Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-11
Philadelphia Isama

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IL, 1885.-Six
youthful burglars, whose ages range
from IL to IL years, were captured YES.
terdsy morning in the house of Alfred |
Box, l704 Green street. Charles Price,
the rinRleader. IL years old, who has no |
home, about thr.e months ago was rs.
leased from prison after baviD2 served.
under the name of Henry Shock, a
year sentence. OF the others, Joseph
and Richard Jeffries, 10 and 10 years
old, respectively, OF 52S South Third
street, are notorious as petty thieves.
| while Frederick Snyder and George
King, both IL, are nearer the plane of
Adoleeoent villainy occupied by the
sixth member Of the gang j ohm Reiner
aged Is.
Mr.. Box, who Is the victim Of their
Idepredations, Is with his family at the
seashore, and during his absence his
house has been closed. The gang,
knowing through previous investigation
the excellent quality Of Mr.. Box's
household effects, forced an entrance
Through the rear Of the dwelling. The
back Of the house faces upon marble.
yard, 30 that the intruders had clear
field In which to carry on their opera
ltions.
In the cell at the station.houre the
boys, not whit daunted, spoke with
pride OF their operations. EFF you had
lgnv us time" said one, we'd had
the pianner out O. the house." Yes
said auotLer, and we'd blowed the
hinges out O. that there safe, too, with
tdynermiter." The safe spoken Of was
found later to have been overturned,
bu. not broken, its doors being heavy
lenouzh to have resisted anything lest
powerful than powder.
The boys, when brought up befor,
Magistrate Thompson, were sent dowr
Ito Moyamensing, having failed TO pro
Icure $500 bail each. They are sum
. Imoned 10 appear for further hearing
LAT the Central Station on Monday at
' lo'clock.
Thomas Murphy aud eleven of hi
fellow seamen, of the ship Standard
(which has Just arrived from Liverpool
yesterday related to United States Com
: missioner Edmuuds tale OF brutalit
lat sea. The assault occurred on Jul
II, shortly after the vessel had put GU
from Liverpool. Murphy was employe
on the deck with others, when, 1t
charged, John Lyons, first mate, 81
upon him without any provocation, an
beat him about the head and arms wit
Il a Delaying pin until he became VI
~ conscious. While he lay upon II
Il deck August Peters, second mat
Ie ped upon his body from the cabil
% distance of six feet, mi airing him il
ternalIy. Subsequently Nathani
l. Percy, captain of the vessel, pushe
6. and kicked him,
,ol While James F. Johnston, As yea
y old, a driver employed by Henry Or
ham and Co., grocers, was ungearii
ct his team at the stables of his employer
lfl at American and Master streets, aool
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, q trAt
IL came along on the Reading Railroad, c
st American street. The horses toe
IN fright and started 70 run, and johnson
in attempting to stop them WAS throw
W Idown 10 the street. His face was CT
rs in several places, and he suffered seve
n lcontusions. He WAS taken to s
Mary's Hospital, where his iDjuri'
re were treated, and thence removed
is his home, 1924 Palethorpe street.
,aj " She called me napes, threw watt
on me, choked me, bisckened II
ID eyes, tore my neck, Knocked a too
Tout, threatened to kill me with bricl
and set dog on iLe." This was q
Louisa Robb, coiorei, 2lS Grisco
street, had TO sag Rgainst Mary Eliz
4. beth Miller, cIlorai, who occupied
, seat in the dock at this Central Static
yesterday, but it was suffi cientto wa
rant Magistrate Thompson In holdii
the defendant In $500 bail for trial.
The projected tour Of Michael
, Ryan, of this city, through the Mort
|, west, for the purpose OF awakening M
~ interest in the IRISH Land League al
Establishing a branch in every consid
able town in that section of the cou
TRY, Is part of general purpo
of extending the Influence
the league and calling especial attt
tion to the parliamentary fluid.
r John Wallace, 80 years, 204 Arm
We street, Germantown, sustained sew
d. injuries to his legs yesterday, By bel
rs run over while alighting from
carriage.