National Republican., 1880-12-06
A CREDITABLE CASE,
Arrest OF tlic Parties Engaged iu Burglar.
fyits,r Stnra Nyinlnwa.

Detectives McDcvtt and NoSs arrested two col
| orcd boys Saturday evening on suspicion OF being
concerned In the recent window smOshings about
tho city. The prisoners, neither of whom was over
eighteen years of age, gave their names as william
Scgicls and Robert alias Birdy) King, and, upon
being searched, several knives and pieces Of wire
were found in thcirpockcts 1t is thought thNtthey
used the latter for opening inside shutters of unOc
cuplcd houses, and the knives were of pattern
known as slat knives, Tho latest case of window
smashing was that at George L. Timms & Co.'S
| clOthing.hOuse corner of Seventh and u streets,
which occurred Saturday morning. Acting upon
information received, the detectives went to the
house of n Colorcd mnn named Tom Hail. In Nay.
lOr'5 alley, and recovered from him coat which
he acknowledged he had bought from the prison:
crs, and which was identified by Mr. Timms rs his
property, Hall was then arrested for receiving
stolen goods. From his house the detectives went
to an eating snloono Eleventh street. opposite the
Ihcntcr Comquc, and found two pairs Of pants in
the possession ofa cook and waiter ct the saloon
| Their names were Samuel CLARK and Charles Dccs
and they, too were arrested Feeling sure that
they had case against Scgicls and King, the dc
tCCtiVcs visited some of their hnunts in lfcll'8 BOT
tom, and Tecoveied pair of slippers stolen from
Mr. ii. {. WindsOrs show window: Il pistol and
rife taken from Mr.. J. l.. Savage and an odd shoe
belonging TO Mr. MockNbcc, who keeps shoe store
at the corner of Twelfth and streets northwest
In all cases where the goods were found the posses
sOrs were arrested and taken to the nearest station
and charged with receiving goods, knowing thcm
10 be stolen. The window smashing has generally
been done about six o'clock In the morning, when
the police relief is changing nnd the dog watch
from six to eight o'clock Is coming on duty.
Among those who have suffered by the operations
ofthCsc thieves are Mcssrs jacob, brothers, on the
Avenue, near Thirteenth street, who lost forty gold
rings; II. lOllnndcT gents furnishing store, near
Wilnrds, quantity of scnrR, shirts and underwear
J. L.. Savage, hardware dealer near Tenth md
the Avenue who lost number of reYolvcrs rifles,
pcnknlvcs and several tine articles of hardware
H. g. Windsor, shoe dealer, New York avenue, near
Fifteenth street and Mr., MOcknbee, shoe dealer, at
the corner of Twelfth and streets The glass in
the windows has been completely shattered, and in
some instances en,uilcd loss of upward of 500.
| The thieves had RETAINED from disposng Of any
| of their booty Mt second hand or pawn shops; but
sold il to their aCqunintnnccs, among whom they
numbered several keepers of cook shops, which
have been noted for some time as the resorts of
thieves. The principals nre safe ut headquarters,
and their nccomplccs in the statlon.houses of the
precincts In which they lived, Nearly all the vic.
| tins were at headquarters yesterday, and expert.
enccd no difficulty in recognizing their property.
| The damage done by these two rascals fO0tS up
nearly $1,000, and they viii be presented In the
Police Court to-day on Il charge Of grand larceny.