New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-27

ADVANTAGE TAKES OF STREET PARADE" - TWO
THIEVES CAPTURED AFTER LONG CHASE
4 rad was made by p;chpocGcts and street
thieves about O'Clock lat evening upon those standing
ON ths sidewalks Broadway, between Twelfth aAd
Amity-sts The crowd were attracted by a company
called the KuickerUockcrs, who dressed IL odcn
STYLE and who marched behind band OF music. when
tacy were near E,eyenti-st. young man snatchcd
watch ard cham from Of tHc bysianlcI' and ran
away. Officer Barke Of the McrceG-st Ponce
followed tho thief. H. ran down Eleventh &.
and around the block toward T|clftt-'L See
,nr that the officer close on his heels,
TIE tEicf dropped his booty in the CATER AMI Spfd on
OMcer Burke had been too long on tie police 10 b.
turned aside from his caso to secure the booty lie
ran on doubling his speed, and at T@elith-s coaIed
the thief. Then be went back and lighting a match
picked up the watch and chain. and the gold piece that
had been worn as charm. The prisoner was taken TO
the Mcrcer-si Police Station. He described himself as
Thomas L1Ik.n OF No. AL ist Ih.riccntl-,t.
The PROCESSION went down Broadway, and when IL
reached Great JJncs-st., Eugene Wilton OF NJ. c.
perryst had his watch snatcAed from him while he was
standing upou the curlstOuc Mr. Walton shouted
Slop thief !" and Oilicsr Kilkenny OF the Mcrcer-st
Police joined in the chase The tAiet ran through Great
Joyest to Llfaycucplacc and thence through Fourth
ST. to Broadway where he burst through The Hoe OF the
procession. Thc OK iemcnt was intense bat Oiiccr
Kilkenny kept his eye upon the mln, WHO ran ahead
and at Amityst. and Broadway tHpped HIN up on the
nay
lion and confronted with Mr. WALTON. but the latter
cond 10; s9y positively whether or not he was tho
man who mad snatchod his watch. Mir. Walton
tod Sergeant Chrystio that the thief who snatched
lis watch aud chain came upon him Ike Nash, raised
his watch out Of his pocket and with bJtn hands
wrenthcd his chain in two, leaving the hook III his vest
button hole Tie whole was done adroIy and the
thief sprang away quickly that Mr. Walton could
not say whether tAe prisoner was the nal OF not The
urs,ncr gave his name George Woodruff OF No. 525
Est Twenty-ixth-st. Detective Henderson told the
sergeant that he believed WOOIrII was TIE person who
sat,hcl the watch, anu officer XIX nag said That Ec mad
watched the all through tIc chase, and ielt very
certain that lac was the man tAoy wanted rgedns
Cystie ordered Woodruff 10 be Searched, and then he
WAS taken back and locked up. NJ. Walton said that
he was tue note clerk in the Fist National Bank and
that his watch wOrtn Sl2j.
tbs case had hardly been disposed OF before we'll
dressed HAD, giving his name as Charles Claunccy OF
Eouso and Greenests., stepped before tho desk anu
allowed his watch chan or rather the part thal IT,
MINED Tue thieves had not succeeded IN getuhs inc
watch but had stolen the chain, which was OF SOLID
gold wrenching it from the watch AMI the vest button
boe The poce were very much annoyed by the para ie
after dark as IL gave the thieves an unusually g9ou
chance to steal The prisone.s are TO be taken 10 JoHr
II was clesrlpncd to the sixth Precinct that target
conpapy called " Ine Ii0unua" werc parading WIN
n,nd OF music through the Precinct and that wne INC
crowd pressed to the sidewalk attracted ny the muSic
&, lot of thieves and pcFuJCkots ditickcd every DDD
rom whom they could flea anything OF any value. In
snectr sprign telcgrauhed 10 Captain Llwery to put
s;on IA ne parade which was cover lOr tAcNes ana
pickpocRcts. -. >, IL. ,.z..., omoo or-os,od
Yesterday F. eerick Nichols OF No 81 East Nlntlst ON
cnarGe OF /. Ing sneak ana nOtel thef EXJudge ios
worth mad logged Information In the detective once
mat a man had called house III answer 10 an hu
for employment which his servantgrI had
insrrIed I'm the newspapers. The stranger seemed
with the appearance Of the servant ana agreed
Ia employ her # shc could Obtain satisfactory ctfl
care OF good reputation from Mrs Bosworth Whiie we
| servant WAS upstairs the stranger cleared thgc
| dintnR.roon Of $500 worth OF siiyer plato anu
ded The same man went To George FOxs TO poaiu,
vhcre he gave the name Of Frederick Nichols ana quit
the mousse with "a suit worth sl25 lie also Wenl -
rue Denis Hotel and there CARED oil the prOprlroS
ovrrooat DeecUlYe Avery was waking III Washlhgun-
scuare Yesterday and he man who answered. 'uv
ABSORPTION of the thief complained OF al the once uu
after assuring himself OF the mans identity me uet"c
Uve tnncOed him ON the shoulder ana asked, arc
Van Mr. Johnson Of Chicago I" mo, SIR san tnv
str,nrrr. :" am Frederick Nichols OF Now-i ORR.
Won ire lust the man want" said the deceive ana
N,aho. wa. ken the Police Cenrd ONCE ahd lOchtd
nm MIR Fox Idcnu1el tA1 suit Of cIolhcs nc wore "s
those taken irOn MS mouse. 49, CO., . ,.,.., ID
yan,.r EfJtners' OF No. 3jI Grandst. iancy gools
de,iers WAS entered by Burglars Ycstcrddy ana iAce
goods we're taken. Ihe burglars entered me Store oy
cnti mol. Ia shutter AM thfJhsh inc front Wiz