, 1874-04-12

The Detectives Capture Two Dens oi
Thicycs, a:ld Recover S15, 900 Worth
OF Stolen Property.
During the past six months several extensive rob
berries have taken place in the business portion Of ts
city, but they we'll done and the perpet1ator,
Of them covered up their tracks eectuay TINT the
police authorities could obtain clue IS to the tlen
tty OF the thicrea their whereabouts. Among tht
different 61ns thas hara suffered In this manner
G. Aeuceison's lace and embroidery store, Z.
Washington street, Bisgs. Spencer Co., cut
lery aud guns, s75 Wabash avenue Cobb
Library Association, under the Palmer House; WILL
iarson, GTny Co., guns and cutlery, cl3 West Mad
1son street; and L. Schick, htationcr, 100 Madison
street. Atshe time Of their occurrence ost Of thes4
robber.ea wc-e written up in THE TRIBUNE, and III
the fzcts given
When the store Of Gustav Mendelson had been
robbed Of 5000 worth Of 1acce in The 1stter part
Of January, Detectivo "Joe" Dixon was given
the case to work mp, which he eet himself
to do with his usual skill and persever-
ance, but for soEe time was unsuccess-
full. And here II may be mentioned as d proof
Of tho readiness with which people imprgn tho char
acters Of othara, that although Ar. hcndelson had
always been regarded = straightforward business
man, Jet sooner did he loose his goods, than there
were plenty Of persons to be found WHO openly de-
cared that was their opinion be had sold his laces
and claiued TO have them stolon In order that he
might defraud biz cIeiitorA Indeed, 80 generally
were these storics circulated that the gentleman q
credit very 1nucE impaired. TIE events OF tho
last few days clearly show that great Eropg done
-hr. Iendel=on.
About five weeke ago Detective Dixon received info=-
1nzon TINT lead him to believe that the property
len from the nbo7e firms had not been removed from
Chicago, but vas secre.ed in house on Blue Island
avenue, but wien he went thcse I've found The house
vacant. His blEds had fown- alort time after
Detective " Denny simmons obtained clue to tie
affair, and he and Dixon were working it up" when
Detectives simonds aud Elliott picked up mother
n
long the credit Of obtaining yesterday morning about
$4,000 worth Of Stolen property and capturing the
thieves.
Ever since last Tuesday, night and day, the whole
detective force at the Central Station have been "pp-
in. the suspected persons aou could 1t any time
have arrested the but they wished to get the prop
erty also.
AT half-past yesterday morning, simonds and e.
hot wtu to Is Brown street aEd arrested Fred. Mott
mother Of FT.d snd Charles In the house was found
threo sctcao1s full Of revolyczs, ore gun worth
$780, 1000 yards Of dne back thread lace, worth from
So to fl5 yard white lace h.ndkerchiefs collars and
cpes gold pens, pencils p-rhoidors, silk goods
jcwclry, ete. Alter the x had been thoroughly
searched, the officers t,va three men to the Union
Two hours later, Dixon end Simmon. went to =
brick house on the aoutlee: Of Archer avenue
at the intersection Of the Eo1e "atEe Road and fore
ing their way in, arrested Htrinan Landgrett, his
mother, End Jscob GoshaK. Tho two .aea met the
detectives On the stairway with loaded reyovers and
were disposed tAfasis but quickly beearoe convinced
that tho bea: thing do TO be aa:dcuTed. As in
the house on D=own street, a n,auaer OF fancy and
two casret-bags full Of per-:.:.:s=. cold pencils
Russia le:ther goods pistols, lsc" :. Kinds, jewel
r., ETC., were captured and. tc%v:- "!th Ltnd8reth
and Gothalf, removed to tu- t-+.;sal 6tatiou
This wns undoubtedly Ct the most successful
gang Of thieves that ever operated in chic.go snd to
the detective force great credit Ia duo for the ak
and shown in atreattnG the thave& md
recovering the property.