The evening world., 1893-11-13
BROOKLYN NEWS.
WAS ROBBED AND LOCKED IN,
Mr. Jennings Thinks His Nephew
Stole $3.50.
Another Batch OF Robberiss Re-
ported In Brooklyn.

The brooklyn police are searching for
Joseph Jennings,aged eighteen years, who
Il is alleged robbed his uncle James
Jennings, of lo7 Hudson avenue. OF $3.50
and then escaped. after securely locking
the old man in his apartments.
Joseph Jennings lives at Amsterdam.
n. Y. where. 1t is said. he Is well known
to the police. He went to; Brooklyn
three weeks ago to visit his uncle.
Mr.. jennings. who is laborer, lives
on the third fiat at l27 Hudson avenue.
His savings of years, amounting to $3.50.
were tied up in cloth and hidden away
in his trousers pocket.
When he awoke early yesterday morn
ing he saw that some one had been
ransacking his bedroom, and discovered
that his money had been stolen. on at
tempting to leave the rooms to notify the
police he fouId all the doors locked
He pounded on the doors, but re-
ceived no response. After great diff
Guilty he pried open the bedroom door,
and the door leading to the main hall.
and ran down to the lower Fulton
street station, where he told his story
to Capt. Eason., His nephew was not
to be seen. and he concluded the young
man was the thief. A general alarm
was sent out, and Detectives Kearney
and Noonan were detailed to work upon
the case.
tall and well built, with light complex.
Ion and light hair. He wore n mixed
gray suit, long black overcoat. and
black derby hat
Three boys we're arrested early this
Charlie ,r, rC,hoy's laundry, 2oS4 Fulton
seses rhe cRaes 'hs@
years old. of 70 Palmetto street; Charles
Brewer. thirteen years old, OF io2 Grove
street o,S and WILLIAM Baldwin; fifteen
Charles Pearsall, of lilS Herkimer
street, saw the boys IN the laundry from
his Wndow vi ,bs and Sa !9d
Brewer. Baldwin was captured later.
At the station-house some of Choy's
property was found in their possession.
The boys later on confessed tkTr guilt
and also admitted that they had broken
into 103 Monroe street on the sth inst.
and 101 Grove street on the 5th.
Adolph Daegenhardt, a grocer. of 1856
Jay street. Brooklyn asked the police
to-day to look for Henry Heitner.
a trunk and stealing $50. The police say
Heitner is twenty-eight years old, five
feet eight inches in height. medium
build, dark complexion and has a
Some thief broke into Wong Wings
laundry, POSI- Fulton street, early this
morning ana stole Slo worth OF GOODS.
Policeman Lynch to-day found James
Jordan, of 1874 Hudson avenue, lying on
the sidewalk in front of his home, suffer
ing from several scalp wounds, and an
overindulgence of liquor. Jordan told
the officer that Pat Lynch, of 100 Jay
street had knocked him down and
robbed him of $3.50. Lynch was arrested
He denied his guilt, and. as Jordan told
so many contradictory stories, Lynch
was released.
Burglares were also reported by Bar
bara Kaiser, of 172 Central avenue,
where thieves bored n hole through the
floor from the cellar and stole $40 worth
of goods. Mrs. Ellen Esau, of Sackman
and Herkimer streets. who was robbed
OF clothing and jewelry, and John Eb-
bers of 479 Fifth avenue. from whose
store the thieves secured $50 worth OF
goods. rs