Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
LIKE A COOLING DOVE.
How Havers, the Young Desperate,
Returned to the Workhouse.
HIS BRAVAD0 ALL FADED AWAY.
Superintendent Hill Had to Sign His Bail
Bond for $4,000.
BRIEF CLASH BETWEEN AUTHORITIES

Charles Havers, the desperate criminal
who escaped over a keepers bloody body
from the workhouse, the midnight burglar,
the bad man all around, who declared to
Police Superintendent Muth that he would
take human life before he would return to
Claremont, went back to that place yester-
dsy afternoon as gentle as a cooling dove.
He was chained to Detective James Steele,
who is q bad man to fool with, and Superin-
tendent Hill, of the workhouse, sat in the
opposite seat. Havers was consequently
very humble.
After the general police hearings were
finished by Alderman McKelvey yesterday
morning, Havers was brought from his cell
and arraigned on four charges of burglary,
preferred by Superintendent Muth. These
burglaries were on the houses of John Sad
dler, No. 214 Howard street; William Nc
Gowan, East street extension; h. NJ. Horst,
No. 162 Madison avenue, and David Au-
berger, No. IL Howard street. All the
plunder from these houses did not exceed
$50 in value, and yet the four burglaries
are likely. to give Havers II years in the
penitentiary. The property taken was
identified by the owners Havers listened
to the evidence with a countenance utterly
inexpensive of any emotion, and when
asked by Alderman McKelvey if he had
anything to say in answer to the charges,
shook his head and said, 'rNo, sir; have
nothing to say"
Held for the Criminal Court.
The Alderman then held Havers under
$1,000 bond TO answer to the four charges
before the September term of Quarter Ses-
sions Court The bail was made low, be-
character. Havers was at once put into the
patrol wagon and taken to the county Jail.
At the Jail he shook hands with Warden
McAleese, and while being prepared for his
cell said to those about him, 81 am glad to
get over here. 1 want TO 60 right to the
pen, if can. don't want to 90 back to
that workhouse. If / go to the pen mean
to behave myself and try to brace up.
have been driven to thieving. After fel-
low gets into prison once it's hard for him
TO get an honest job, but I'm going to try
Havers evidently thought he would be
kept in Jail until tried on the burglary
charges and sent to the penitentiary, but he
enjoyed his delusion only a short'time.
A Question of Possession.
A pretty little question over the posses
sion of Havers arose between the workhouse
officials and the Allegheny police author
tiles Superintendent Hill, of the work.
house, came to the city about noon, and i'm
mediately sought the Office of the District
Attorney. There he said that he desired to
Il .l ~rte h,a ar1
wanted him released from prison. He had
expected that as soon as Havers had his
hearing in Allegheny he would be turned
over to the workhouse officials The carry
ing of the prisoner to the county jail had
not been anticipated. Tire District At
torney telephoned to Alderman McKelvey,
asking him TO grant release for Havers,
that he might be returned to the work
house,
Alderman McKelvey had his own ideas
n,itted him under S., 600 bail, and he did
not propose to sign a release until some
body signed bond for that amount This
information he conveyed to the District
Attorney Superintendent Hill at once
went to Allegheny and had long talk
with Alderman McKelvey and Superin-
tendent Muth. The result was a rather
odd arrangement Superintendent Hill
went on Havers' bond for the sum of So, 000
taking an oath before the Alderman that he
was the owner of real estate in Allegheny
county exceeding that value. Upon this
the Alderman signed release, the Super
intendent binding himself to produce
Havers when called upon by the Court OF
Quarter Sessions.
wiItsd When the Cuffs Were On.
The release was given to Detective Steele,
who went in the patrol wagon to the Jail
and secured the prisoner. When Havers
was told that he was to be returned to the
workhouse he grumbled and said he did not
wish to go back there A handcuff was put
on his right wrist and the other cuff was
placed upon the lett wrist OF Detective
Steele. The prisoner was led by main force
to the wagon and was soon rattling over he
pavements toward the West Penn depot.
He became then very gentle and asked ques-
tIons as to what they would do with him at
the workhouse and how long they would
keep him there
At the depot Superintendent Hill was
waiting, and the three went into the smok-
ing car. There Havers and Mr.. Hill had
long talk during the ride to Claremont.
Havers said he had nothing against Mr.
Hill personally, but he thought some of
the keepers "had it in for him" ever since
he had been sent there. He crouched down
in his seat, pulled his brown straw hat over
his eyes and listened humbly to Mr.. Hills
admonitions. Every now and then he re-
marked that he wanted to do the square
thing. He expressed sorrow for Eber-
hardt's inj uries, and said he wished he
could have escaped without hurting any
body. He is once again in his old cell in the
workhouse, VIII ,nce he will come when the
Criminal Court demands his presence.