The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
A NUMBER OF PETTY THEFTS.
Stores and Dwellings in the Third and
Sixth Districts Burglarized,

Stores and Dwellings in the Third and
Sixth Districts Burglarized.
An Organized Gang Visit Points IN Several
Parts of the County.
There was some excitement observable
in EIkton on Sunday morning last occas-
ioned by several robberirs that occurred
on Saturday night. The bakery of J.
Queck, in the Hollow, was entered adj
rotly through a rear window, the money
drawer rined, and several articles of
clothing taken. In the same night the
saloon of John Long and the room in
Clemsons "Felton" House formerly
used for bar were entered and the con-
tents of the money drawer stolen. Such
system and cleverness was practised by
the thieves as to at once cause the belief
that they were members Of an organized
gang, probably formed in Chester county,
Penn, who are on raid through the
county. Up to the present writing no
thieves has occurred. On Tuesday last
news reached here of several heavy rob-
berries at Rising Sun, and a WING re-
porter, accompanied by staff cores
pendent of the Baltimore Sun drove to
the scene of the thefts. Rising Sun was
in state of great excitement. Little
knots of men ana boys could be seen
gathered on Street corners and in the
stores of the village discussing the daring
manner Of the robberies and the posi-
bilities for the capture of the thieves.
The reporters visited the store of Thos.
I. Worrall on Queen street which had
sustained the heaviest loss The thieves
had gained an entrance by forcing the
large front door open with heavy stick,
and succeeded in capturing silks and
dress goods valued at $50. The drug
store of DR.. L. r. Kirk, Messrs. Haines
Il Kinks hardware establishment, and
the Maryland Hotel, kept by William
Grayson, were next visited in order and
at. each place the contents of the money
drawers stolen. At Messrs. Haines &
Kirk S hardware establishment a guam
tity of razors and pistols were also Sc
cured. Entrance was gained to all of
these stores, which are in close prox-
unity to one another on Queen street,
through front doors and rear shutters.
The thefts all occurred about 2 o'clock
in the morning. When the news reached
the ear of the Rising Sun people on Tues
day morning great excitement was
aroused. The Cecil county detective
association, composed of seventy men,
bers, at once Instituted measures for the
capture of the depredators, but up to
the present writing no news of any ar
rests has reached US. Each citizen had
some opinion to offer as the nature of the
robberies, and each man was positive as
to who the thieves were. But their
statements were made upon mere sus.
plcions and but one clue of the many
petty ones discovered contained any evil
dence against the men charged with the
robberies. At an early hour ON Monday
evening tall darby entered the dry
goods store of Thos. T. Worrall and pur-
chased quarter ola yard of silk. Among
the goods stolen on that night was the
same piece of silk from which the darby
made his purchase. He was evidently
decoy of the holder thieves and had for
an object in buying the silk the chance
to see where the goods were located SO
that there would be no difficulty in find
ing them when the time for the robbery
arrived. Mr.. Worrall's son, who waited
upon the colored man, declares he could
recognize him if he ever saw him again,
and upon this thin thread of evidence
the constable and detectives are endeav.
orlng to discover the depredators. In
several of the stores entered by the
thieves many articles of value that were
lying about were left undisturbed and
only the money drawers sought after.
This fact shows a nature of pettshness
III the thieves, who are probably anna
eSoio az OiO ouSluCSS. FROM Cne great
number of such robberies committed in
the Srd and 9th districts lately great
deal of alarm is naturally felt by farmers
and merchants, and every extra precau-
ton has been taken with bars and bolts.
The detective association of Rising Sun
are willing to pay a liberal reward for
the capture and return of the thieves,
and are themselves making strenuous
efforts to secure their arrest. Country
people go out at night armed, and it
would not be surprising to hear at any
time of one or more of the thieving mid
night maurauders receiving gun-shot
or pistol-ball wound. Periodical thiev.
ing raids upon portions of Cecil county,
and sometimes throughout its entire
limits, are becoming too frequent and
earnest efforts should be made to break
up these desperado-like gangs who so
fearlessly defy the laws.