The daily gazette., 1879-11-24


MARAUDERs, WHO FORCE AN EN-
TRANCE INTO A BUILDING AND SET
FIRE TO IT, But WHO ARE FoILED
BY OFFICERS, CALLED TO THE SCENE
BY A FAITHFUL Dogs WARNING.
1t was about twenty minutes past IL
O'Clock, Saturday night, that John W.
Reynold@, proprietor of the Malta
House restaurant, at No. 1O3 East Water
street, had his atten lou atti acted by the
uneasy whining Of a young dog kept
confined in the back yard, as he was
preparing to retire. Not for moment
imagining that the noise sent forth by
the watchful pup was the warning of
startling discovery, soon to be made,
Mr.. Reynolds stuck him several blows
to quiet him and thus prevent him from
annoying the neishbors. The dog,
usually an obedIent animal, would not
be quieted and continued his whining
for quite length of time. This arous-
ed Mr.. RS suspicious, but he paid very
little attention, until he heard the sound
of heavy blows in the vicinity. They
were delivered two in quick succession
and then an interval Of about thirty
seconds. He came in the house, and
noticed that he could hear the noise
somewhat louder, but could not deter
mine from whence it came. Finally he
wen. to bed, Che is sleeping temporarily
| IN, tI,n 4, at \ 1,
his attention attracted by the mysterious
blows. He arose after few minutes
and going to the back window of his
room in the second story, IA sed 1t and
looked out. The sash in going up made
a grating sound, and 1t Is evident that
| it reached the ears of others than him
self for plainly he heard low voice
coming from an alley way, almost be-
meath him, which said:
"'sH! CHEESE 1T GULLY"
Following this came light shuffling
of teet upon the bricks in the back yard
of the Railroad and Steamboat Hotel,
which adjoins the Malta II ,use, and
some whispering which he could not
catch. At that time the thought of bur
| glars did not enter Mr.. Reynolds mind,
and he presumed that the noise was
caused by tramps who had stolen into
the yard to sleep. He now recollected
that he had not fastened his door and
i came down for that purpose. While do
ing so he told young railroad man to
send policeman up TO investigate, and
again retired. He fell into a doze, this
time, but was awakened by loud
crash, as If a door had been forced, in
the adjoining house. Hastily dressing
he went to the back window and noticed
that glimmer of light had been reflect
cd upon the back wall of the Pennsyl-
vania House from the back second story
window of the X. r. and Steamboat
Hotek Knowing the house to be tenant
less since the death of the late proprie-
tor, James McLannan, he hurried out to
alarm the police. AS he passed the
place going toward the p, W. & b. r.
depot he noticed that lights were burn
ing upstairs ami down. He found Off
Ger Thomas and Detective Legg at the
depot, and these gentlemen procured
lanterns and accompanied by night
train dispatcher Hickman, proceeded to
investigate, while Mr.. Reynolds guarded
he front entrance.
The party stal ted to enter the house
l
| gate opening into the yard had been un-
| fastened an effort had first been made
| to cut the bolt, and the staple had been
| finally forced out. Two doors leading
| into the house, one suhimer door and
the other made Of strong material in the
panel style had also been forced, as if by
a jimmy. These doors swung open at a
touch, and the three men entered the
l To-
Widest CONFUSION,
the furniture and contents being strewn
around in disorder. Both the down
stairs rooms were brilliantly lighted
with gas Jets under full head one burn
ing in the bar room and two in the din
ing room. Officer Legg soon led the
way to the second story, and the front
room was first visited. Lights were also
burning here, and to the great surprise
| of the inves igators, pile of papers
and rags lying Oh the floor near the front
| window was in a blaze and the room
was
FILLED WITH SMOKE.
| 1t was evident that the pile had been
lighted but short time, for the fire had
only burned small portion of the heap.
Close by was box of bed quilts, he'd
tick, and other combustible material to
which the fire would have soon been
communicated, and the building would
have been wrapped in flames in very
short time. Mr.. Hickman proceeded to
put out the fire, and while he was thus
engaged, the others went into the back
room. "There's man behind the head
board of the bed," remarked officer
Thomas, and going quickly in he put the
hiding miscreant under arrest, and found
him to be a notorious jail-bird named
Enoch Rash. While the officer was
busted with Rust, MIR. Legg noticed an-
other person hiding under the bed, which
had no mattrass on the Stats and afford
ed no screen at all. A few vigorous
punches with bed-slat served to dis
lodge the fellow, who proved to be the
well-known Thomas Flanagan. As they
were leaving the room Mr.. Legg found
William, alias "Monk," Austin hiding
there. The three prisoners were taken to
the hall and locked up.
THE GUILTY PARTIES
are all well-known IN the annals of
crime, and have often been confined in
New Castle jail on various charges. Aus
tin is a young man whom bad company
has led astray. His dead father was
trustad and respecfad and His motkar is