse of Mr..
Marcus. but could not say positively.
However, he, Sergeant Dunn and
Mr.. lombard returned yesterday af-
ternoon and the driver in the day
light was able to unquestionably |
identify the animal, after which the
two arrests were made. The local |
police have still hopes for recover
ing the stolen Catali horse from |
Johnstone street and the Feiganspan |
horse from Second street through |
+ba aid ne the New York police