Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-15
GOOD DEFECTIVE WORK.
Detective Reilly Obtains a Clut
 Which Results In the Arrest of Foul

Detective Reilly Obtains a Clue
 Which Results in the Arrest of Four
 Young Men for Theft.
 Detective Philip Reilly did good days work yesterday and accomplished skillful piece of detective work for which he de- serves great credit. Some time ago the house of Rudolph Fechner, on George street, was entered and some valuable silverware stolen. Detective Reilly was put on the case, and found out where the goods had been pawned in this city by man who gave his name as Charles McCabe The detective also got description of the man, but failed to find anyone by that name who answered the description he had, and so for the time being the case was dropped. About two months ago and short time after the Fechner burg lary, the house of MT. Walter Chidsey, of George street, was broken into and valua- ble oyercoat stolen Detective Reilly, who was also put on this case, found the coat had been pawned by McCabe, but he failed to find such party, and so was without clue once more. Sunday evening Peter Dunn and John Hogan were arrested for stealing $5 from man named Dupont, and in making statement to Detective Reilly yesterday morning Dunn let out the fact that he had slept at Maine's Hotel Sunday night. The detective went to Maine's Hotel and found that Dunn had slept there, but had registered under the name of Charles McCabe. This gave the detective clue, and comparing Dunn's description with that of the Charles McCabe who pawned the stolen articles he found they were alike, and so was positive that Dunn was the man who had committed the burglaries at the houses of MT. Fechner and MT. Chidsey. With these facts the detective went back to police head quarters and calling out Dunn, told him that he knew he was the man who had broken into these places and stolen these goods. Dunn denied all knowledge of the affair at first, but under the cross examination of the detective he weakened and admitted that he had pawned the goods in question, but de- nied having stolen them. The detective then questioned him as to who was his part ner in guilt, and Dunn after telling the de- tective that he didn't want to take all the blame alone, told him that young man named Edward Coots was the thief. Detective Reilly asked Dunn where Coots could be found, and when told that Dunn had seen him around the building while in court the detective went out and brought Coots in off the sidewalk where he was standing. Coots and Dunn were brought face to face, when the latter accused Coots of committing the theft, but Coots positive
 
 i've thinks both the men entered the places.
 This, however, was but step in the case the detective was working. He had seen in company with Dunn and another Reform school boy named William Ellers, James Lane of Grand street, 8 seventeen year old boy who was employed as clerk in Edward Engels pawn shop on State street. A short time afterwards Detective Reilly found watch that had been pawned by Dunn under the name of McCabe, but not knowing who Dunn was at the time could find no owner for it. Yesterday he accused Dunn of pawn ing the watch and the latter admitted it and told the detective that he had obtained it from Lane Detective Reilly, who had thought that Lane had got into bad company went to Engels store and arrested him on a charge of theft. When searched at police headquarters on his person were found a gold watch, silver watch, two seal rings and $4 in bills, which he admitted having stolen from the store since noon. He was locked up and after being questioned for some time told the detective that he had stolen property valued at nearly a thousand dollars since Fast day. At one time he stole four gold watches, five silver watches, seve- ral finger rings. gold chain and diamond pin, which he had pawned in New York for $609. He also admitted giving both Ellers and Dunn watch which they had pawned. Lane after selling this stuff came to this city and with Dunn, Ellers and two girls went to New York, where they spent week in hay ing good time, putting up at the Occidental Hotel in the Bowery. Lane then came back and begged MT. Engel to take him back to work, which the latter did, and had it not been for the timely discovery of the detective MT. Engel might have lost thousands of dollars by this boy and never found it out, as Lanes arrest was the first thing he knew about the theft. Lane's mode of work was when someone put thing in pawn when he was in the store alone he would make no record of 1t, but would keep it and pawn it elsewhere. The detective, while he had his hand in, then went out in search of Ellers, who was shortly afterwards locked up with the rest behind the big iron doors