Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-12

liam jackson, an Englishman employ ed
In y restaurant at 719 SAMSON street, was
humming British air ~ he cleared
away the remnants OF "night hawk's''
repast at 2 80 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when in walked a young man
weighed down with two valiseS. The
visitor was recogniz I'D as 9 yout who
had patronized the place for u b last
three weeks. Taking seat, II Gus.
toner placed some jewelry and catches
on one of the small tables. jackson be-
came curious.
| Belong TO you 2" he asked the visi.
tor.
Yes" was the reply, "and want
get MORE"
| Jackson became still m ore interested
Where do you get them this time in
the morning"
Never mind" observed the other.
You keep this matter confidential and
| IN light give you something"
jackson excused himself for q moment
under the pretext that he wanted TO ge,
a mug of ale at q n, ighbo ing saloon,
and when he returned ne was acce mpa.
MED by oolored Policeman W ebster, ofthe
Nineteenth District, who arrested the
suspicious youth. The vaiises were
found to contain clothes and jewelry
valued at about $500. In a pocket-book
am ong the effects was found a card
containing the name of the wife of Rev.
Thomas s. Davies, 7i7 Pine street.
Sergeant Hance, Nineteenth Dis
trict, made an investigation, and found
that the occupants OF the house were
! absent, and that the yelling had been
entered through a rear shutter, which
evidently had been left unbolted. The
house had been ransacked, but no draw
ers we're broken open. Clothes 10 the
value OF $1,000 had bsen piled up on the
floor, ready fer removal An old suit
of clo:hes, which the thief had exchang.
cd for better garments, was found on the
| third floor
The prisoner gave the name Of James
Oronin, and claimed that he lived in
Kansas when at home" Cronin ex.
planned that he had secreted b i'm self in
q vacant house adjoining the Davies
residence on Thursday night, and then
climbed over the fence TO No. III effect
ing an entrance through a window.
Magistrate Thompson committed the
prisoner for further hearing on Men
day next.
The National Temperance Society has
issued q call for Centennial TEN.
perance Conference" to celebrate the
one hsnderedth anniversary CT the
| temperance reform movement. The
conference will be held at st. Georges
Hall, Thirteenth and Arch streets, and
delegates from temperance organiza-
tions in all parts of the country will be
present. More than forty historical
sketches and papers will be resented,
giving the history of the cause for the
century. Meetings will also be held in
several churches ON the Eight Of the
23d, and mass meeting at the
Academy Of Music on the evening of
the Gath. Addresses are expected from
John B. Cough, Rev. DIR. T. l.. Cuyler,
General Clinton b. Fiske, R,v. A. G.
Lawson and others.
Harry Noonan, a milkman, living In
Delaware County, complained to the
police that, while passing Fiftieth and
yeste rday morning he was acGosted os
two men, who jumped into his wagon.
One held him while the other ritied his
pockets of silver watch and S35. The
victim describes one of the thieves rs
being feet in height, of slim build, has
4 a dark mustache and wore q black
siouch hat. No. 2 is described AZ being
feet inches in height, of slim build,
mas smooth face and wore dark stiff
hat, tlue shirt and dark trousers.
John K. Congdon, residing in Ger
mantown, charged with having stolen
gold filings to the value Of between
$500 and 800 belonging to II. r Muhr's
Sons, jewellers and watch makers, by
whom he was employed, was yesterday
held in $500 bail by Magistrate Lsunon.
! The defendant had been employed in
the factory on Chestnut street, and the
thefts covered period Of over six
Imonths. A detective of William B.
lSpittal's Agency recovered the stolen
gold, along with some watch case
monlds, at the house of the prisoner.
J, Congdon confessed the crime.
, Agnes Little, % years, who claims
, to have no home, was yesterday sent 10
. prison by Magistrate Gillespie on the
charge of having abandoned her year
Iold infant at the house of her mother.
lin-law, Sorrel and Me,vale streets,
The woman's husband, Sebastian, who
/ | left her recently, was also arrested
yesterday, charged with stealing pig
a iron from cars on the Philadelphis
and Reading Railroad, and held by tn,
i. same Magistrate for q further hearing
r Book. 4 eepfng and PenmanshiI
: classes are now being formed for day o.
evening at Crabb's Business College
No. 10 East Fourth street. About thirty
applications for special hours Were re.
lceiyed this week. This is the oni
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