Evening journal., 1895-12-14
RAIDING THE TRAMPS.
Officers Make an Important
Capture in a Hay Barn.
"WHnKERt" MULIIE IN THB eABG

He IS Convicted OF vaRraucy aud VIII 60
Back to Jail-1hs Others, Believed TO
BE Hiehwalmen aud Thieves, ueid for
Further Trial-A Batch OF rramps Sent
TO tho Chateau Ginis for tho Holidays
The information given BY Thomas
Gintles, the highwayman. who is now In
New Castle jail aUaing trial for robbing
John Gibbs, at the point Of pistol, In
West Yard. has resulted In the arrest Of
n gepg OF men. who u not guilty Of the
splc'hc oasncss laid at their doors, are a
continued menace TO the public, when
not behind the bars
Gontles told the detectives that these
men had q camp la Folly Woods, which
they made their headquarters. and from
which excursions are made into the
surrounding country, the swag being
brought there aud kept until it can be
safely disposed Of The three men
cap ured at Laurel belonged 60 this
party, and all Of the burelsrles aud hold
ups which have been reported recently
wers the work Of thoir hands
Yesterday afternoon Detectives Nc
Vey aud Witsil and a reporter went to
Newport. and then back to the woods
which they searched thoroughly. The
cir WAS bitter cold, but as there was no
telling but that the gang II located
would make 10 rather warm for the
party, they didn't mind it much The
scribe remembered after reaching tho
woods that be was unarmed and not m
trim TO meet the desperadoee, who,
Gentles said. were armed aud would
nght 10 the death for their liberty. A
black lck was borrowed from Detective
Witai, and an inventory taken which
showed a net cash capital Of 81 cents.
watch aud chain pAwnbroker's value IS
aud other possession OF no value even 10
the owner This scribe felt safe
TIE camp was found hidden ia part
Of the woods which could only be dis
covered by STRAY hunters or parties look
log for it and huddled close TO the FIRE
we're two men who looked az though they
would work and had at some time done
so, from force Of necessity perhaps
They were taken in custody. not because
they we're thought to be members Of the
gang, but In order 20 prevent them
giving warning to the gang proper. No
plunder was found
Last evening Detectives Wltsil Nc
Vey, Jones ard Hylond, and Oficlrs
Lucas, Kelleher, Lyons and Davidson
made a iecond raid and found a precious
lot Of six fellows, anngly hidden Ia the
hay In y barn on the kirkman estate.
near Folly Woods Oa some Of them
we're found articles which It is believed
can be connected with burglaries down
the state Eleven tramps we're also
picked up In West Yard and all we're
locked up
This morning the entire aggregation
WAS arraigned before MaeiiirAte Sasso.
Tee eleven traaps came first Thew
we're English. German and negroeu and
all had txcutes 10 of.r -Four OF them,
A p Dslhplaine, Jsthro Hobbs. Robert
/ o Ralbtr6 and I'D ward Vail we're lucky
enough 10 have credentials aud were
Allowed 10 60. Ernest Center. George
Fleok. Henry Hogan, Samuel Harris.
John Willis Samusl Randy and George
Bulwsr fned 81 and costs.
Thon the other batch was taken up.
Harry alias "Whisktrs" Mullin was one.
I but as he Just got out OF Jail yesterday
lie charge against him was vaeraucy.
/ He made the old time plea for lenienoy,
but got a sentence OF 81 6ne and thirty
DAYS on ihs stone pile.
George Flynn ana Phllip Riley, the men
oaptur,d ytstel day afternoon, John
smith. Thomas Walsh. allss Brooklyn
Jimny," James Gibbons alias Cleveland
[ Jimmy" John Flynn, and John alias
Schooner" Harkins, captured last night,
we're held in $500 bail each until Thurs
day afternoon, by which time
tho down state people can be
here Gibbons msde objection to
being held on suspicion, and ilformsd the
magistrate that he couldn't hold him,
whereupon that ciiicisl remarked that he
proposed to nst the same. Gibbons than
added some impertinenee which called
for q warning. and Detsc i've McVey
auggested that IN his osse he would have
no complaint to ciier when the testimony
was produced aud the ownership Of the
goods found on him proved The men
were then locked up, none Of them being
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