Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-06
AGAIN ARREST
BANK RObbER
Bitzberger, Caught After the
MiIltown Robbery Who Es-
capped is Again in Jail.
NABBED IN PROVIDENCE.
Caught While Embracing His
Wife = Will be Brought
Back to New ork.

Harry L. Bitzberger, thirty. years
old. alleged bank robber. who sawed
his way out of the West Side prison,
New York. last Monday morning.
was arrested in Providence, r. l.,
about $3.50 o'clock this morning by
Detective Mahping of the New York
detective forceNand Pinkertotn men.
According to reports from Provi-
dence. the man was embracing his
wife when, placed under arrest.
Bitzberger and Jerome b. Chaffee.
-wenty-eight years old. were arrest
ed in New York about two weeks
ago in connection with the Milltown
bank robbery, for which Frank
Sailor. Voorhees, of New Bruins
wick, and Walter Watson are at
present serving terms in the state
prison.
Bitzbergcr, together with Chaffee
and the mems wives. was arrested
in New York, and placed in the
West Side prison at 54th street,
rending extradition to Middlesex
county. Bitzberger sawed a one
inch bar, in the cell which he occu-
pied on the third tier of the iail.
and managed to escape. Three
other prisoners who attempted to
get away were prevented from do
ing SO by warden who appeared
on the scene and drew a revolver
forcing the men from the opening
to liberty.
The detectives of the Pinkerton
force and the New York department
have been shadowing Bitzberger's
wife since the escape of the man.
Last night, it is said the woman
left the house and went to the
Grand Central station, where she
met two men who boarded a train
with her. The detectives also took
the train, and although 1t is said the
woman bought ticket for Boston.
Mass. the detectives kept close
watch on the woman at every stop
made by the train.
At Providence, r. l.. it is said, the
woman and her two companions left
the train. and the woman later left
the two men. After circling around
the station several times, the wo-
man is said to have met her hus-
band. Bitzberger. and he was imme-
diately placed under arrest. 1t is
said that he has waived extradition
and will return to New York about
2 or 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The First National Bank of Mill
town was entered early on the
morning of December 81. A tip BY
a watchman in the Michelin Tire
Company plant resulted in a posse
of the citizens Of the town being or
ganized, and the arrest of Voorhees,
and Watson. Two of the men, later
found to be Bitzberger and Chaffee,
escaped. President John v. L,
Booraem, of the bank. announced
recently that the loss incurred by
the bank would ruin considerably
less than $4.500. At first 1t was said
that woman was in the robbery
part, but Voorhees, denied this when
arrested.
Detective Ferd David received
notice from the New York police
last night, that Bitzber-
gers wife is being traced by detec-
tives and it is possible that an ar
rest will be made. today. Detective
David left for New York this morn
ing, and is expected gack around
noon. The prosecutors office work
in cleaning up this robbery. was
featured by the quick sentencing of
Voorhees, and Watson to states
prison, and the sending out of cir
culars describing Bitzberger. after
his escape from the West Side
prison.