The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-02
MAJOR DUGMORE'S
HOME Is LOOTED
wife of British Army Officer
Loses Gowns Valued
at $500.
DOG TRAPS A BURGLAR
Four Plead Guilty to Holding
Up Five Points Demo-
cratic Club.
DOG TRAPS A BURGLAR

burglars entered the residence OF
Major Cyril Patrick William Francis
Radcliffe Dugmore, The Cables, in Hol-
low road, Locust Valley, Sunday night
and stole gowns of Mrs. Dugmore valued
a, $500. It became known yesterday.
Major Dugmore served with the British
army throughout the war, sailing to
france with the first contingent of
pritish troops in August. 1914. Later
n. was connected with the Army Service
,,orps. the commissariat annex Of the
british army.
The intruders worked so quietly that
cslther Mrs. Dugmore nor servants on
~ floor above were awakened. A steel
Soor TO the dining room was locked and
M attempt was made by the burglars
"a omen IL to get at the silverware. A
anger print was obtained. which was
aid 10 correspond with one taken after
me robbery of the residence of F. Colt
Johnsor in Glen Cove last week.
isis" bulldog owned by Hugo
e.ern. proprietor of a. shoe store at 1914
Third avenue. was directly responsible
Dor the arrest early yesterday morning
~ Alfred Cook, II. a seaman, on a
charge of burglary. Cook later con-
fessed and was held In $1,000 bail for
the Grand Jury.
MIR. Stern has apartments on the
foor above the store and was awak-
ened by the barking of the dog. He
rot up and chased the dog out of the
door, but was hardly in bed again be-
fore the barking recommended. Then
Stern chased the dog all the way to the
street AS he reached the foot of the
stairs he saw a shadow move in the
store He blew a police whistle and
Patrolman Bushman responded. Both
men entered the store and with the aid
Of the keen nose of Sis captured Cook
hiding behind a pile of boxes He was
arraigned in Harlem court.
i Albert Iaohr, II, who the police say
escaped in April from a patrol wagon
while being taken to Jefferson Market
Prison on a charge of burglary, was
arrested with four other young men on
the roof of an apartment at 307 East
Twenty-eighth street charged with the
theft of $500 worth of clothing from
Frank Scala of 343 East Thirty-third
street. Patrolman Falvay made the ar
rest on complaint of tenants that they
were being annoyed by the men sleeping
on the roof. At the police station it
was discovered that the youths were
wanted for the Scala robbery, which
took place Tuesday night.
Detectives said they obtained a con.
fession. Three of Lohr's companions
were held. They were William Cassidy
16 OF S27 East Twenty-seventh street !;
Joseph Gallus, IT, 227 East Twenty
ninth street, and John Ducey, 16, $3.50
East Thirty-first street. Bail in each
case was fixed at $1,000.
Arthur Epstein of 1913 East $3.50
street, The Bronx. driver of the automo-
bile which carried the four men who
held up and robbed the members of the
Five Points Democratic Club November
No. was discharged by County Judge
Nash in Brooklyn. The four others
pleaded guilty.
James Lord, 10. OF 1872 Washington
avenue, The Bronx, arrested while car
Tying bundle of clothes along Southern
Boulevard early yesterday morning. was
charged with two others In Morrisania
court with the theft of 1000 worth of
goods from the store of Aaron Rosen-
berg, 1861 Southern Boulevard. Lords
syasive answers aroused suspicion, ac-
eording to Patrolman Kavenaugh, who
made the arrest. Harry Brinkloff. 10,
sos Freeman street and Jack Adelman
Is, 1859 Intervale avenue, were held for
share in the robbery. All three
pleaded guilty and were held for the
grand jury.
SILK merchants In the vicinity of Sew
enth avenue and the early Twenties have
missed about $4,000 worth of materials
recently but Detectives Brill and Brod-
trick OF the West Twentieth street sta
zion think they have solved the robberies
IN the arrest yesterday OF Max Slonvitz,
60 barber. of 90 Pitt street, and three
boys. Slonvitz was charged with receiv-
ing and the trio with pilfering after the
detectives caught the four in the BARRIERS
establishment. where. 1t is said. 5000
worth Of silk was In the process of being
exchanged when the police stepped in.
Brill and Broderick say that David
sass 22, Of 22S Third street, one of
the three, is the leader of the orga-
hlzed silk thievery, and that he placed
himself and his confederates in the good
graces OF merchants by forging letters of
recommendation upon letter heads found
In a printers shop.