The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-17
TOUGH MEN LOCKED UP
Chicago Police Are Doing Some
Good Work.
VALUABLE IMPORTATION SECURED.

mits Taking Part In Sixteen of the Re
cent Hold-Ups-New Developments.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE deeper the police
pry into the mystery of the recent hold
ups the more tangled they become. There
is now every evidence that from five 10
ten men composed the gang which raided
the stores The same men did not take
part in all the robberies, though Red
sullivan is said to have participated In
them all His assistants, however varied
on different occasions. Three of the men
who robbed the New York Biscuit com
pany are said TO DO under arrest and IL j.
known positively that two of the gang are
in the grasp of the police. The three men
are: William Sullivan, alias Red,
John Maggs, alias "Muggs;" Mike Ma
hone, or Malone. Men who are wanted
for the Biscuit company robbery are; Jim
Richards, John Haas, Little Jim,
Maggs was captured at o'clock Wednes
day morning by Policeman Singer of the
West Chicago avenue station. He was
attempting 10 enter the house 374 Grand
avenue, the home of the ''long' and
short men, when he was pounced upon
by the policeman.
Given Away by His wife.
The house is the home of Charles Tenn
pleton Hicks alias "Stubby" Hicks. who
is now perspiring in the city hall dun
geon Hicks was formerly employed as a
driver for the Evans Paint company at 37i
Grand avenue. He lives over the store.
and two weeks ago quit his job The po-
lice say that he found il better graft tn
act as protector of the gang of robbers
than to drive IA wagon for 81 a day After
the shooting Of Sergeant Saucr the house
has been watched constantly by the poo
lice, it being believed that some Of the
fugitive robbers might attempt To return.
This belief turned out TO be correct, for
Maggs foolishly tried TO establish commu'
nication. Policemen Singer was i'm plain
clothes when ne arrested Maggs Mrs
Maggs watched the arrest and asked SIN
gen If he was policeman When he had
given an affirmative reply she pointed hen
finger at Maggs and said:
THAT is one of the Biscuit company
men"
Maggs was hustled to the Central sta
tion, where he was confronted by Che
Badenoch. The latter was much elated
at his capture.
The Loud Mouthed Robber.
Later in the day ano ther prisoner wa'
brought i'm with great secrecy He is sup
posed to be Mike Malone, the profan,
| man" Mike is credited with being tn,
| loud-Inouthed robber who guarded tn,
| door of the Biscuit company office anC
with frightful invectives overawed tn
employees Mrs Hicks has told the polio,
all h. tt-fttI.Isrff TIi.l-s hn.
been "sweated" until he has not a shred o
information left. Hicks did not person
ally take part in any of the hold-ups, but
he was given the choice of going to tn,
penitentiary or telling the whole story
''Stubby, however, could not add much
To what had already been told by his wife
but between the two the police learned
the names of every member of the gang
When "Red" sullivan was confronted by
Hicks in Chief Badenochs Office his eye.
glittered with anger He realized that the
police had the game in their own hands
and from that moment he lost his conh
dence He was again placed i'm the sweat
box and admitted to having taken part in
sixteen of the hold-ups.
Had $500 when Arressed.
Red" Is the fierce fellow who, with q
ItlA ufuulu hiN NtlNN anu AuilN
ing huge Colt army revolver, scooped In
the cash This was his part of the Biscuit
company robbery. He had 500 i'm cash
on his person when arrested He gave
his father $500 on the day of the robbery
He told his father that he won the mourv
at the races aud wanted 20 repay him d
$500 advanced To clear him of the charg.
of murder year ago. Immediately after
the robbers fed from the Biscuit com
pany offices they made for ''Stubbg
Hicks house on Grand avenue, Here To,
money was divided and the men scparIt
ed The police have positive evidence to
this effect The police almost tore tn,
house to pieces "Wednesday in their
search for money and other evidences OF
plumber They found none, but their dep
rotations led to n protest on the part OF
Mr. Evans, the owner of the premises II,
was told that the police had authority t.
tear down the house If necessary, and Mr.
Evans had nothing more to say
Revolutionary Celebration at Oswego.
OswEGo, y Y, July l7.-one hundred
wears ago Yesterday morning the las