Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
GANG OF THIEVES
CAUGHT IN A TRAP
Three Police Officers Find -Four
Mexicans and Locate Large
Amount Stolen Property.
MExICANs ARE ALL ARMED
Police Sneak Into House and Catch
Them Unawares Seated ON Floor
Playing Cards-ExpeOt
to Land More.

Pedro Carlos. suspected Of being q COM
panion of Juan Mareno, who was shot
.- by the night Waterman of the National
Fur and Tannery company, was arrested
by Detectives Ring. Van Dusen and Dew
ereese in the company of three other
Mexicans In a vacant house at 61S Pa
cific street early Thursday morning. A
quantity of stolen property was reoov-
cred by the officers. who found It hidden
In the basement of the house.
When word was received at headduar-
tiers that the quartet had been located
at the above number the police were
warned that the men were armed and
would fight As a result the three de
tectives approached the house with great
caution. and fortunately took the Next
cans by surprise.
Devereese located them In room that
formerly had been the kitchen. Var.
Dusen gained entrance through the front
door. Ring made his entry through a
side window Of the dining room and APP
preached the kitchen by way OF the
pantry, while Devereese made his way to
the kitchen through q storm-shed Mean
while the unsuspecting Mexicans were
seated on the floor busily engaged in
drinking and playing cards. At given
signal from Devereese the three doors
leading to the kitchen were thrown open
and the offenders covered by the guns of
the officers. All four Mexicans reached
for their weapons, but seeing that thelI
chances were more than hopeless they
hoisted their hands in the air and calmly
submitted to arrest.
Find the Loot.
While Ring and Van Dusen guarded the
four Devereese made a search OF the
house, and in a corner of the basement
under a pile OF rugs discovered the stolen
property. Goods taken from the follow
ing establishments which were robbed
the week preceding Christmas were
found: Emil Toldbots saloon, 11o1 South
Ninth street, from which cigars. liquors
and money to the value OF 800 were
taken; Mrs Alta Elders restaurant, 1919
South Tenth street. where clothing. gro
oeries and cash totaling So were stolenI
A. Gorennan. storelsoeper at 800 South
Seventh street, who lost shoes, clothing,
tobacco and groceries valued at 800; Alex
Grant, saloonkeeper. e2 Douglas street,
who was robbed of $50 worth OF merchan-
disc; M. Cohn, 9os North Sixteenth street,
Alfora Morillo. 1919 South Sixth street.
and vitro Cashica, 9i4 Pierce street. all
shoemakers, who each lost shoes amount
ing in value from SIS to $50
All the aboce numbers were entered by
breaking windows, which is one. Of the
facts that leads the authorities TO sus-
pect Carlos. who answers the desorip-
ton Of the man who accompanied Mareno
on Wednesday morning when the latter
broke the window of the National Fur
and Tannery company. 1875 South Thir-
teenth street. and as he attempted to
make away with a valuable set of fllrs
was shot through the left thigh by Night
watehnar Mike MIkrimoyitch. MilSrim-
ovitch has not positively identified
Carlos. although the police arc confident
he is the man
The other three men gave their names
at police headquarters as Rafael Rod
rigurez. Astoria August and John Gal
legos. The authorities have reason to be-
lieve that they have not yet rounded up
the entire gang OF thieves, owing to a
remark make by MaTeno at sta Joseph
hospital. Mareno is n serious condi-
ton and during a fit Of delirium spoke
In a manner that has caused the police
to believe that further arrests will be
made shortly,
There he's been an unusual plumber
Of Mexicans in the city during the last
month, and We have received numerous
complaints OF their activities" declared
Chief OF Detectives Maloney. I'VE are
going To round up the entire outfit. and
II the rest OF my men are as fortunate as
Ring. Deveresse and Van Dusen. will
be satisfied. l fear that serious trouble
will result before the work is finally
accomplished.