The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-28
PICKPOCKETS' PICNIC.
Andrew jackson Clubs Parade
Afforded Them a Rich Graft.
BrookIynites Robbed Right and Left
by Gang.
Police Didn't Appear Until the DAM
age Was Done.

A gang Of ptckpockets reaped q big
harvest in Brooklyn last night, on the
return of the Andrew Jackson Club
from a chowder excursion, and to-day
several detectives are searching the
pawnshops of New York and Brooklyn
in quest of the stolen property.
The Club held it's annual chowder ex-
cursion yesterday at Donnelly's pavil-
ion, at Whitestone, l.. /. They returned
TO Brooklyn shortly after 8 o'clock,
disembarking at the foot OF Dock street.
The Club formed in line, and after
marching through the Second Police
Precinct entered the Twenty-frst. They
paraded about through various streets
until a late hour, when they marched
to their headquarters, on Hillary street,
and dispersed.
The procession was followed by a big
gang OF thieves, who, the police say,
worked the crowd in companies Of two
and three. AS a result, the police blot
tiers this morning bore a long list of
robberies, and the detectives will have
a big job in getting back the proceeds
Of the haul.
At $50 o'clock Samuel Calvo, of 4S
Front street. was standing in front of
his house as the procession went by.
Two men ran against him, and pushed
him down. Then one of the fellows
struck him on the head. and his COM
panion rlfied Calvo's pockets of a watch
worth $25 and a gold chain. Calvo yelled
Justify for the police, but the thieves
lost themselves in the crowd
John P. Shea, Of 1872 Gold street, stood
on the corner of Hudson avenue and
along He Joined In cheering the club
When he arrived home he found that
somebody had relieved him of a watch
When Michael Salvo, of 1876 Bridge
street started out from home to see
the Club return from Its outing he had
pocket. While standing in front of his
house, Just as the tail of the line was
going by. he was, knocked down from
Chris Hickey, Of S02 Front street, fell
a victim to the gang in the same man
ner. He saw the raiders coming w
the street, and stepped out upon the
stole sil-.er watch valued at SIS, The
watch contained a Bartlett movement
Miss Birdie English, OF 149 Navy street
was the first victim after the procession
turned into. the .Twenty,frst precinct
She watched the fun on the sidewalk ir
front of her home when somebody
grabbed her pocketbooK. containing IS
and ran away.
avenue, was robbed of a silver watch
worth SIS. while standing at the cornel
of Auburn place and North Portland
As the head of the column turned
into Myrtle avenue FROM North Elliott
Place. a boy snatched a watch from
Arthur Clip of 148 North Elliott Place
Gin pursued the boy half a block, bu
he was swallowed up in the crowd ant
escaped.
ed their losses to the police, and Capt
Hardy, of the Twenty-first Precinct. Cler
mont avenue station, sent squad o
policemen to catch the thieves. Whel
the bluecoats came into sight a score o
boys and young men, who were scattered
about in the crowd, took to their heel
Supt. Campbell will probably ask tn,
commanders of the lower Fulton stree
and Clermont avenue stations to ex
plain why the onlookers were not bette
protected against the depredations o
the gang.