Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-24
THIEVES ARE
USING AUTOS
IN THEIR WORK
Motor Car Visited Smith House
Afternoon Place Was
Robbed.

That there are apparently two
bands Of robbers connected with the
depredations in this city is the belief
of those who contend that the thefts
are committed by organized bands.
This opinion is due to the fact that
bfrglaries have been committed dur
ing both day and night, and the as
sertion liz that the same thieves
would not work ON both shifts.
Another angle Is that some Of the
nlarauders are of the ''auto bandits
class, as the use OF motor cars has
been resorted to by the house-hreak-
ers. a
It Is only within the last couple OF
days that the daylight" and "auto"
burglar has come to notice Several
houses have been entered In broad
daylight. One of these was the resi-
dence OF George NJ. Smith, Of 1872
Dickinson street, which was robbed
Monday afternoon. It was here that
the automobile first appeared, as FAR
as is known.
Mr. Smith is en- automobile man
himself and Is employed with q con-
Germ a short distance from his homo.
Neighbors of the Smiths say that an
automobile was seen standing in front
of the Smith house Monday at the
time the burglary was said to have
been committed. No particular atten-
ton was taken of this, because the
people thought Mr.. Smith had come
home in the motor. Mr.. Smith says
he wasn't near his residence with a
car that day.
Loaded Revolver Stolen, Too.
Mrs. Smith said today that she had
only returned from a trip, to Utica
last Sunday and that Monday was
her first trip away from the house.
She says that part of the burglars
booty at her residence, which was
not announced originally, was a colt
revolver, which had been in a bureau
drawer in the bedroom. The pistol
was loaded but the burglars thought
that they should adopt the safety
first" principal and take that along
too. Other residents in the Smith
house declared that they had heard
voices of men talking in the hall
that afternoon, but paid no heed to
them.
The daylight band was busy yes-
terday afternoon, too, as thieves en-
tered the apartments of Miss Carrie
Sufftrong, on the third floor of her
apartment at 10 South Seventh street.
Miss Sufftrong is a saleswoman in a
local department store and her sister,
who lives with her. was out.
Jewelry was the object Of the
thieves visit and they made good
haul. Four bar pins were taken, as
well as two lavallieres, one of the
latter being diamond studded. Other
articles were a lady's gold watch and
chain and a bar chain.
Still another ruse of the thieves be-
sides travelling in autos, is said to be
that of ringing the door bells OF
houses and apartments. II there is
an answer to the bell the visitor gives
some story and then departs. Should
there be no response to the bell the
burglar figures that there is nobody
home in the department and he sets
about getting into the place. The fact
that apartment houses have been
visited and flats looted, while other
apartments are occupied, shows the
daring of the marauders.
One of the. latest phases of the
police campaign against burgiaries
in the city is the difference of opin-
ion between the Board Of Police Conn
missioners and Chief Long over the
necessity of the special order OF the
board adopted at its meeting Mon
day afternoon requiring nightly tours
of inspection by the captains OF the
various precincts.
Patrol Order Unnecessary.
Chief Long says that such a reso-
luton of the board is not necessary,
as it is already part of the depart
mental orders, and he further says
that as yet he has no official knowl-
edge of such action by the board at
IFS meeting this week.
Secretary Kearney, OF the Police
Beard, declared today that such
action was taken by the board Mon
day, and while he admitted that as
yet the order hadn't been Iransmitted
to the chief. that it would be and
that such action probably would be
taken today.
There is no question but that
such an order was issued by the
board declared Secretary Kearney,
"apd Furthermore. he continued,
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