The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-24
BURGLARS ARRESTED.
Revolvers Emptied In the Chase At
ter Them.
The Officers Narrowly Escape with
Their Lives. sAs..i.,

Yesterday afternoon several residents of
Anderson streetn oticed that there were. two
men on the street, acting rather strangely.
One of the men was selling paper, and
while he had no direct connection with the
other, these people say the two were appar
emily interested in each others business.
From appearances these people claim the
man selling papers was acting as a sentinel
| for the other. So suspicious were the move
| ments of the two men that nobody was sur
| prised when some children rushed m the
| street saying there was a burglar in Thomas
| Woods's house, near the corner of Fox
| street.
officer Hughes was at work in his garden
when the children told him of the burglar.
He was in his shirt sleeves, and had on slip-
pers. Without hesitating moment he
rushed up stairs for his revolver and billy.
and then ran to Mr.. Woodss house. The
family was absent at the islands. As the Of
hcer tried the front door the burglar ran out
OF the back door. Hughes chased him and
oruered MIN to surrender. The burglar cool
~ drew a fiye-shooter, and fired at Hughes,
missing him, and running at the same time.
Hughes pulled his revolver and returned the
shot, keeping up hot chase, both men emp
tying their revolvers at each other, and the
burglar pushing fresh cartridges into his re-
volver as he ran. 1t was a wonder that no.
body was hurt, for great crowd of children
took part in the run, which extended from
Anderson to Cumberland, to the corner of
Newbury and India streets.
In the meantime officer Firth. who was
eating his dinner at his house on Anderson
street, heard the firing, and jumping out of
the window he joined in the run. Seeing a
horse and wagon belonging to John McCue,
standing near, and wishing to get to the bur
glar as fresh as possible, he sprang into the
wagon and told the boy to drive as hard as
be could. By this means he outstripped
Hughes little, and reaching the man at the
corner of India and Newbury streets. Jump
Ed from the wagon and rushed at the bur-
glar. When but few feet distant, the bur
glar pointed his revolver at Frith's head and
pulled the trigger. As he pointed the revolt
yer, Firth struck it aside with one hand and
closed with the chap, throwing him to the
ground and bending the revolver under him.
hughes came up and the fellow was ironed
and taken to the station. When he snapped
the revolver at Frith's head the cartridge
failed to explode. 1t was close call for
FIRTH. One OF Hughes's shots had struck
the fellow glancing blow on the leg, max
ing slight flesh wound and tearing his
trousers. In the meantime the officers had
arrested the man. VINO was supposed to be
the burglars confederate, and he was taken
to the station also.
AT the station both men were thoroughly
searched and questioned The burglar gave
the name of Moore and said he belonged in
Gorham, N. H., that he had been sojourning
in ST. John, N. b., but went to Eastport last
week and took the State of Maine from that
port tor Portland, arriving here Saturday
morning When asked what he meant by
firing at the officers he said because he want
ed to get away. He is a small, slight built
man. about rs years old, with dark hair and
moustache, and is supposed to have COM
mitted Vest6f the 5nrglaries reported of
late. In his bundle was skeleton key, a
pair OF pinchers for turning keys in a lock.
three watches, several dollars in silver and
an old diary that contained nothing of i'm
portance. The other man gave the name of
j. w. Freedman. He is of medium height
with light hair and moustache and bright
large eyes. He denied any knowledge of
Moore and wanted to know why he was ar
rested. In his bundle were several diaries
and cards. A cutting from paper gave an
account of how Jacob Freedman became ac-
quainted with Miss jacobson of Pittsburg. a
lady with one leg shorter than the other.
Miss Jacobson's father took fancy to
Freedman and said when his daughter was
married an amount of gold should be put un-
der the foot of the short leg sufficient to
make the two legs of equal length. Freed
man was to have married Miss jacobson but
when the time came for the ceremony he de-
camped. There was also cutting from a
paper announcing that Jennie Freedman had
applied for divorce from Jacob Freedman
in Michigan. Freedman has been boarding
for the past three weeks at Mr.. Isaac
Abrams, No. GO Middle street, and it is said
by the people in the house, has been Quiet
well behaved person.
Great praise is due Officers Hughes and
Firth for their promptiess and daring in ar
resting these men.
Last evening there were further develop
ments In the case which show that Moore is
professional burglar of the most daring
and successful type. Mr.. Michael Cook.
who lives at No. 30 Smith street, appeared at
the police station last evening and identified
articles that were taken from his house YES
terday afternoon. A pocket book con-
tanning 81 and a watch were the articles
stolen from his house. Mrs Randall who
lives up stairs at No. So Smith street identi-
fed Jacob Freedman as the man who was
with Moore. A woman by the name of Mrs.
Woodman also identified Moore as burglar
The burglar say he has sister living in
Gorham who is married to a man named
Kemp and that he visited Portland about six
months ago and stopped here some time. A
handsome solid gold watch was found at
Curriers' pawn shop that Moore had sold
there giving his name as Frank Lawrence
Persons who have had goods stolen should
call at the station and see If the things there
belong to them.
After the person above mentioned had ap- |
peared and identified either the burglar or |
some OF the stolen articles, the Marshal |
went to Mrs. Seeley's house, at No. 1871 Fore
street, which was the address of the tele-
gram found on Moore's person, and secured
his yalise, in which was found a remarkable
outfit of burglars tools. There were drills,
bits, wrenches, ETC., to the number of %
pieces. Five gold rings, diamond pin, an
elegant gold watch, a pair of bracelets, and
some razors were also found. Several shirts
which had been taken from laundry at No.
o. and "a Canterbury street, st. John, New
Brunswick, filled one-half of the yalise.
Marshal Hawkes. thinks that Moore is the
fellow who has been doing all the breaking
and entering in this vicinity of late, and is
of the opinion that he will prove to be a
person well known to the police of some of |
our other cities.
Runaway.
A pair of Clark & Champlin's horses ran |
away on Middle street yesterday. At the
time when they started. at the corner of |