The evening world., 1894-08-27
THUGS AND THIEVES,
Police Arrest Two Alleged High
waymen and Many Burglars
Long Record Of Recent Robberiss
In Brooklyn.
Storekeepersa and Householder Make
Reports Of Losses.

Two mon we're prisoners of the Brook
lyn police this morning charged with
highway robbery. They we're Charles
Dorsch. twenty-four years old, and Dan
lei Russell, twenty-five years old. both
living in Newark, n. J. The complaints
on which they were arrested were made
by Harry Wygant, of Arcade Walk,
Coney Island. and Robert Boland. who
lives in New York City.
on Thursday afternoon they engaged
on Surf avenue. Coney Island. to drive
them to Hamlin's hotel. on the Boule-
ward. Russell sat on the box alongside
the driver. They were returning to the
island later In the day and were crossing
Neck Road. when. they say. Dorsch
jumped from his seat. threw Off his
coat and. rolling up his sleeves. com
The driver, they declare. then searched
their pockets and relieved Wygant Of
81 and Boland of small amount of
money and gold watch and chain val
the police OF the Coney Island station,
and Policemen Harris and Clougher ar
rested the prisoners last night. They
'I Frank f"' Morris. OF lis Bridge street.
Brooklyn, was awakened shortly after
midnight this morning by the noise Of
burglars moving about In the basement.
rummaging In closet. They. saw him,
and before he could give an alarm they
jumped through a window and got
away. Morris notified the police, and
glars had entered the house by remov-
Ing q pane OF glass in a rear window
and showing back the catch.
Thfy hSd earea s aSout ey o s
Journing the house and returned In
search OF more booty. Roundsman Al
len and Policeman Mccain started out
to look for the thieves. and they arrested
10 Hennessey place; William H'llian,
thirty years old, of 10 Hillary street, and
James o'Brien;; thirty..four, years old,
moned to the station house, and ne iden-
tilted Kelly and lillian as his early
morning visitors, o'Brien was dis
Abraham Abstract, nineteen years old.
OF l2i Elm street New York. was ar
rested at Coney Island last night.
charged with robbing woman OF a
Mansel, OF 46O Baltic street. was walk
ing along Surf avenue, when Abstract,
she alleges, grabbed her purse and ran
Sr ihe p sSf s'afs sr n sansh
after a short blu. lively, chase and the
pocketbook was found later in n grass
plot, where he had thrown 1t.
Thirteen-year-old Arthur Owens, OF
22s Fifty-thtrd street. and his compan-
ion, John i. O'Brien. fifteen years old.
OF 1916 Third avenue. were charged this
morning with burglary for breaking
into Ivan Hotallng's laundry Mt Third
avenue and F'ifty-third street. They
cut out a portion of the woodwork on
the side OF the building. unlocked a
door and entered. Policeman Halloran
found the door open and upon enter
ing he found Owens behind the counter,
smoking a cigarette, while O'Brien oc-
cupied an easy chair.
During the night thieves entered Mar
tin & FoX's store. 81 Market street, Wal
labout Market, and stole S75 In money
and s. worth Of postage stamps.
Evan ]. Burritt, ~ 81 Conselyea street,
asked the police to-day to look for the
thieves who broke into his home last
night and stole 500 in money and SIS
worth Of jewelry.
Thieves got into the home OF Frank
Bush. 1863 Broadway. during the night
and stole silverwage worth $50