New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-05

you don't hear about them, because
for some reason or other the expected
crime did not come off"
The bomb case and the arrest OF the
| hoid-up men present two entirely az
ferent phases OF the system. Pulig-
nAno worked after the manner OF the
st. Petersburg section, by which the
secret service Of the Car permeated
the ranks of the nihilists with sples'
informers and apparent co-piotters.
. Lieutenant Stapleton and hts men
unlike Pulicnano, were experienced de-
| tectives. whose faces are known TO
without being seen. They could not
become one with the crooks and learn
their plans that way. Relentless sur
VIGILANCE was their only method. here
is Stapleton's story of how they
brought it to a successful conclusion'
Three weeks ago the tip came TO
Headquarters that this mob was work
ing the jewelry stores" he SAID.
took Dick, Oliver. Tom Bowling, steve
birmingham. Dick Fennelly. Tommy
NcManus. John Golden. John White,
Pete Brennan, Henry L'HenreuX and
Billy Rice and put them on to the gang.
at was a care Of keeping them IN
sight all the time. We soon found out
they were getting ready TO turn OIL
iewelry store. Every morning at open,
ing time for the icwelry store and
every evening az closing they would
pick one out and size II up. The rea-
son for this is that these are the times
when the proprietors change their
most valuable goods from the windows
TO their safes, or vice versa.
eve divided into shifts. and kept
II ,,,rh. onA 1QN IhCV
went into Italian coffee houses, and our
men were always outside. They could
not make a move for the last three
weeks but what we knew it. No less
than five times they went to the Jew
elrv store of Isidor Scharaga, at 23S
Blocker Street.
every time there was some reason
that made them hold of sometimes q
customer or too many people on the
street, and one night il was only girl
or a stoop opposite. Ny men were al
WAYS there, too. but the stlck-up men
didn't know it, But this morning they
thought il was all right. Scharaga was
alone and was taking the jewel trays
from his safe.
Jewel Robbery Thwarted.
1.-TWO of the gang went in and asked
70 see some watches. As Scharaga bent
over the tray they pulled their guns
The proprietor backed up against the
wall. and then a third man entered
with a satchel. He took rope out OF
il. bound Scharaga, and then they pc
gan to shovel the valuables mo the
bag. Two of the gang stayed OUTSIDE
as lookouts, in the vestibule
Gut my men we're too quick Tor
l., IaI Thorn and showed
them into the store-and then the
6ght began. Two of the bandits trled
70 shoot. hut they were overpowered'
In the scufflc Bowling got gash IN
tbe face that was the only wound my
men got
THE credit for this method Is up to
Commissioner Woods. Ii means lhlS:
That we get the men redhanded, ana
there Is no chance for them to beat the
clse. We are cyewitnesses. In gooo
many crimes witnesses are PAID 20 geI
ont Of the way sometimes the pro
nrietors are killed so that they cant
he witnesses. and the case falls down
Put this case can't fall down. 1t -
right in our hands,
The prisoners gave their names as
Frank Russo. OF -227 East Eleventh
Street; Alexander Richardella, OF 3o3
Eas, Nth Street; Thomas Beieh'oh''
Of 52S Broome Street. said by, the po-
lice 70 have previous record; Frank
Eta. Of 435 West Thir;y-ninth Street,
and d. Charles Demark, Of ls2 East Hous-
CON- street. The waived examination
and we're held for trial in $4,000 bail
I'm the last three months Lieutenant
Stapleton and his men. have rccolefed
5000 600 in jewelry and stolen wearing
anparel. and arrested $50 persons. Since
nc new system has been in operation
complaints from persons robbed nave
been cut down half. The work is oelng
carried on practically without me alG
of stool pigeons, she chief standby OF
tba older police methods.