The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-22
YOUNG HIGHNAYNEN HELD.
Defective AmOur'S Work May Break up
Bad Gang.
MONEY GAINED SPENT FOR BEER.
They Halted an Italian Last Sunday and
Compelled Him to Concede to Their
Wishes by Threats of violence-one
Committed in Default of Bail

Detective Amour was busy yesterday work
ing up case of highway robbery against
number of young men of town who make
the vicinity of the Pennsylvania railroad
depot n loafing rendezvous. The complain
ant in the case was Sperto Jenoso, an Italian,
recently of Shamoxin and now of Turkey
Run.
Jenoso spent last Sunday afternoon in town
and when on his way home between 8 and 8
o'clock in the evening was stopped near the
Pennsylvania depot by 10 or 12 young fellows
who were lounging about the place and who
asked him for tobacco. At first Jenoso said
he had none, but when several of the fellows
caught hold of him with the evident inten-
tion of doing him harm he gave them all the
tobacco he had. As he did so one of
the crowd grabbed his watch and chain and
ran away. From information CLEANED by
Detective Amour it was learned that the
watch had been sold for $3.50 and with the
proceeds the crowd got drunk Sunday night.
Yesterday warrant was sworn out for the
arrest of Thomas Crushane and Michael
Stanton Amour arrested the latter at the
corner of Main and Centre streets in the
afternoon. Stanton denied all knowledge of
the theft, but admitted that he was with the
crowd at the time He was held under $500
the security. Crushane had been apprehended
previously, but not arrested as it was feared
such a step would cause others apparently
more implicated to take fight.
Detective Amour did not stop with the
arrest of Stanton, but kept working on the
case until he got Crushane and another Pole
in custody. The latter was youth of about
IS years of age and the watch was found on
his person. He claimed he bought it for a
S1.5O from youth working with him as a
slatepicker in Indian Ridge breaker and
known as Frank Scanlan. A young man
named Michael Doan was also taken into
custody and all were put under bail for a
hearing at $3.50 this morning, when it was
arranged that the Italian would appear and
see if he could identify any of the accused.
! At the appointed hour the accused pre-
! sented themselves before Justice Williams
and Jenoso, the victim of the robbery, identi-
fed all of them. He was in attendance with
his counsel, NJ. NJ. Burke, Esq, who has been
retained to press the case and it is probable
that the suit will break up the gang that has
infested the place where the robbery took
place 1t is said Crushane plans depreda-
tiOns and gets others to commit them. He
seldom gets into position where the law
can reach him.
Chowonitz testified at the hearing this
morning that Frank Scranton brought the
watch to him and Michael Stanton was
present and received the money for it.
Scranton has not been arrested. The watch
chain has not been recovered. 1t is more
valuable than the watch, being of Italian
manufacture solid silver and very heavy.
All the accused except Crushane furnished
$500 bail for trial. Crushane was committed
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