The New York herald., 1920-12-29
THEFT LAID TO MAN
FROM DEATH HOUSE
Flanagan Seized for 100000
Robbery of Gems Nov. 80
Near Pacific Bank.
HAWTHORNE CHUM TAKEN
Alleged Columbia Students in
$4,000 Haul-TwO Brook
lyn Youths Get $4,000.

Frank Flanagan. 25 years old. OF S42
East Forty-eighth STREET who was freed
OF q murder charge by Judge Rosalsky
in October, after having spent eigh-
teen months in the death house at
Sing Sing prison, was arrested late yes
nection with the theft of unset diamonds
valued at 100000 from jewellers mes
senger at Seventh avenue and Forty
ninth street on November 27. Although
Flanagan emphatically denied any
knowledge of the holdup he was locked
UP at Police Headquarters until David
Saylor Of 800 West Forty-second street.
the messenger, had had an opportunity
to try to identify him.
Saylor who Is employed by the Provi-
dent Diamond Company. had just lett
the Pacific Bank, at the southeast cor
ner of Seventh avenue and Forty-ninth
street, and had crossed the street to get
a southbound street car, when no was
tcstled and a tin box containing the
stones taken from under his arm. Say
lor set I'D a cry and an automobile into
which the thief had jumped darted north
in Seventh avenue. A chase followed,
but the thief aud his confederates sue
ceeded in getting away.
One Sentenced to Die.
Flanagan was arrested about two
years ago after Patrick Mulhern. bar
tender, had been shot and killed In a
saloon at Park avenue and 11Sth street.
He was indicted. tried and convicted and
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair. An appeal was taken by his law
yer, who ccntended that witnesses stated
Mulhern had been killed by tall man.
Flanagan is short. After Flanagan had
languished in the death house for eigh-
teen months the Court of Appeals grant
ed a new trial to him. New evidence
was introduced at the retrial. which re-
suited in Judge Rosalsky dismisslng the
Indictment against him.
Since his release detectives say that
Flanagan has been operating saloon
at First avenue and Thirtieth street. 1t
was in this saloon that Detectives Flood
and Sheedy found him yesterday after
noon. The detectives said they had ar
rested him purely upon information
that had been turned over to them.
Saylor has been notified to appear in
court this morning when Flanagan Is
arraigned.
Detective Charles Flarity of the West
Forty-seventh street station telephonel
he had arrested Carl Wehner. 33 years
old. of l06 North Eleventh street. Phila-
delphia. in connection with the holdup in
the Hotel Astor December IS. in which
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Worley and Mr..
and Mrs. owen c. Linthwaite were
beaten by the thieves. F'larity said that
he traced Wehner to Philadelphia
through letters.
When Wehner appeared last night at
the post office and received decoy
letter the detective had sent through. he
was placed under arrest Lawrence
Hawthorne recently was sent away for
from thirty to sixty years In connection
with the crime. The police allege Weh-
ner was friend of Hawthorne and that
he has police record.
Gem Thieves Use Room Trick.
It became known yesterday that Will
lam Beauchef. a native OF Valparaiso.
who lives with his mother in an apart
ment in Broad street. Newark. Monday
at $4,000 by two youths who had hired
room at IL West Eighty-fourth street.
to 'rhom he had hoped TO sell the jewels.
The thieves hired the room several
weeks ago. the police have learned, and
then began advertising in newspapers In
an effort to get in touch with persons
who had jewelry TO sell.
Beauchef was among those who an
swered their advertisements. He went
to the apartment few days ago and
described the jewelry his mother had for
sale, which he valued at $4,000. The
thieves told him TO return Monday and
to bring all the jewelry with him so they
could make a deal. Beauchef did as
the robbers told him and had all the
jewelry spread out on table In the
apartment when one of the thieves
swished the greater part OF II into a hat
and the two fled to the street. Many
articles were dropped by the thieves on
the way down stairs These were re-
covered and reduced the loss to $1,000.
The woman from whom the thieves
hired the apartment said that they re-
sponded to an advertisement and had
represented themselves as the sons of a
prosperous sugar planter of Cuba. They
said they were studying at Columbia
University and desired to live near the
school. They referred the woman to the
Cuban Consul for further references as
TO their character.
Two youths giving their names an