The morning call., 1890-11-15
BURGLARS In PRISON.
Five Charges Already Against
One Of Them.
Detectives Securing the City for Crooks and
Proof Against Prisoners-Three Cases
Transpire in Day.

The alarming prevalence of house robber-
les and the systematic way in which burglar
les have been committed all over the city OF
late has wrought the police officials up to
an unprecedented point of watchfulneSs.
1t is admitted that the residential districts
are wholly at the mercy OF crooks owing to
the lack of sufficient police protection. But
comparatively few in numbers as are the
officers ON active duty they have been busy
enough escorting burglars and suspected
thieves to the City Prison. The detectives,
too, have worked assiduously and secretly
to catch the offenders, and it is probable the
result of their efforts will be made known
in the course of week. They have filled
every tank in the prison, and one of their
prisoners already has five charges of burg
,ry 10 answer. This latter case was ham
died exclusively by Detective Bee.
The different kinds of fellows suspected
of burglary who have been imprisoned
shows considerable enterprise. Many of the
methods employed have been published ex-
clusively in THE CALL. and three more
came to light in the arrests made yesterday
HAS NOT BEEN IDLE.
Five charges of burglary have been
entered against the name of George w.
Fisher at the Central Police Station by de-
tectives Bee and Harper, and Officer Mar
tin. The man under arrest is believed to
be an Eastern crook. He came here about
eighteen months ago and established a
cigar-store at the intersection of Mont
gomery avenue, Stockton and Green
streets. The police have already discovered
that on June 18th last he robbed the rooms
of w. A. Schrock, at 1917 Powell street, of
about $500 worth of clothing and jewelry.
On June 24ih he IS accused Of entering the
rooms of J. z. Dockery at the same house
and securing about 500 worth OF JeWelry,
consisting principally of diamonds. The
residence Of Il. Phal, the shoe-dealer Mt
1876 kearny street, was bereft of $500 worth
of valuabes ON the 9th of September last.
On the 18th of the same month following,
II. PartSch, Of 629 Kearny street, lost
$50 worth OF clothing The room OF r.
was robbed on the 2Stn of October.
Most of the goods have been recovered by
the police from Fishers cigar-Store, where
he had them stored. Other yaluableS were
discovered at the same place, for which
owners are wanted. Some of the jeweiry
had been pawned in the name of Fishers
wife, which gave the first clew to the bur
glar.
FOR NO GOOD PURPOSE.
Edward DOwney, boy, was arrested yes
terday on Fillmore street by Officer James
Connolly anu CUdIStu VIII HdNillS UulStdlS
tools in his possession. He had ring OF
skeleton keys and a pick-lock, and being
caught in a place where several burglh ries
were recently committed, was suspected of
knowing more than he would like to tell
about Them The tools were held as EVIL
dence against him.
Two more OF the men who are looked
upon as the cunning burglars, whose work
was done according to the eight-hour sched-
ule and always by daylight, are safely
housed in the City Prison tanks. They
were taken in yesterday, and are detained
pending further Investigation of their
methods.
Their scheme, which the detectives say
has been put into operation in the Western
Addition, is quite original and ingenious as
a means of getting out Of difficulties as well
as a great help in committing burglarieS sue
cesSfully.
FAVoRITE DISTRICT.
The prisoners were arrested at the corner
of Union and Steiner streets, where detect
i've noticed them going from house to house
and acting suspici0usly.
Each of the prisoners had timers outfit
thrown across his shoulder and went about
apparently in search of work, mendlng tin
ware. IL is suspected that one would ring the
front d or-bell and keep the lady of the house
engaged in conversation while the younger
fellow entered the house from the rear and
pillaged it. And in cases where this plan
was not feasible, when they got something
to do, one would slip into his wallet any
small articles of value in sight.
Though no proof has yet been secured
against them, the detectives admit that
property has been missed from houses
where timers had looked for or found work.
The outfit carried by the prisoners was
very flimsy, but the wallet or box was be-
yOnd the usual size carried by timers.