The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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POLICE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HEARING
IN THE CASE OF THE PICKPOCKErs,-The pro-
iessional thieves william Ryan aies u5iiSy' Iaiy0S'
FellxMcCa mn alias Papes, James Madison
alias Murray, and Hugh Donnelly, mad FUR
fher hearing before Alderman BETTER, yester-
day afternoon. The hearing attracted nearly
as large an attendance as the homicide trials
do in the Court of oyer and Ierminer. To
preserve order and restrain the crowd from
crushing In the railngs required the presence
OF officers. Lewis and McCann We're arrested
az the n. w. corner of Third and Market
streets by Detectives Henderson, Levy and
Tryon, and the other prisoners were arrested
Fifth and sixth, and divers House, Fifth and
Powell streets, both resorts for thieves.
Thomas A, Mageur was the first witness. He
stated that month since he lost q diamond
min lie was on a Fifth street car, near Race.
me platform Of the car was crowded, and egress
was obtained by hard pushing. The pin was
taken in the crowd. Madison was Identified rs
the principal in the pushing party Mr.. Magear
the pin. This was corroborated by Mr. Edward
A. Atlee who was in the car at the time; he
recognized Madison as man who minute be-
fore the pin was taken, pushed hurriedly out of
the car. The witness could not swear positively
10 Medison's Identify, but he was almost GER
tain oft.
Next upon the stand was simon Levine, of
No. 1872 Camac street. Coming from New York
he lost n1ne hundred dollars, six weeks ago
McCann and Lewis accompanied him all the
way from Jersey City. Att the Keusingtou De-
not there was crowd formed on the platform
OF the street car. Immediately afterward Lewis
splang from the car, and the witness missed his
William Bradley, No. 1914 Shippen street. a
conductor on the Thirteenth and Fifteenth
street cars appeared next. Mccain, he stated,
very closely resembled man who, last Monday,
stepped on his car at Callowhill street. when the
Reading train came in; he was very ofliciOus
assisting ladies in and out. This the witness
stopped, when McCann challenged him to a
fight in q twenty feet ring The driver of
the car David Hunter, No. ll67 S. Thirteenth
street. positively recognized McCann.
Henry j. Fox, No. 22l S. Fifth street, was
sworn. His statement was to the effect that
last summer in a Market street car his watch
was taken. 1t was Tobias lever hunting case
Mr.. Fox pointed out Finn as one of the car
inmates, Finn left the car with Mr.. Fox, and
said to the latter that II he could specify the
piclxpocket assistance could be procured to
rest him, volunteering at the same time for that
lombard near Twelfth. Applying afterwards
TO that locality, no man of that address was at
Colonel d. p. Whiting then volunteered a
statement. He lives at the corner of Fifteenth
and Barclay. His pocket was picked of three
hundred and ten dollars in Fifteenth street
car, between Walnut and Arch, on the Goth Of
December. The matinee at the Academy of
Music had lust closed. Two men stepped on
the car behind him, crowded him, and jumped
down. He could identify none of the parties in
custody.
posed that he lost $1,000 on the 9th of January.
IL was taken from drawer in the office. Two
men entered the apartment. There was at that
time only gentleman named Cadwalader in
the office. One of the strangers seated himself
on the lounge, and the other called MIR. Cad
walader outside, while the other robbed the TILL
Mr.. Cadwalader appeared with this witness, but
they could recognize no one.
George Hampton, No. 70l Bayard street, con-
ductor on the Union line, appeared next. He
pointed out Ryan, and said thatyon Frlday:last
twelve passengers entered the ycar; Ryan was
one of a party of four He stopped in the centre
of the doorway, and another stood on the lower
step. Mr.. Hampton told Ryan to enter the car
This was declined. The man on the step then
pointed to gentleman getting on the car, and
signaled q pin on his shirt bosom. Ryan moved
toward the gentleman and in minute the lat
ter took Ryan's hand from his pocket. The con-
ductor then elected the pickpocket, he retail
ating by cursing Mr.. Hampton, and throwing
pieces of ice into the car.
James Burke came forward next. He lives at
No, 1920 N. Seventh street, and is also a cNnduc-
tor on the Union line, was also examined with
out eliciting additional testimony, and the case
closed.
Alderman Beitler said that the Ninety day
law would not apply to any of the parties, be-
cause they were not arrested under crcum-
stances to which that statute referred. The
evidence before him could be the only guide to
his decision. He would therefore dispose of the
prisoners by committing Lewis and McCann
In default of $4,000 bail each, and Ryan and
Madison, S2500 bail each, and Finn and VIII
son $1,000 each. Donnelly would be held for a
further hearing.