Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-08
POLICE MAY
HAVE MEN OF
BURGLAR GANG
Pick Up Jake MilIer's Pals as
Local Robbery Sus-
poets.
ARRESTED IN THE SALOON
! VISITED BY MURDERER
Prisoners Being Held Under
Cover, Pending Further
Investigation.

Two men now being held at police
headquarters may be able to clear up
the recent epidemics of burglaries in
the city. The arrest of the two men
took place last night in the saloon at
Mulberry and Green streets. The sa-
loon is the same in which "Sailor
jake Miller, under arrest in Phila-
delphia for the murder of one detec-
tive and the shooting Of another, fire.
quented while in Newark.
More than a hundred burglaries
which have been committed in resi-
Dental sections of the city during the
past few months are attributed to the
men. Miller, it is said, was a member
of the gang, as was James Kelly,
alias Davis, who is being held in Mill
vile in connection with holdup, and
who Is wanted In this city for shoot
ing a man.
The two men arrested last night
were taken into custody by Lieuten-
ants Ryan, Harris and Pagan, of po-
lice headquarters. who have had the
place under surveillance for some
time. The police have not yet estab-
lished the connection of the two men
with the burglar gang, but are work.
ing on that lay and are looking for
others.
Miller Here at Ono Time.
The detectives have visited the sa-
loon frequently during the past few
weeks in their search for men want
ed in connection with local robbertes.
On one occasion when they entered
the saloon Miller, with several of his
companions, was in the place. When
the detectives left Miller exhibited
revolver in his coat pocket and told a
companion that he had kept the de-
tectives covered" and was ready to
put up a fight If they recognized him.
1t was only few days later that
Miller went to Philadelphia, where
he shot the two police detectives,
who had attempted to arrest him on
suspicion. One Of the men was
killed and the other seriously in
jured. Miller is now under arrest in
Philadelphia, charged with murder.
While in Jail there, Miller Is said
to have "squealed' on Kelly, or
Davis, informing the police that the
latter shot Thomas Sheridan N the
saloon of Louis Elm. at Market and
Wdrd streets, on February last.
Kelly was arrested in Millville for a
robbery and holdup there, and will
not be brought to this city for the
shooting of Sheridan. Sheridan was
in a serious condition at the City
Hospital for several days, but finally
recovered.
How Arrest Yves Made.
The police have not yet cleared up
the case and are reticent on the
arrest of the two, men, Although
being held at police headquarters no
record has yet been made of their
arrest. 1t is said that the three de-
tectives entered the saloon last night,
taking everyone there to police head
quarters. The two men under ar
rest were standing against the bar.
At police headquarters the others
were released and the two prisoners
placed in cells.
The police refuse to talk of the
arrest and will not say what evil
dence they have against the men.
Neither will they say whether the
arrest followed a further "squeaP'
by Miller, in Philadelphia The
epidemic of burglaries here has
fallen off during the last two weeks,
and practically no robberies which
can be laid to the gang have been
committed
After eluding the police for sew
eral months, during which they COM
mitted many daring burglaries, the
gang decided to "lay low" 1t Is
thought, particularly as they may
have feared further confessions by
their pal" who is facing death on
a murder charge.