The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-31
CITY INTELLIGENCE,
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POLICE IFTELL1GENCE.-ARREsT OF PROFESS
sIONAL LTHIEvEs.-IIEARING AT THE CENTRAL.
STATIoN.-Beiore Alderman Beiter, at the Gem
lIal station, yesterday afternoon, seven profess
6lOnal thieves named William Ryan alias
DoSnev Fran H. VIEWS weW eiIT SThn Monan LIVED a9g
Papes, and James Madison alias Murray, had
hearing upon the charge of picking pockets.
His Honor the Mayor was seated at the side Of
the committing magistrate and the standing
room outside of the railing was crowded with
spectators. The thieves were seated inside the
tnclosure
The first witnesS called was Detective Hem
derson. lie testified that, in company with
Detective Tryon and others, he arrested Lewis
and McCann at the N. w. corner of Third and
Market streets; ne had received Instructions
from the Mayor, through Mr. Buckley to arrest
all professional thieves, wherever found; the
other defendants were arrested in public
house in Prune street, between Fifth and
Sixth, and divers house, Fifth and Powell
Streets both resortsfor thieves.
Mr. Donohue, q conductor on the Thirteenth
and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway line,
testified that about seven o'clock on Monday
Thirteenth and CalowhIll streets, and took a
position in the doorway; the passengers from
Rerng RRegg [ s ana 1iner P4ns tb on the Eeadng
perienced great difficulty in making their way
past the young men; he ordered them away
from the door, ana they finally went but not
until they had made use of some very harsh
words; they subsequently left the car, and
threw stones and pieces of Ice at him, breaking
one of the windows: he confident they
were pclxpockets, but he could not recognize
any of the prisoners as the parties.
Mr. Edward z. Badger testified that on last
Wednesday afternoon he had his pocket picked
Of about Sl26 while riding on one of the Second
and Third Street cars; there were several per-
sons on the platform where he was standing
and McCann Zone of the prisoners) occupied the
doorway; witness missed his money above Arch
street, and when he made known the fact a
young man who stood behind him jumped off
the car; in pursuing him Mr.. Badger fell, and
thus lost sight of the thief he was confident
that McCann was one or the party.
Mr.. j. T. Allen testified that on the 2lst inst.
he was robbed of S409 while riding on Il Market
street car, above Sixteenth street; the car was
crowded. and witness stood on the lower step of
the platform; young man jumped on and soon
after left; he recognized Donnelly as the indi.
Mr. johnson Thomas testified that while rid
ing on an Eleventh street car, near Race street,
on the 9th inst, he had his pocket picked of a
on the platform, and one of them was McCanu,
who desired the conductor to change a five dol
lar bill.
pocket picked of a currency holder containing
sum of money while riding in an Eleventh
street car. He identified McCann as having
stood in the doorway and prevented passengers
from gretting inside the car
William V. McGrath, Esq, President of the
Union Passenger Railway. who was present;
stated to the magistrate that several parties had
had their pockets picked while on some of his
cars, but they were not in attendance he had
instructed three of his conductors to be present
at the hearing, and two of them were in at
tendance. He gave TO the magistrate the names
OF the conductors.
Mr. George Ferguson was then called. He
testified that he was conductor of one of the
Union cars, and that on last Friday night seve-
raj men got on his car at Ninth and Chestnut
streets, and blockaded the platform; he re-
quested them to go inside, but they refused to
do so; soon after, one of the passengers re-
marked that he had been robbed; witness recog-
nized Lewis as one of the party that blockaded
the platform.
Mr. Mcnamara, another conductor of the
same line was called but he could not recog-
nize any of the defendants.
Alderman BETTER stated that 1t was the inten-
tion of the Mayor hereafter, to arrest all profess
sional thieves found IN the city, whenever
party made complaint of having been robbed of
his pocket book, watch, or other Valuables. His
Honor also remarked that he intended to carry
it into effect, and whenever the thieves were
brought in they would be exhibited to the
public, whether guilty or not guilty of the Of
Tense The prisoners were then committed in
default of $1,000 bail for further hearing on Fri
day at 2 O'clock, when all persons having lost
their pocket books or other valuables, are re-
quested to be present.
The HIGHWAY DEPARTNIENT-The fol-
lowing ia q sVnoDsis of the ODeratiOns of the