New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-04

entrance was to be effected through the adjoining
barber's shop on Poydras street, the partition be-
tween which could easily be perforated, being Of
wood; and, the pawnbrokery entered, the safe
was to be blown open with powder.
This operation was set for last Friday night.
That night, the Chief and officer Howard hid them
selves in the tailor's shop opposite the barber's
shop, to watch for the burglars. At 3 o'clock in
the morning two men went to the door and tried
the lock, and then went away. The Chief and his
special went over and examined the door, and
found some vestige of soap ard wax, which had
evidently been used in taking an impression of the
key-hoIe.
The next day the Italian youth called on the
Chief and informed him that the Sieans had for a
time abandoned the burglary, and had gone to cir
culating bogus coin again. The Chief sent scouts
to different parts of the city, and gave the boy two
marked S. bills, with which sum he had said he
could procure 800 of the bogus specie. The boy
SO invested the money; the purchase was made on
the street; and the house where the counterfeit
coin was sold was pointed out, ST. Philip street,
in the Second District The Chief entered the
house and arrested SiciIian named Frank, who
had sold the bogus coin; he was searched, and
nothing found upon him save some good money
end the two marked bills which he had received
from the detective boy. In the house was found a
lot of burglars tools, and key recently filed,
which was found to fit the door of the barber 9
shop on Poydras street. The Chief took his
prisoner to the lookup, and kept him there all day,
trying in vain to extOrt some confession from him
which might lead to the arrest of his comrades in
vainy.
On Tuesday morning the Chief directed Lieut..
Crevon to release the Sican, Frank, but to follow
and watch him closely, and arrest every man he
spoke to. The Lieutenant released the man, and
them with two of his officers, all in disguise, fol
lowed and watched him. They dogged him all
day, and finally saw him stop near the house in
which he had been arrested, on st. Philip street.
Here he looked around suspiciously, and went
away, through another street. One of the officers
went after him; the others remained in sight of the
house. After a while three Scilians came to the
house and entered it. Soon afterward the frs
Siclian, Frank, came cautiously along, the Officer
on his track, and entered the house, too. ,ss- w..
Lieut. Crevon and his officers then entered tht
house and made prisoners of the whole party, bu
not without fight and the use of weapons. Tht
swarthy raseals all stood on the defensive, will
knives drawn. The three beside Frank were
named Andrew Pheli, Frederick spatfori and Ra
fae Angelo. One was knocked down by the Lieu
tenant; Spatifori sprang at the officers with 6
razor, and was shot in the left thigh pistols being
trumps, the party surrendered, and were taken tt
the lookup. On Pheli was found 800 90 in bogu!
half dollars-a coin welR calculated to deceive
On the others some good money was found, bu
marked. spatifori's wound was not dangerous
it was duly dressed by doctor.
1t is probable that this important arrest will leat
to further important discoveries. The Chief ant
his officers are entitled to much credit for the skill
with which they detected and arrested the Stellar
villains.