New-York tribune., 1880-01-01
CAPTURE OF MASKED BURGLARS.

TIE MEMBERS OF A Pennsylvania BAND ARRESTED
IN THIS CITY.
The police Of this city received information Mon
day fro n Ph;la lelphIa that several members of a
gang of burglars, which have been operating on an
extensive scale in Blair Lancaster and Berhs Coun
ties PENN had fed to tins city. Descriptions of the
men, gwen by three members of the gang arrested in
Philadelphia on Monday. accompanied the informa-
ton. Detectives Won Gcrchtcn and Cumming, oft the
Central Office, were put upon the case, and
Tuesday morning succeeded III arrcStnQ two of the
gang ON Gre, wich-st.. near the Battery. They
were arragneu ciorc Justice BAby. ut the Jeffer-
son Market Police Court Yesterday. and acknowl-
edgng their cotnettion with the gang. were gwen
into the custody of the District Attorney of Lam
caster Cointy, Penn, and Detective John Bernhard,
OF Heading who had come 10 tins city Ia aid III the
Tehr. alias Younger HIu>saucr." and Frederick
Bicraeth, better known as "CIii'-cracklng Fred
age about thirty FIVE and the either inoilcl-
sive appearing youth. age about twenty. lhcy |
were taken to Reading Yesterday afternoon.
Detective Bernhard. of READING had warrants for
the a number OF serious charges. lie stated
Yesterday that the gang had been i'll exsence for
six months and numbered about twenty men. mostly
Germans. and known in Pennsylvania as llen |
locks" name gwen to tIamps born abroad. he |
said that several of the gang have been officers in
they have successfully eluded the police
and have committed large number OF nasked
buTgarcs III the above named counties. III which |
many houses have been violently broken into aud
much property has been carried off. The Blue Ball
Emporium. large variety store at Blue Bali, Lam
caster County, was broken INTO anu Large quantity
Ofjewelry and other valnabcs were ST Ocn. fInn the
residence OF Mis-. Amanda Ladd. of Reading siivci
ware to the value of nearly Thousand dollars was
stolen. The house of Daniel Reese. of Ontanlancc
Township, Berks County, was entered by battcrlng
down rear door the burglars taking away every
thing of value that the building contained. In many
of the operations of this daring band, the occupants
of the robbed houses were found on the following
morning bound aud gagged The gang Was finally
broken up by the arrest OF then leader. the second
in command, and another member. III Philadelphia.
Two Others are under arrest at Reading, and 1T was
ascertancd Yesterday that another known as Joseph
Bachman. alias kratZ-bartch the Scratch-brush,"
10 at present serving term in the penitentiary for
grand LARGELY committed IN tAiS city TWO weeks
agO.
DOUBLE INQUIRY IN STATEN ISLAND
The Staten Island bribery investigation is de-
velopng duplex character. with continually con-
fcting phases. Proceeding took place yesterday
at Staplcton. before Justice kassner. and mean
while counter r-investigation WA going on before
Justice Johnson at Port Richmond
At Staplcton Thomas Humphrey Editor of The
Richmond County Sentinel, appeared in court. but
the counsel expected from New-YOrk by the prose-
cution did not arrive, aud Humphrey refused TO tes
t,fy until be had received a. snbpGna made out in
the proper legal form. As Justice Kassners term Of
Office expired at midnight, the examination was
transferred to the conrt Of Justice Garrett where IT
will be reop.ned on Tuesday upon new affidavits of
At Port Redmond the trial of Henry Ainslic the
blind sailor who was alleged TO nave test0ed le2s
fore Justice Kassner recently that nc had rcSeiS Z
money for ls vote from W. w. COrbct ID who
was arrested TOR perjury ON the complaint Of Cor
Oett, was begun before Justice Jetpson. Ainslie
swore that he never hsa tsstiied that Corbett Of
nosSo% 1sosS oisss E Dds The Ms%bsr A
sembly sx'Justicsi iKa''ner and Others will be ex-
anincd.
PASSING TIE CHAMBERS STREET SCHEME
The AlderEen yesterday. on motion of George
Hall. passed the resolution granting franchise
to the Chambers Street Crosstown Railway. over
the veto of Mayos{coorer, by the following vote
Yeas-Aldcrmen Burns. Carroll. Cavanagh. Finck,
Foster, George Hall, Robert Hall. HouRLtoD. Hyatt,
Keenan,, Kenney, kiernan, Sauer, Shells, Slevin.
Hsewart and Strack--17 -
Nays-Adernen Mott. .Jacobus. Morris. Perley
and RObcrts-5.
The opIn,vn Of the Corporation Counsel that the
Board mad no authority to grant such franchise
was noi regarded by the Aldermen.
TIE Mayor nominated Allen Campbell for Com
missioner of Public Works, for the four years be-
0,nning December 20, 1870 and 1t was laid ON the
table veto of the resOlut OH extending the fran
cbiso Of the Forty second ttreet Railway was laid
over underline rules. John II. Grimes and j. II.
Mccarthy were confirmed City Marshals.
INSPECTION OF IENEMENT-HOUsEs.
The olose of the year 1879 sees the completion of
tho work of inspecting the tenenenthouses of this
city, begun lost Summer. which was fully described
22.O69 tsuements have been inspected surveyed
S0ectose, with plsns and nessnrements that In:
cluds tho dins6slens Of ROOMS, area Of yards and
ii isnstss, WITH tSsr Ioestise in The house, % and
sew ssW beias snssrsdfn ledger, end when these are