Show held a good position but he was a thief middletown N Y oct 24 by the alleged confession of charlea boos until a few day ago superintendent ot the transit companies lines in orange a spectacular police mystery has been solved according to the police he admitted to them yesterday that he bad robbed one of the largest department stores in the city besides several residences in the last few months boos jestingly reminded the police that he himself had raised the hue and cry one night a few weeks ago when a burglar was chased out of the residence of P P S crane a wealthy man he eaid the police were close on him before ha got out of the house and that be ran ahead 0 them shouting atop thief catch that man this ruse worked so well that boos resorted to it again a few nights later when he hd forced bs way into the home of J L pendleton and from which tie waa frightened by an alarm boo ip regarded as a modern social highwayman he drew a large salary aa superintendent of the big transit corporation and lived in good style n apartments ou one ot the best streets in tafe city he was popular in society and diseased in tho lat car fashion he waa apparently one of the busiest men lit town had no lime for anything to work and seemed an business great amazement when it became known last friday that boo had been locked up the charges against him were made by officials of the transit company it waa charged that the superintendent had stolen a large quantity of copper wire from the company and sold it to a junk dealer A subsequent bearch of boba fine apartment revealed plunder for which the police had long been looking and which it Is alleged was taken from department stores and private residences confronted with the goods boos it is said confessed boos bachelor apartments were the best in town and incidentally he had added to their comfort by tapping the wires of the company from which he drew a large salary and furnishing his rooms with five incandescent lights |