The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
THE CROOKS.
Three Very Bad Men in the Travis
County Jail.
Members of a Well Known Gang
of Cracksmen Chlppy
Little Woman.

Ii will be remembered that some two or
three months ago burglary was commit
ted at the Union depot and SOU stolen
from the safe.
Detective Chenneville arrested three
men suspected of having done the work,
but the money stolen las never been re-
covered.
There app ans to be no doubt but what
the three men are the right ones, az d there
is 10 doubt but what they were acconpa-
MED to this city by dapper, sprightly
little woman VINO succeeded in getting
away with the money. STATESMAN re-
porter met the little woman once, and she
was decidedly chippy, and her every look
and movement betokened the woman OF
the world, sharp, alert, quick, cunning,
but withal of pleasing address and neat
appearance. She appeared in the city
suddenly the day before the robbery, and
as suddenly disappeared during the day 1t
occurred, notwithstanding she had paid
up advertisement in this paper az
nouncing that she would be here for some
time.
She left, and there is not shadow OF
doubt but what she carried off this Doodle.
The three men, however, didn't go. They
are in jail, and there they are likely to
remain. That is, they stand good chance
of going to the penicentiary.
Since their incarceration Detective
Chenneville has been trying hard to get
their pedigree, and the results of his eff
forts are given below, and it Will be seen
that The men are experienced craftsmen.
| The first letter is from San Francisco, and
reads as follows:
Dear sir-Yours of the 9th inst. inclosing photos
of three safe burglars, duly received, for which
| please accept my thanks No. l, Joseph IL. Drew,
| of course recognize as our old friend, Joseph
| Randall, alias Brockey Myere, alias Cook, alias
| Willisms, alias Sparks, ETC., but the other two
| Ogden and Edmunda, do not know personally,
but am reliably informed that they were pom IL
Los Angeles last summer with Brockey. ! here
with inclose you photos of Randall, alias Meyers
and his associates that were arrested with hiIH
here; viz: Joseph Seitz, alias Heitz, alias vale
and Henry Tettman, alias Thom's. Brockey
Meyere, or Drew, whose true name l eelleve /;
Joseph Osborne was sent to the Ohio penitentiary
| on August %, 1877, for two years, as JOSEPH
| Sparks, with james Harrison and Thomas Adams
for burglary and larceny CONVICTED in court of com
| mon pleas Ashland county, ONO, ana mas ais'
done time in Cincinnati, Troy and Cleveland, OHIO
warehouses and jails. He was concerned, witt
one John McCauley, in the murder or EdwarC
Fetter, a saloon keeper in Cleveland In the earl!
part of 1888. l wrote to Superintendent Schmit
at the time we had Brockey here, but he answered
that they coulQ not CONVICT MN WlInouV
whose whereabouts are unknown, 80 the matte
dropped for the time.
Joseph Seitz, alias Heitz, alias Vale, ETC., wa
sent to the Ohio penitentiary June 10, 1881, iron
court of common pleas, Clark county, for wv
years, for burglary and larceny, as Joseph Vale
with Edward Carroll. l am reliably informed
that he was sent from Waco, Texas, In 1856, TO
seven years; don't knew by what name he wa
there, but the warden will probably recognize tn
photo l wish you would advise me of the facts o
the case if you find him there His people ar
very respectable residents of Dayton, Ohio. lie
now serving term of seven years at HuntsVlllt
under the name of Emerson.
Henry Tettman is an all round crook of the beE
Glass; and has been arrested at Chicago and othe
places, and, am reliably informed, is now servin
four years in the Indiana penitentiary, sent thel
I in 1886 His parents also reside in Dayton, Ohl
He has brother living at Decatur, Ill.
Hoping to hear that you have settled your me
for good long term, and anything further tn
YOU may learn of interest, / remain, yours trul
g j. W. LEES, Captain of Detectives