The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-07
THIRD EDITION.



They aro Captured While Tryias TO En-
ter the Flour store oil James G.. Nor
row.
Richard Donovan. alias ''Snmbo
Dick" and William Rhodes are each un-
der $1,000 bail for court charged with
nttemped burglary. they being cap
tured while in the act OF forcing open
q hhutter In the store OF james G. Nor
row at Twelfth and French streets,
They had not entered the building.
Donovan is well known to the police.
Rhodes Is but boy, being Is years OF
age. He has never figured in police
circles.
About 1l.l5 o'clock, John Reed, who
liyes at No. 1910 French street, WAS at
traeted by the suspicious actions of
two men standing about the store At
the sound OF the dropping OF tool,
which ne supposed to he a chlsel, his
curiosity became more aroused,
( and surprising the men to be planning
tho rubbing of the store decided to
watch their movements.
he noticed Donovan, although only
being able to identify him by his
hniRht, he being over six feet tall
WORKING at shutter on tho Twelfth
street side of the building. The
smallest man was standing In front OF
3 Tie store. apparently on guard, MS
whenever any one passed the property
The man walked toward tho man at
work. He would stop the work AID
3 on one occasion he presumed they
had walked around the squars.
William ID. Morrow lives at No. lol(
French street, directly opposite Mr.
Reed's home. and while tho burglar,
& were gone he went to Mir. Morrow,
mouse. and after awakening him In
formed him of the suspicious aciionl
Of the men. In few minutes they r.
turned. and after watching their worl
on the shutter again, MIR. Morrow lef
his house through rear yard in scared
OF an officer. lie met Patrulman HiC
NJ fourteenth aud Market streets, and
WHO believing the case one which need
oil the services of another officer
Whistled Tor Ills CON pauiOn, Patrolmai
Floyd. who met him ON the corner.
The two officers went down th
street to French anil up that thorough
fHre until thay met MIR. Reed who hat
returned to his home. The officers 81
creted themselves in the ward here an,
watched the men ut work, not intend
Ing to tnke them until they entere
the building.
They had watched tho operations o
the mem for five minutes. when Mi
morrow was noticed coming W Frenr
b1ecb' hnOWlnE tbRt AZ MS sight I'll
men would stop the work and puss
bly, not return, which they would not
The officers ran towards them and cal
tured them before they reallleu thel
position.
Donovan tad just drawn tho chise
from the shutter when officer RE
caught him. Rhodes was caught D
officer Floyd.
On tho way to the station house 7;
holman FIuS d anu his prisoner w;,lRr
behind. Before they had gone ia
Donovan was seen trying to remov
something from his nip pocket, whiet
on examination, proved to be I'll
Ghisel with which lie was working
Rhodes attempted to escape BY Sill
ping his cout, only which tho Office
prevented by using his nppers.
AT the station house they wer
searched, and on Donovan was fouil
set of keys and tho chisel. Thcl
were no tools found on Rhodes.
Nhcii arraigned before tho Munic
pal Court this morning Donovan mad
the statement that Rhodes was Ii,
with him but had only arrived ut Ii
place short time before the oliiceI
arrived. He seemed anxious to e,
bic con- panion out OF the hands OF Il
law. but as the evidence was againf
him they were both held.