The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-30
He ROBBED FLATS.
A Clever Young Sneak Thief
Caught by One of
His Victims.
BEGGED OFF ONCE BEFORE.
He Pleaded Guilty to Six Charges
A Varied Assortment of
Articles Stolen.


plished young sneak thief. but it is no
fault of theirs. For three months or
more this young gentleman has been
plying his vocation in the fiat houses of
the Second precinct within radius of
few blocks of Hamilton square and has
escaped detection. Twice he was cap
tured by citizens. One listened to his
with violent prostrations of an undying
desire to reform and lead better life,
while the ,ther turned him over to the
police. That's how Detective Clark ap-
pears on the returns as his captor and
has charge of the case.
John Hollingshead, Grove street cigar
manufacturer, lives in one of the fats of
the house. No. 21o Pavonia avenue. His
family is away in the country, and when
he is at his business no one is in the apart
ments. About noon yesterday he enter ed
the house and proceeding upstairs was
surprised to see the door of his fat open
and a young man standing in the door
way. He was slender, lght-haired
young man with an intelligent face, not
withstanding that it was badly pock-
marked.
Mr. Hollingshead asked the young man
what lie was doing there, and he replied
that he was looking for Mr.. Morrison.
During this brief dialogue the men had
passed each other, and Mr.. Hollingshead
had entered his room. AT first he thought
he had got into the wrong house. Every
thing was in confusion, and bundles Of
clothing were lying about ready 90 be re-
moved.
AN EXCITING CHASE.
In a moment it flashed upon his mind
that the young man was thief and had
been robbing his fat He Immediately
dashed down stairs after the young man
who was just leaving the house. The
young man saw him and started to run
up Pavonia avenue toward Erie street.
Mr.. Hollingshead ran after him, Into
Erie street the thief turned, pursued by
Mr.. Hollingshead ana several citizens
who had been attracted by the chase. The
thief turned into Ninth street and ran
along to Grove street when he TUNED
again toward Pavonia avenue. He was
hard pressed by his pursuers and they
were almost upon him when he dashed
into the open cellar of house. Mr.. Hol-
lingshead dashed into the cellar too. The
thief ran to the top floor looking for an
avenue of escape to the root He found
the scuttle closed and then he turned and
surrendered 20 Mr.. Hollingshead.
He was taken to the Seventh street
police station, where he described him-
self as Thomas Clarkson, nineEeen years
old, teamster of No. S2a Hester street,
New York. He was searched and the fol-
lowing beautiful assortment of chattels
was found upon him;-Three silver spoons,
one marked 1. E. G., one S. w. G., and
one San Francisco, H. TO Mays one loaded
revolver, three skeleton keys, one lady's
gold bracelet, one gentleman's gold ring
with the letter B on it: one child's gold
ring, one ivory tooth pick, one small Key.
piece of file, pawn ticket made out in
the name of Lewis, No. 81, ,449, by August
Behrens, No. SO Atlantic avenue, calling
for one dress and two SacQues; fifteen
ferry tickets on Union Ferry, Brooklyn,
and several other Brooklyn ferry tickets
and railroad tickets on the Long Island
road; one bangle Of fifteen ten cent ~ieces
marked Maggie, Charlie. B. c., H,
two E. R., one each G. A. K, W. H.,
F. F; j., B. A; A, A. B., A
two small pieces Of gold. evidently broken
pin. several gold and silver nioRnacks
and bundle of clothing. He was locked
up in one of Captain Kelly's new cells,
and the police started out to find owners
for the plunder.
FOLLOWER OF INGERsoLL.
He also had copy of one of Robert
6. IngersolPs lectures, ahd a letter froHn
"Annie," who wanted to know what was
the matter with taking her to the TOmbs
with him.
Arthur W. Bunzey and his brother.
A. T. Bunzey, two young gentlemen who
board with Mr.. Isaac Bowen, who 0ccu-
pies fiat in the same mouse with MIR.
Hollingshead, identified the clothing as
their property. Mar. Bowen claimed the
ring and his wife She gold chain aud ball.
Mr.. Holm ngShead said that the revolver
was his as well as some of the spoons.
The police produced James Wood Of
No. SIS Jersey avenue who said that back
in July he caught Clarkson in his apart
ments. The boy handed over some skele-
ton keys and pawn tickets and bsggee so
hard for his liberty. telling pibiful tale
of no work and expressing determin-
alton to give up thieving, at which that
was his first venture, that Wood took
compassion upon him and let him go.
Among the pawn tickets which Ciarkson
surrendered to Wood at that time, WAS
one calling for ex-Alderman Connolly's
watch, which was stolen couple of
months ago and thus the police made an
other brilliant recovery of stolen prop
erty,
GUILTY OF ALL.
Young Clarkson was arraigued before
Acting Police Justice McCormfck this
morning. He appeared very much down.
cast and kept working his hands soaeIher
as he looked out of the window away
from the audience. Hts agitation in
creased as one after another the owners
of the identified property appeared
against him. No less than six distinct
charges of breaking and entering and
larceny were preferred AGAINST him
When Judge Mccormick asked him If he
had anything to say, ne replied in a
scarcely audible voice.-
Nothing, plead guilty to ALL"
lie said that he had no home, and lust
lived around wherever he happened to be.
He was remanded for the Grand Jury.
He bad the pleasure of making caA
upon Superintendent Smith, aud there
they photographed him, measured him,
and took a general description OF him so
If he gets lost his relatives will be able to
find him easily.
Fallx's Brewery Burned