Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-23
A Nest Of rhseve. Broken Up,

COVERED.
About flye O'Clock yesterday evening Oficer
George Smith, OF the seventh precincs, obtained
Information that the proceeds OF the burglary COM
mitted at thu hardware store OF Andrew Archer,
No. sd ~ street southwest, on Wednesday night
were concealed In a small shanty on street near
the corner OF End street. In company with Of,cer
Coghtl he went into Emery's coal yard and tele-
phoned for a squad OF officers from the station.
while the message was passing through head
quarters Detectives Cox and Carter got wind OF ii.
and they Immediately repaired TO the coal yard
where the officers were secrered. In few minutes
George McCauley, q character well-known TO the
police, appeared In company with three boys, and
taey entered the shanty where the stolen goods
were secresed The o1ficers then surrounded the
house and arrested the tnnates-George McCau-
ley, William Malare. William Riley and Charles
foulke-and locked them up az the seventh pre-
cfnct station Later In the night Sergeant Boyle
arrested the Eth alleged burglar, Harry Foulke
whom he also locked up The hardware, which
was valued at$l25. was recovered In the small
shanty In which there IS colored COOK shop.
William Riley has turned states evidence and con-
fessed TO number OF roooeries, which, be says,
were committed Oy himself and his associates
In the Police Court this morning they were
charged with housebreaking, and the case was
continued Until Wednesday next; bail eco.
TIE defendants slept In Mrs. FTtzsirnmOns board
ing house, on street. the night or the robbery
and Claimed TO be pe1d!ers, and the next morning
they carried the goods into Brooks shop, where
they were recovered.
Mr.. RAYMOND THREATENS TO suE-Mr A. NJ.
Raymond. formerly OF this city, but now living In
Brooalyn, y. Y, has written letter 10 THE ST Ar
Ii reference TO charges published concerning him
In New York, stating his intention or bringing suit
against the paper that published them. MIR Raw
mond, IL Is charged, was engaged in a scheme by
which he attempted TO compel people to pay a dol
which they had never ordered. MI Raymond saws
that the agreemen; which he had pupils sign in
New YORK was the same as that used oy him In this
city Tor three years He says he pays canvasSers
dollar on every pupil they get and has The pupil
sign an agreement 10 pay back the dollar IL they
I Ih 70 osxe .ns e9 %, he SAD ne TO
against him ample proof that the charges were III
correct but the paper refused TO publish It as he
MT Raymond says, denied that any charge had
been died with the police against him
Lard, OF Georgetown, Is a cousin OF Miss Matlia
chase, who met such a distressing death IN
catching nre from an open crate, as stated in a
special dispatcn TO The STAR Mss Chase dis
played heroic fortitnde under her terrible suffer
ing. She told Miss Ridout, who was visiting In
The house, that she endeavored TO extingulsh the
uame5 by the Use OF q rug, but this prOyiug use
less, she tore her night dress FROM her. aud threw
the fragments into the CRATE In order TO prevent
the house from taking fre. She then walked I'D
stairs. called Miss Ridout. washed her hands and
She retained 1S co IKE haa
Possessed sconsidsrable estate. ana was a IineaI
descendent OF samuel Chase, one OF theMaryIand
aSness OF the declaration OF Independence.
I'M NEwsBoYs SoCIKTY.-A meeting OF ladies
caiFo IN the interests OF Christian and benevolent
work for the newsboys ana bootbiacks viii be held
e.Worrow az 2. NJ az the Riggs House, 70 which
all VINO would aid In bringing Joy and comfort 10
mncn neGiecteo class OF our community are most
cordially invited "The boys behaved wei at their
recent entertainment" was the comment Of those
VINO oio most Tor Their comfort on that occasion
ALLEGED WATcH THXvEs HELD Fob TEE GRAND
JCsY.-ln the Police Court to-day Henry Marx
and Frank Gearhart, charged with stealing 500
watch nom the store OF Max Goldsmith, gl1 Penn
sylvanfa avenue, waived an examination and paye
$500 bail for the grand Jury. Private Detective Nc
Dewitt arrested the prisoners In Baltimore and re-
covered the watch.
MARRYaaR