The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
A BARRooM BURGLAR CAUGHT.
Seven BurgIaries Charged Against
10-Year-OId Albert SebrO.

10-Year-OId Albert SebrO.
The burglar who has robbed five bar
rooms. and a grocery store. and is sup
posed TO have robbed a clothing store,
was arrested yesterday by the detectives.
He proved to be a 1s-year-old boy.
Friday night Of last week, Appel &
schauls clothing store on Broughton
street was entered and a small amount
OF change taken from the cash drawer.
No goods were taken.
Early Tuesday morning 1t was discov-
cred that Parsons saloon, under the
PrOvident building and the saloon for
merIy conducted by a Seyden on Bay
street. near the Central Railroad Bank,
had been entered, liquors and cigars
being taken at both places.
Wednesday morning revealed two more
robberies. The store of the King Gro
Gerry Company, under the Guards club,
was entered through the lane window,
and the cash drawer robbed of what
money it contained. The thief took sup
per or breakfast with Mr.. King, and
carried OF lot Of canned goods.
Early the next morning Policeman +. J..
Smith ran a burglar out of Schroder's
place at Broughton and Habersham
streets.
The detectives and police were already at
their wits end, and when IL was found yes
terday morning that j. II. Schmiedeberg' >
saloon. at 176 Broughton street, had been
robbed, Chief NlcDermott made up his
mind that something must be done and
that quick or the police might as well go
out of business.
At none of the various places robbed up
to yesterday had anything been taken
which would give the detectives a clew to
work upon. Schmiedebergs place, how
ever, was robbed of a revolver, besides s.
in cash. Yesterday morning Mr.. King Of
the King Grocery Company reported to
Chief McDermott that peculiar combina-
ton tool which he had in his store was
missing and had probably been taken by
the burglar The detectives were at once
instructed to visit the pawn shops and find
il the tool had been pawned. They
found 1t at Uncle Adams,
informed that it had been pawn
ed about an hour before by young white
man, whose description was given by one
Of the pawnbrokers.
Chief McDermott at once gave orders to
the detectives to arrest all white strang-
ers Of suspicious appearance. In short
while nine white men had been arrested
and taken before Mr.. Strauss for identifi-
cation. None of them answered the de-
tool, and they were all released.
Shortly before u o'clock Detectives
Wetherhorn and Scully were going along
the eastern end of Bay street, when they
noticed a young fellow sitting on a bench
on the green. They saw that he answered
the description, and arrested him at once.
He was taken to the barracks, where he
gave his name as Albert Sebro and his res
idence as Los Angeles, Cal. When
searched Mr.. Schmiedeberg pistol and
$3.50 in small change was found on his
person. Mr.. Strauss was sent for and iden-
titled him as the man who had pawned the
tool with him. Sebro claimed to have found
the tool in the park, and said he had
bought the pistol from a negro. He said he
was 10 years old and did not look to be any
older. He is a tough looking lad, and has
evidently seen considerable of the seamy
side of life.
Chief McDermott is satisfied that Sebro
is the burglar who has committed all the
recent down town robberies. He also
thinks Sebro was one Of the men who
robbed C. c. Plenge's place in Charleston
given by the negro woman who saw two
men breaking open the cash box which was
afterwards turned over to Chief McDer-
mott and returned to Charleston.
Sebro was arrested on Broughton street
about a month ago by Policeman McCool
and sent in as a suspicious character. At
ter being held two or three days he was
released as there was no evidence against
him. II may be that he will do service for
some time for the state of Georgia.