Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-15
POLICE Coz RT.
held for Court
''Brockey Tom and ..Slim jim"
Placed under Bail to Answer the
Charge Of kObDing.

PickpOcket held for Court
"Brockey Tom and ..Slim JIm''
Placed under Bail to Answer the
Charge Of RObDinx.
Mayor Almond presided at Police
Court last evening, and disposed of the
following cases
A very respectable looking young
man, apparently about 70 years of age,
who gave the name of William Reed,
and said he belonged in Washington,
was charged with picking pockets at
the circus grounds yesterday afternoon.
Dr., Blocksom testified that he was
endeavoring to get through the crowd
to purchase tickets 'or himself and
wife, when he felt some ones hand in.
side his coat, trying to get his watch
out of his vest pocket. He had previ-
ously buttoned the coat, but found it
unbuttored, and was satisfied that the
prisoner was the man who had done it,
as he was Immediately alongside Of
him. He accused Reed Of trying 10
pick his pocket, but he did not reply
and kept on pushing toward the ticket
wagon. The Doctor got out of the
crowd and upon telling his wife about
the man trying to get his watch, she
asked him about his pocket book, which
upon searching his pockets he found
was gone.
He told the facts to special Officer
Buck and pointed the man OHt when
the officer arrested him. There were
four five dollar bills, and one i've dol
lar gold piece, and four dollars in silver
| in the pocket book The Mayor asked
the Doctor if no was positive that the
prisoner was the man, when he replied
that he generally affirmed in giving
/ evidence, but he was so sure ot the
man identity in this case that he had
sworn to it.
| Samuel Buck testified that he had
seen Reed in the crowd, that he would
push his way through until he was al
most up to the ticket wagon, when he
would leave the crowd and go in the
rear and do the same over. The officer
said he had reason to believe their
were pickpockets in the Gro Sd, and
the man actions exciti Nis suspi-
cious, be had watched ~ gpr some
time iS
There were three five dollaAnND
some small change found on thyON
oner and upon the notes beng sM
It1 DR., Blocksom he positively ides
titled one as being bis property from
some peculiar marks that ~ere on it the
other two he was not certait about.
After hearing the evidence the Mayor
held Reed in 500 ball for court
Thomas Garraghey known as
d" Br0cky Tom," and George Hagany
alias "SLim Jim" were heard on tina
charge Of having broken into the store
of Craig Il Co, on Shipley street, some
time during LAST Wednesday night, or
Thursday morning, and robbing the
safe. The evidence for the prosecution
was in accordance with the facts pub
lished in Thursdays REPUBLICAN.
Brockey Tom produced two women
named Sallie Barr and Emma Howard,
by whom he hoped 10 prove an alibi,
but unfortunately for him, while they
both swore that he was At their house
that evening, their knowledge OF his
lactions did not extend later than III
o'clock, at which time he left, saying
that he was going home.
j. Frank Ball, E'q., appeared for the
prisoners and asked for their discharge
and he also said that there had not
been the slightest evic to connect
them with the robbery, aud that it was
only the fact that they were untortu-
maze enough to bear bad names that the
charge was made against them. The
Mayor thought differently, however,
and held them each in the sum OF Slo0o
bail for court.
Deborah Swain, colored, was held in
the sum of SlG0 bail for her appearance
at court on the charge of stealing nat
irons and unler clothing from Lucinda
Frisby