The evening world., 1894-01-09
ROUNDUP OF CROOKS.
Thirteen Men and Boys Arraigned
in Yorkville This Morning.
Bicycle Thieves, Burglars and
Pocketbook Snatchers.
lone Gang Chloroformed the Occu-
pants of a Boarding House.

Detectives Michaels, Dale, Delaney and
Connor, of the West Forty-seventh street
squad, produced thirteen alleged thieves
before Justice Voorhis in the Yorkville
Police Court to-day.
Eight were charged with burglary.
three with highway robbery. one with
being receiver of stolen goods and the
last with the theft of bag of -four.
The prisoners were Stephen Burns.
thrty-three years old, of 326 West Fifty
ninth street; Martin Muller. thirty-four.
of los Monroe street; his brother James.
aged twenty-nine, of AL West Fifty
sixth street. Charles II. French, thirty
four years old. of H3 West Fifty-sixth
street; Robert Johnson, alias John
Robins, thirty mine. same address;
Joseph w. Pheiffer. twenty-six; Joseph
Schneider, twenty-eight;; William
Schneider. alias Schmitt, thirty-two;
William Eckis, twenty seven, all living
in lodging-h house at 72 Bowery; Thomas
Atkins. twenty-five, zbi Seventh avenue,
and three colored boys, Arthur Ray. fif-
teen years old, of One Hundred and
Forty-sixth street and Eighth avenue;
August Stephens. fourteen. of 226 West
kghteen. of the same address.
II The first five mentioned were charged
with the theft of a 500 bicycle from John
l. y. Henry, of 1926 West Fifty ninth street.
of which house Burns was the janitor.
The bicycle disappeared out of the wood
house on Sunday night.
AS Detectives Dale and Michaels were
Walking up Ninth avenue yesterday al
ernoon, they saw French and the two
MULLER brothers in close conversation at
nf
Ninth avenue, and thought they
puld bear watching. The detectives
en kept their eyes on them and finally
ewman's pawn-office. on Ninth avenue
ar Fifty-sixth street. Dale followed
em, and left his side partner outside to
atch Martins brother, James.
On entering he heard the men ask
he pawnbroker IL he wanted to buy a
BICYCLE cheap, and the pawnbrokser re- re-
heir reply in the affirmative the pawn
roker asked to be shown the receipt
pr it This was evidently too, too much much for for
You later" they left. stiil shadowed by
he detective
They approached tn, third man, whom
they had left outside. and after brief
6conversation parted. French proceeded
down Fifty-siXth street, followed by De
tective Michaels, while Detective Dale
flat at 1926 West Fifty-ninth street, where
Xthey entered the basement, in which
Janitor Burns lived.
II Dale then summoned two policemen,
and when the Miller brothers rcappeared
on the street they were taken into GUS
tody.
He said that the janitor stole the bicycle
from one OF the tenants In the house the
night before, and that the janitor had
ee the care H OF Of French, who was boarding
with johnson at 44s West Fifty-sixth
street.
grab net, and in a short time had Janitor
Burns, French and Johnson also in Gus
tody. James Muller and Janitor Burns
were dsCba hslS ,or Ssed trial The three others
After hes they We're disposed of Justice
voorhis called up four of the other de-
fendants Pfeiffer. Schneider. schmitt
Pfeiner, with the ala ala ,,touI Of the vt1ge three
tine LawY and some eo6 6oaTdern ath iVng venne m
new new overcoats 1Ssa o and about $50 in money.
a ts and hs pals pser SFf TeGsni snd
complainant are natives Of the same
village. On his arriving in this country
Three or four months th nsG sE9 his board b
himself he finally told Pfeiffer that he
must look out for himself. Their friend
Pfeiffer drifted down to the Bowery
lodging houses; where he fell In with two
gangs of thieves, and he planned the
Xdea of robbing his benefactor.
Late on Saturday night. after all the
boarders at 800 Eleventh avenue were
asst asleep, the four German burglars
caied a ladder at the rear of the house
and clambered into the, first story win
How. None OF the boarders was aroused
Rnd when they awoke In the morning
home of them remarked the scent OF
fhloroform and felt heavy:
Lawx was the principal loser His
bvercoat and a suit of clothes and a
ratch-safe were taken away. He at
bnce suspected Pfeifer of the burglary.
nd set Detectives Dale and Michaeis
In the Gaze They located Pfeiffer In
Bowery lodging house, and on his
we're remanded until tomorrow.
The three colored boys came next, ray,
Btephens and Pleasant On Saturday
U&ight they snatched a pocketbook con-
aiming 50 20 and a pair OF gloves from
Iiss Ellen Mackin, of IS West f1fty-
Eighth street and escaped.
Miss Ma ckin was standing at the cor
ner of Fifty-seventh street and Seventh
avenue, when she was seized by the
hoys. Ray forced the property out of
her hands and the boys then scattered.
Detectives Delaney and Connors, from
n tip they received, arrested Stephens
Yesterday, and on his confession cap
tured the two othern They were re-
monded
Thomas Atkins, the last on the list.
vas held for trial for stealing bag OF
Forty-eighth street and Ninth avenue.
last night. He was captured after a
lively chase of several blocks.