Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-06-13
Police Cases.



BOARDING HOUSE, RoBBERY-A WHOLESALE
OPERATOR "A man named John Fitz Simmons
who has been working in rolling mill recently
got tired of work and commenced business rather
extensively in the robbing line.
On Tuesday night about o'clock while the
other workmen were at the rolling mill this man
got up, went around their rooms and packed his
valise for long journey. He got four complete
suits Of clothing, coats, pants and vests, a good
silver watch, flute, and a large number of pill
low cases and stockings dd iJiium. His stock
OF wearing apparel being complete with watch
to tell him the time, and a flute to solace himself
when resting, he stole loaf of bread and two
pounds of meat for provisions, and made tracks
for Pennsylvania. Information of the larceny
was lodged at the police office about 4 O'Clock,
and officer Maharty and one of the boarders who
had been robbed got carriage, and getting on
the track Of the fugitive, started in pursuit.
They followed him almost to Far Hill, and
there lost the TRAIL and concluded they had passed
him in the woods. They turned back and searched
the woods for some time, and not finding him,
the officer lett the boarder, with a revolver, Mt
Fair Hill and drove on to West Chester, to notify
the police of that borough that they might keep
lookout for the thief. Officer Maharty then re-
turned to Fair Hill where he found the fugitive
sitting on bench, trembling beneath the omin-
iously pointed revolver of the boarder he had
robbed. The officer arrested him and brought
him to the city, and with him the carpet bag and
all the stolen property
Fltz Simmons had his hearing Wednesday night
bciDic HIS uOuOr, anu WIS ntlu W DILL In THE
sum of $500, and in default, will be sent to New
Castle.
A SERESADER.-liz Miller was making the
night hidcous with n drunken serenadc, Tuesday
evening, and officer Heal warned her to desist
Liz showed fight and the officer sent her To the
Station Honse. She had her hearing last night
and was sent over to New Castle for 10 days as
yagrant
Before Alderman Vincent.
A nm unu fyivlno hia notna no loo
Lawrence, of Virginia, and representing himself
MS II produce dealer, went into the Jewery store
of MIR. B. s. Clark, on Saturday, and asked to
look ut watches. After examining some he said
he wished to show them to some ladies up town
he was acquainted with, mentioning their names
and residence and asked permission to take the
watches to show them. Mr.. Clark let him have
them but gave his son directions to follow him,
and II he did not go directly to the houses he had
| mentioned to have HIM arrested. The man came
up us far as Sixth street, went into Bringhursts
drug store, came out and went to Shipley street,
where he stopped in tailor store, and then went
rapidly down Shipley street and then to the U. s.
| Hotel, near the Depot. Here he threw the boxes
Ill which the watches were kept into the sink and
put the watches in his pocket, loungng about the
| depot apparently waiting for train The boy
informed an officer of his movements, and officer
followed him into Stockles beer saloon and there
| arrested him. He had his hearing before the Al
| dcrman who held him to bail in the sum of $1,000
on the charge of fraudulently obtaining possession
of the watches. He earnestly protested that he
| was about to take the watches back when he was
arrested. The Watches each of which was worth
| about $50, were recovered but without the boxes
In default of bail he was sent over to New Castle.
CHILD DEsEHrioS.-Lydia Crozier, a colorcd
| girl was arrested for the dcsertion of her child
This is the mother of the infant we noticed some
time ago as having been found on Jerry Hous-
| toms steps. She at first denied being the mo.
ther of the child but ut last admitted ii. She was
required to give bail in the sum of $3.50 that the
child would not become charge on the county,
and was discharged.
| DEfIRiuM TREMENs. = Charles Nelson was
found by officer Heal at Third and King Sts., suf
fering from delirinm tysmeRs He was taken to
the Hall,medicines procured and, having been put
In travelling order,h he fined 80 cents and costs
and discharged. He belongs at Beatty's edged
tool frctory, and said lie was going back there
Immediately.