Palisadian., 1919-07-05
RAMSEY POLICE
CAPTURE Three
TRAIN ROBBERS
$1,000 Worth of Goods Thrown
From Wells Fargo Express
Is Recovered.
TWO OF THE GANG ESCAPE.

Three train robbers were committed
to the Hackensack Jail late Friday aft
ernoon, and a truck load of booty was
at the same time carried into the court
house to be used at the convenience of
the grand jury.
The robbers We're cleverly caught
early in the morning by Councilman
police by virtue of his office; Police
Captain Ferguson and Borough Mar
shals Thomas Dee and Jack Schneider,
but in the excitement two of the rob-
Der band escaped.
1t was about 10 O'Clock on Thurs
day night when Councilman Van Gel
der had his suspicious aroused by the
presence of two autos at the Erie rail-
road crossing, near his home. He over
heard one of the men in the auto yell
to the driver of the truck, keep
away from here; we haven't got the
stuff vet y
The borough official needed no fur
ther tips. He grabbed a revolver and,
sneaking from the house. gathered to-
gether enough men to make a round
up. Then the party awaited develop
ments.
1t was just after midnight when the
Wells Fargo Express train went
through Ramsey. bound west, and from
it was thrown goods valued at about
$1,000. The robbers became very busy
and were seen running up aed@down
| the track, carrying bundles to the auto
truck. When their work was about
concluded the Ramsey police got busy
and caused the robbers to throw up
their hands. Two escaped, and shots
were fired at them, but with no effect.
The men arrested gave their names
as julius Snyder of 252 Eleventh
street, Hoboken.; William Allen, 6S4
jefferson street, West New York and
Frank Madison, 231 Park avenue, Ho-
boken.
Captain A. L. Clark. Inspector
George McGill and Lieutenant William
j. Tracey of the Erie police hurried to
Ramsey to see the robbers and plan
for the arrest of the two who escaped.
''This is without doubt an inside
job, but we hape to clear it up" said
Lieutenant Tracey to an Evening Rec
ord representative. "The robbers evil
IDENTITY had an accomplice on the train
who selected the best stuff of the eX-
press matter and upon receiving sig
nal threw the stuff out of the car. 1t
may have been thrown off by an Erie
employee, but that is mere guess.
There is no doubt, however, but that
whoever threw the valuableS from the
train must have been in close touch
with the gang"
The booty included two or three
bundles of Palm Beach suits, silk and
satin goods, clothing of all sorts, pack
ages of silk handkerchiefs and ladies,
wear. Most of the recovered stuff was
ruined by the rain en- route to the
county seat.
Allen, the man who drove the truck,
says he was standing on the Boulevard
in West New York on Thursday eve
nlnS Wnen TWO men Ill All auto pdSSeu
along and asked him if he wanted to
do moving job.
Il haven't got a truck Allen re-
piled.
"Well, hire one, then was the or
der, and Allen engaged one from AL
phonse SociO of Nest New York.
when | got to Hackensack, as far
as | was first told to go, one of the
men in the auto showed gun under
my nose and ordered me to keep on
driving and get to Ramsey Allen told
the Erie police. Il didn't know what
their game was
The auto used by Schneider and
Madison belonged to James Butler, Il
garage man of Hoboken, for whom
Schneider worked.
The Ramsey officials were combli-
mented on all sides when the news of
their clever capture became known
Hackensack Record.