The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-20

INVESTIGATION OF HOUSE RoBBERIEs.-
There was very interesting hearing OF several
persons concerned in recent house robberies at
the Central Station yesterday afternoon. Will
liam DonncllY alias Dunn, Charles Lechler,
and George Ellison were charged with being
impicai ed IN them. Frank McCarten testified
TO the robbery of Mr. Clyde's residence, No.
l7lO Arch street, on the 18th of September, from
which considerable quantity of wearing ap-
paret was stolen. He did not however, identify
any Of the defendants
Thomas ]. Willis testi fed that he was work
ing at the Church of the Covenant, FilbeTt
street, above Seventeenth, when the robbery at
Mr.. Clyde's house WAS committed. Several men
came and stood about the church for some time.
He recognized Leonard Dutord, otherwise ShOey
Mller (low under commitment for the robbery
Lechler, and Donnely as the men he saw.
Miller asked Donnelly when he expected h
patio come home, and the reply was that he eX
was intended to induce the belief among the
worknen that they belonged to the premises of
Mr.. Clyde and had right to enter After re.
naming at the church for some time, two of the
men disappeaTed-Miller and Donnell y-Lech-
Ter remaining. Finally, he too left, and The
robbery was discovered a short time after, when
Miller hal been arrested. The witness did not
recognise Ellison as one of the party.
James T. Rutter, sexton OF the Church of the
Covenant, saw the men about the church, and
thought he recognized Lechler and Ellison, but
would not swear positively TO it,
MIS-. Margaret Vaux testified that her resi-
dence, No. ll40 Arch street, was broken open on
the oath OF August, and robbed of a variety {
silk dresses, made and unmade sill yer ware, and
other articles, altogether OF considerable value.
The thieves first pred open a rear window, then
broke panel out of a door. chamber door
was forced open, but the bureau drawers were
unlocked at the time.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Sharpless testified that her
dwelling, No. 1916 Filbert street. was broken
into towards the end of September. A kitchen
window was forced open TO admit an entrance.
Seven dresses were taken, besides number of
silver spoons, butter knife, etc.
Albert Miller testified that Mrs. Coughs
house, at Sumner and Seventeenth streets, was
broken into some tine ago and ransacked from
top TO bottom. quantity Of wearing annarel
was carried off. but he could not give an idea of
the value of the property stolen. The thieves
entered by prying opon side door with
jimmy.
John Ward testified that the residence of Mr..
Edmund Smith, No 1904 Arch street, was robbed
on the 9th of September OF goods to the value OF
about $500. A jimmy had been used on the
window shutter
Leonard Duford, other wise Miller, implicated
IN several of the robberies, was now called to
the stand, and testified that he and Lechler and
Donnelly robbed the house OF Mr.. Clyde, but he
saic ne old not know anything about the rob
Deriee at the residences of Mrs. VauX and Mrs
Sharpiessi all ne knew about was the robberies
at Mr.. Clyde's and Mr.. Frishmuth's. In de-
scribing the rooDeries, he said that he climbed
over the fence, jimmied the window omen, a nd
after they had got what they wanted, climbed