Daily Republican., 1883-05-14
non ALLEN 4 COMPANY,
Tweis Bold Operations In Kent
Coupiy-Fsur Places Entered On
Friday Night-The Thieves Good
for TW 0n0y Years

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for Twenty Yesrs
In another column the particulars OF
the arrest Of Bob A lien and Henry Rea-
son, two noted thieves, for committin <
various burglaries In Kent County aud
else " here, will be found Since writ
ing the article alluded 10, additional
particulars have been CLEANED by RE-
PUBLICAN reporter on visit TO Dover
on Saturday night, which connects
these prisoners with large number of
robberies that have been committed in
those parts during the past five months.
On Friday last Allen and Reason
went down To Wyoming. on the Della
ware train, loafed around there all day,
and At night succeeded in burglarizing
four houses, as follows The drug
store Of Tom Simpson, at Camden, where
they got about ~ in small change; leav-
ing there they entered the shoe store Of
Stephen Miller, and stole Q lot Of tools !;
finding no money there they entered the
tailor store of Joseph Mcbride, but that
gentleman missed nothing.
The last place entered WIS the farm
house Of VIM ID. Webb, situated on the
Proad leading from Camden to Dover,
where they made big haul.
AT er gaining an entrance they pro-
ceeded cautiously, with a candle in
| their hands, and succeeded in getting
possession of about $l!5 iu money, a
silver watch and gold chain, a gold
| lead pencil and other articles. Mr..
Webb, hearing some one walking
about and seeing the reflection of the
light in his room supposed some Of the
men about the house were getting up,
and turning over in bed asked his wife
what she thought of it,
She was Of the same opinion, and after
talking awhile they went to sleep. II
was then about three o'clock in the
morning, and about o'clock Mr.. Webb
got up and discovered that burglars had
been through the house. One Of the
men in the house heard the noise and
came down, but the robbers had fled,
and were evidently frightened off by
the conversation OF Mr.. and Mrs. Webb
II tn y had not been aroused from their
slumbcrs the thieves would have se-
cured & 500 in gold, which was kept in
an old chest in Mr.. Webb's bed room,
and there is no doubt but that the rob.
bers knew Of the fact.
The Protective Association we're i'm
mcdiately notified ot the r.hbeiy, who,
in iuIn, notified detective Ju.ns il this
city, who arrested Bob Allcn aud HtuIy
Reason, as stated riseu here. Thi>
morning eX. Sheriff F.:nk Damn, Chief
of the Kent County Protective Associa-
'tion, in company with Hi AIN ReeJy,
ii. l.. Cannon, and constable l1utchins,
Of the Association, and about fifteen
victims Of recent robhereS, arrived in
this city for the purpose Of identifying
the stolen goods which had been recov-
erel by Mr.. Jones.
When the prisoners were searched on
Saturday, each one was in the possess
sion of watch, revolver, pocket
knives and considerable money
Webb's watch was in the possession of
Allen, and Reason had gold plated
watch on his person. The revolv"rs
and pocket knives were identified by
one of the party This morning as be-
longing to Walter Butler, a cigar dealer
in Dover, who WAS robbed about two
months ago.
From al accounts Allen and his
gang have been working the State for
some tine and many thousands Of dol
lars, worth OF goods have disappeared.
The evidence against the prisoners Is a
dead certainty, and the prisoners will
be TAX ell to Dover to-day and lodged
in the Kent County jail,
Much Credits due Mr. Jones for his
success in hunting these criminals
down and recovering "A lot of the stolen
goods. One of the ladies " no lost sew
cral dresses identified th" same this
morning, but said they had been altered
considerably Allen is a notorious
criminal, and is well acquainted down
the Stat. He is also very sharp, and
has escaped from Jai! several times