, 1879-08-03
LOCAL CRIME.


aging editor Of THE TRIBUNE.
LOCAL CRIME.
The kIIsdeeds of q Day-Anotl1er Victim OF
tile Pool-Sel1er.
Somebody last evening helped themselves to
ahout $40 cash, and some other valuables, which
Aid. Frank Lawler carclcssy left in his ysss alter
hanput. it. in closet at his saloon, No. 100 CLARK
street. It is not known whether it was done BY
creditor, over anxious to collect bis hlll' OF og
sneak thief.
Minerva Brown, alias Jackson, and Lizzie
Movers are prisoners at the Armory, charged
with stealing gold chain, locket, and watch
from Mol]ic McCoo1e, Il State-street courtesan
uIiz" MeTers is the woman prominently con-
nected with the Teeuey Observation-Disclosures
robbery Of two years ago.
Edward Everett Woodbury., the youth who
soueht to break Nike Mel Donald's bank, and WHO
srole $500 from the safe Of the Chicago DOCK q
Dredging Company to accomplish his purpose,
was arraigned before Justice Prndlv1iIe ycstcr-
day morning. No prosecution appeared and nc
was discharged. It Is probable that the matter
was settled
Tile muchcouttnned case Of George Hahkins,
| charged with keeping q common Cam'ag-house,
came nm before Justice Wallace again Yesterday.
| + anDears that every time this case has been
called. City-Attorney Cameron has been con-
spicuous for bis absence re "as aot tba assn
| YESTERDAY and the Justice dismissed the case'
| saving he was tired of such chllds play.
Minor arrests: Eugene Kelley. charged with
| stealing cabinet photographs OF pEumincat peo-
| ME from photograph gallery in when he was
| cnnlo7ed. Thomas Powers, fast and reckless
driving rat .the corner OF Canal anu nauIso1
streets: John Sullivan, saloon-kccper, chargco
with violently assauting Jerry 3lihagan, OF 70;
| 15i Canal street. because he could not or Would
not nav his board bill; Mrs. Mary Tonse, cruelty
to children, on complaint OF O. L. Dudley, agent
for the Humane Society:
At Ii o'clock yesterday forenoon two M
1,novn Young men went into Mrs bennett 8
sro1e M. 1913 Halsted street, and asked tor
change for 10 cents. When she took ous her
nocket-book TO oblige them, one OF thcna al
| temnted to snatch the pocket-book from hef
bnnd but rs she held firmly to H. ne he odli qhcye gvs
ran off with was $17, and in the portlon Whtch
Mrs. Bennett held on to was $780, The thieves
were about Is years Of age, anti OF nedlum
size.
At1:30 Yesterday afternoon three men named
John Murphy, William Kearoon, ano m pedert 9osepu
Winthrop place, BY prying open the rear oase'
ment door. They were frightened of tempo
ror;lr by a MI. Sullivan, who sent word TO the
West Twelfth Street Station oy Inhn Tho
I u
tnieycs sat down on the sidewalk to await thcit
nnnorrnnitr to get away with some plunoer,
md while thus waiting were all arrested o5
Officers Kelley aud Murphy, who RESPONDED &c
Mr Suil1van's call The cn!sel VIII "nII han
, , had nricd opcn the door vas found upon tne'n.
, The JUSTICES.
! 1ust;ce Walsh; J. Il. Williams, youth "he
.-es cant,,red while getting away with the o con
tents Of the till in J. Sanone's restaurant, S.o
; ~ thc Criminal Court; G. e. Crcssell Larceny
: If If horse and buggy from E. Fl. Beld!eF
. $500 to the Criminal CouEt' - 'ant
sos5s %s 70 %sss PssP'sfea5 Ssa'son ..
: pehict' p9His vas broken no by Detectives Shea ant
t Eeatine. $500 to the 5th: Viola Thompson
! CHARGED with attempting to MURDER oiu ma ~
Wez the paTn9,okeWy W,ss Hq, y. Mary Ga1
J IN charred with stealing S2o0 from william
q Ragna1l. Of No. 141 South Water street, Soco
e ~ Crminal Court; Louis Huchbe1ger. largen
Of SIPS worth Of jewelry from ~ hs nbei, mo,nes a'
cenv re- ~ Of some clothing, $500 to the Grimm. na
l. Court; Mrs. Robinson, No. 9I C,ath 4, s.1e az
eh"rued Nth keeping house OF nl-1ame, u:
8 charged, as the police could noL swts w..
y that it was house u 'AA"%'
character.
u Everr dav or two at present wall IS bear @
- from the victims OF the pernictous poot-se1ler
q As usual, however, in such cases, tns ~
~ T;ctim attempts to succor his own beleaeuelt
conscience By asSsstn wa5 lost eise~Ssye tba
ia direci,y in pool tickets. 1t is curious scns
p ion deaw tot for3l 3f from his pockets his poe
tickets just after tGa the mot fess oae e oi the
IL heors ~or mon its face the lucky number. ne
y oI ot;1es hat each of these worthless s1lps !,
to nasteboard represent just 50 moen easn, Z" VIZ
~ ran only be procured by hard work, anu us -
or impulse is todestToy complctsl! mi ;ntn en-,
nieces o which be scatters through the street u
~ p!eS, s,',e that no one sees him. But pool-nu
~ ~ mo Is lust like any other species OF gamonn
md the fascination aud greedy t1!sq a9pe al loss
I'd s1,v snoash some Siinss eaS the D % beginner oa
We We gnef sStn the erl hauuts. The most feee
10 nctim ,1G Of this kind who has come to notice
,te Walter ". Schofeld. who "as lask e'Gna' H. +
itY occupant Of cell at the Almo5f n
ST. ST. yea1v y}e1merlv well known and wealthy h.,
ns. . totnaelx 1p;a citr and Who will be remember
'us 'us Inns naGr SMy; A. a. the constructor Of IS,
ire North Chicago RollngMils ana ,he eont
I'VE similar institutions tasousb ~ tbe South, and
oer s1aned scnone,o, d., circumstances. His son Wal
cry ssfa,ghts6 ne here lew weeks ago to
1e. 3e. ceut ce situation as collector 1'S ~ st
ct Te7 Bros, clothers, ~ of bis parsots.
on street, na ou was trusted not only with tue mo'
r. be collected, but Was e1fen ,d aats G,ss aro It
~ me rimes to pay bills. a lew dass ~ S5no
~ ascertaned that be was @ alfeaas e1acticing ali &C
in bind, and that ne IN aa eTidlipg bis employ,
yes od eau4I 49, ascused OF hts discrepany, he
sea at MneI t,a "a amount, something like S2o, 9au
20 10 stolen ss a. from him " RrI p'e1pNs 1he amo
md one Of the poo'-rooms' .tn nu' inve,tiea,
hat became n: ae,onnts s proceeded, and fualy va
Ke ose aato ns afraid to face his employer ana a