Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-09
A WARNING.
Ihree TaIeVes Tip n TIL and Take ali
the Tokens Taken in the
Trade Of a Day.

A bold robbery was accomplished on
Front sire I about hslf-past two O'Clock
YeAteTdsy afternoon, by three men "
ing thelr lanes and occupation as J .
w. O'Neiili bricklayer; George Greer,
bltcner, and John Thompson, mouldeT.
They weie lott arirg about the produce
and com Mission store of Sherman & Co q,
no. l66 Front street, while MF. A, w,
Newsom, OF that frni, was Transferring
some chickens from one coop to snoihef'
No particular attention was paid to the
ioaf=rs, AID Curing the proct ss Of trans
ferrlng the chickens one or two unIuIy
fowls escaped and had to be run deWn
Osfore Chey could BE- induced to submit
20 the transfer. While Mr.. Newsom
was chasing the renegade chickens the
three Ioafers took advantage of the Op-
portunity afforded, stepped into the
store and made
A Raid ON THE DRAWER,
getting sway with q fraction over one
hundrt d and twenty dol Irs. The thieves
accomplished the thing so cleyerly that
Mr.. Newsom had no idea of the rOb5ery
until Rfter he had recsptured his unruly
fowls, WheD, stepping into the store, he
saw some nickles lying scattered on the
up the loose chspge, he opened the draw
er 10 deposit them, when he discovered
thss the days sales, like his chickens,
bad taken wirgs and fed away. His
suspicious naturally enough rested upon
the three strangers whomhe saw lettering
about the premises, and who were seen
making rapid strides away from the To-
cslity. Mr.. News ms first impulse was
10 call policeman and have them ar
rested, and acting upon it, Detective
M une was found and put upon the
Tails Curley was not long engaged in
TIE PURSUIT
before be 90. his C utches on Green and
Thompson, tine third party, O'Neill,
scanperiDg away. M'Cune, Just having
recovered from a spell OF sickness, ana
rather short in the poop for foot race
when his adversary was imptlied with
fear Of punishment for so great crime,
summoned Mir. Pryde to his aid, who
Immediately gave chase to O'Neill,
down Front street. Both men were
long -winded, and the chase was q hot
one. Pryde gained on his man, how
ever, until reaching Adams street, the
flying thief took cut that street, evident
ly making for the eastern suburbs, but
"ttc CO EAD@EIf pAiHuCO Nhah NC
sought to svsde him by skipping into
jos M'Cullers's livery-stab.e, near the
ststiOnhouse, where he
BID HIMSELF AWAY
in one OF the stalls. Pryde spied him
and his movements, and was not long
in uncOveTing his man. He gobbled
O'Neiil, carried him to the stationhOuse,
where Cu5ley M'Cu1e had ccrdied the
Other two sccOnp,ices. On searching
the pockets Of the three, it wRs dIscOv-
cred that O'Neili, who attempted TO get
away, had all the as gag," amounting
to one hundred and twenty ak dollars
and fifteen cents. The three men were
assigned ssfe quarters. and will be inter-
viewed by Acting. Recorder Mayor
Fhppin this mOIning, who hss happy
faculty OF deSlirg out justice to such in
dividuals in short order. The daring
displayed by these three fellows to plua.
der cash dTa Her almost In pres ence OF
the proprietor, and IN broad open day
light, is another sdmOnisher that citi-
zeDs cannot be too careful Of strangers
llsfJg and prowling about their prem