, 1877-11-13
TOO SMART TO TALK.

T0nEn.T1ct1-A 1}rief sketch OF hosne nj
Iifs Exploits In Other Years. o,
Although the case ngafnst "Altcc, /" the eerr-
ant girl who has boon operating so extensively
among Ch1:ago houses for the last three
months, vas pretty strong one twcnty.fuur
hours after she was arrested, quito number u
ialIes have since recognized her as having been
III their employ and Jeff about tho anne time
that suudry articles Of lewe'ry and wearing a1r
tnrrl were missed. The Rtrl, whatever nny be
her name. Is .tii1 locked up at the CentFal Sta
tlon. shc will not 10 Entcrvicwcd-has nothing
At hl1 to say. scarcely answcring the most
trlSlal question; mil the detectives have found
y tsclcta to attempt to get her to ttisnEEe any
thing. However,, tho officers hare somehow OBJ
and have recovered il. fhls tciiccnrc 81
nAltcc y is an Indication that ehc Is
AN OLD THIEF,
for It takes time to nuke criminals understand
that it IL policy to tny nutlinC. We're she
rrpen hand khe conldn't be kept quiet. Dy her.
sell she could not dn the class Of work sic has
been doing: An ns:istant. aud male onc too,
was essential for she az ,ould meyer haye gottcti
tho police authorities. the late house-rubDcrtcs
being tic unly ones they. believe hcr to have
been concerned tn; Dut they arc confident that
they. haye occurred tlc parties who hase been
Louis, and Lou!syiltc sucectstully Tor the, last
THREE years. This same game has been plnyrl
In those cities, Cleveland being the lat one
visited. This was threc months sgo. whcn n Ia
Icw.slry IN tho house and didn't say "good-
As to her alleged partner,
q, he call. himself J. Sui sfbsss wbosa rea, name i. T.
V. sheridan, he Is considered a pretty fnts
. hotcl sneak, hut he has. had hard luck in
Chicago. So fur as known bis first attempt was
lnadc ~ December, 1874 when no was caught IN
Iuing some fur gloves. He was arrested, and at
the Police Court, as tho Lord was not ablo to
remain 10 prosecute ard Sheridan pleaded that
= was hls f1rst mtsueed, he Was Let Oh Win .
TO his own statement, held posftfops OF trust
In this city. lie WIS at ono tlmo teacher ut
Drcw's College, hls Speciality bcing short-land.
l,ciotc or after THIS he was thc secretary q .
learned low criminals were captured. This In
formation has made him unusually sharp, and
IL would be- next to an impossllllity Tor a man
to secretly sl.aaoT nm n qrisF TO. to tna l oqt
done, and could casily avoid hs ourbucr. Nor
could he te caught By coudlaut. 1M January,
1874, Sheridan turned up ut tue Huri[ek House.
Many thtngs were missed, a.ld he was run IN oi
uGhlnse him, ulsl he was released. Tho follow
Ing February Mr.. kirkland saw man canning
out OF his ruum aud grabbed him. The fellow
eskg he ] s sS e. e. ssesn sS 'GKsea SRIH a
since dead, hut At that tlma n tho ctnployof atr.
Palmer As detective, identified tho prisoner ns r..
Y. 6tleridau. Ha was taken over to the police
1nd day os ,'i sso ea y
tectfyc Gallagher, he Wrnt to his ruotn on Con-
| crcss street, near Wabash avenue, and put tho
officers ID possession OF lot af ttoen property.
White Mho they %sfs getting e. sh... # ys'nt 'n T.
| for the moment At liberty, took q small pistol
out Of the bureau drawer, aimed At hA head,
aud 49,.
PULLED THE TaIaosR.
| The wound WAS thought to Ia serious one,
but proved to be the contrary. after he had
spent week Or 10 ut the County Hospital,
whittier he was taken for treatment. Two OIL
cera tsotn, the secord Precinct guarded hll.'
dan hail money, and by making presents won
tho regard OF thosa 10 wanted to use to further
= scheme for escaping, by his influence,
NE nurse wh9 a. aTt m aS ltsaus aes.tipte'i !t,.
4 conyaicsernt negro. whoso Wagcs he hsnseli
pai.t. Al halt-past o'clock on tho morninE Of
April l., 1874, "whte the policemen we're chang
lng guan" ls got 9ut OF the building ,y Dy s.e y,
waiting. Nothing more was heard of hl1u. aisd
b. was not again seen until bic recent capture.
| Tho nursa VIA srrcstel for atl.ng hn to ESCAPE,
out that oo DID so W. not susssp'is o. pr'ot.
licamea weFa also suspected' but they we5a
without doubt innocent
| 4 THlnuK1 reporter had ..-
| LONG TALK WITH SHERIDAN
yesseslsy afseruoon. he ~ well educated,
clatlntuR to Do graduate Of fsls College. llo
denied auy knowledge Of Alice" aud account
| ed lur her presence III blu rsouls In this way:
out a. .ayestss,nen' IN TT. alayxa h.r l9s
''Wers Jou golnK to keep house I" said the
"Yss; | have q wlfe and child"
II thls Is true, It seems singular That hts Wifo
! 1as tNnt{FjrA A(k1uk him. k}D fk
III H. shs u cIy, % ho "a says. Sut the story i not cfe
tied. aud Sheridan hiniself seemed to regret
having made tho statement. II ta EASY to SEQ
from this what h!s defense wtll b. The ea.e
Wounaa, but supt. Hickey says that II Will ID
stronger within week.
Sheridan was very au31y 1t statements made
In the newspapers - to
found in hl4 room: lie said there way not sev.
era! thousand dollars worth; 90 would cover
all, Including that iu the girls trunk, which
belonged to her," AL hts stuff wA sttatght:
tho stosn r1ng xhieA 70 70 9an FIJI thnE A.
| man ought 10 10 condemned for that. lie Was
travelling for 4 New York 1Gwelr5 house, aud
WA q cu1bstonc-broker. Whenever be law q
"stouu" that ho Judged was vsookea by tho
man OF tue world Eoull."
sWLat abuat tho Old case against yout''
asked the reporter.
where Isn't any. Lull u dead, and when q
man Isn't indicted within two years, that ends
"WnxRz HAVE rou BxEN sIsc1 roo sK1PPIppl
"hght hero IN Chicago Tor two yeazs aud
1What have you been dotok!"
"OAd Jobs OF shorthand work-&15 or $a
At time, haze been Oh the stfaeta COL
stansiy, but no ohe said ANYTHING To nc. I1t
newspapers suinc1 ms with my fric1ds oi
publishing ny name @bcI ! Has hrst arrested. :
] vo,S hta dnfnu npYth1Itt 41SH GfctDi