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Show TELEPHONE SLOT MACHINES ROBBED . MAN AND WIFE ARE ARRESTED WHEN AT WORK. "Secret Buzzer" Gvo the Alarm and Drug Store Clerk Locked Culprits Cul-prits In the Booth. New York. Jan. 21. With the arrest ar-rest of a man and a woman last night, officers of the New York Telephone company believe that the robbing of nickel-in-thc-slot telephone booths will be checked, temporarily, at least. The prisoners, who gave the names of William Edward Barrett, 35 years old, and wife, Tlllie, were detained after a clerk in a drug store at Broadway and Seventieth street had been attracted by the noise of a "secret buzzer" In- , stalled by the telephone company to give warning when the little box is tampered with. With great presence of mind, the clerk locked the pair in the telephone booth and summoned the police. Barrett was held on n charge of attempted at-tempted petit larceny and his wife was detained as a suspicious person. They will be arraigned in court today. According to the police, the man had two worn coin bags In his possession, together with $4.10 In nickels. Two keys, which fitted the lock of the box in the telephone booth, were discovered discover-ed la the woruan'E muff. |