Evening journal., 1894-12-11
CAUGHT IN THEvERY ACT
A. W.. Selak Stumbles Over a
Burglar Behind His Counter.
FRANK MoLARYs PREDIoAMEET
He Breaks Into a store and is Captured
with stolen Property In his Possession.
Held for the Grand Jury-other Cases In
Municipal Court.

with Stolen Property In His Possession.
Held for the Grand Jury-other j Cases In
Municipal Court.
Judge Ball had another Of his old
friends before him last evening In the
person OF David Butcher, whose name Is
on the list Of habituAls The officer said
he caught him drinking alcohol, but
David denied this. He said he got his
LIQUOR In Chester, but the smile which
accompanied the statement gave 1t the
lie He got 81 and costs.
Edward Jones was charged with
stealing q blanket from the lodging
house OF Samuel Daken He was caught
with the article going from the third TO
| the second story Of the house and claimed
i that he had been cold and wanted
covers. He was held in 5000 ball for the
upper court.
Norris Leshem was charged with fell-
ing on Sunday but as 1t appeared that
the goods we're ordered Saturday even
ing, the case was dismissed
The case Of William Winters charged
with selling cigarettes to minors was
held up against him.
Robert Fisher, a light colored lad, was
arraigned on a charge made by Lizzie
Fisher, also colored, Of assault and
battery. The fracas occurred at the
dump and arose out OF Robert calling
Llzzies boy bad names. She interfered
and he cursed her and then gave her a
brick to hit him with Shs claimed he
said ~ come neah KILN one niggah and
I'm finish anothah l grab him by de
arm, an his fngah sllp In my mouf and
bite him Deed | didn't frow no brick at
i'm. kase II | had I'd a ootched i'm
suah.n Other witnesses seemed to fix
part of the bame on Lizzie and Robert
got enough Of the benefit of the doubt 10
clear him
Frank MeClary, young man who
| works at the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany works, was In court, on a very
: serious charge, that OF burglary and
! larceny, About 10 10 o'clock this morn
! ing telephone message was received Of
: police headquarters to the effect that I
= man had been caught in A. W. SelAkl
store, No. 8l7 Market street. Sergeant
Bsyley and Officer Welsh went there and
found McCiary behind the counter
I between Mr.. Selak and Police Commits
. sioner Lawson. He had some cigars AM
: cigarettes In his pocke 8, and selak ha'
lust relieved him Of a gold watch ang
. some $25 Ing change. which he, McClary
y had taken The prisoner acted as thong
! in a drunken stupor, but on bein
:, walked out on the pavement revived Ans
J accompanied the Off ficers to the static
3 house, where he was found to be pei
fectlY sober.
?, This morning In Municipal Court Mi
y selak told the story as follows.
y Last night he closed his store abor
Iii 40 o'clock, and then went up to ii
Y M. d Q rooms. where he stage
about half an hour ItwAs raining whe
e be came down again, and with a vlew (
"a obtaining an umbrella he opened b
Is stors door and passed behind I'll
= counter He had taken but few steI
. when be stumbled over man crouohin
10 there. He made lond exclamation an
4 Mr.. Lawson, John ]. Crogan aud Willia
le Y. Casey, who we're behind him, can
no in TO see what was up. The fello
seeing that be could not escape, role
over on his back and shammed g drunke
stupor. MIR. Sslak recognized him I
o. being one OF those who we're in Il
70 habit Of frequentlng his store al
us familiar with this premises. he though
oi at first he might have been left In th
" store but the discovery of the plundsr
Q his pocket knocked that theory out.
AZ On being searched black muslin mas
er was found in McClary's pocket Ell
az trance was effected through transol
"a the rear OF the store the glass
which was broken. A platform OF box
enabled him TO reach the glass. Nicola
en- Is well-known and has never been sui
or pected OF doing anything out Of the wa.
he During Mr. selaks testimony he sat wi
sw bowed head and seemingly In the grea
II est despair He was placed under 81 o
ne bail for trial at the upper court.
xt The capture WAS the merest accde
at and not once ina thousand times wou
ed he have been detected. The mask
looked upon as the most serious thing
connection with the case, IS II argu
reconciliation aud suggests that he b
lea been engaged In other work Of Il
~ nature.