The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-08

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| Edward Movers. alias Anderson, and
James Kelley, from Philadelphia, were
surprised very suddenly on SATURDAY
leyenlng about O'Clock, by an unex-
lpected arrest In the Wilmington post
lbfloe while Inquirlng for letters for
Harry +. Mahlony,of No, l4l2 p'street |
Washington, d. G.
About three O'Clock Chief OF Police
Blackburn received telegram from
lSuperintendent OF Police Il. ]. Linden,
philadelphia, stating that letter OF
ladvice was stolen from harry L.. Mah-
llony. who expects letter containing
money at the general delivery Ill tho
Wilmington Office, and asking that
1.-The parties applying for the letter be
RETAINED uhless they had letter from
Linden.
Chief Blackburn Immediately detail
led Officer Massey to look after the
matter. The officer arrived while q
Imam was enQuiring for the letter In
Question, and arrestlng him took him
Ito the police station where he display
led the letter given him by Superin-
tendent Linden. Soon afterward two
linen came into tho Office and asked Tor
the same letter, when Captain Francis
was notified and he with Officer Floyd
got to the Office while the men were
tiers. Captain Francis Immediately
|arrosted Kelley and Officer + lloyd
lcaught Movers as he attempted to
leave the olllco.
When the men were taken to the hall
iMahlony, tho man arrested by Officer
Massey with superintendent Llnden'5
letter confronted them and identified
them as the men who robbed him at
the Lancaster House In Philadelphia.
ION Thursday night or early Friday
mOl ming,
Mahlony said that he met tho men
lin Philadelphia, who after long con,
versation told him thoy We're in need
land nslod him II they could not share
Ibis lodgings. He said they could and
jail three slept In the same room. Nah
llony who Is n drummer when he un-
dressed for the night said incidental
Ily that he had letter in the grip he
carried lnstructing him that a
letter containing some money for him
would be at the Wilmington post Of
T. Ice on Saturday.
o lie then went TO s'eap and when he
awoke in the morning the men were
CONC. and his grip and overcoat were
missing. lie Immediately notified
superintendent Linden who laid the
Iplan for the capture of the crooks
i'm this city, being very sure they
would come hero and inquire for Nah
l!Onys letter. Tho mon were taken be
fore United States Commissioner
smith this morning at 10 o'clock,
where they pleaded mot guilty" oil
lobtainIng money under false pretences
and were held for farther hearing
under $1,000 bail each on "Wednesday
m, morning at 10 o'clock.
Kelley, one OF the men arrested, says
y Mallory is fraud. They were al
IL three trampinE together. having me-
at Perrvviile, Md, the beginning o.
? last week. He sald he was walking tc
Philadelphia on wager Of $500. II,
had no money and by their persuasion
,loy all jumped a freight train ant
in went to Philadelphia Here Mallory
Ipnwncd his oyercoat on Front stree
III for :l.S0 and got some grub but b!
next dav his money was all gone. aut
80 he Kallcy) put up his overcoat 70
Is ts3 and gave half TO Muhlony to1edeen
his oyerconL,
They all lodged together that nigh
land tho next day Kelley shared In
nalanca OF his money with him. Mail
Hong then pawI1cl Ills inside coat an,
vest and on Thursday night tho
Gnme down to tho Clayton House
where he wrote to his sweetheart, III
ulOring her to send him IS and to az
dress it to Wilmington, Del. Mahlou
wanting to go to Philadelphia, hi
chums put him on n b. Il o. freigl
train and when he lett no told them t
90 to the post Office and get the 50 h
Expected, and they might have it fC
their kindness to him. kellay say
that Mahlony has acted "ery dirty.