Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-01-31
NO. 2I32
A DETECTIVES WORK.
A PENKERTOE MAN BREAKS
UP A GANG.
Rnree Young Men Arrested and
Eel0 for a Further Hearing
This AtteruOnu

Enree Young Men Arrested and
HeI0 for a Further Hearing
This Afternoon.
For some time past More, Jonas g.
More, ass manufacturers have been
missing articles of value from, their
factory, while at night at different
times, considerable damage was done
by malicious persons. The watchmen
being unable to find out who the de-
predators were, the firm resolved to
employ detective, and week ago a
young man of about nineteen came to
the factory and asked for employment.
he was given work and soon became
acquainted with the other EMPLOYEES.
and after while was the recognized
chum OF Winfield ] Johnson, John Shaw.
Jr. and Albert Dickinson. He told
these that he was from Philadelphia,
and had come to Bridgeton because he
got in racket at his former home and
bad to skip, He secured board with
young Shaw, and in a day or two
was an inseperable companion to tho
trio. The stranger gave his name as
George and was soon a full fiedged
member of the gang.
Last week johnson, Shaw and Dick
inson, accompanied by 'Georgen went
down to the factory at night, and the
three boys threw from the factory
about $50 worth of ware and DESTROYED
it with the remark that is the way
we get even with mean bossesn
Sunday night the party went to the
glass works, and there stole a number
of steel taps and dies which were in a
box, and then took them to the home
of William Hider, No. 36T North Pearl
street, and then johnson sold them to
uider for $100. Monday morning Mr..
Jonas came into the factory and hand
ed George" dispatch, and tearing it
open before his three companions, the
Young man read come home imlnedi-
ateay, your mother is very ill. y Hasti-
| ly bidding the boys good bve,
George left and took the next train
for Philadelphia.
Late Monday afternoon officers Par
vim and Carll went to the homes of
the three boys and arrested them on
warrants charging them with stealing.
and brought them to the Mayors Of
flee. When Officer Parvin arrested
johnson his father remarked guess
you're taking him for breaking the
glass" On the way to the Mayors Of
fice one of the young men remarked to
an officer 'if George was only here j
expect you would have arrested him.
Arriving at the May or's office the three
young men were arraigned before his
Honor and the complaint charging
them with stealing ''steel taps and dies
worth $685." was read. All the boys
plead not guilty. The Mayor was ex-
ceptionally lenient and endeavored to
impress upon the boys the fact that he
knew all, but they still protested their
Innocence. Dickinson's father took
him in rear room and gave him sound
advice but the young man refused to
admit his knowledge of anything.
Dickinson and johnson were more or
less impudent, especially the latter.
The Mayor finally gave the matter
up and fixed this afternoon at two
o'clock as the time for the further
hearing, and at this time George
will be present and tell what he knows.
TIE Mayor held the young men under
5000 bail, and only Shaw furnished the
amount, the other two being taken to
Jail. After the hearing, Officer Parvin
went to the home of William Bider
He had in his pocket, warrent for
his arrest, charging him with receiv
| ing stolen goods, but he was not to
serve it should Mr.. Hider give up the
goods. When the officer made known
his errand, Mr.. Hider Immediately
produced the goods, and said that he
| bought them because he was desirous
of returning them to the owner when
it was learned to whom they belonged.
Mr.. Hider said that johnson, Shaw,
Dickinson, and another young man,
whom he did not know, brought the
goods to him 1.-THE stranger was
"George"l Johnson made all the bar
gain, selling them for a dollar, and
telling Hider he had found them out
side the factory where they had been
thrown away George will be the
chief witness at the hearing.
Buried at Sea.