New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-10
THEY FOUND EASY TIC1INS.
BOLD SNEAK THIEVES ARRLSl En-
,.r,,, crccr.srrI. CAREER AT TILLTAPPING
THEY FALL INTO THE CLUTCHES
THE LAW

Many complaints Of "tilltappinS7 have been maze
10 the poljce by sopkecpcr> in this city IacN' ana
most Of the thcft> were committed by one P''' VI
rome, who were locked up at Ponce he'''''"''
on "wednesday night. The prisoner, are en- 'o"'"H
and t., the hlo,ter Of the Detective Bnrcau they are
described a. George HILL twenty eight years o"' VI
No. 60 Third ave. aud Henry smith. eighteen years
old ~ M I, 13 second ave. They had worked Il"
rcthcr with remarkable until they were CAUGHT
by Detective SerGcsnts Doyle aud Met dhieF' '''"
who has sharp eyes and nimhc hnIc:>' wo"u y" III"
A ,hop and Ask the proprietor TO ciahHc p'i' "'"'
4 $40 bill. If the request was cohphe" WIFI '''
vounc scamp would make mental note oi the >ureN'
and ,ricke.t wav to rob the till. Later iilll W"u"
nana.c 10 engage the attention OF the '"pcepc' ""'
side The shop and let smith have ''"h'c '' e'"
IN and steal tho cash. The thieves sh"w'n ihs' ~
c.nu,v In b,Hwinking their victim" ana d'>P'aH"
aua3iug hoduc~> ard mpndrnre. Iicy frequently
,,o; ~iiI,> ranging from $50 10 FOO Inspector iNfN
.,erd,v went over "A list OF complaints by >hoF
Lccp.r, who were believed 10 hav" been robbed b'
,hc prisoners, and fond several c'Sr' III "h'h ''''
tncyc, had invented novel tricks I" deceive.
M J. u'Donncll hquor dealer al 40. '!2 EISh'h
ave was called out of his store by i! VII" Hiu ''d
n. va. An agent tor whisky firm III kaItii"i" ii'
firm, vould cree, a new and hand~"ri" ign for - Don
,,u nan said il the firms advert, cn'n WI 81
pI.yed in the window. III" hInor dealer went "',
and helped The rogue To measure Tor the SIKH III va
kept un Il step ladder. holding "A t' nr "I"' >''''
m,nue> NcanW lille $40 disappeared t"' H. h""c>
drawer.
wouien Indian in front OF Herman Ehs"I ''ta
Store AT Grand and Columbia N:~ was 'di'"o 9" ~
,r I'D da>i.!t when Engcl looking at II. ii-"'
IA. out ri his store and pursued thc tiict "l'"' '
corner. I'll" thici ran along COLUMBIA ST. "'' '
u,s.!v two buch, before i'r was ov"riah'". i"'' u"
threw the figure into the gutter AID escaped EnsI
cared hi, Indian bach t. his store AMI '"'h' n.y. "'
drawer empty. Tbr drawer had contained F''''
M "a
induced to send his son from the store 10 t"f an
order for wine at a wedding feat ii!l ~A'
a friend Of going 10 lc married "h"h h'
wa. alone with samon Hill bought som" liquor AMI
asked t. have II sent To his room - "''' !",'
moved mt, a hou>, around the corner. and fH'i
remember the number. bu II Won Viii step 7" I'M
corner with me III point IT ont t" y'n. i'ii '''
.,mon walked to the corner and IN pointed t"
house al TIE tim" tc!!nt an W''r'''''''
:, nv about one Of the ne -hh"r>. Wien H'h"i f"t
back Ia his place Of busir"NN hi> h'''" hN' VIM"
rad hold SD wa, empty ia" n"T. soon hI'
o ~ Turned q, .y that h" ha! been sent N Il ipI
crrand.
The two fhicves into Vincent fatr'kr cA
change. o:icr at second and >"'"'N -''' i'h 81
and pretended quari'l about a hAi.I'"' 81 P'h"''
which one Of them had. The Wnn'' "'i" "h''
,c,,ud tho counter a, II by arcid"ni. and when Nr
Patrick >,oopcd d,vu To- PICK ny IN" '"i' Oh" :" W.
thieves reached through m opening IA tn" Dc" IT."
,,,. and Grabbed a la: containing 80" ~ Id Ih'
,hc, thief ,ii,atl, covered la, rii'at. ard both -
away.
Il COS. G. Wolf WE" m"r' hant al ~" 80 S''"I'"
ave. sl44 d, book AZ an alleged y! h'i"l 81 ''' '"
an the sign ~ f,n, II his t"rr. I'M PLAY i' f''
,f AN fl ,pcc'nr If Ia" Hurcan II Ia "ih'ihh"' y
rr,cer IN Smith ave. wc!i ont on IN" ''"""'N !"
,r,.l with .,, of the fu.rr. VIII had d"!ii"r'''N
kum.Krd over an a.h barrel The I'll W. f'I'''
during the dispute. In. th"'"N Nh"' 80" "'"'
William Kelly 4 druggist. ~ ~. lo23 >'N'h h'''
so; from Mr., lcr,'hbcrc. dealer IN 'Fi>''> 81 ~
ilG secnnd ave. AID 80 tr'n N"h""l De''N' Il
Ilulor DEALER AZ Elm and I'"tdd -.
The Iri,,i.rr, We" identified ic'i+'uAS N sr'c'"'
persons WhJ had been r"ib d