Daily Republican., 1883-11-26
:: EDITION,
nVNlCIPAL COURF.
Tssas Of Bake 81 oasusAay Nnghs-
UenA 0os CouPs-OshOs Coses.

T1l01 O1 D1Ake 81 o0eUfOoy y 0bBot-
MeDa Fss CouPs-oshss Casss.
The City Hall was crowded on Satul'
day evening at the session Of the MUM.
cipal Court, when Charles Blake, . sus-
piciOus character who WAS captured by
Chief Of Police Hawkins on Thursday
evening, WAS given hearing. Deputy
Attorney. General Turner conducted the
prosecution and stated to the court that
BE- proposed proving. by the States Wit
nessss, that tho prisoner was nothing
more or less than . common thief.
Chief Of Police Hawkins WAS 6rst
called and testified that he had visited
Philadelphia and had there seen Blake'S
picture in the rogues' gallery, and also
stated that the prisoner was know ~ .
common thief In that city, and In proof
of the assertion he submitted the fol-
lowing letter from Chief Of Police Sam.
l. Givln: ...........
"Charles Jones, alias Blake, was Or.
rested By Detectives Weylsnd Gallo.
way, charged with burglary 1t the
house Of George Athmet, No. 1910
South Sixth street. He was tried, con.
yicted and sentenced to two years In
the Eastern Penitentiary, Aprif6, 1873,
BY the Honorable Judge Thayer. May
IA, 1873, the above sentence was recon.
sidered and changed to eighteen
months. Charles Blake was arrested
| BY Detectives Galloway and Umstead
charged with burglary at the house oi
j. /. Baum, No. 2O3S Diamond street,
tried and convicted February 4, 1880,
and sentenoed to Two years and SIX
mouthstn the Eastern Penitentiary."
Ex.Chief Of Police O'Toole, and ex.
Police officer james Whalen testified
that Q man named Blake was conuecte d
with the robbery VI Dennis Ksne's shoe
store several years ago, but neither
could identity the prisoner as the man.
An unsuccessful effort was also made to
identify Blake - the man who entered
tho residence Of n. L. Tatnall.
The prisoner did not deny that hia
name was Charles Blake, but In refer.
suos to the Kane robbery, he thoug ght 1t
unfair to be prosecuted for . robbery
committed whom D.. youth, who had
been led astray by evil associates
Upon examining the two pawn tickets
which Blake attempted to swallow
when arrested, 1t ,waA learned that one
was from the Mercantile Loan Ofice on
Ridge avenue, Philadelphia. 1t was
numbered 70,639, and showed that q
pair Of gold spectacles had been pa wned
by "Blake." The other ticket was
from q loan Office at No. A7 North
Ninth street. 1t was numbered l9,971,
and was for an umbrella pawned by
Howard. Chief Hawkins visited
these two Offices while in Philadelphia
on Saturday, where he found the arti.
cles mentioned on the tickets. The
spectscles were plain, and without any
name or mark for identification. The
umbrella was of black silk, and had a
black handle, but contained no name.
An effort 10 being made to discover the
owner Of these articles.
After hearing all the testimony the
prisoner was held for Court in the sum
Of 500. The police have no doubt cap
tured the leaders Of the gang of burglars
that have infested the city for some
time.
Preston Jones, colored, charged with
committingan assault and battery upon
Priscilla Jones, was discharged upon
payment Of costs.
Yesterday morning the following
cases were disposed Of: Kennard Dut.
ton, IS and costs /; James Boulden, u
and costs Laura Boulden, Amos Dn'
Bois, VIM. Mcdonnell and Robert Car
berry, each So and costs Joseph Todd,
plain drunk, 81 and costs. There
were no cases this morning.