The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-28
PICKPOCKETS' PICNIC.
Andrew jackson Clubs Parade
Afforded Them a Rich Graft.
BrookIynites Robbed Right and Left
by Gang.
Police Didn't Appear Until tho DAM
age Was Done.

A gang of pickpockets reaped a bis
harvest in Brooklyn last night, on the
return Of the Andrew Jackson Club
from a chowder excursion, and to-day
several detectives are searching the
pawnshops of New York and Brooklyn
in quest of the stolen property.
The Club held its annual chowder ex.
cursion yesterday at Donnelly's pavil-
ion, at Whitestone, L. l. They returned
to Brooklyn shortly after o'clock,
disembarking at the foot of Dock street
The Club formed in line, and after
marching through the Second Police
Precinct entered the Twenty-frst. They
paraded about through various streets
until late hour, when they marched
to their headquarters, on Hillary street,
and dispersed.
The procession was followed by a big
gang OF thieves, who, the police say,
worked the crowd in companies Of two
ana three. AS a result, the police blot
tiers this morning bore long list OF
robberies, and the detectives will have
big job In getting back the proceeds
of the haul.
At $50 o'clock Samuel Calvo, of 4s
Front street, was standing in front of
v.
Two men ran against him, and pushed
him down. Then one Of the fellows
struck him on the head. and his COM
paniopn .5 glhed Calvo's pockets Of a watch
Justify for the police, but the thieves
lost themselves in the crowd.
or John fbe co Shea Of la2 Gold street stood
plymouth street when the crowd came
along. He Joined in cheering the club.
When he arrived home he found that
S %6ntb ny had relieved him of a watch
When Michael salvo of 1855 Bridge
street, started out from home to see
IL The civ. Club return from its outing he had
pocket. While standing in front Of his
house, just as the tail OF the line was
going by, he was knocked down from
behind and robbed of his roll of bills
Chris Hickey, of 1902 Front street, fell
victim to the gang in the same man
ner, He saw the paraders coming up
front stoop. Two men beat him and
stole a silver watch valued at sl5 The
watch contained a Bartlett movement
Miss Birdie English OF 149 Navy street,
was the first victim after the procession
turned into. the Twenty first precinct
she watched the fun on the sidewalk in
front OF her home. when somebody
grabbed her pocketbook. containing S.
and ran away.
Leo F. Birch, of 1888 North Portland
avenue, was robbed Of a silver watch
worth SIS, while standing at the corner
OF Auburn place and North Portland
AS the head of the column turned
into Myrtle avenue from North Elliott
Place, a boy snatched a watch from
Arthur Clip, of 14S North Elliott Place.
Clip pursued the boy half a block, but
he was swallowed up in the crowd and
escaped.
Meanwhile, many Of the victims report
ed their losses to the police, and Capt.
Hardy, of the Twenty-flrst Precinct, Cler-
mont avenue station. sent squad of
policemen to catch the thieves. When
the bluecoats came into sight a score of
boys and young men, who were scattered
and got away.
Supt. Campbell will probably ask the
commanders of the lower Fulton street
and Clermont avenue stations to ex-
plain why the onlookers were not better
protected against the depredations of
the gang