Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-22
BURGLARY IN FAIR HAVEN.

BURGLARY IN FAIR HAVEN.
The Fair Haven Depot Broken Into
and Ransaeked-One of the Burglars |
Captured by Officer McDermott-Af- |
ter Waiting for Hours Upon the Old |
Green a Woman, a Supposed Ac-
complete, is Also Arrested.
Yesterday morning Officer McDermott
man who may prove to be one
of the gang which has worked New Haven
and eeveral southern New England cities
and towns during the past two years. The
officer was going out from his report about
half past 8 in the morning, and as he came
up Bradley street from Grand avenue he
noticed two men who acted very suspi-
ciously. He followed them to the corner
of Olive street and Grand avenue, where
he questioned them. They could not give
any excuse except that they had been out
late playing pool and did not wish to wake
up their folks. They had seemed so anx-
ious to avoid him that he brought them to
the lookup. They went willingly and the
officer was half afraid that he was making
an ARE for which he might be censured.
Nevertheless, he held on to both men and
walked them all the way down Grand ave-
gate of the precinct both men made a
break to get away, and both almost sue
ceeded. The officer held on to the biggest
fellow and took glance about to see where
| the other fellow went. He rushed his
man into the station and rushed out again
for the second fellow, who disappeared as
mysteriously as if he had been swallowed
up. The officer searched all around for
| the fellow, but he had gone.
The fellow who was arrested did not
| appear to be more than twenty years old.
He gave his name as Michael Murtagh.
| Upon him, however, were found revol-
yer, forty dollars in money and about ten
dollars worth of tickets from the Fair
Haven depot. Sergeant Bradley, who was
in charge, Immediately told Driver Ken.
| nedy to hitch up and take some Off
GERS over and see if the Fair Haven depot
was all right. On arriving there it was
found that the place had been broken into
| and all the small things of value taken, al
well as the handy cash and the tickets
The prisoner was questioned by Captain
O'Keefe and Detective Dennehy. HI
broke down completely and confessed tn,
crime, but the officers did not get all they
wanted. They found out, however, tina
there were two satchels at the depot TO
these men. The detective immediatel,
went after these and soon had the thing
at the precinct. In these were found sew
eral tickets and it was brought out from
the prisoner that there was o womal
working with them. Who this woman
time for awhile.
The woman for whom Detective Den
nehy was searching, to complete the evi
dence against the man who was capture
by Officer McDermott yesterday morning
, was found early last evening. She give
her name as Margaret Burns. Yesterda
afternoon several citizens noticed youp
girl sitting on one of the benches of tn
| green. She had been sitting there so Ion
that gentleman, who had been away
considerable time and had come back an
seen her sitting there still, questioned hel
She seemed 70 be watching for SON
one, and when questioned reptile
, that ehe had been waiting fc
two gentlemen who were to meet he
at o'clock yesterday morning They ha
: left her about 9 o'clock Saturday evenin
/ | and had promised to meet her at the sam
q time yesterday. She had not seen thel
yet, although it was many hours after tt
o appointed time. Officer Stanford, WI
Q happened to be going along in citizen
dress, brought her to police headquarter
! | where she was questioned again. She Sal
| that the men were Thomas Murray an
7 another man whose name the police refu
to give. She had come here with the1
Q from Bridgeport. She was then sent
. the Associated Charities building 1t W,
learned later that the man who had bee
? arrested for burglary at Station 2 gay
D a name which was something near thu
given by the woman. Detective Denneh
was sent for and was told of the girls a
rest. The detective went to the Associate
Charities and soon found that the gi
q knew a great deal more about the men an
their workings than she would admit. E
9 brought her over to the police headquarte
and she was arrested on charge Of thief
She says that Nurtagh or Murray can
g from Providence, while the fellow the p
lice are looking for came from New Lo
70 don. She said she had come up fro
o Bridgeport Saturday. These people a
supposed to be the ones who have be-
o working the cities of this state, Massach
It sets and Rhode Island. They are believ
Il to be members of regular gang who q
committing like burglsries. 1t is thong
q that they can explain the Mt. Carmel al
East Haven robbsries.