Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-08
Arrest OF q Noted Rurglar.
GEORGE M'CAuLEY CAPTURED, But ELS PA,


About two o'clock this morning, Officer Fisher,
OF the fourth precinct, Qieut. Noonan's, dis
covered TWO suspicious mep 60 into vacant
shanty In the alley between 10th and nth and
and L streets. He mace no examination Of
the premises at that time, however, but on his
Pierson with him and they proceeded to ex
anime the premises, and found severa, pieces Of
cloth, eight bolts altogether. Concealtng them
selves they waited the arrival of some one to
claim the CLOTH and between and one OF the
men came to the Shanty and they seized him
and took him to the station house, when he was
at once recognized as George McCauley an old
pententiary bird. They took from him large
revolver loaded to the mrHzle and after taking
the cloth to the station house they posted them
solves TO watch for the other man, but soon as
shanty TO deposit the goods at the station
house McCauley's pal had visited the shanty
and finding the cloth gone suddenly
ley has bad record for crime in this city,
and has served a term of IL years in Albany
and another In the Maryland penitenttary for
burglary. During trial for burglary Ia the
Criminal Court. after a witness for the govern
ment had testified against him, he made at him
with an open knife In his hand, to Kill him, FOR
which bold assault he got eight years more 1ded
to his term. He was prevented from cutting
the witness by the by-standers. and the court
gave him the additional term without any IN
necessary ceremony Of taking testimony. He had
few years taken off his term, as has been Gus
tOn,ary, for good behavior while in prison. This
morning McCauley was taken to the police couct,
aud Lieut. Noonan Of the 4th precinct, learning
that the tailor shop Of Mr.. F. w. Rest, No us
1911 street. had been broken into aud robbed.
went with PierSon to Mr.. Rests. and accOmpa-
MED hm to the stati0n-hOnse on X street, where
he at once identified the goods as his. All en-
cept one piece OF olive green cloth, which had
been stolen was recovered. In court he w u ar
raigDed for carrying loaded pistol, and lined
$50 or ninety days. subsequently, he WAS ar
raigned for breaking into Mr. Rests store and
stealing clothes valued at $780, and pleaded not
guilty. The circumstances OF the larceny and
his arrest we're detailed TO the court by the Off
GERS. and the case was sent to the grand iury
McCauley was committed In default of bonds
Mr.. Rest testified that his store was entered b.
bursting open the door with a Jimmy. OFFICER
Fisher testified that McCauley had been sleep
Ing in Mr.. LenlaaD'S stable loft In the same
alley by permission Of Mrs. Lehman, who got
him to watch her chicken roost to protect II
from thieves. He, after the arrest, went Ia
this stable loft and found some OF Mr.. Rests
goods there. The court bailIf'S fearing that he
might try to escape went to the prisoners dock
to put handouts on him, when he made stont
resistance and they had to be placed On hin by
force.
CAREER OF THE PRISONER
The prisoner is a native of Fredericksburg
Va and commenced his career about the first
of the war. The first known of hun in this city
was In 1861. when he stole trunk containing
$500 out of q house On ed street. This was 0ae
OF the first Of Detective McDevitt's cases after
he was put on detective work. McDeviJt
tanned that he had the $500 concealed in a
leather fishing rod case. He induced him to get
into hack for the purpose or going to do some
night work. and when opposite the Police head
quarters on 10th street ordered the hackEnan to
stop, and announced to McCauley that he was
an officer and ordered surrender. He resist
co IN the hack, and desperate tight enSued.
but McDeVItt receiving reiufOrcementS the pris-
oner was secured and the money was recoy-
cred. For this job McCauiey got three years In
the penftentiaTy. The next Of him here was in
1870. He had number Of small boys employed
TO go into dwelling-house through windows
and transons and bring out valuables. Nc
Dewitt again took up the job of settling him.
and recovered at one haul twenty three fine
overcoats which he had stolen. In doing this lob
McDevitt used one of these boys as a witness
and after he had given his testimony IN court
In passing by the table at which McCauley and
his counsel were seated, McCauley seized the
boy by his hair and with an open knife which
he held was about to plunge it into him when
the bystanderS seized hts arm. Judge Wylie
who saw the act immediately ordered the Wit
nesses before the grand jury, which was at
that time sitting, and an Indictment was at
once made out for assault and battery with
intent to XIII. An arraignment followed at
once and in a rev minutes he was convicted
and sentenced to eight years in addition to five
years for burglary. subsequent to his he served
three years IN the Maryland penItentiary for
burglary In Baltimore.