The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-06
A MUCH WANTED MAN.
Long Record of Shrewd Robberies BY
Harry Glidden.
BICYCLE AND TRUNK THIEF.
New York, Boston, Chelsea and Fall
River Police Want an Interview The
Scenes of His Operations Know Him
No LongSr-He was an Expert

BOSTON, Dec. 6.-Harry Glidden, alias
Archie Osborne, alias a good half dozen
other names, who was arrested in Lynn
on Sunday for a very cool larceny of a
trunk, Is much wanted young man, be-
Ing desired in number of different places
for slick jobs.
Glidden Is gentlemanly appearing,
well dressed and polite young man who
likes to take life easy, and does. For a
shrewd robberies, for some OF which he
has served time. The police OF this city
as we'll as of New York and New England
generally keep an eye open for him when
ever he strikes town.
The Fall River police would like TO get
Giidden and try him on the charge OF
stealing two trunks and bicycle. And,
by the way, the stealing of bicycles seems
10 be his hobby. Glidden first struck
Fall River on Sept. 20, in the company OF
woman named Lizzie Byrul.
few days afterward the police were
notified To hunt up the two trunks which
had been stolen from the Fall River Lire
whirf.
They Were Found
at boarding house on Rock street, in the
Byrul woman's rooms. The woman said
ford few days before she arrived here,
but had on that morning gone away on
bicycle, which afterward proved TO have
been stolen. The next day the woman
was also missing.
Officer Harrington went to New York
and worked on the case several days. He
learned that the two trunks were the
property of Miss Eva j. Perry OF Water
town, Mass, and mad been taken lust az
xla mr. rifaer fol fssr har
Glidden had pawned most Of the contents
at different places. II was not until yes.
terday morning that Miss Perry arrived
in Fall River, and received nearly all her
property.
The police OF the Dedham street station.
Boston, have warrant waiting TO be
served on Glidden for the larceny OF bi-
cycle. 1t seems that in October Glidden
TOOK a sudden and peculiar fancy to "A BIZ
cycle which he saw standing on West
Chester park, and, mounting it, rode off
The police recovered the wheel and
Traced the Theft to Glidden.
Then again the Chelsea police would like
TO have Glidden in their custody, as they
charge him with the larceny of bicycle,
taken in the same way. He walked, or
rather rode of, with the wheel from West
Chester park.
The New York police allege that Gid
den did lodging house job while he was
in that city. That is, that he engaged a
room at a lodging house, paid weeks
rent in advance, stayed there few days
and went away with clothing belonging
to his fellow lodgers.
'If you cannot hold him, keep him for
u.s." This was the message that the Lynn
police received on Sunday in regard to
Glidden. What they want him for is not
known.
Glidden, the police say, is an all-round
thief, and in audacity and deliberativeness
in carrying out his plans, decidedly orig
inal. This was clearly shown by the Job
he did in Lynn. He has confessed to
stealing a bicvcle and an overcoat in
Lynn, also. When he serves out his time
for the Lynn robbery, If he is convicted, it
Is expected that the cities and the towns
named above will enter into a friendly |
rivalry to see which will get him next for |
trial