, 1869-07-31
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
Capture Of Gang Of Boy Thieves and
Their Employers.


The gang Of boy there's which has for long
TING been annoying rc1tcuts tn the southern parts
OF the city, by entering thclr dwellings during tter
temporary absence, and earring OF everything
portable, hAs At laat been taken mp and large
quantity ol the Htotn goods recovered. Members
Of the Gaog have teeu arrested from time to time,
bat, from want Of evidence, they were released
70 quiet were they TINT The oErcera could dad no
clue To the platea where The Atolcu property Wna
deposited. and they would probably have cTer re-
mhihed In The daTE had not one Of The gang. who
nnd informed on the licences" who had encouI-
aged them and furnished them with keys to faclll.
tate thcif entereuce Into dwellings and ruuns.
poIcemau !. j. naye., TO WON W. Msned the
"Marllug up " OF the case. As he was travelling
his beat on Wabash avenue, on the lsth Inst,
That the residence o1 Clarence C. Cheney, No 7ss
Wabash nreuue, had been entered and a number
o. articles ste.n. He went into the house and
found every thing In confusion, md on going into
the JRrt found . natE Of shoes which, he WIS IL
formed, did not belong to anyone on the preulses-
might md the owner. About O'Clock on the
afternoon OF the aame day. , boy, named James
Aacklnio:h, was discovered n house on Wabash
to have a bad reputation, he went
to him.. and. after short conversation.
aEother Tor, nagpr1 William t3ree1hllL 70 tlal
GreenhiIl required half an hour. and. when found,
1ae shses were e tEtd On 1na esd im ssasuy. @
nm now he sol IL: lie replied that he hui been
ntoHh Was questioned lu the evening, nnd he ssid
very sinai! boy, named George Smith. vas
memser et H. gsa Smith Tas secured asa
time he begsl to cry, ard said II he wns released
he would ''trl! all n:,ont H." lie was taken out
nnI said that MCLAUGHLIN Macs!ntosh, James
Macl,ntosh, William GEeenhil, Charles Hetzos
and himself composed the gang, and that the
"feuces" were William MeGlelland, Loutsa
dealers. IL also surc the following list OF honses
which had been entered hy the gang: YIN.
Wheeler. No. eas Indiana avenue. Il. Esgleston
1ss Michigan aysnae; \: :ierzos., -; 81 WABASH
avenue; John Wright. No, 6+s Wabash avenue; !;
Gufe! e. e. Maoss IT, ssf6
| No. dl1 Wabash Avenue: L u. Smith, No 433
Michigan avenue; c. c; Cheney, So. - Wabash
ayenue l. D: Phelps, M n NJ ~ Wabash ayenne;
| tage Grove avenue; y. B. HssWeli, 30. ~ Wa
n1 n1ene n T. O. S p RoEne M s II e. Wsa
and Charles ". cumnlns, No. sss Wabash az
| enac. .........
The following houses were also entered hy the
| gang, brt the names Of the occupants arc tn
| kpoWn: Sos. ssa, los mud I05 Michigan avenue
CAS-, ts1. 1c6 md 7es Wabash ayeuuc, and No. ssa
| Pr1lre arcEDe.
The places kept by the licences we're visited by
the police, aud several caE1loads OF stolen goods
| were recovered.
Al McClelaud'e r, No. s3e State street, who, 1t
| was said by Smith, had furnished the kcys men.
TONED: vas found lot of properly which has beer
4 At Louisa Lxmmy, No. s45 Thru aycnre, was
found a brussels carpet, wool tngrAn carpet,
| and large number Of ti!vc: Knives, forks ant
Bpt0nS many Of which had the owners Initials
@ iired. - - 'DeN''' ''' - ''s'D DS''' 'e@1 0'1'
Al August Grnu's on Third ayeaps, BRUSSELS
carpet, Eomc powder rasks, half u dozen vests.
EcVeEDt pairs OF D3ntnlCOns, and np4Dc: OF coats