New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-16
JITNEY THIEVES
STEAL IS AUTOS
In STREETS HERE
Trail of -Four Leads from
Broadway to Kentucky
Two Confess.
LONG ISLAND JUDGES
BOUGHT STOLEN CARS
Machines Used in Blue Grass
Jitney Line-Natives Oppose
Detectives Intrusion.

Following a trail which led them into
the Cumberland Mountains and back,
Detectives Owens and Fitzpatrick yes
terday arrested two men, who, they
say. are the last of a quartet which
has been carrying on extensive auto
mobile thefts from this city's streets.
The pair was arrested at Patchogue,
Long Island, on information obtained
from two men arrested in Middlesboro,
XIV. Sunday. who were brought here
and are said to have confessed. The
police say the four men stole seventy
five cars in New York City alone.
Some of these, it is said, they dis
posed of to judges, doctors and garage
men of Long Island. Those they could
use they took to the Kentucky town,
where they established a taxi service
to Cumberland Gap. Sea Cliff residents
purchasd fifteen OF the machines.
The prisoners are Frank Joachim and
Adolph Benneward, who said they lived
at 759 Forrest Avenue, The Bronx, and
Earl B. Doremus, who gave his address
as TAG Sterling Place. Brooklyn, and
Wallace Seaman, of Patchogue. Ac-
cording to the police. Joachim was the
leader Of the gang and Benneward ono
of the most expert machinists in the
city.
Joachim and Earl Doremus, it ap-
nears from the story told by the de-
tectives. were travelling in Kentucky
last year, when they met man named
Smith. booster for Middlesboro. lie
suggested that they establish an auto
mobile service to the Gap to rival an
other line, which was charging 81 for
the trip.
Natives Oppose Detectives.
Smith received word in August thai
all ARRANGEMENTS had been made. the
nolice said. and last week Joachim anc
Eenneward started the Royal Blue
Line" They had operated two days
charging 80 cents and collecting SLOT
the first day and Sl25 the second when
the detectives arrived. They SC
aroused the residents by arresting tne
cnterprising hackmen that they toob
their prisoners from the town with dll-
hculty.
Smith and Benneward were brought
To this CITY. indicted By the grand jury
and taken before Judge Grain, IN zen,
eral Sessions, where they pleaded
guilty. giving the police information
about Doremus and Seaman. who, they
said. were connected with the scheme;,
According to the story Owens and
FitzpatricR told. they were detailed 70
hunt automobile thieves after ma
chine belonging 10 Philip April had
been taken from his home. "a Fort
Washington Avenue. three months ago
The detectives learned that the car
had been taken to Roslyn, Long ISL
and In Clappin's Pond they found
parts OF several motors which had been
dropped in.
Pretending to wish TO purchase sew
eral cars they met a man who directed
them 10 Benneward, who he said could
fix them up all right. He told them
the machinist was going TO start ousl-
ness in Kentucky, and through this tip
the detectives traced him TO Mlddles-
boro. In the town they discovered the
car Of DR.. Morris Ogan. Of 613 West
144th Street. which they had often seen
before the Department of Health Of
fees in Centre Street
From the two prisoners Owens and
Fitzpatrick learned that Doremus and
Seaman were TO be In Patchogue
Yesterday. Aided by local constable
they arrested the men, bringing them
to Headquarters. where they were
locked up last night. charged with
grand larceny.