New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
SING SING GETS
CY YATES AGAIN
Bancroft Robber, Who
Escaped in 1912, Caught
in New Orleans.

Chester Yates, who bumped into
Aaron Bancroft, or aged broker, and
relieved him of package containing
$4,000, in the Produce Exchange
Building, in March, 1911. and subse-
quently escaped from Sing Sing by aid
Of a woman after serving only lob days
Of his twenty-oae-year sentence. was
arrested in New Orleans yesterday, &C
cording TO word received at the prison
lsst night.
Yates, who mas acquaintance who
also address him as Charles A. Stone,
George Wright, Clayton and Cy, was
discovered through the application OF
the Bertillon system. Although he
was wan and pale and greatly changed
since his last visit TO New York, wear
ing glasses and mustache, he was
recognized.
ITS the greatest system in the
world" said the fugitive, when, he was
shown his picture. "You can't beat IT,"
Taken to the parish prison, where he
will be held pending the arrival Of an
officer from Sing Sing who will leave
with a warrant to-day, Yates said; Il
am willing TO go back, but | know that
III de in Jail"
Yates already had a criminal record
when he gained underworld distinction
by breaking through the dead line OF
Fulton Street and putting over the Ban
croft robbery. From Harry Barrett, a
disappointed employe of Mr.. Bancroft,
who was eighty-five years old, he
learned that IN elderly broker would
pass through one Of the dusky CORR
doris Of the Produce Exchange Build
ing with n package under his arm con-
tanning $4,000 in securities. At the
appointed time, Yates ran into Mr.. BAN
croft. knocked the package from under
his arm, and aided by accomplices, sub
stituted another containing newspaper
clippings. 1t was done so sdroitly that
Mr.. Bancroft was not aware of his loss
until four days later.
Registered as c. X. Riese. Yates was
arrested on July IL in San Diego, Cal,
charged with robbing guests in a local
hotel He was taken to New York, and
on August 80 Judge Mulqueen, in Cen
eral Sessions, sentenced him TO TWEEN
ty-one years, after he had been found
guilty Of first degree robbery for n
second time. Having previously been
paroled, Yates had one year, I'VE
months and ten days in addition to
serve.
On December 10 Yates did not put
In an appearance at breakfast, and
Warden Kennedy ordered the prison
searched for him. This was unsuc-
cessful, the alarm whistle was sounded
and the warden offered reward Of
$50 for the capture of the prisoner.
Beyond the fact that a woman was
involved, his escape has been a puzzle
to the prison officials. One of the first
questions asked Yates after his APP
prehension had to do with the circum-
stances of his impromptu departure
from Ossining three years ago. but he
refused to give any information on the
subject
/ 81 wouldn't give you the name of
one Of the boys that got me out for
anything" was all he would say.
All Of the securities were recovered
and Yates's pals are all doing time for
the robbery now. Dan" 0'Reilly, the
lawyer prominent In the Nan Patter-
son and Ihaw cases, who was convict
ed Of having received stolen goods
after he tried TO claim the reward fov
returning part Of the stolen securi-
ties. died soon after leaving prison.