Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-30
POLICE ARREST
BOYS WHO TELL
CAPT. KIDD YARN
Officers Then Dig for "swag,
but Fail to
Find It.

Detectives Kenny and Tortoriello,
of the Second precinct, spent much of
this forenoon digging for buried
treasure back OF a stable in Mt. Pros
peet avenue. under the direction of
three self-accused tkeymen," the
youngest nine years old.
The boys, who were caught trying
TO dispose OF two rings to another
boy, admitted, so the police say, that
they let themselves into the home OF
Andrew Polo, on the fourth floor at
"a Mt Prospect avenue, Thanksgiving
afternoon and stole jewelry valued
at s100
After much questioning. the boys
said they had buried "the STUFF back
of the stable, and volunteered to show
the police just Where their trove was
hidden Between the stable and the
fence separating it from the premises
OF apartment houses in Clifton avenue
Is a passageway about two and one
half feet wide and forty feet long
Every kind of rubbish to be found IN
any alley confronted the police when
they reached the place, and the boys
told them to dig in what seemed the
most tangled portion OF tie debris
After quite an excavation had been
made at that point the youngsters
said that was not the place they
buried the jeweIry, but had 1t in mind
as safe place. After trying several
places indicated by the boys. the
policemen decided to dig up the entire
strip.
When they had done SO, and found
no trace of the treasure, the young
sters cdolly informed them the next
yard was the place. Meantime the
Co.. L Cgdf.r Is- h a
been let out, and 200 of them gathered
to watch the proceedings. The police
thought It about time to bring the
three romancers back to the police
station and make a fresh start, and
further digging operations were post
poned.
The police say the boys admit
having entered the Polo apartments
and that a skeleton key was found on
one of the boys.
Police of the Second precinct ex-
pect that they will have in custody
within day or so the ''keyman' who
has been robbing houses in the north
ern section of the city of iewelry
and cash during the temporary abb
sence of members of the families
The tip came yesterday from
woman who encountered two young
men cUlnliAB tAlfOASu Tue Halfway a.
33 Seventh avenue just as she entered
to pay q visit to friend Soon after
it was learned that the home of
Angelo Ferrere, on the second floor
OF s3 Seventh avenue. had been en-
tered and ransacked. AS an vaiua-
hles had been safely hidden tho
thieves did not succeed in getting any
loot.
This was one of three similar at
tempts made in the neighborhood yes
terday. The home of Pasquale Tileg-
gi, at 81 High street, was eutered
Yesterday afternoon between 2:30 and
3:45. while the members of the fam
lily were away. and jewelry valued at
$50 was taken.
Some time between . and s o'clocK
last evening the home of Leonardo
Statalo, at 24 Eighth avenue, was
entered and jewelIy valued at 500,
as well as s4 IN cash. was taken. All
three places evidently were entered
by the same persons, who seemed to
have accurate information concerning
the habits of the persons living in
the places entered.
Another ''lxeyn1an job which has
just come to light occurred Thanks-
giving Day, between the hours Of 2
and o'clock. in the home of Andrew
Polo. at "a Mt Prospect avenue,
where jewelry valued at 500 was
taken
Captain Cordano has assigned De-
teetives Kenny, Tortoriello and Co.'S
grove to the work of running down
the "keyman,"