Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-29

With the arrest of Jerome b.
Chaffee, Chester b. Levine and Har-
ry Bitzburger, all of New York
city yesterday afternoon in New
York city at Broadway and Seventy
Second street. all of the men who
participated in the robbery of the
First National bank of Midtown on
Monday night, December 81, have
been apprehended. Frank sailor"
Voorhees, of New, Brunswick and
Walter Watson, alias Clifford Jack
son. OF Melrose. Mass, who were
caught on the night of the robbery
have already been sentenced to
from four years and eight months
to seven years, and are now serv-
ing their time in the Trenton states
prison.
Gives Credit to David.
Although reports from New York
claim that the men were captured
through the work of the Pinkerton
agency, Prosecutor Joseph +.
Stricken today said that the credit
of their arrest lays with County De-
tective David. who began to trail
The men Immediately following the
Milltown robbery. by trailing the Ii
cense number and the automobile
.hey left behind in making good
their escape.
Prosecutor Strucker also said that
he expects to bring the men to Mid
dlesex Just as fast of he can, so they
may be placed on trial without any
ielay.
Inspector Coughln OF the New
Fork Detective Bureau, believes
hat by the arrest of these men
,ther robberies In New York state
sill also be solved.
Sensational Arrest.
The arrest of the men and two
women. the wives of Chaffee and
5itzburger. took place in front of
he st. Andrews hotel. New York
.ity, before hundreds OF passersby.
many of whom believed it to be an
,ther daring holdup. The three men
we're seated in an automobile in
'front.' of the hotel, when three de-
:ective sergeants with drawn revol-
gers ordered them to put up their
hands. At the same time two other
detective sergeants stopped a taxi
.ab containing two stylishly dressed
women as they were driving off
from the Seventy-second street en-
trance to the hotel. and seized four
handbags. one of which contained
two revolvers.
The three men and two women
were taken to police headquarters,
where Inspector Coughlin said they
gave their names as Jerome Il.
Chaffee. thirty-one years old of 203
West 1i1th street: his wife. Rose
Claire, thirty, of the same address:
Harry Bitzburger. thirty. and his
wife, Vera, twenty-four. and Ches-
ter B. Levine. twenty-six. all of 23S
West Seventy-third street.
Inspector Coughlin said that the
women claimed that the revolvers
found in their satchels We're owned
by their husbands and that Chaffee
and Bitzburger admitted having
served terms in the federal prison
at Leavenworth, Kan. for crimes
they participated in the robbery of
the Milltown bank.
Deny Midtown Robbery.
Levine told detectives, that he
owned the automobile In which they
were arrested, but denied any
knowledge of the Milltown robbery.
Levine said he met the men in a
restaurant some months ago. How
ever. Levine, Chaffee and Bitzburg-
er were locked UP as fugitives from
New Jersey, and according to the
headquarters blotter. entry, Levine
was accused of acting IN concert
with Chaffee and Blitzburger in dis
posing of securities stolen from the
Midtown bank.
According to New York reports
the arrest of Chaffee and Bitzburger
was brought about through tip re-
ceived by Inspector Coughlin from
Inc Pinkerton agency, which was In
restigating the Mill.own robbery.
The Pinkertons learned that man
was endeavoring to dispose of some
J. Of the securities to brokers In the
Il financial district and after trailing
he man 20 his rooming house, noti-
led the New York police.
The women when questioned said
hat they knew their husbands were
.x-convicts, but denied they knew
he revolvers We're in the handbags
II that their husban had partici-
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