The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-23
POLICEMEN SOLVE BIG
 ROBBERIES
Battling Mysteries of Many Breaks In City Cleared Up At Last By Police PerseVer- ance-Gave Up Their Nights to Get Burglars.
Bridgeport Young Men, Well Known in City-Not "sYeggs'' Are the Ones Who Have Terrorized the Populace- Frequented the Places They Confess RObbing.

Following one of the boIdeSt at tempts yet made upon stores in the center of the city when three burglars last night, for the second time, en- tered the Brunswick Pool parlor, owned by J. l. Thackwa.y, 28-3o Fair field avenue, taking $70O worth of pipes and tobacco, the capture Of the entire band that has terrorized the business section of this city for the last two months has been effected by the policemen of this city. About $1,O00 worth of loot has already been uncovered and awaits claimants, and # it is expected that l about $500 more will be taken be- youths, little known in police an na1s and coming of good families in this city and Stamford. Those under arrest, whose confessions will prob ably convict them of burglary are: E. Harry DeIIaeca, aged 2O, Middle Street.
 Antonio Aurillio, aged a4, ST clar- ence Street.
 Walter Gaffney, aged 21, so Cam non Street.
 The burglaries already confessed include the Brunswick Pool parIor last night, where $7OO was taken: Harry Quinn's cafe, four weeks ago. where entrance was effected through a back window, the safe prieds open and $360 taken; the Howard Chal- lenger news and confectionery store on Crescent avenue, two months ago, when $4oo worth of cigars, cigarettes and small articles was taken by en- tering through a back window. and the Brunswick Pool parlor, eight weeks ago. when $22o worth Of val uable billiard balls and other articles were stolen. It is believed that still further depredations will yet be laid to the gang.
 Harry DelIacca, better known as Hogan a fighter. once apprehend- ed by Detective Bray for the Quinn robbery but discharged for lack of evidence, is but little known to the police. He was once a newsboy in this city and has borne a good repu- tation in his neighboEhood.
 Antonio Aurillio, was a Yale stu dent for two years, and recently won Ia popularity contest on one of the evening newspapers
 ford and is little known to the police, except that he5 was a chauffeur at Hart's and other garages and for merly was a beI1-boy at the Hotel Stratfield. He has never been under suspicion.
 ton of two striking pohce factors First a daring robbery, which was done under the espionage of the pc lice and second. the fact that, stung to the quick by comments upon their watchfulness, the policemen of the city, had banded together under the direction of Captain John Began and in their spare moments had spent their nights trailing various persons suspected of crooked work. The members of this gang for two weeks had never been without the watch of Detective George Simon or Police men Curry or Weller. Their move nents last night were traced by po- Hcemen up to the time they left to do the robbery.
 Proprietor Thackway of the Brunswick pool parlors, locked his doors at 1 o'clock The gang were seen at 20 minutes to 3 o'clock as they came out of Crescent avenue. They were followed. to Golden Hill and Main streets where they were recorded by a policeman at 3:30. At o'clock William HaEpin, patro1ing Fairfield avenue. saw them standing
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