Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-15
FOUR BURGLARS ARRESTED.


FOUR BURGLARS ARRESTED.
An Iron Safe blown to Shreds.
GOOD WORK OF THE POLICE roRcE-sERGHANr AMrss
ENCOUNTER WITH THE hEN-THKrR FINAL CAP.
TURR.
About 4:I5 O'clock this morning, In passing along
| l., between 12th and 18th streets northwest Ser.
| geant Brooke AmiSs saw man near the mouth OF
| the alley which runs south to the rear OF the
Franklin row, on street, and In which Is located
the carpenter shop Of Mr.. Robert l. Fleming. The
| sergeant Immediately spoke to him. asking what
| he was doing there so early in the morning. The
young man replied, giving some evasve answer,
and In reply to question where he lived said he
lived on street, and was then going home AT
TINS tme another stout, thfck-set man came down
the aIley, and the sergeant asked him about the
same question, and got the response: "what the
nell business Is It to your" At that the serge ant
@ grasped him b. by the collar remarking: Ill show
you that IT is my business"
SERGEANT AMIss KNOCKED DOWN.
AT That moment the thtck-set fellow drew billy
and struck the officer blow In the forehead
knocking him down. At this time three other men
appeared, coming from the direction of Mr. Fiem-
ing's shop, and the last Sergeant Amfss remem-
| bered was one saying, "Give him hell" They
were, however, too much surprised to do any more
| tnan give him a passing kick I'm the ribs and the
sergeant drew his revolver and fired four shots at
I1em as they left him on the ground at the mouth
OF the alley Several shots were fired 10y the rob-
Ders at the sergeant, but luckily none struck him.
! Inc men separated, two going down toward 18th
ana three going round the corner OF 18th street.
Oncer kearney, who was patrolfng further west
or this place, hearing the shots ran up l. street.
ana one OF the fug:tives ran past him. The officer
called to learn what the matter was. but the man
| kept on when Kearney drew and fired three shots
| at him, but the fellow kept on and went around
the corner 1t is not known whether he was hurt
tn 3fCc
STOUT man got considerably bruised but got in his
work on the fellows face, fattening his nose and
leaVlng other EVIDENCES OF the nght
THE SAFE BLOWN TO sHREDs
They all escaped, however, and after the SER
geant recovered his breath hasty examination
was made OF Mir. Feming's carpenter SHOP when
IL was found that his safe was blown into shreds
Sergeant Amiss then repaired at once to the STA
d0n house On Massachusetts, avenue, near 10th
street, and reported the case to Lieut. Green, who
teleph0ned the facts to police head luarterS and
the whole detective force was summoned and
were at police headquarters in less than twenty
minutes and were started out in company with
Amiss. Through the vigilance Of Of1icer Kearney
they got
ON THE TRACK OF THE BURGLARS,
and traced them from one point TO another until
| they got east OF the Capitol, and coming across
Sergeant Mulhall and Officers Howe and Bryan,
they were hastily asked to follow, and about 8
O'Clock they had the men located I'm house on L
between 9TH and sth southeast, used as boarding
house and laundry. Stationing men In different.
approaches, SO as to cover the house completely,
the detectives entered and found four of tile men,
VINO had secreted themselves in their beds An at
tempt was made TO escape, but the officers were
TOO many Tor them, and they were
ALL CAPTURED,
and Immediately marched to police headquarters
followed by an excl ted crowd They arrived about
O'Clock at police headquarters, and were put into
the room rdIoining the cells, and four more villain
hau cald Hna
together. They were seated in row and searched
one by one, and such things as they had We're
taken from them. They gave their names as Ed
single; VIM. Fitzs1mmons, so years old, from Bal
tnore. single; Charles Lilley alias Thos Colls 43
years Old, single, and Charley Wood alias Tom
Jones, no age nor residence given.
The one named FitZsimmons was recognized by
Mr. AmSS as the one he shot at, md being made
across the back and the skin had been Knocked on
about two inches in length and his shirt was
bloody: Morren had ladies gold watch and chain
had small sums of money but no tools or pistols.
All however had cartridges in their pockets or the
| Same size as those used by the police.
THE ARRESTED MEN.
They are all strangers in this city, except one,
who Detective Miller recognized as having seen
here some time ago. The NTH man was not found,
and the belief is that he got badly shot IN the fight
and was put away somewhere to be treated for his
injuries The detectives say this is the mob which
has been operating on the line OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad from the Cumberland valley
down, and lately broke into Parker's bookstore,
on 7th street, and cracked safe in Georgetown
In the haste to get the men secured the officers
did not make particular examination OF the house
where they Were found to see what they had there
and at once returned there.
From an article found on the one that was shot
connection is made with the late burglary and
robbery at Cumberland, Nd. DIR. Eliot examined
the wounded prisoner at headquarters, and states
that he is not much hurt.
MR. FIEnrNG IDENTIFIEs THREE OF THE MEN
Mr.. Fleming was sent for by Major Brock and
arrived at police headquarters about O'Clock
when he identified three OF the men who he had
see yesterday, one OF them coming into his Office
to make inquiries about the cost OF fitting up res
taur ant; this is the youngest looking OF the lot
mouth OF the alley leading to his place OF business
They were evidently looking the ground over. He
states that they entered by breaking open a shut
ter and bored the safe just above the lock- and he
thinks use dynamite; fuse was found several
yards In length which had been used, and Just
fitted the hole in the safe door The safe was en-
tirey destroyed. The cost of it was $500, and was
made in Cincinnati, Ohio. The explosion and the
shooting which followed AWAKENED many people in
corner OF the alley were aroused and came out
when the man who was watching caught hold Of
them, telling them that If they made noise they
would blow their brains out
DUPLICATE KEY.
Mr.. Fleming states one singular circumstance
that inside OF the safe is small drawer which ls
secured with a separate lock, where he keeps his
change and papers. When he purchased this safe
there were two keys to this drawer. duplicate
tumblars. One OF these keys he broke up and de-
stroyed, and the other he has always kept on his
person This morning when he examined his safe
he found key in the lock OF this drawer, exact
duplicate OF the one he kept 1t appeared to be a
little rusty, but was an exact pattern. The safe
company, when he purchased his safe, guaranteed
him that there were but two keys made for this
drawer and every safe had a different set OF keys
no two safes being alike In this respect
HOW THE THIEVES MISSED SECURING g., 600
The queer action OF the strange man yesterday
morning, who wanted q restaurant fitted up
aroused the suspicious OF Mr.. Fleming, and the
circumstance of seeing two other strange men
about the alley last evening, he thought it pru-
dent to remove his money and notes, which he did
when he shut up his ofrce ana made deposit OF
S4s,o0o, portion OF which he had drawn from the
Thought these men saw him when he made the
draft on the bank, and followed him. The only
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