The daily gazette., 1883-08-17
area1MrEp ERoM YEsTERoAy
PoLrUE AND BURGLARS.

prove Their Detective Powers.
Inst how Mayor Wales aud his Chief ex-
pect to account for the fact that nearly al 4
the persons arrested for burglary are cap
tured by one or two detectives OF TINS eIly'
and that of all the "models" on the force,
there ia not one with sufficient detective
ability TO trap even the greenest amateur al
the business, Is hard to imagine
But still this Is a fact. For the past SIX
months there have been more robberies OF
various kinds than even the oldest citlzens
can remember, and still the arrests by tne
police are all for drunkenness and disordery
conduct, Where the thieves have been cap
tured IL has been due principally TO the
efforts of Detective Jones or private cltizens,
who have turned the prisoners over TO tine
police, so that they might appear against
them.
From the Chief down the police appear
to be without a single idea as 70 now 10
20 about this business. Ihey ireqeeney
find clews which they lock up In the Ilty
Hall for future references aud then quietly |
wait for some one to arrest the guilty party |
When Bob Allen and his gang maoe |
things uncomfortable for the country people
the whole police force took hand in trying
TO capture the festive Allen against Detec-
tive Jones, who captured Allen WIN pus
little trouble. Allen was locked up In the
City Hall, but was released in very myster-
ious manner, and not by darkey either, as
the police wished to make it appear. The
police then made another trial but were
again left in the lurch.
Of all the goods recovered the police can
claim no honor, for they did not recover
anything. Every day the daily papers
chronicle burglary OF some kind, but even
this does not appear to make the police more
attentive to their duty, which they seem to
think is cnly to arrest men whom they see
drunk, and very often they don't even do
that, but wait two or three days and then
swear out a warrant, apparently being
afraid to arrest man before asking the al
vice of the Chief or the Mayor.
The Chief has made one or two attempts
70 arrest burglars but has met with bad luck
in both caees. Not very long ago he and an
officer proceeded to a house on Greedy street
for the purpose of arresting man who had
stolen some clothing. The Chief thinking
possibly that as sooH as the thief would see
his commanding figure, blue Goa; and brass
buttons, he would at once tal on
his knees, and pray forgiveness
went to the front door and raped. The
thief went to the door, saw who his visitor
were, quietly closed the door again, ant
left by the back door, since which time h
had not been troubled by the Chiefly go
mad at his assistant standing aside OF hiu
and wanted to know 'Why he didn't gral
the man while the door was open"
After the whole record OF the models ma
been examined its source OF salts laetoh I
note the fact that Officer Edward Thoma
has broken the ice, so to speak, and arreste
a live thief The facts connected with I'll
case are as follows Wesley Denniso
boarded with Levi Green and Robert v
Lingham at 317 East Thirteenth street.
the evening OF August 8, after Green al
Lingham had gone out, Dennison was SOC
after found in their rooms by the landlad
-, b,,- inn Nuh ha
use light replied that ''he could do all
wanted to do in the dark"
Deunison soon after went out, but return
and after poing to the same rooms for shu
time, ggain left the house and did not retu
until early the next morning. When 6ret
and Lingham returned they soon discover
the theft. The former was robbed of thr
suits of clothes valned at $50, pair OF sho
valued at 50 and $25 in silver, while the Ia
teI lost four S5 greenbacks and a sllV
watch valued at SIS.
A warrant was Immediately placed in I
hands of officer Thomas who arrested ID
nison yesterday. At the hearing bei(
Squire O'Neil last evening Deunlson
held in $500 bail Tor court.
Three attempts were made on as ma
houses last evening by bul glars so the pol
can begin practlcing. They are as iollo
An entrance was effected through the {
lar window of Henry N. Tazewell's houst
the corner of Franklin and Maple sure
and the tracks of the two men, or Il
and boy, are plainly visible in the GEM
floor recently laid in the cellar. In
case plaster cast OF the impression lett
the ce nent might aid in the detection OF
guilty parties
The thieves stole the pautaloons and '
of Mr. Tazewell, which hung upon the |
of the bed in which he slept, and hav
carried them down stairs riAed the pock
of watch keys and small amount
money. The pants were not taken SO
It is not necessary to look at the pants
every man suspected.
There is not much of a clue left in
next attempt and the advice is that the
lice examine the pane OF glass with
of having the marks OF the hngers pm
grapned,
''Ab ut 8 o'clock yesterday morning
George w. Roberts heard men walking
porch of their house, on Maple street
Franklin, aud an investigation showed
some providers had reached through
stats OF the shutters and lowered bot
the parlor windows but had not got insi
Benjamin Rigby's house on Fran
street near Maple was burglarized.
robbers got into cellar, but a dog II
diniug-room intertered with their tuI
progress and no booty was secured.
first thing that should be done in this
is to borrow the dog and make a to
the town The dog may be able To smei
guilty parties, dogs instinct is said
remarkable anyhow. As opportunity
suggestions will be offered the police sc
they may be able to catch a real live ro
Young Men,