Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-05
BTRGLaR ARRRsTED.
He makes a Clean Breast Of his Oper-
atiOns.---A Fearful Record Of Crime.

atiOns.---A Fearful Record OF Crime.
A very important arrest was made in this
city, yesterday morning. For five weeks
past burglar of the most daring and sue
cessful character, his foiled the efforts CT
the Police to secure hiss arrest. This man
gives his name as Fred. Sanders Sloan, and
claims to hail from indianapolis. He con-
fessed to have been in the city about FIVE
weeks, having first stopped at the Ameri-
can House two weeks, then going 10 the
New England and remaining FIVE days,
since which time he has
put up at the City Hotel where he was
arrested. During all this time he has been
planning and executing burglaries. His
last exploits were in Kendall's Dry Goods
Store and in the Bankrupt Shoe Store, No.
lOs Superior Street. He had entered the
Book Store of Ingham i Bragg, the Hard
ware establishment of Bingham L Co.,
Mann's clothing store, the office of Trad
Kelly, Esq, and the private residence of
Mr.. Walton on Euclid street and Mr.. Jones
on the cornor of Erie and Hamilton streets.
The main object of this consumate scoun-
drel in these depredations was to obtain
money, or such vsluables as jewelry, plate,
&c; hence the astOnishment of the vic
tins of the recent burglaries that few Of
the valuables in the way Of clothing,
&cy as in the case of the
burglary at KendalPs, were left
untouched. He, however, kept himself
supplied with all necessary clothing, with
handkerchiefs, collars, and such articles,
enough of which were found in his room to
last him for considerable time to come,
even if he should be hard up" pecunia-
rily. Most fortunately, for some reason, he
has found Cleveland an unfruitful field for
money, and his success in this line has been
very moderate, though the field for his
operations was still wide.
The arrest of this vagabond may be re-
garded as great public benefit, and was
most singularly brought about. It will be
recollected that he took from the cashier of
KendslPs store suit of clothes. These he
presented to- Luke Foley. Foley put on the
clothes Sunday for the first time, and being
out with them yesterday morning, they
were identified by clerk of Schwab, the
tailor who made them. Information of this
fact was taken at ONCE to the police, and
officers were dispatched for Foley. He was
brought in, and stated of whom he
had obtained the clothes, when ofi-
GERS were sent to the City Hotel to ar
rest Sloan. He was not in at the
time, but the officers remained about the
house, and in a short time the eulprit
made hP appearance and was arrested.
subsequently his room was searched. and
a considerable quantity of clothing, con-
sisting Of shirts, handkerehiefs, socks, &c.
were found, together with the tools with
which he operated. Mr. Trad Kelley's
watch and chain were also found among
his effects.
Upon being arrested, he made no attempt
to disguise his true character, and upon
being brought before the Marshal, made
what he claimed to be complete confess
ion of his operations here. Sloan is
young man, being, as he says, twenty-nine
years old. He has been in the business Of
burglar some five years, this being his
first arrest. He is a cool, calculating,
and more than usually intelligent man,
and apparently Indifferent as to his
situatiou He is elassed as one of
the most daring and "sharp" burglars in
the United States, and however unenviable
this distinction may be, his conduct in this
city certainly sustains his claim to it.
The greater portion of the goods found in
Sloan's possession have been identified and
taken away by the owners.
Luke Foley is held as an accomplicc in
the burglary at Kendalrs, though Sloan did
not implicate him in his confession.
The above article was crowded out of our
yesterday mornings edition
FEsTIvAL.-The ladies of Mt. Zion Con-
gregstional Church will old Festival
for the benefit of the church this evening,