Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13
BUSINESS BOOMING.
The Police Make il a Rather Cold Day fo
Crooks and Com mon offenders.


The c"pper> had a busy time of il yeSter-
day afternoon and evening. bringing such
All overflow of guests at the city hotel A. il
has not seen for months. ThirtH-tiVr p,''-
pie We're fed there when the Ne>l,crian hash
was distributed.
Yesterday il was reported To the police
that the residence of Father Sidley. on East
High street had been burglarized during
the night before while the Father was in
Cincinnati. The thieves entered by prying
open a back window. They Quilted the
priests study and got away with something
over $50 in money, leaving. however. many
articles Of value untouched. Going away.
they made their exit through the front door,
locking il on the outside.
Yesterday afternoon Harry Franklin. a
notorious young crook. who has already
served two wears in the penitentiary and
innumerable Jail sentences for petit
larceny. Was arrested on Main street by
Officers Norton and Mast and locked up on
the charge of being a common thief. The
officers are satisfied that they can fasten
Just before supper last evening Officers
Norton and Mast found John Snce occupy
ing more than his share of the sidewalk in
front of the johnson building on Main
street and locked him up plain drunk.
A posse of police consisting of Officers
Nicklas. Norton. Mast and DeIacy made
tour Of the Hill early yesterday Afternoon.
At the Hole in the Wall low dive kept
by Gilbert Houk. on the corner of Harrison
and York streets. they found Mike Nc
Dermott. wanted for assault committed on
Peter Winkler on the night of Oct. Is.
A. they came on down they stopped at
the Leyee long enough Ia take in Mary
Mc'iee against whom neighboi
had made complaint. and locked her up on
the charge Of being common prostitute.
They found her in company with a young
man named Tom Miller. whom they arrest
ed for lettering.
The same posse Of officers were also look
ing for Pat Sullivan. who had been on a
bowling drunk all morning and had made
himself conspicuous on the Hill" by his
loud and abusive language and indecent eN-
posure of person. They found him in ali
empty car in the yards, just below York
street, and pulled him in.
Officers Mast and Mckay arrested ''Du-
fer" Lyons on the Levee for supposed com
plicity in the Sidley burglary. He and
Harry Franklin belong to gang OF young
toughS who make their living by thieving
in small way. and the police are deter
mined Ia break up the crowd. if they have
TO keep them in hook all winter.
Tom Mcdonald and Jack Cavanaugh We're
found drunk on the Leyee. and promptly run
in.
Nicholas Grubs and Charley Harser We're
arrested yesterday afternoon by Officers Ri
zer and Marshall. and locked up on a charge
Of lettering. They are members Of the same
young gang mentioned above.
As i seen in the mayors court report
Rol Harrington. the ex-Salyationist. was
fined II and costs for mixing in a row in
the Saloon back of the North street church
last Saturday night. in which James Norton
WAS pretty badly used up. Hardly had he
gotten out of The court room when Norton
appeared and made statement that Iiar-
ringt0n was the man who had cut his head
open. Within the next half hour Harring-
ton was second time arrested on Main
street by Officers Norton and Mast He was
taken before the mayor at O'Clock and re-
leased on his OWN recognizance la reappeaT
on call. The James Norton mixed in the
fight was not Officer James Norton. but
nephew of the '''ihreat Dethective."
At roll call last evening the following
changes were made in the stamping grounds
Officer Delacy was ordered Ia beat No. ;:
Officer RiZer {" beat No. =: Officer WaSkey
{" beat No. 8; and Officer Marshall la beat