The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-29
is ARREST THEN FOLLOWS.
Some Strong Evidence Is OBJ
tanned.
GOOD WORK OF THE OFFICERS.
Frank Jones, Alias Howard, Charged
With Burglary and His Room
Mate With VagranCy.

Ever since the safe in DR.. Dennis Of
fee, 113 Powell street. was cracked" on
January 10, Captain Lees has been de-
voting considerable time to ferretipg out
the operators.
When Policeman r. A. Lean so cleverly
captured man who gave his name as
Frank Jones on a California-street car
on Tuesday night last. who had numb
of burglars tools, including Jimmy"
steel bar, drill, punch and a bottle con-
tanning gunpowder in his possession. the
captain has strongly suspected that he
was one of the safe-crackers.
He detailed Detectives Ross Whitaker
and Coffey on the case. and he has sue
ceeded In weaving web around Jones
that will land him in the penitentary.
Lean on Tuesday night saw Jones and
younger man on Bush and Steiner
streets. He followed them along Steiner
street to Sacramento and back TO CallfOT-
MIA. Observing that they were followed
Jones jumped on an eastbound California
street car and the other man on a west
bound car, the two cars having passed
each other on Steiner street. Lean
jumped on the car beside Jones. and
quietly told him not TO move or he would
shoot him. Jones left the punch on The
seat of the car unperceIved by Lean, but
And it is this punch that Will of itself
convict Jones. The punch showed signs
OF having been recently broken, and DIR.
Dennis. the morning after his safe was
cracked" found piece of steel in the
room, which he handed to the captain
This piece belongs TO Jones punch, AS it
fits on to the broken end of tue punch.
Not only that, but IL fits exactly into the
holes where il was used in helping to force
open the inner doors and drawers of the
safe.
The ''jimmy" also found upon Jones fits
into the holes made in the stills and case
ments of the windows when they were
forced open to enable the burglars to get
an entrance into the premises.
Whitaker and Cotfey ascertained that
Jones had room at fl Third street. On
visiting 1t they found young man about
q years OF age in bed. He and Jones
were rOommates. He said his name was
James Marvin. They found in the room
pistol and bits for brace. but as these
latter could not be classed of themselves
as burglars tools, the Marvin as he called
himself was arrested and booked for
yagrancy. Ii is strongly suspected that
he IS the young man who was with Jones
on Tuesday night last and made his es.
cape on the Westbound CALIFORNIA; treet
car.
Jones was convicted on Thursday last of
having burglars tools in his possession
anu Cdlly d COuCodleu WbdpUU Iii LIe
shape OF pistol, and was sentenced to six
months IN the County Jail on each charge.
Now he will have to answer to the more
serious charge of burglary.
Both Jones and Marvin are ex-convicts
Jones real name is William ii. Howard.
On October is, 1889, he was sentenced TO
six years Imprisonment in the Folsom
penitentiary for burglary in San Joaquin
County. ana was discharged on the 10th of
last Deem Der. He Is an engineer by
trade and is now about 46 years of age.
MarVln's real name is James Hynes. He
is an Englshman, and on February TO-
1892, when 10 years of age, he was SEN
fenced in Los Angeles to two years i'm
prisoDment in Folsom for burglary in the
second degree. He vas discharged on De-
cember Is, 1892.
Captain Lees looks upon the arrest of
these two men as OF the utmost importance.
and is particularly gratified that they are
safely behind prison bars.