The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
LEoR ADDITIoNAL LooAl IrnMa DE 1Na1nn rAaEs.l


THR CAPTURE OF Two NOTED BURGLARS
ast night an arrest YVES made by the Fourth
Dlstrict Police. under charge OF Lieutenant
Bowers, OF two of the most notorious burglars
ana sa1e-blowing experts. who have at various
periods created excitements In this community
Dy their operations. About ten minutes before
about the Vicinity Of Sixth and Cherry, and
taking a suspicious coup a. giL Of the buildings
ABOUT, were seen going up to, and unlocklng Ine
door Of, and cooliy walking into the establish
ment OF Mr.. Samuel Croft, at NO. 6Io CneIIy
that u Knowing colored barber, who occupied
the second story OF the auJoHintdng uJH d,tIo Doilu-
ing, occupied almost entirely Dy MI, Samuel ~.
Oolladay, photographer, was iooRiTk ~ ,1 IoG & ul %
window Knowing the proprielors OF tne prass
iOunaIy ana tnose Will ba Tbecame assured that
something wrong was going on, anu sSa.teu
down stairs 10 inform ofneeF hol1eySrfG Inat
burglars were at work GIVING Jnls lhIorme-
ton he started down, 10 the fourst
Police station, and informed tLieutenant
The Lieutenant started Cor the scene,
having efficient aid in Sergeant bartholomew
and Officers Odenheimer, Marlin, Smith, and
four or five others. Stationing his men TO cut
off all retreat, the Lieutenant and Officers
Homeyard and Marlin went up stairs TO rear
window. soon the scraping of feet gave notice
that the burglars had ascertained the unwel-
come presence of the officers, and we're trying
to make OFF. They came out of q rear door and
tried To scale the wall. Henry Halligood, alias
Uallibut tried to escape in this manner, when
Officer Holmeyard cried out that he would fire,
and did so, the ball striking brick wall, and
glancing back, struck Hailigood upon the
ran into an clubhouse where Officer Holmeyard,
after making a prodigious leap down, found
him and took him in custody.
In the meantime, officer Martin had grappled
and arrested william Devoe burglar No 2, in
the rear part OF the first story. The third bur-
glar being more athletic, scaled the wall,
jumped into the yard adjoining Creintzberg's
cutlery store, and finding the door locked,
dashed headlong through the window, and like
a flash went through the building. and out into
Sixth street, and escaped. Securing their pri-
soners, the office commenced q tour of tnspec-
ton, and discovered all preparations made for
demolishing the large safe of the establish
ment Scattered upon the floor were three
large jimmies. steel wedges, finely pointed bits,
brace, augers, skeleton keys of all kinds, O
dark lantern, slow match ready for insertion
into the safe. q flask of powder, and blow pipe
wherewith to blow the powder into the hole to
be made in the safe door-in fact, comprising
the finest kit of tools ever captured with any
party of burglars in this city. Everything
looked like work when this official Interrupt
tion occurred William Devoe is noted pro-
fessional "cracksman," and his exploits are
theme of universal discussion when safe has
been mysIeriously demolished. It was only
lately that he was put under $4,000 bonds to
keep the peace. The parties are held at the
Central Station, to await a hearing this after
noon.