The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-09
THIEVES ASLEEP.
Officer Conboy Disturbs
Four Burglars.
THEY FOUGHT DESPERATELY.
A Cutters Store on Montgomery
Avenue Looted.
THEY FOUGHT DESPERATELY.
ALL THE PLUMBER RECOVERED.
Cieverly Captured by the Policeman
Who Wants to Be Lawyer.
All Ex- COnVicts.

Patrolman Michael Joseph Conboy, who
wants to be an attorney, spoiled his
chances for gaining admission to the bar
yesterday. FOrgetful of the fact that there
are many good lawyers and very few good
policemen he trapped, fought and helped
TO capture four ex-cOnvicts who on the
nigh: of the Z h looted 2. Duchein's cutlery
store at 90 Montgomery avenue.
Ducheln shut his shop and went home at
$50 O'Clock. leaving behind him glitter
ing assortment of knives, raZors and
shears. The door was doubled locked, the
windows we're securely fastened and the
Waterman was above suspicion. So Du-
chem slept Soundly and left his home at
the usual hour in the morning. His heart
sank within him when he reached the
shop. One of the locks had been picked,
the other had been broken. aud knives,
rszorS and shears valued at $500 had been
stolen from the cases. He reported the
burglary TO the police. and Officer C0nboy
secured description of the purloined
goods and went forth to mediate and
watch. He was passing the AdeI-
phia House on Kearny street Yesterday
afternoon when be saw four eX-eonvcts,
Joe Reynolds. Charles McCabe, John II.
Wood and William Kelly. enter aud pass
upstairs. They stopped at room aud
went in. Kelly and McCabe Law down
upon the bed and Wood and ReynOlds
stretched themselves on ;he floor Con-
boy at the keyhnle looked at the lovely
quartet with admiring eyes, and, having
SATISFIED himself that they were well on
the way TO dreamland, went down stairs
and obtained permission from the clerk to
examine their baggage.
Reynolds had a valise IN which the pa
trOlman found several knives and razors
I q k,N h,1 kr-~
avenue. Con0Oy promptly filed a lien
upon the luggage, and. after sending to
| the station for help, returned TO the door
OF room aud demanded admission. A
voice from within repToyed him for dis
turbing the repOse of the OCCUPANTS and
| ordered him to get out of that" Instead
obeylng the polite command Conboy
pressed his broad shoulders to the door
and broke in one of the panels.
The eX-convicts swOre at him and threat
ened TO blow out his brains, but he, having
drawn his revolver, continued bis efforts
until the door fell inward with a crash,
carving with it TO the floor the burly form
Of Kelly, who had been leaning against it,
McCabe sprang upon the officer aud re-
| ceived a blow under the ear that laid him
! alongside of Kelly. The other two showed
| fight and the w0uld-be lawyer would have
| Jared badly at their hands had not Patrol
! man Mcmahon, who had been sent from
| the station, arrived at the critical moment.
After short, sharp struggle the thieves
surrendered and were marched TO the old
/ prison. In their pockets the police found
large quantity of the property. and upon
searching the room at the Adelphia House
! discovered the remainder.
A charge of burglary was made against
! each OF the convictS. Duchein not only
! identified the property, but upon being
| taken to the cell where the prisoners were
/ confined identified McCabe and Wood as
two men who had bern lurking around his
store on the day before the burglary.