Newark post., 1920-08-04
DRAMATIC ARREST
MAY PUT AN END
TO ROBBERIES

pea. lie asked MISS Hall TO SenQ
the suspect to his office. On the
ground that the sugar had not
been ordered and that he did not
know of the deal in time to make
payment, he asked the man to re-
turn at 5 o'clock.
With much impatience this was
agreed to and the stage was set
for the arrest. Mr.. Wilkinson had
recognized the man as one whose
suspicious actions on Saturday
evening were the cause of much
uneasiness on South College Ave-
nue., where he was evidently get
ting the lay of the land for a rob-
berry to be pulled off later.
A message was sent to Philadel-
phia for Captain Huhn of the rail-
road detective force, who arrived
about three o'clock He immedi-
ately had two warrants sworn out
charging larceny and receiving
stolen goods after he with Mr..
Gallaher had inspected the sugar
in the College storeroom and had
recognized it by marks on the
cartons as sugar stolen from the
stations mentioned above.
The detectives with Mr.. Gala
her were stationed in the presi-
dents office, which is directly
across the hall from that of the
business administrator, and an
agreement was made whereby
upon given signai they should
appear and make the arrest.
Luce was prompt in keeping the
engagement and appeared at five
o'clock. Mr.. Wilkinson asked him
to make out a bill to which he
signed his name, wnereupon Mr.
Wilkinson gave the signal, a
cough, and proceeded to write out
a check. The detectives appear
ed then and made the arrest.
Luce attempted to resist but
changed his mind, and went along
to the college entrance where
Maryland officers awaited him
When he saw the Maryland license
on the car, he resisted and refused
to be taken to Maryland without
requisition. He was therefore
taken to the lookup and given q
preliminary trial before Squire l.
w. Lovett. Here he was held on
$500 bail to await requisition.
Investigation following the ar.
rest disclosed that Luce with his
wife and a small child have been
boarding in Newark for several
weeks, and that he had rented q
garage of E. c. Wilson. in this
garage was a Buick car, practic.
ally new, bearing Delaware license
No. 285, which was found to be.
long to George Leak number OF
high priced shoes, sugar, automo.
bile accessories and other things
which still bore the labels OF
| Maryland merchants 20 whom they
were consigned. In the car were
found a Pennsylvania and Mary
land license which enabled the de-
tectives to discover that it be
longed to A. Warren Sentman, Of
Philadelphia, and was stolen from
Rawson's garage at Northeast, Nd.
while Sentman was visiting hi:
home there a short time ago. Mr.
Leaks license was evidently stoler
on Saturday night when some
gasoline. oil, and accessories were
taken. The car had not been uset
for several days and the licens,
tag had not been missed.
Captain Kuhn of the railroad de
tective force recognized Luce as /;
detective who formerly WORKED
with him and was discharged :
short time ago.
The fact that the stations rob
bed had not been broken into hat
led the authorities to believe tina
the culprits were railroad mel
provided with keys.
Luce had told several persons il
Newark that he was working fo
a private detective agency in Will
mington.
A bold stroke in connection witt
. the sale of the sugar was disclose,
after the arrest had been made
when Frank Moore reported tina
Luce had borrowed a push car
belonging to the College to conve,
the sugar. This care has peculia
tires, which enabled Mr.. Wilkinson
and others to find the source o
supply.