The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-06
. Brokensyoea George s...Ti,a Eseapcd
K0bber Percy Arrcstcti.

! hS SluStenS uStsctlfe agency Or This city
was complimented In open court by Judge
Mac Arthur q few days since, when he was
| passing sentence on the notorious profae.
sional sneak-thief George Perry. On that
/ OCCASION his Hoaor referred to the different
classes OF crime that came before him for
| trial, and what were the circumstances con-
sldered in melting out punishment to those
/ convicted. Indoing so he alluded to the free
1 dom OF this community from professional
thieves OF all descriptions, and attributed
/ that fact, to considerable extent, to the
| vigilance, perseverance and success of the
detective corps, and the severity with which
| these parties were dealt when appre-
hended and caught in their nefarious prac-
tees. The members Of the detective force,
| While feeling the justice OF the Judges fiat
terlng recognition and endorsement OF their
| services, nevertheless determined, IL posi-
| Bile, to exercise greater care and vigilance in
the pursuit and arrest OF criminals. That
they should be rewarded for this renewed
| pledge to duty and the welfare OF the COM
munity was natural to expect; hut that it
should come upon them so suddenly and
almost unawares was 4 visitation Of good
fortune not altogether anticipated.
! On Sunday afternoon the 9th OF June,
| 1875. the extensive lace, silk, and dry goods
house Of Messrs. Perry Brothers, corner
| Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue, was
entered and
ROBBED IN A MYSTERIOUS MANNER
OF silks and laccs to the value OF S4,5O0
Other goods had been done up in packages
for removal, but in the haste OF the robbers
to escape they were left on the floor and
counter just as they were prepared for re-
moval. The deed was done at time when
this prominent thoroughIare was filed with
promenaders, and was partially successful
on account OF the bofdness with which it
was executed. The promptness OF Officer
Lusby. who discovered the store-door open,
in reporting the fact at once to police head
quarters and Mr.. Gus. Perry, served to
place the authorities early on the track OF
the thieves. The clue was warm when the
detectives took it, and certainly did not
grow cold in their hands.
1t was found that the parties, with two
trunks, had started for Baltimore, and that
same night, with the assistance Of Chief-De-
tectivc Cronc, Of the Monumental City, they
captured one Of the principals, named Ed
ward Miller alias Snyder, and recovered q
good portion OF the stolen property. At
that time it was ascertained that the other
man, Snyder's pal in the Job, was George
SheckelS, much better known, especially to
the officers, rs q Broken-nose George" He
succeeded in etfecting an escape, and was
lost sight Of for some time. Finally-pro-
badly six months aSo-Dctectives McEl-
fresh and Sargent aScertained that he was in
Philadelphia, where his wife had opened a
store. Armed with the necessary papers
they proceeded to that city, and after q
lengthy search found their man. Before,
however, they could secure him he re-
ceived information OF their presence in the
city, and
HASTILY AND QUIETLY DISAPPEARED.
The succeeding day the wife sold out the
store and followed him. 1t seems, however,
that their disappointment was only tempo
rary, and that the game would fly towards
them when least expected.
Two days ago dispatch was received by
Major Richards from the independent de-
tective firm OF Knox d Wren, OF Richmond,
Va, saying that Mr.. A. B. Snow, travelling
agent for the iewelry house OF Owens d Co.,
No. 5 Maiden Lane, New York city, while q
, guest Of the st. James Hotel, in that city,
was robbed OF one thousand dollars
worth OF sample iewelry, and request
ing that watch be kept for the par
ties, as it was thought that they had
) come in this direction. Mr.. T. W. Hoen-
niger, proprietor OF the St. James, arrived
) here on Wednesday morning, and gave q
descriptionsof the thief, which the Major
much-wanted "Broken-nose George" The
) album OF photographs was taken from the
rack, and Mr.. Hoenniger selected the pic
ture OF the above-namcd individual as that
OF 4 man who had stopped at the hotel at
the same time Mr.. Snow did, and was seen
to enter his room. From that time out the
| "fy-cops" kept watch on all the arriving
and departing trains and the southern boat
in hopes OF experimenting the man. Mr..
Hoenniger was on the alert also, and yester-
| day morning at $40 O'Clock, when the Rich
mond train came into the Baltimore and
Potomac depot, he saw
THE INDIVIDUAL QUIETLY DIsEMBARK.
Almost at the same instant the thief espied
the hotel proprietor, and naturally suppos-
ing himself the object of that gentleman'S
presence, made haste to depart from the sta
, ton. Mr.. Hocnniger followed in pursuit,
but before an officer was found the man had
, disappeared. He proceeded at once to head
! quarters and reported what had transpired,
and within half an hour Detectives McEl-
fresh, McDevitt and Miller were out in
search OF him. About o'clock they found
him, and Immediately conducted him to the
Central station. During the morning he
was confronted by Mr.. Augustus Perry,
who congratulated the officers on their sue
cess, and he was afterwards locked up at
the Central guard-houe. He will be taken
to Jail to answer tho indictment stand
ing against him. 1t will be remembered
that his partner in the Perry robbery, Ed
ward Miller alias Snyder, was the person
admitted to bail in the bogus Edes case, and
for which false representation John Green
is still held to answer, and whose bail was
yesterday fixed by Judge Macarthur at
$4,000, but which was not furnished. Ed
ward Miller alias Snyder is at present in
confinement in a distant place awaiting trial
on burglary indictment, Of which he will
probably be convicted and receive lengthy
sentence.
The jewelry of Mr.. Snow has not been
found, but the officers expect to recover it.
Washington Republican, 9Th.
, HEAVY MILL FAILURES IN MAssAcHU-
SETS springfield, Mass, May 1.-The
, heaviest mill failure that Western Massa-
chusetts has yet seen is that OF Harvey, Ar
mold Il Co., of the North Adams Print
Works, shutting up their mill; that of Gal
lup, Houghton d Smith and E. II. Arnold
IL Co., at North Adams the Williamstown