The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-16
POLICE TNTELIJGENT

The MAYORS COURT-EXAMINATION OF BURGLARS
~ esterday morning about one o'clock, Sergeant
Bartholow and officers Jamison, Hogarth and
Dougherty, arrested three men named Lucius
OBrlen, John Robertson and Thomas Hoffman
charged with forcing a door in the rear of the
lewelry store and dwelling of Robert w. Reid. No.
6Z4 w Baltimore street, and attempting to rob the
premises. O'Brien is a somewhat noted character
being the same man who wrote the famous letter
lsigned NJ c. for Marion Crops, to his friend
Gregory Barrett, asking his assistance and advice
about getting out of JAIL &c. He is also the reputed
Baltimore correspondent of the United States Police
Gazette, over the signature of edge Tool" Rob
ertson is also well known in the annals of crime in
the neghborng cities, if not in own He has re-
Gently served out term in the east PHILADELPHIA
penitentary while Hoffman had lust been acquitted
on a charge of stealing The parties were taken to
the Western district station house, and examined
by the Captain, who, finding nothing to criminate
Holman, dismissed him, but detained the Others
Tor further examination before tie Mavor.
At nine o'clock the accused were arraigned be-
tore John T. Ford, Esq, acting Mayor, when the
following facts were elected:
Officer Bartholomew testified that between
twelve and one o'cOck Yesterday morning he saw
the accused and another man in the neighborhood
OF Fremont and Raborg streets; some minutes af-
terward, helped an officer to take man to the
watch house, and on returning, heard a rattle
spring, and the cry of watch made; hastened
down and met O'Brien in Raborg street; he walk
ed pretty fast and very noiselesSly as if on his tin
toes; witness arrested him and conveyed him to
the statlon-house; on the way there, the prisoner
took something from his pocket and threw It away.
officer Fields, who was following on behind picked
1t up, and discovered it to be bunch of false KEYS:
when near the station-hOuse, OBrien threw some
thing else away, which was afterwards ascertained
to be PAIR OF nlppers, used by burglars in turning
Keys IN locks from the outside of door: be-
fore getting out OF RabOrg street. officer Dounherty
came up with Robertson in custody; he said that
when he first arrested his prisoner he declared him
sell to be a gentleman, and produced false kew
hA Gl1 IUros hI-r Al,
the key and handed it to the Captain on reaching
the station house; after the prisoners were safely
locked up witness went back to look at the premi-
ses on which the burglary had been attempted in
little alley leading from the rear of Reid's
house to RabOrg street, witness discovered siim-
N.Y. screw-driver and short sword cane;
the back door of the premises was found to be
forced partially open; it only held in its place
by bar, which was much strained; the entire door
frame was oosened so much 50 that it could easily
be shaken out of places there were a great many
marks both upon the inner and outer edge of the
door hnrsiG ltseli; on trying it the Jimmy"
in the alley, fitted the indcntatons on the door and
frame exactly; officer Doug gherty arrested Robert
son in the little alley in the rear of Reids house,
where the burglars tools were found
VIM ii. w. Reid, of Robert W. Reid tes-
tined that he resides with his father, az No G24
West Baltimore street; that he was awakened bv
the alarm Of the watch; got up and ascertained
that an attempt had been made to rob his fathers
trance into the alley; Robertson in the custo-
dy OF the officers: had seen Robertson in witness
fathers store some days before he did not buy any
thing, but carefully surveyed the premises: noticed
him particularly; have seen Robertson often enough
TO Know that 1t was he who was in the store and in
custody of the officers; the door that was forced.
could not be from the front store but none of
the intermediate doors were ever locked.
Mrs Evena Gibson testified that she resides at
l42 Raborg street. four five doors from the place
where the robbery attempted; about u
O'Clock heard footsteps coming up the street, arose
from bed, looked out the window and saw three
young men dressed in dark clothes; two of them
wore caps; it was so dark witness could not dis
tlnguish who they were; they all three went up
little alley leading from Raborg street to Fayette
street; one otthem returned and stood in the alley
IN the rear OF Reids premises; after few minutes
he coughed and the others came up to him; they
all three then went up Reids alley; witness thought
they intended to fire some adjoining house and
called to her son to give the alarm; the lad went
out to search for an officer but returned without
any one; soon after policeman came by with one
OF the young men in custody; witness knows one of
the accused, O'Brien; but the night was so dark
she could not swear he was one of the party.
Frederick Pinkney, Esq, the Deputy States At
torney, questioned all the witnesses very closely to
ascertain whether the marks of the 'Jimmy' were
the inside OF the door or not. Officer Fields testi-
fled that he examined the premises as soon as it was
light, and found that there were several ndenta-
tions on the inner edge of the door, all of which
fitted the '.jimmy'' that had been found.
After the examination of all the witnesses the
accused were committed to jail for court-no bail
being asked.
re-arrested Thomas Hoffman, near Erasmus LEWIS
place on Holiday street, and carried him before the
acting mayor, by whom he was sent to Jail for
court.