New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-08
THIEVES FOILED BY HE POLICE.

SerCeant Sleyin OF the Directive Squad. saw two
men acting suspciously IN front OF MODS Dnane,Si,
on Thursday evening OF last week, aud he watched
them as they lett the pace ana went To fuitOn
Ferry. On the following morning lie went through
the building IN Duane ST. aud noticed that Tie door
OF an upper loft bore the imprint OF Jimmy.
The staple Of paddock had been drawn out ana
carefully pushed back again. Several merchants
stored goods in the lofts. Believing that thieves
intended TO steal goods from the place. Slevin told
IDsuector ByTDes what he had noticed. and several
detectives we're directed to watch til" building
merchant having an office On the opposite side oi
the street gave the detectives hiding place SUIT
able for their purpose
At an early hour yesterday morning an express
wagon was driven to the front OF the building and
four men alghtcd. Three OF them went up staifs
aud began carrying down cases OF goods.
When eight Cases had beeh placed III the express
wagon the detectives made rush for the supposed
burglars The driver of the wagon escaped aud IN
hi. lace was arrested an Innocent laborer VINO was
discharged aftcrwsrd. Three men were caught in
the act OF carrying from the oi 3Ed they were
taken TO Police Headquarters. They gavo their
names AS James Martin John Connor and Janes
Kane, but refused to tell where they lived In the
JefeI SOD Market Police Court they were remanded
until to-day. There was no number on the express
wagon which, with the horse, captured by the
detectives. The stolen cases belonged TO j. +:
Smith, brush maker. at No. l07 Cham bers-st., and
contained French brlstles worth about $1,000.
A COUNTRYMAN WHO WAS NOT DECEIVED.
A thrifty-looking countryman probably sixty
wears Of age. bent seeing all tina was on view
In the shop windows and the streets, atirac Ell o
large crowd when he reached Murray-st ana Broad
way Yesterday morning. young man dressed III
the height of fashion and wearing a tall silk hat
walked up to the countryman and putting out hrs
hand u friendly manner said:
How'dO Mr. DAVIS; glad 10 see you. Hows he
folks AZ homer
The couniryman looked over the young man
carefully aud, beng satisfied that he could take
care OF himself made movement rs II he was about
graspIng the young mans hand but nstead of 40
dong he took him by the coat collar, faced him
about so that he looked upon The City Hall Park.
held him firmly III position and then gave HIM a
kick which sent HIM SPRAYING into the sire, t.
Another Young man, evidently friend OF tine
assaulted youth, rushed up and demanded to know
the trouble. The cOuhtryman had become warmed
up by this time and endeavOred 70 niict punish
ment on No. 2, but he escaped. The cOnntryinau
then quietly walked away, mutterlng To himself, Il
hant been reading the papers ngh onto forty y ars
for narthing. and them confidence men must try
new game when they scoop IN his old sinner"
THE REGISTER AND HIS COMPETITORS.
The contest between Register DOchsrty and his
force of clerks and the employees Of the new York
Title Company was continued yesterday.
The Register SAID to a reporter OF He IRIRUHL ::
lie object OF the New-YorR Title Conn any 10 TO
obtain a monopoly OF the work OF searching titles
Heroo fore il has been done by the men IN this Office
and the searchers employed by various law firms.
! am anxious to throw as many safeguards around
the transfer OF real estate as possible II this COM
pany obtains the monopoly IL seeks to acquire with
the small amount IT proposes to charge, there -
nothing to prevent parcels OF real estate passing
from hand to hand like shares of btock and with
AN much rapidIty. IL would he possible Tor piece
OF real estate to be owned by half dozen different
persons IN faY. j understand that there ~ u
guarantee and indemnity company which VIII mold
itself responsible for the correctness OF the abstract
OF the title given. think however, that tle ma
Jory of those persons wishing to acquire real estate
will prefer to have the titles vOuched for BY some
reputable law firm and cOrroDorated by the Regis
ter"