National Republican., 1873-12-04
POLICE ITEMS.
AN INTERESTING BATCH OF NEWS.

Coed Work for the Detectives Arrest OF
samuel Asse, who sbos Mrs. Kelley
Capture Of New York Youth who
Robbed ITS Empisyer-An Unsrntcrai
Son.
c,PrupE or AadE, VINO SHOT uRs KELLEY,
II will be remembered hy the readers OF the
REPUBLICAN that sam Agge. the murderous
assallant OF Mrs. Fannie Kelley, after perpe.
trating the deed succeeded In enecting his
| escape, and the entire detective corps was
placed to work to apprehend him, hut for time
II seemed as u detection was impossible. De
tectlyes were searching In all directions, aud
McDeyitt and hcElfresh were, perhaps, the
psoyed e
| that the boy had sought escape by means OF the
ohio AMI Chesapeake canal. Accordingly,
these aSo OFFICER. TRACED ,he iow,pra,n y, and
| land, and left nought escape their yisilant eye.
In their ardent ambition to capture this mlir.
derer in heart, they trayersed seventeen mile,
this city, hoping and believing they would ind
their man on some OF the many passing boats
II IL needless To say they were disappointed
Still the boy was moving directly over the
ground which they searched, but lucky for him
(only for term, howeyer.) he escaped detection
About li!90 O'Clock on Tuesday night dispatch
Keeper at Harpers Ferry, stating that he nsd
Just employed boy answering the description
of the one that did the shooting. Detective
Coomcs reported the fact to Chiei Clarvoe, and
he was ordered to proceed on the early mornln,
train to that point aud " Ing the boy, u III
thought him the right one, to this city. Thii
was duly CSeyed sSd ,as 1s!sc!ys an,
Aqge says that he did not Know that the pisto
was loaded; that II was without trigger, AM
he should not have attempted 10 FIRE IL II Mrs
ing him over the head with a poker. which 81,
held 10 her hand. His case will be taken befor'
Judge Smell this morning.
ARREST or NEW YORK CRIMINAL.
In view Of the fact that thieves have been hold
Ing unlimited sway, carry in the morning, for
short time past, Detectives McDevtt and McEl
fresh concluded TO make break upon them AM
see II they could not effect checkmate In thel
game to some extent. Accordingly, they starte,
out between and O'Clock yesterday morning
on the search for hotel thieves, and finally cam,
across young man At the National hotel, who
sea1ently they took him into custody and car
ried him to police headquarters, where he gave
the name Of Charles Woods. On hts person wa,
in nan an inside pocket a receipt ior Clothing, ande
the name OF Arthur p. Phillips.
| His baggage was also searched and good
found therein bearing ne same nam name The de
tempting TO rob his employers out Of Jus
moneys doe them. He confessed to the latte
crime, and said that ne represented tue nrm o
| y. Sabain 4 Sons, No. 81 Nassau street, New
York. shortly afterwards Major Richards tele
graphed to the New York Authorities that tn
party above named had been arrested, and va
still In custody, and received reply that the.
would send, and requested that he be he'll
until the oficers arrived: which request will b
compiled with. All OF the money except tha
which was spen, for clothing was found on th
prisoners person, and will be turned over 4
the New York authorities with him.
AN rSgnlrryrI, sos.
On Tuesday night, shortly after O'Clock,
] report was made at police headquarters that
boy, II years Of age, named James Branuou
better known as ''Dutch,r had robbed his mothe
Of considerable sum Of money, and was spend
ing IL with few comrades quite freely In tn
! city. Detectives McDevitt and McEfrcsh too
the case In hand and went In search Of IN
young man. Knowing that Policeman Nc
H0ry, stationed at the Baltimore anil OH
depot, was pretty well posted as To the youth
whereabouts, they asked him TO keep lookou
fcr him, which he promised TO do. Just as tn
q detectives were starting away from the depo
I Onlcer McHenry espled the boy approaching
!, aud so Informed them. He was then arreste
and carried to police headquarters, where h
! acknowledged that he stole the money from HI
! mother and divided It among his comrade
, Part Of the amount was recovered. but there
some stilt tunaccounted for. The entire amour
stolen was 500. The case will he taken befoT
. Judge Shell this morning.