, 1879-03-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY,


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1oor reverence, want you; you are my
prisoner" said Detective Gallagher when he
met an e1-conyfct named Willie Riley, but who
IS better known By his nickname, 1.-THE Priest" ="
Willie is held at the West Madison Street sta-
tlon IN the hopes TINT some one will be able to
identify him for some OF the recent robberies or
burglaries.
Yesterday forenoon Mrs. Kate King, of No.
| 7l0 Archer avenue, reported at the West Lake
Street Station that at O'Clock Friday evening
| thief named James Collins snatched 50 from
her at the corner Of Lincoln and Ashley streets.
Collins was arrested at his home, corner Of Lin
coin and Ohio streets, and was fully Identified BY
Mrs. King.
John Gcary, white, and Ralph Huston,
colored, employes OF the Burdick House, Herc
arrested last evening by Detectives Ryan aud
LonderQan. Yesterday noon alady guest OF the
hotel locked her room while she went to dinner,
| and Immediately upon her return missed gold
watch and chain valued ut SIS. The door was
locked as it had been left by her, and it was
! therefore evident that the thief was provided
! with pass-key. The officers are confident they
have the right persons.
At an early hour yesterday morning private
| watch1nan named William Swccd saw = burglar
! entcr the scslqencc ol hoocre Eooy: eornet ol
| franklin and Illinois streets, through window
| he had prlcd open With 4 jimmy. The officer
] courageously effected his capture before he
had secured any plumber. When
of t. ths , ;tao9 5 h be- ga gave uoaE the
| under tho alias OF G. c. Jones. Ia his posses
sion were found loaded revolver a dark lan-
tern, jimmy, and few skeleton keys. Jus
ticc Scnliy held him in S1,500 to the Criminal
Court.
Scrgt. Sheppard of the Hinman-Street Sta
tion, has been breaking up gang Of petty rail-
city. The latter part of last month I freight
car on the Alton Road was forced open while
near the Unlisted street crossing, and about $50
worth OF goods, consigned to various persons ut
the depot on the Burlington &; Quincy. Road at
the Western avenue crossing was forcibly en-
tered anu trunk carried of. A railroad car
was also entered and q quantity Of shoes and
tobacco stolen; Il was asceFtained that the
gang made it's headquarters at Hugh Curran's
saloon, No. 213 Thirteenth place. The house
was searched, and nearly NIL of the stolen prop
erty, including the trunk, vas recovered. Later,
they arrcsted four Of TIC thieves, James Burns,
alias Monahan, William Hussey, Frank Curran,
and John Sullivan.
Arrests: Charles McCoy, colored man whom
officer Gleason arrested on Wabash avenue,
near Twenty fourth street, with gunny-bag
containing five stolen chickens; Patrick Harrity,
Edward Watson, George Spencer, John su,lt-
captured yesterday by detectives On State
street and Wabash avenue; Peter Ander- |
SOD, found in possession OF carriage
cover, and suspected Of this and other thcfts:
John Z. DUR, OF No. 44G West Randolph street, |
charged with assau|tlng his wife and attempt
ing to shoot her with revolver, as Is alleged by
his sister-in-law, Mrs. e. L. Royce; Mary Law |
less. the young lady whom James and Jacobs !
are are ehareed with abducting, and who was
the vicinity OF Randolph aud Desolaines
streets; Richard Ryan, an ex-PcntentiarY !
bird. who is suspected Of bnrelarizing c. !
Ruehl's saloon, at No. 114 West Twelfth street, |
similar jobs; John T. Kennedy, who talked SO !
"ny" in Detective McDopaId's presence that |
be was run in on SUSPICION; George keileY, an
e1.eonvict, arrested by Detectives Gallagher |
and White for stealing pair OF gold BpcctacIes |
from No. ISL West Indiana street.
Harris, larceny Of cigars from Kantzler & Har-
g;s, S400 to the 11th; Michael D. Boarlman,
assaulting Miss Lou PARKER, Of No. III Fifth !
avenue, and suapping revolver twice at her
Louis Prcll in similar manner, discharged for
lack of prosecution; drunken and disorderly
lice officer, $40 tine; discharged fire
in the streets, $40 fine: Thomas Martin, disor-
derly, On COMPLAINT Of his wife, $50 tlne; Mi
Charles T. Fisk and 4. {. Grecnveau charged
with consptring to obtain money By false pre-
lenses from & " F: Kaufman 1,, spse4lator, the
the latter discharged The evidence went
ha Sad to n.-tS bf a vst0do ell s, ehsnnde1r
mining stock to him at q merely nominal figure.
Tile stock at present belongs to W. 4. Matthe-
ney- kaufman was SO oyer-anxious to bsv that
he did not see the trap laid for him until Fisk
and his accompllces divided $3.50 Of his money
9ctEcen zee themselves At % a The Palmer 'ss House @
!1rs. Seuuebach' $40 fine; Charles Leou-
ard, s3Oo to the Criminal Court
for completely with boy named
Rogers iu passing some counterfeit silver coins,
1bducting Mimic lawless, $500 to the nth;
James Dusan and Elizabeth Mooney, adultery, ]
discharged Tor lack OF prosecution; Charles
Able, a saloon-keeper charged with selliE.
renee Of the agent Of the League in
ai1ing to prove that his witnesses were
1ndcr age; John sheehan and Martin t
da'loy, charged with rubbing grocery at the t
9th; Patrick McGaban, larceny as bailce Of =
,undlc Of clothing, which he claims to have ac-
tcutally lost out Of his express-wagon, $500 to
sth: sth::a Louis straus, charged with larceny OF q
from Mishaei Ne"gass diseaa.gsd for
he afternoon, the difficulty having been :
Justice ScullY. presiding as t
he North Division Court in place of Justice t
who Is not very we'll, held John n
'urns in $500 to the 18th for the burglary OF a
he notion store OF E. 3. Chadsay, 1a7 North =
'lark street, stealing therefrom about $50
'orth of goods; Ellen AIcDonough striking n
lichae1 kinkley, Of 30G North Branch street, Il
yer the head with q flat-ron, $3.50 to the 121n. t.
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