Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
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The Police Cievery Run Down the
Author 81 the Burglary at Gibney's
Clothing store Early on Friday Morn
ing-Arrnsted with the Plumber About
Him-Severai attempt. at Robbery lee
centiy-A Suspect Discharged.
One of the best pieces Of police work
of recent record was accomplished in this
city on Friday, when James Fleming
was captured, charged with the burglary
committed at the clothing store of l. w.
Gibney, at Eighth and Market streets,
early on Friday morning, and the re-
covery of the stolen property; which
was accomplished Friday afternoon.
The store was burglarized between 2
and 3 O'Clock in the morning and Was
discovered first by Mr.. Gibney ut 6.45.
| Information was at once lodged with
the police and before 0 o'clock Capt.
Kane had IL clue, the cue having been
given by Officer Kelleher One of the
parties suspected of tho offence was
James Fleming and search warrant
was put in the hands of officers to make
an Investigation of his house. He
formerly lived near Second and Shipley
streets, but it was learned about 2
o'clock in the afternoon that he was liv-
ing with his mother at No. Lord
street.
Sergeants Baylsy and WEIGH and
Officer Kelleher went to the house, and
finding Fleming there placed him under
arrest, after searching his clothing. A
quantity of the stolen property was
found on him and search of the
premises was instituted.
When the officers entered the house
Fleming was asleep in a shed. His
mother, Margaret Vickers, was also
there and she appeared very much ex'
cited. While the police were searching
her son she started upstairs, saying she
was going to change her dress. The Off
GERS saw watch chain protruding from
her dress and another was seen lying on
the floor. The officers picked up the one
off the floor and took two from her
dress, which her son had evidently
given her while he was being searched
1t is supposed that he dropped the one
found on the floor.
AS soon as Mrs. Vickers started up.
stairs the officers followed and took
Fleming with them. A trunk which
was supposed to be his was searched
and portion of the goods, which MIR
Gibney afterward identified, was found
: securely packed there.
As far as can be ascertained all the
stolen property was found about the
house and taken to the police station
, with the prisoner, Mr.. Glbney wa
notified and he identified his property
This evidence was conclusive proof thai
, Fleming was the right man.
He was arraigned in municipal cour
Saturday and was held in $1,000 bal
, for appearance at the upper court t
! answer the charge. During the trial tn,
] prisoner was silent.
! The cue was given by Officer Kelleher
! who saw Fleming at Eighth and KIM
, streets about LOO o'clock Fridal
, morning, and short time afterward h
saw Fleming at the side of Gibney'
store, near where the entrance had beef
effected. Fleming was watched, blu
there was not sufficient evidence tina
he was up to mischief to arrest him
!. But just as soon as the robbery was re
Y ported the officer gave his information
and Capt. Kane followed up the clu
with admirable success.
: In police court on Saturday Judg
Ball paid high compliment to the polio,
l. for their excellent work.
!, After Jennings case had been dis
: posed of, his mother was arraigned OF
; the charge of receiving stolen goods
She did not make any defence, bu
claimed that the officers had forclbl,
5 taken the articles which were in he
I. possession. This assertion was deniet
!, by the policemen. She was held in 500
! to answer the charge attupper court.
!. IT LOOKED VERY SUSPICIOUS.
!, Arthur E. Christy, cplored, was ar
raigned on a charge. of attempting b
! enter the house of Alfred @. Heck, 1872
West street, on Thursday night. Christ,
:. was captured Friday by Mr., Heck .
!. he was coming out of an alley in tn
vicinity of Thirteenth and West streets
J. and several persons living in the neigh
borhood testified that man answerin
!. his description had been seen on severn
- occasions proving around thei
ID premises late at night. However, the,
could not positively identify him an,
!. he was dismissed.
The evidence given by the severa
5 witnesses brought out the fact that sew
. eral attempts at robbery have recent.
= been made in the vicinity of Thirteenth
: and Fourteenth and West streets.
t, MINOR COURT CASES.
Daniel Hull, arrested by Officer Pa
. mer for begging or the street, was fine
,s 81 and costs, or 80 days.
/. William Fl. Faulkner was charge
/, with acting in a dlsorderly manner d
!. Eleventh and Claymont streets. He wa
}. fined SO and costs.
J. William w. Whitaker was arraigne
: on charge of disorderly conduct, pre-
/ ferred by his wife, but at her rogue!
the case was not prosecuted and tn
i prisoners was dismissed on payment @
l. costs. A charge of contempt of coul
was also dismissed.
= -Four boys were charged with actin
l. disorderly at Seventh aud Popla
= streets. They were dismissed.
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