The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
AFRICANS ON A MIDNIGHT MOVE.
m"w Thry Got Away with Mr.. C0gan's
Property ana How tho Detectives
Got Away with Them
Desperate Gang NJ ST.

On the night Of the 18th instant the
clothing store Of Mr.. Cogan was bur
glariously entered on the Crossman street
side of tho building by climbing the
gallery post and opening ono Of the win
dows oi the second story. Tho thieves
succeeded at the time In escaping with
thirty Pair Of fine pants, twelve coats.
Pne bank box. containing valuable
papers. three. silver watches, fifteen
silver mounted pistols. In all the prop
erty stolen was valued Mt t7OO.
Since that time Acting Superintendent
Bray has been untiring In his efforts 10
secure tho arrest OF tho guilty parties,
He placed the matter la the hands of
Chiefof Detectives Malone, who immel
dihtely put the whole detective force on
the alert. On Monday last Special
Omcer Dave Hepnessey. after q des-
perste light, captured two negroes.
named Ice Johnson and JOS. Edwards.
on Camp street, while In the net of dis.
posing of some OF tho property, and
locked them up In the Central Sta.
tion. This arrest was crowned
with tho success OF recovering |
i've OF the revolvers aud two pipes |
On the 18th Inst. acting Superintend |
ent Bray recovered In the tnirn UIs.
trict, II pair OF pants. coat, pair of
q
tho same day Special Officers Malone
and Hennessey and Capt Ray recovered
in tho Second District. ~ pair Of pnnts,
t&Nveling bags. hat. | pair OF socks
all OF which was the property OF Mr..
Cogan. Detective Cain also recovered n
silver plated sugar bowl stolen from
Eds house n few nights previous to
the Cogan burglary by the same gang
Detectives Honnessey and Peoora sue
ceeded. Yesterday. In arresting Chas
Porter. alias John Henry At2 o'clock
yesterday morning Capt. O. Rey cap
tured the fourth one OF tho gang, Frank
Mitchell, and recovered some under
wear and travelling bags.
Az O'Clock last evening Specials Cain
anu Stolberger captured the last one OF
tne gang, n negro, named Taylor A Ander1
son. These five negroes are band Of
thieves who came to this city for the pur-
pose OF working. the town. It was some
time before tho detectives could get them
down, ~ they were dressed rs rousta-
bouts and had every appearances OF Ia
men Is very strong, and in all proba-
bility they will spend few years Mt
Baton Rouge.
THE CONSOLIDATED LOAN DEBT. Il
rhc Master In Chnneery ready to 70 to !
Work.
At the City Hall yesterday there was j
! conference held between the Mayor G
md city administrators and Judge Thos
Wharton Collens, master in chancery,
appointed by the United States Circuit !
)ourt, in the matter The conference
vas only preliminary one, but Judge a
)ollens will soon be established In a c
Dom I'm the City Hall, to attend TO all
matters connected with the long dis
'uted question OF the New Orleans
onsolidated loan bonds, which has &
'een brought to the present issue !,
through the suits OF the heirs Of Maen- 1
aut and others vs. the City Of New n
)rleans and the Commissioners Of the T
Loan Debt.
The suits in general terms involved -
he legality Of the bonds Issued by the :.
ity after the issue OF the consolidated :
onds. without having been submitted
. the people for authorization, in com =,
lance with the contract entered into -
y the city at the time. There were n
iaDy other points involved, but they =
ave hitherto been fully discussed and
xplained. 1t may, however, be neces- e.
lry at some future day to recur to the =
tcts OF this important chancery suit. =
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The publishers, Messrs. Blackmar & ;,
inney, have sent us copy, just fresh -
ON the press, of the "Martha Wash q
'gton Minuet," as danced with such
lccess and admiration at the Opera 9.
ouse and Varieties, and with full ex- q
lanation Of figures in the French and p,
nglish, as taught by Prof Aug. Davis cl
so, a ballad, "Pd Like to See Old b.
assas Face Again. fully the equal of Ju
Old Folks at Home.'' kl
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We call the attention OF our readers o'
Mr.. Bonzano's notice in another
dunn. He offers fine grazing oppor- 20
mites for beasts. Apply to No. 2 dc
inton street or
th
Remember that to-day is the initial ye
W Of the Grand Volksfest for the
'neflt Of the German Protestant ye
'phan Asylum, at the Fair Grounds. v
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