New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
Babv FaCed Burglar,
IS. ConfeSseS TheftS
in Brooklyn
SHOWS CAPTORS
VICTIMS HOUSES
Police Lieutenant Is on
List Footprints in
Snow Trap Him

h@ANh
Snow Trap Him
2. had giot,y brown hair, and wore
,,lo,,v brown suit, fauluessly tailored
- With eresses keen a. knife edge.
"a, vas brown tie half filing the
-, through which 8 silk shirt gls-
',,.s Brown shoes encssed his dainty
.,., ard he blushed hotly when Brook
To-, s.,.ctives entered his room, at 1920
r,hvettc Avenue, late Tuesday night,
and announced roughly that he was
under arrest.
An hour later he was telling them
that he committed all his burglsries
alone. because II you had pal there
,,s slwsvs a chance that he would get
cared and back out, and, anyway, you
,u. down YOUR profits by having help.
His hands are plump and carefully
ms,ieured. His fingers are like wom-
ans Yet he has allowed one thumb
nail 10 grow long. This, TO illustrate
me story that he told the police, he in
,rcd nm the slit Of lock, msssaged
m, contraption with his other hand for
moment. and strsightway it opened
ot h,m.
Has Look of a Cherub
NO razor has yet scraped the down
rom ms plump red cheeks. He is only
eighteen. His face wears the cherubic
innocence Of the newly-weaned. Yet
he thought nothing Of diving across
iour-foot sirshaft, through an open
window, and slighting upon that infsn-
,ilo visage Then he arose, rummsged
me apartment, and walked serenely
forth, bruised, but richer by s4OO in
,oot.
BIS eyes are blue and large and soul
iul Yet they guided him into the
apartment OF Police Lieutenant Koenig,
q the Bedford Avenue station. from
which be emerged with n loving cup,
tie lieutensnts watch and other jew
slry.
His name Is Charley-Charley Ort-
s.r, and be is not a burglar. He is an
Epidemic. Since Tuesday night, when
he was arrested. he has confessed 20
;he police that in the last year and
hsf he has looted more than 200
Brooklyn homes.
Tn. police took Charley riding yes
i.rdsy-he said he would just love 70
Eo--snd from memory he indicated
house after house in the more wealthy
districts Of the city that he had robbed
during the last eighteen months.
Hes No Clarence Boy
Al first the police were inclined TO
6ugh al him and call him Clarence.
Vow they treat him with respect. Any
one. they say, who can get away with
nearly 100000 worth of loot in a year
and half is entitled 10 wear a velour
nat and tiny shoes II he wants 10.
Only once did Charley slough OF
ris correct. brought-up-in-t best-of-
aomes air. He was telling the police
hat he plundered only houses and
apsrtments whose tenants were away.
But what would you have done n
some one had been al home ~ some one
asked
IN moment the lads angelic face
twisted into queer grin. which with
drew 10 10 a far distance from any
hing heavenly. Those who watched
him could 'magine how he had looked
when he hurtled across the air shaft
To- ret 20 his loot.
ut would have been very bad Tor
hem.' be replied harshly. Then he
nopped his face and looked apologize.
The pannshops or Brooklyn are filled
hiih Charley's plunder. So are its
'ewers. Whatever he did not care 10
PAWN and found 10 unwise 10 keep he
cropped down q msnhole
Threw Watch in Sewer
That is where Lieutenant Koenig's
watch went. along with a Kit OF sur
geon's tools and some dresses and
aumerous other things.
81 couldn't pawn the watch" Charley
fAplslned with a sweet smile. "and ]
ndnt like 20 carry IL. for some one
aso presented 10 10 the lieutenant and
DOS name was in the case. So just
cropped 10 into the sewer
During his narrative. he mentioned so
many things that he had deposited for
saie losing IN manholes, that the
WA III UfleI NilfAAA " " cNNA R+''
sewers had 4 gang exploring the sys-
iem I'll yesterday afternoon. They
iognd nothing, but will continue the
s'srch to-day.
II he had not started 20 plunder the
police Charley might still be going on
ais guilelcss. burglsTizlng way. But
While prowling on the roof OF the
spartmcnt house az 1925 Bushwick Ave
a1t, where Lieutenant koenig lived. he
.elt several footprints in the snow.
This one act OF carelessncss spoiled
most unpromising career Detectives
began TO look for a man who had tiny,
agh srchcd foot the foot Of Span
i'n dancer rather than that Of man.
Aept Books on Burglsries
~ neat morocco bound notebook
Chsrley kept a list Of addresses. Those
With no note after them were stu
Prospective prey. Those 70 which
careful 30. X was subscribed repre-
tnied work Ccne and loot carried
away.
y never took silver" he explained.
pobshlng his nails against the palm OF
me other hand "Jewelry IS the best.
ih@t and cash arc all ever bothered
Nith As q rule"
Since November that Is as far
0~es as the little notebook kept record
Vhsrlcy has kept count OF eleven
homes that he rsided. There may be
o.ners. he admits, that be forgot 20
pvt down.
Inc money he received from the loot
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