The evening world., 1895-09-02
ROUNDUP OF CROOKS.
The Majority Of Them, the Police
Say, Are Piokpooketa
Three, After evading the Police for
Months, Found in Cleveland.
Chowdcr Parties and Parades VIII
BE Safer for the Arrests.

Capt. O'Brien. the head OF the Detec-
tive Bureau. reported big round up Of
thieves OF various classes this morning
The majority OF them are cll-known
pickpockets. who, the detectives believe.
are menace to the thirty odd chowder
parties and parades which occur at va
rious times to-day. Three of the haul
are members OF a gang OF burglars who
have been robbing fiat houses and pri-
vate dwellings on the east side while
| the occupants have been in the country.
They were arrested last night These
prisoners are John Levy, alias thinner
mann, twenty years old. of l57 West
Seventy y-nlnth street. Is a fcticious ad-
dress: John Baum. twenty-five years
old. bartender. OF PIP Third avenue
Samuel Braham, twenty, Of 5l7 East
Eightv-frst street.
Braham aud Baum on their own con-
fession with John Levy are the bur-
glars who entered the dwelling OF Law
yer August =. Wagener of II East One
Hundred and Seventh street. on the
night Of Aug % and robbed the place OF
several thous ands Of dollars. They also
have confessed to burglarizing the resi-
dence of Robert Breen. OF 81 East One
Hundred and Seventh street. two nights
before when they secured quite large
amount of property. Just how much
the police do not know. for Mr.. Breen
and family are yet in the country. The
burglars entered Wagener's house by
the basement. broke through six doors
and looted the place from cellar to gar
ret
Detectives Tom Mccarthy and Weller
were searching for some OF the property
in pawnshops when they ran across a
dealer who remembered some men try
ing to dispose OF a silver prize cup and
some silvcrware. The cup Mr.. Wagener
had received from a newspaper for hav-
Ing been considered by certain voters a
very popular man. This pawnbroker
would not take the ware, but learned It
was disposed of at the jewelry store OF
Philip Rodenberg Of 1897 Third avenue.
The detectives went there and found the
| silver. including the prize cup. and
learned that Rodenberg had purchased it
for 81 after having made a test and
| found that II was almost worthless.
Rodenberg was arrested as receiver Of
| stolen goods. and with his aid the three
thieves were discovered and locked up.
The The prisoners also cont confess to having
/ Fifteenth street and Third avenue. Thev
declared that they had only got about
$50 for the whole quantity of goods. and
price. An were remanded by MaGls-
trate Crane al the Tombs Police Court
| this morning. Some Of the property has
been recovered.
This is the list Of crooks picked I'D
last night to keep them away from cele-
| brations to-day:
| william Moore, alias Joe Smith i.aW In tbs
sali.ry' who YESTERDAY was found with his hand
bridge; RoSe., Price alias Kessor Bob. thirty
two years old: James Carroll, alias McGnnss
i.Ns Of the gallery, who says he lives at al
East ThIrtIeth street, and is a florist: John DAILY
Mack 1866 in III. gallery Who say: pis he lives % q
| b6 Catharine street: John Donnelly alias Keatins
Of az Greenwich street; Thomas oConner, Of Il
| Worth street: George O'Briep. Of 33s West six
tesnth street william Donnelly alias o.Neil
i;l7s In the s.l!ery a fpecuator OF l6I Hnds9r
sullivan. alias Patsey Tingerty, OF 245 East For
-nrst street: Thomas Rowand alias Phil Tom
S Sconnor ala. f.'If y k,dIa'' ..
?,li5 In the gallery. who says he Is Brooklynite
William Donnelly, alias O'Neill. anc
George o'l3rien, mentioned above. ar,
were arrested in Bowling Green a bottl,
of the drugs was found on O'Brien. ant
Dnnnelly threw one away. which thu
who have evaded them for months
| They are In Cleveland. locked up oI
minor charges. One OF them is Edwar,
Clarkson. alias Connors. who. with Mok,
Murray. robbed Henry Rothkop
on a Broadway car in 1874
Rothkopf committed suicide las
week Clarkson and Moke Muir
ray both jumped their bail, Clark
son going west. He was at Cleveland 4
attend the Silverte Convention las
week. and was arrested for picking
pockets or as a suspicious person. will
Thomas McKeon. alias The Kid" ALA
Francis Murray. and Ed Finnegan, ALA
Francis. 2.220 in the Gallery.
Thomas Mckeon is the man who es
capped through a window from jefferson
Market Court several months ago. Tn
escapade led to the trial Of Sergt
Foody and his squad. then in charge o
the court, and finally to a reorganiza
ton OF the whole court squad. Capt
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