New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19

BURGLAR CAPTURED IN \ CHUKCH-PRIyATE IN
yKsTMENTs OF A BARTENDER.
Thomas Watson was arrested early yester
day In St Mays Roman Catholic Church. AZ Grand and
Ridgests He had kit Of burglars tools and had ey
IDENTITY Intended TO break into the where the
mental service ia kept. lie arrested by officer Ets
patrick and locked up the Attorneyst police station
Ho finally taken before 5uperintend dent Matsell
and committed the Essex Market Police Court Tho
prisoner is Of good family His friends havo
raj occasions furnished him with money and aided him
70 procure situations. Gambling Is his besotunz sin.
and 90 crafty this taste h. has stopped TO crime
Michael Merrity alias Callaher. employed al a bar
tender by sullivan & OMEN. liquor dealers at No. lSs
second-aye.. was arrested yesterday by Detectives
Leahey and Van Gerichten, charge Of robbing his
employers In his possession was found marked money
which had paid the counter. letter AL
dressed to bis mother Ireland also found on him
In this he assures her she draw on him for sDr
amount from go TO Gl0O. II asceraiued that la
had in several savings banks sums amounting To N,Po
His employers think that he has stolen from them about
5000 For some time past they have known that theJ
we're being robbed Systematically.
Mary Moore, n well-known shoplfter, was arrested
yesterday by Capt. Irving and Detective Kerns tIey
having seen coming from the store OF Tavor Gibson
& Walker. at No. 50 Waker-st. In her Possession was
found mohair and trimming valued at $50, which sho
had stolen. and which were aiterward d-nn'd by one
of the firm. The woman locked up She has
already served three terms IN state Prison.
The residence Of VIM f. Teft no No 7f F!fth-ave.
was entered On Monday evening by sneak thief. who
had gained through the 5cutte ana, de,cend
ing 10 tho second floor he ried the sleeping apartments
Of iewery valued at $500 with which no made h's
escape.
solomon Rosenbaum arrested yesterday by De
tectiYes Heidelberg and lilly, on warrant issued ~
Justice Morgan. The prisoner is charged with Obta1ing
s2S5 worth of fancy goods from NJ j. Newter Son OF
No. 32l Broadway by falsely representing himself ~
worth more than he Is. The goods were delivered W
direction OF the prisoner AZ Eightieth-s and Thrd-aye
and the day removed 10 NO alj Last
Ninth-st. The prisoner committed to the IOmOs.
Raymond the bond fOrger, has admitted MS gult 10
Assstant District ttOrney Allen In addition, he has
yuas cOnnec with the forgeres. but Mr. Allen says
he has gwen Information which WIS not Already
known In the DstrictAtt0rney's Office There are st
three persons who are known TO have negotiated inc
hanson alias Charles Perrin, GOtteib Engels. ana
Walter Sheridan alias "RastOB" The trial OF those now
in prison viii proceed, however though lheso throo
have not been captured.
While Charles Augustus, private Waterman, was
patrOlling St. Marks place, IN Brooklyn, yesterday
morning he discovered man in the chicken house OF
Ether A. Doty, No. 600 ST. Marks place, Dusy engaged
IN filling bag with chickens which he had just Killed
The watcnman shouted To the man and ordered MIN W
surrender The thief refused 10 do ana threatened
to shoot Augustus who, believing his ne 10 pe IN Dan
One OF the shots effect and lodged in the thiefs
right lung. officer Murphy. who heard the firing hast
ened TO tue spot. and arrested the wachman wmo tne
there gave his name WIN. Roberts. aud said that hs
lived at No 34i Water-st NewYOrk DIR. Burdlck, VINO
attended HIM, pronounced bis wound mortal. Roberts
cied about four hours afterward. The Waterman was
discharged from custody. Coroner Jones was blamed
by many persons for not having called al the station.
house and taken R00ertSs anem0rem statement atoS
having been informed OF tho mans condition by tbo
police. Some members OF the police force have OF.
pressed the opinion that Roberts ought not " have dred
until he attacked BY the thiet.