The Washington times., 1895-01-01
OLD YEAR THIEVES
Rounded Up by Fly Cops" for New Year
Trials.

Trials.
About o'clock last night Detectives Horne.
Weldon, Lacey, Helan, and Boyd grounded
up gang of young men at the corner of
Sixth street and Maryland avenue southwest
who viii be called upon to answer several
serious charges in the criminal court. There
were six men nthe crowd surrounded by the
detectives, but only ,hiee OF the number were
locked up AZ he First precinct police station
Their names are Frank Streets. Waiter
Hurdle. and George Mealay The charge
AGAINST them IS hOusebreakiHg in the nigh:
the specific charge icing that they smashed
the large show window in 'front.' CT J. W
Brooks store. No. go Pennsylyan a avenue
northwest. on the night of November % last
ana stole thereirom lot of underwear
shirts, AMI gems furnishings 10 the value of
$50.
A portion OF the stolen property was re-
covered in Jackson City. at the south end of
the Long Bridge. where it had been disposed
Of TO the hab!taes OF the saloons and other
resorts il that disorderly place.
TIE first in ormation received by the de-
teCtiyes about the disposal of the .swag''
was given by Thomas Brady, colored man
who Is now doing time" III Jail. He bought
a suit OF underwear, be said. from one of the
prisoners.
The detectives believe they have made an
pOItaIA cdDluE6 anu nave bdX -Sl the gang
OF show-window smashers who have been
committing depredations about town, and
who are responsible Tor the several large win
dow robheries that have been committed
about town OF late.
Evidence is being secured which will, /: is
said, fasten another important housebreaking
case on the three men arrested last night
The "fy cops and mounted men were un-
usually busy last night in apprehending old
year thieves who will be given new year
trials. Headquarters Detective Weldon and
Precinct Detective Helan, Of the First. also
arrested last night Frederick Boston. colorei
thief, who is wanted for snatching a watch
on July IL last from young man named
Simmons on Pennsylvania avenue. between
FoEr-and-a-half and Sixth streets northwest
The watch was the property of Miss Edith
mmons. Of No. 321 G streets southeast, and
was cleverly recovered by the detectives and
Boston recognized as the thief by Mr. Sim
mons.
Policeman Muller, of the Fourth precinct.
also did some hustling "Hawkshaw'' work
last night. He first ran down William New
man, foxy looking colored man, for the lar
ceny OF quarter-ton Of coal from Richard A.
Johnson.
Scarcely had this prisoner settled himself
upon the iron couch in cell No in the
Fourth precinct station when Policeman Mul-
Ter went out again and single-handed cap
tured two other sly colored crooks. who W re
wanted Tor the larceny OF a quarter of beef
from Frank W. Reed. These prisoners gave
the names of John Johnson and William H.
Lee
Johnson carried a big sack over his sholder
and when searched at the station it was
found TO contain six freshly-killed large
Brahma chickens. Their necks had but re-
Gently been wrung. They are held at the
station for Identification.
The all-around work of the police in
"rounding-up" crooks last night was very
creditable, all the captures being important
ones.