, 1880-03-16
LOCAL CRIME.
additional Arrests In Connection
with the Railroad Rob-
berries.
In Exceedingly Hard Nang Of Thtoycs
Now Under Lock and Koy.
More Of the Booty Recoverod-Mia-
cellnnoous Crimes.

ineat ary hopeful, apparently with good rca-
so1,. that tho result Of their work during tho
na,t week will DO tic incarceration IN tho
fenItenttary for lung terms Of ono Of tho
most dangerous grlngs Of thieves with which
Chicago Inns been cursed. Yesterday nt,-
otler capture was made tn tho pers0n Of ono
Harry u, Young, atl expresss1ntl, md some
more property was brought I'll, nearly MI Of
which !,as hec., l,lcntlfS.l by representatlycs
sbore @ Railroads. 'rhc valne Ut tic entire
amount rccovcrcd is estimated Mt from $1,000
Thcrc are now under. arrest for compleity
VIII tie Kl''near gang arrested Just wcek
Eoes FIJI. to break UP the crawl wll0 hnye 70
}onE levied unauthorized toll nron Elmtls In
transit. The, suspected thieves Mre Timothy
ffts ss! c'Sg'ff s oYssss ssse 9s efss kSs De%n: G
nssj mines, ]. i. WriRl,t. joh!'' Clark. R!cllarl
St. Clear, John Dnyls, and Hurry, u. Young.
T!e Official rGport nlat!o to tl!a Suwrintend-
ent By Capt: Steele sets iortl, tlat, f5nn r.
ent ho detailed Detectives Artnstein, llynl',
Wurnanc, Kcnting, Kipley, Swansol,, .and
Loniergan to witch certain premises, wl lstcE
they did for five nights, lying around fl
being tho nrrcst Of \ number Of. expert
been b ehgasM ia nm organizetl systern of
plumber, and tho recoycry Of 5000 worth Of
a Muianane. Thsyy we're in %Saffing at t!le Fideii-
ty warehouse, on Van Dnrcil and Dearborn
Streets w!iotD It wus known that 40 yards OF
Stt a H. soe eSses Of s ers BY
man, over n week ago. Before Z n. III. Young
drove up to tho warehouse with Ills team to
Get the goods, when lug wis arrested and
taken to the Central Station:
tho different atationa-.the Central, Harrison
Street, al,d West Madison Strcct,--but will
ali be brought up. ut the Arnory this morn
Ing. The police believe they will be able
e Kat tao ~ but Is u p5ssiole 5si stah@t th@nt
. . continuance n,ay be asked for. Most
o., the stolen property consisted Of goods
ss1hl1ppsa from tl,e Fast to interior polits IN
lllin9is, Iowa, Nebraska, and Colorado,
instances the exact point Mt which tho cars
were located when broken into Is not ne
curately known. Tho Western lines do not
consider the goods rs properly In their rchargo
In their yards, and will have to consult among
themselves as to which roads shall nssslulo
the task Of prosecution. OF course, thls
minor difficulty will in no Wayintcrfere with
tne @ course Of lnstce, but II nay tHke day ~
something more than n suspicion that there
q certain raiiroad employees. it It see,l,s
scarcely credible that t9 thiHyes eoH1 h9ye
piles OF heavy goods Into wagons without the
process being noticed by some Of those whose
duty It was to patrol the traGks am! keep
watch over tho property Of the dig !ferent rail.
property recently stolen nodeflnit conclusion
several days. It Is believed that In soma
eases the c9rs have bcen opened by keys,
appear as II INTACT, and It viii not ho until
their arrival ut their destination that the
stolen property vii be discovered wanting: in
; other cases the seals haye been replaced: Tho
eyss nR9fa5 & s&er sTegesSd d
choosing cars wllicl, contained such, goods
as were valuable and could l,e rendlly dis
posed Of. Information on this point could
eae BE- readily naRsd hs 9y Of the
under pretense of. seeking work or other
obtained from dishonest employees. Tho
pollco claim that they have a dead snro thing
captured ali the active members Of ti,e gang:
AZ to the management Of the case In court
they are rcticent, but tho chances are tint
they rely considerably on the testimony OF
:GmS el he Il Msang e o e y yo2rms Sf STSps eoW @
Is reported to ,hayc been furnished by
one Of the crowd, WHO was III trouble alll
wanted to secure his own, safety,
other NY Say % doWa ] also IL ana t that tharo @
may DO race to sec who can 1irat get In Ills
work.
Tho amount OF goods stolen was probably
not now believed that 1t viii foot lip Si0, 900
within tho past six months or late tho
thieves have become emboldonea by their
continued success, atd hive worked careless
night last week they deliberately shtfted a
car along the eF0urteenth.strcet side-trnck for
hall block, until they REACHED point
where they could bnck UP, their wagon con-
lamps. Among the goods recovered lip to
date arc seyornl rolla OF Brussels and ingram
carpcttng. cascs Of boots ami shoes, hats,
general notons, k ali Of wlieh ,couli rea'.!ily
bo dIspo1ed Of through conyentunt "fenccs,"
Or qYtetly shipped to outside cities for dis
posal by auction or In job-lota.