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

A gang OF pickpockets reaped q big
harvest In Brooklyn last night, on the
return of the Andrew jackson Club
from 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. I. They returned
TO Brooklyn shortly after s 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 first 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 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 as
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 n1,aa him him on the head; and his com
worth SIS and a gold chain Calvo yelled
Justify for the police, but the thieves
lost themselves in. the crowd.
on the corner Of HUDSON avenue s' and
| Plymouth street when the crowd came
along. He Joined in cheering the club:
| somebody had relieved him of n watch
worth SIS. ...t
When Michael salvo. of 1856 Bridge
he Club return from its outing he had
s15 tucked securely away in his inside
pocket, While standing in front Of his
house lust as the tail Of the line was
Chris Hickey, Of so2 Front street. t1 fell
victim to the gang in the same man
the street, and Stepped out upon the
| front stoop. Two men beat him and
stole a silver watch valued at SIS. The
watch contained a Bartlett movement,
| numbered 33,3l3.
Miss Birdie English, Of 14s Navy street.
was the first victim after the procession
she "e Watched the fun on the Sidewalk in
front Of her home, when somebody
grabbed her pocketbook, containing Sc.
and ran away.
Leo f. Birch, Of 1888 North Portland
avenue. was robbed of a silver watch
worth $l5 while standing at the corner
of Auburn place and North Portland
| avenue
AS the head OF the column turned
into Myrtle avenue from North Elliott
Place. a boy snatched a watch from
Arthur Clip. of l4S North Elliott Place.
Clip pursued the boy half a block, but
he was. swallowed up In the crowd and
escaped.
Meanwhile. many of the victims report
| ed their losses to the police, and Capt.
Hardy, OF the Twenty-first Precinct, Cler-
mont avenue station. sent q squad Of
policemen to catch the thieves. When
| the bluecoats came into sight a score OF
about in the crowd, took to their heels
and got away.
Supt. Campbell will probably ask the
commanders OF the lower Fulton street
and Clermont avenue stations to ex-
| plain why the onlookers were not better
protected against the depredations Of
| the gang. ~