National Republican., 1877-03-07
rHrErIsH VISITORS.
work Of Piekpoeksts ON fnsogur.aon Day
some ga-e- In the Police Court


The city vas full OF thieves and piesPcekets
IpauKurai,ou psy. but they did not succeed in
rearipE = very rich harvest a. the police we're
kent en- the alert
In tire PeIiee Court yesterday James Bradley
vas committed for the action Of the grand jury
for the larccay Of sllts0 from Theodore Herts-
berg. HertsberE testified tha: while attending
the inaugural ceremonies he uas relieved Of his
pocket hook and reported the robbery. and that
Lieutenant Vernon had since sAoru him fcreisn
coin stolsn from him,
Lieutenant Vernon testified that . shoT1 ti-e
after Bradley was run in % searching him the
coin vas found on him Bradley asked hin 70
"let up and he would return the money, And
MT. yoss being sent out with him returned With
siso. Lieutenant Nerpon stated thai Bradley
vas released On Friday with the understAndins
that he would leave this city.
samuel MeDonsld. alias q. W. Thonpson, vas
also held for the grand isry for Assaultins Oncer
Brook Amiss. Onleer Amiss attempted 10 arrest
one Collins, alias Harris, Who. he says, was
working" on the cid mkn's pocket, when this
party, With others, It is claimed, attempted to
protect Collins from arrest by taking his pistol
IRON him and erowling hin of. The defense vas
that Mcdonald did not know that Amiss, uhO
WIS in citizens clothes, sAs an ofaeer.
A b. NercOne. . detective o1heer, charged
Robert Law with stealing his watch, worth slss,
IN = street car Mr.. Neucomb felt hanj On his
watch and srabtei the thief tussle followed.
and Law Jumped ron the car followed BY the
otfseer who Scared hin aiter hard chase he
had rot taken the watch but had raised u from
his pocket when he vss discovered In time TO save
his property. Ihse0ur sent the case to thesrAnd
Numerous other robberies have been reported At
tsd ss pros;siops Al ihisse. from ots.r cue. Sew
many thisses % different descriptions -he we're
petectives NeDtyitt and MeEifr.sh, on tnaasa-
ration day, came aeross groupot fcar u The most
The rsng dee Ru,tsl Is one Of the most skiiif1i
hank workers IN the country. Henry Muller, ALIAS
s'Shecney" Mike. Henry Bo<uleh- alias CLARK,
and another. kno-n as Pretty Jimmy" formed
Marshal Brown had his pOekst picked Of s-lO
ard auother gentleman vas relieved 81 slss en The
Treasury Department s;sPs.
II vas noticeable that q great ma.y Of the
Carroll and Henry Miller. whO were in the gang
that robesd Shuster's store in this city several
ys.rs age. we're among ihOse rho sers arresi..
noted thisTe. arTesisi sy D.teeiive. ClIrv;e sad
james James BOYLE, jane. NoSfi.. AISsrt ssatS. james
Miller, George Williams, Joseph Forester, Jas.
A. rhiilIPs, Ch,s. wilsoG, Harry Moore, Harry
tive Corrs have arrested tny.t-e professional
thieves Desplts the eEOrts o. the police. there
we're q good many eases Of Ioeke;-piesing and
roebery reported One Of the eOIdesi operstiens
Of fna1xurati0n day hapPenei about noon IN tke
large crowd eungreEated at the corner Of Penn
sylyania avenue and Tvelfth street 10 uitaess
the prSce.sion pass.
one of the eltrEs IN Ent-isi.'s drug store On
the corptr was s;AndirE or the siceuAlk When
rashy man approached him. and striking him
under the chin quite iOreibly with his rngers-
said: Hell" When he pulled his hand down
he nipped a . diAmood pin vAlaed .: "a Thea
soEebody in the eTVsG l0silei aud created . dis
turoanee and another man struck the clerk gate
q heavy blow On the temple and made . grso for
his watch The thisTes succeeded IN getting the
chain. and tEgy got away beiore the disturbance
created in the crowd suss!ded-
Andrew GleasOn. who has eeen in TIE habit Of
displaying . tne large gold ehlIa. had occasion
TO see what time IL vas. and discovered that his
watch and chain were goae. II 10 supPosed tha;
the thieves themselves suffered 4 gOcd deal irsm
the depredations Of their own fraternity. There
ts sort Of eagle and hawk relation an0ns
thieves.
One Of the fraternity remarked. before the eere-
monies, that he would he clad -hen the crowd
came.
why"
Because an cat OF nozey.-
You don't intend TO PICK pocketS-"
NO. The way i work 10 to PIPE sf the eSys.
and -hen see sne make = IN 1 walk up 10 him.
ans laying ny hand on his sh0ald.T, say Give
me tie leather you got Ell that noll" He thirE.
question, and IL glad to re; Cd 80 easily.