The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-04
THE BURGLARS CAUGHT.
THEY ADMIT HAVING ROBBED CON.
STABLE BROS.
Charles Edwards and Ernest Caps, Two
White Youths. VIII Answer for tho
~Crime-The Stolen Goods Recovered.

officer Hulcher. Of the Third police sta
ton, who has been working up the case
OF the robbery at Constable Brothers last
Tuesday night. has added another feather
to the cap Of his detective reputation by
spotting the burglars and capturing them.
They are now |languishing in the Third
police station. and will have a hearing
| before the Police Justice this morning.
The good-natured blue coat acquitted
| himself with marked cleverness this time
and made quick work OF the case. Nobody
knows exactly how he got onto the thleEes'
but when he sailed forth in his disguise
/ yesterday morning near Bon AIT no one
would have suspected his Identity Tor ne
was gotten up after the manner OF a
typical tramp, and he fooled the people
to perfection. He wore a pair OF highwater
trousers, "A brief sack coat. a dilapidated
SLOUGH hat after the Buffalo Bill order
and an Egyptian necktie. overhauled FOR
the occasion. The shrewd police officer
soon discovered that the burglars had put
up at a negrO's house near Bon Ar. lie
collected his facts skilfully, and didn't
larry i'm the neighborhood long before he
encountered one Of the culprits IN the
road. The fellow cursed, and did all ne
could TO escape, but the officer took him
in safely. and soon had the nippers on his
prisoner. In less than an hour the accom-
plice TO the burglary was similarly dealt
with. and before / O'Clock yesterday even
ing both burglars were lodged safely in
the Third station, and the great bulk OF
the stolen goods recovered, among which
are several dozen embroidered silk hand
kerchiefs, any number Of scarf pins, cuff
buttons, watch charms, manicure sets,
watch cases. kid gloves. and a variety Of
fancy articles Of a similar KIND. Also
half a dozen suits Of wooden underwear,
and an assortment Of collars, neckties,
and the like. officer Hulcher is still at
work 20 recover the rest Of the stoleri
articles. The thieves, who give their names
as Charles Edwards and Ernest Caps,
were pcddling the stolen goods in the
vicinity Of Bon Air, and were selling
them at rock bottom" prices, when the
disguised policeman cut short their little
game. They rave admitted that .ney bur
glarized Constable Brothers store, and
also confessed that they made an un-
successful attempt upon the establish
ment of Rothert & Co., and Pierce's shoe
store on Broad street. They said the bur-
glary was committed shortly after 8
o'clock at night.
W AlfN 7 saw AIfIl tfrAfludf Auf9 btEll-
ed dOwncast and averse 20 the idea OF
talking. They are both white boys, about
sixteen or seventeen years Of age, and are
rather tough looking characters. CaTps
is about 6 feet high, and Is a slender,
STOPPING individual. He said that his home
was I'm Norfolk, and that he had been
recently released from the Laurel Reform
atory. where he had been for eleven
months.
Edwards is a red-haired, aIl-around
tramp, and claims to be from Lynchburg.
whence he has been stepping around gene
rally.
The amount Of goods stolen from Con-
stable Brothers store was roughly esti-
mated by the proprietors al from $500 to
800. A large part Of that is now at the
Third police station. and officer Hulcher
thinks he will recover the rest.
An account Of the burglary was publish
ed I'm Thursdays Times. This makes about
the tenth case Of robbery during the past
two weeks in this city. The unusually
large number Of tramps infesting the city
and vicinity IS believed TO be the cause
Of so many similar cases. and the police
have their hands fun keeping up with the
knights Of the turnpike.