, 1873-05-15
THEY TOOK liIM IN.

The Thicf Who Robbed tMo st. Louis
Public Library Arrested III CllicaE0--
nais Curocr Among thdEaro-4sanikn.
A man named George shumaway, alins Wilson,
Thompaon, Brown ETC.. who has figured eome-
what prominently in this city and st. Louis Us q
gambler and thief, was arrested yester-
day morning on LaHallc street by
3 ST. Louis dotectiye named O'Noil,
and Denny Simmons, OF tho city forco.
shumaway was arrested on tho charge Of having
broken into the, rooma OF the Mercantile Library
OF st. Louis, one night III tho month Of March
last and extracting thorofrom two oil paintings
valued at 81, 600 apiece, and $4,000 worth OF
ancient coin. Tho circumstances which led to
his arrest arc as follows: Tho efforts Of tic po-
lice having failed to ferret out tho whereabouts
Of tho goods or to tx tho identity Of tho burglar,
the Librarian Of tho Institution, NIr. John W.
Dyer. inserted card in the city papers,
stating that $500 reward would be paid for
tho return Of tho goods, and no disclosures
would bo mado. Ono day the Librarian ro-
coived a card stating TINT tho missing property
WAS ut big disposal, at certain place, Oh Broad
way, in St. Louis. The Librarian won't there,
and it WAS delivered to him by shumaway, minus
two valuable medaiB. 4 reward Of s176 was
paid to shu,naway. The police were apprisod
Of the recovery Of tho property, and woro do
ternined to know who tho doliyoror was. The
to betray him, but was finally brought before tho
Grand Jury, aud compelled to diHolose Bhuma-
ways name aud residence. But, before this
tha. smart rassa! had lett tho city, and had como
day morning Detective O'Noll arrived In tho
city, in quest Of him. It wag believed that
only M exhauatiyo search would reveal his hid
ing place: But, happily, In this tho uotectives
detailed to assist oNeil, and thoao two Ind not
| walked throo blocks away from the City 1Iall
before thoy ospied their gasno: To WAS arrested
without difficulty and lodged IN % the ce4tral St.
Janes 8. MoElligott appeared In Mr. Waah-
burns Office accompanied by Mike Mcdonald,
md askod II tho prisoner had any money or val
uables on his person when arraAsea which ho
| a matter Of surprise to tho detectives that
Miko Mcdonald should nako any such
inquiry, but, it being civil question, and pro-
| gontod In 9 gontlomauly manner. Ao was told
aon @ Which ho Lad taken from Rhumway. Forth
| with b[oEllgott served d garniHlee upon Mr..
Ellis for tho property, md, to mako matters
more certain, served another upon Mr.. Waall~
burn. Tho propEioty Of this proceeding will bo
shown BY the following: Last fall, Mikes faro
| bank, No. o. West Madison street, waA often
freqaontcd by shumaway. Ono ight 10 loat
hoayily and to make It Up, alyly , cnt j. hole IN
was going on, and extracted thorefrom s4o0. llo
BOON after loft tho city. Mcdonald, who Is a
poor man, being vagrant, now socks to recover
tho money by sorying writa of garniBhlncnt.
shumaway, 1t would aeem. has made d business
! Of robbing tho monoy-drawors Of fato-banka.
| which, ainco stealing stolen money il only q
slight of1ense, IL Bomowhnt commendabe. Last
| winter ho robbed d faro-drawor in st. Louis of
| 81, 600, and, az the money couldnot bo found up
| on Ills porson, lie was acquitted ln tho Police
| Court OF tho cllnrge. Flo Ii . young man, about
| 80 years DID, slight in build, blue eyos, and =
ehrewd operator. Ho was tailon to st. Louis Inst
| night.