Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
YOUTHS STEAL
AUTO AND ROB
A STORE HERE
Trapped in Elizabeth After
Smashing JeweIry Store Win
dow in Clinton Hill.
TOOK TWO CARS OUT
OF PRIVATE GARAGES
One Abandoned After Turning
Turtle Near Madison-Went
Back for Another Machine.

Two young men of Madison riding
IN a stolen automobile. one of two
they are charged with having stolen
in their home town, were arrested by
the police of Elizabeth at an early
hour today. The arrest was made
after they had broken the window of
a jewelry store at 446 Clinton avenue
this city, and taken therefrom jewelry
worth $780, according to Isidore Kat
chen, owner of the store.
The men gave what the police de-
clare to be fictitious names. Neither
prisoner is over eighteen years old
one gave his name as Joseph Quin-
land. 1t is asserted that his real
name is William Greer. The other
prisoner said that his name was
Frank Quinn His right name, ac-
cording to report, is William R,
Martone. Both of the young men live
in Madison.
The automobile drove south on
Clinton avenue shortly before 2
o'clock today and passed Patrolman
Donning about a block and a half
before it reached the store. A few
seconds later the policeman's atten-
tion was attracted by the sound Of
crashing glass.
He saw one of the men jump back
into the automibile, which had
scarcely stopped. Although Donning
ran Immediately to the scene of the
robbery, the machine was driven off
at high speed and Donning was un-
able even to distinguish the numbers
on the license tag.
Donning Immediately notified the
hTa. Il r.
ters from where word was sent out
to all Of the precincts and to the
police of neighboring towns, includ-
ing Elizabeth. Chief of Police Long
was later informed by the Elizabeth
police that the two men had been
picked up in that city and that the
.jewery was found on them.
Nothing of very great value was
left in the window over night,
katchen said today, and the jewelry
stolen comprised only gold filled
articles He placed their value at
about $150 About fifteen bracelets,
number Of watches and rings were
among the loot secured.
Detective Thomas owens, IF police
headquarters. investigated the rob
berry, but beyond a large stone which
had apparently been thrown at the
window there was no clue on the
scene. The crash of glass awoke
several persons living in the neigh
borhood, but none of them caught
glimpse of the machine.
Early last night a touring car was
stolen from the private garage of
James Terry, of Rosedale avenue,
Madison. Later, this was found over
turned and abandoned in Ridgedaie
avenue. IT appears that the thieves.
pnJ
went back and opened the garage of
Warren H. Barton in Central ave-
nue.. There they took the car in which
they were when they were arrested.
The alarm had not reached Eliza
beth when, a few minutes after 2
o'clock, Policemen Corcoran, Hide
brand and Mulaney Of the Elizabeth
force, saw an automobile. driven at
high speed, coming toward them III
Westffeld avenue. They stretched
themselves across the middle of the
street and compelled the driver to stop.
Taking the two occupants to tho
police station, they arrived there just
as the alarm was coming in. The
jewelry was found on the two men.
According to the Madison police. the
two prisoners are known in Madison
as being incorrigible. They are de-
clared to be notorious trouble makers,
but never have been in serious diff
Guilty before.
Martone is a youth who was
adopted by family Of that name re-
siding on Main street. Greer is the
son of Aichen Greer, who is head of
an express company in Madison.
Neither of the youths was employed.
They spent most of their time loafing
about the town, it is said.
<atchen, the jewelry store owner,
today swore out complaints against
the two youths before Judge Wolf in
the Sixth Precinct Court. The com
plants allege breaking, entering and
larceny. Sergeants Bonnet and Hum
mel, of police headquarters, were
sent to Elizabeth with the warrants.