Evening journal., 1918-12-11
Honest BY DAY,
Thieves BY night
lnontinund Trom Flrst Pago.I


offered to him by Hoffman. who desired
to cell IT, The pawnbroker at once
notified PoiIeo Captain KelleheF Of his
Nsusplolons and he aetailod Patrolman
McOilllon to the case.
Onlcer MeGlllion interviewed the
pawnbroker and learning Corson's ad-
dress, notified The police headquarters
and Detectives Rlloy and Kempsh were
detailed on tho case. These two officers
went 10 Corson, who took them 10 the
homo OF Hoffman at No. 1909 Market
street. AS Hoffman was absent at that
time Detective Riley remained Ia the
house while Detective kempski and
CorsOn started 10 visit the pool rooms,
which Hoffman frequented. While the
search OF these places was on, Hoffman
appeared at his home and was arrested
by Detective Riley.
Hoffman at once put up tight and
for a time refused 10 accompany the Of
flcer TO the police station. lie was
finally taken handcufed. The police
say he confessed some thefts and i'm
pllcatlng Reed in the robberles. Ser
geant Of Detectives Green, Sergeant
King and Detectives Riley and Kempski
went TO the home OF Reed early this
morning and arrested bin while he
was asleep.
lleed was taken to the police station
end questioned At length by The oflocr5
and according 70 the police The two
men admitted breaking and entering the
following houses:
]. Frank Ball, No. 1919 Park Place (;
George Owens, No. 1854 West Eigh-
teenth street; Mrs. w. H. Wyatt, No.
i4i3 Van Buren street; James C. Van
Trump, No. 1904 Boulevard; James N.
Ginns, No. 1905 Boulevard; John H.
Dandy, No. 1913 Delaware avenue; H.
p. Dunbar, No. SOB West Thirteenth
street; Frank B. Massey, No. 2302 Della
ware avenue; Leo Lynch, No. 1912
West Eighth street; Charles p. Petze,
No. 2302 West Seventeenth street;
Arthur D. Chambers, No. 1919 Franklin
street; L. D. Davis, No. 1915 Delaware
avenue; Charles w. Ten Broeck, No.
1911 Gilpin avenue. and Mary r. Trump,
No. 1903 Greenhin avenue.
Just what articles were stolen from
these houses has not yet been enum-
Grated by the police. but a search made
Of the homes OF the two men today
is said to have revealed considerable
OF the stolen property, such as watches,
sunbursts, rings, etc.
The police recovered the pear sun
burst, which had been stolen from the
Chambers home on Monday night
at the home OF Reed. he having given Il
to his wife.
The police are planning to take the
two men out today or tomorrow TO
get them to point out other houses they
are believed to have robbed.
According to the police, the men
say that while they robbed the houses,
they never went armed. Their plan
was TO walk around at night between
6 and 10 o'clock and when seeing a
house in darkness, one of them would
ring the door bell. When no reply was
received they would enter the building
by rear window and rahsack the
rooms, taking only what jewelry or
money they could carry From several
~ the houses, Liberty Bonds are said
% have been taken and sold.
Reed is the father Of three small
children, one Of them being a patient
at the Homeopathic Hospital where Il
recently underwent an operation. Reed
has admitted TO the police that he has
a bank account Of about si,i00, but
says that none OF this money was real
lied from the robberies.