The morning times., 1896-07-04

1 AS SASSS WotNAr htpt upO1 tuc runway
| stations " the poiiIe III anticipation oI
the thieves wiIo via coIne 10 NashIn gton
Will The Christian Enoeavorers bore iruit
yesterday.
| Two Important arrests were made and
the inen captured VIII be detained until
| after Tie Convention, and then, IL nothing
can De proven against then, Will be al
| lowed To go on The eopditiOD that they
refrain from visiting The Capital in the
| future. rNfe
All day yesterday and up TO midnight
| last night watch was kept at the rail-
| way stations Passengers from incoming
trains were SUBJ Jected 10 tue closest scru tiny
Detectives Carter and Gallagher, Lacey,
Heian and Sutton were stationed at the
Penns sylvania station, while Detectives
Horne, WeedoD and hartigan kept an eye
OH the crowds at the b. Il o.
An arrest was made at each station, and
last night two prisoners were locked up
Ut the Sixth precinct with the charge
suspicious placed against their nanes.
Detective Rhodes, who returned yesterda y
afternoon from Richmond, where lie had
been sent TO assist the Virginia authorities
during the Davis statue ceremonies, made
the first arrest OF the day. As the officer
swung off the train u { the 3. Il p. station
he noticed dark, heavy set man who
lodged Into The crowd as soon as he caught
sight OF the detective.
The mans face appeared familiar and IL
did not take but moment for Rhodes to
identify him as John weatheriIl, whom he
had arrested in the spring of 1895.
HAVE HIS RECORD. .
Weatherlli is known To the police as q
''ponel worker" and all around crook. He
was captured here by Detectives Rhodes
Lacey and Wheeler with a woman named
Jennie WaltharilI nlnit ,ad n "a
wife. The couple rented a room on New
York arenue and proceeded to rope in un-
srspecting strangers who were glad enough
to part with what money they happened to
have rather than risk exposure.
At the time OF their arrest both Weatherill
and his wife were photogra phed and their
pictures are at present in the rogues'
gallery at police headquarters and in the
album at the First precinct station.
They were put under bonds and finally
brought into court, but as their victims re-
fused to appear against them, the pair
were released and told to put a respectab bic
distance between them nd the city. Neither
the man nor woman have since been heard
from until yesterday. While In Richmond
Detective Rhodes assisted in the arrest OF
a man named Mcdonald, who was caught
in the act of picking mans pocket. Nc
Donald is known to be a pal of WeatherilI's
and as the latter was in Richmond at the
time of the arrest it is probable that he
was the ''steerer' who acted as McDonald's
partner. The man will be held until the
Richmond authorities can b. communicated
with and he may be turned over to them.
Detective Hartigan of the Sixth precinct
made the second arrest yesterday and the
police are OF the opinion that the capture is
an important one. The detective wasstand-
ing in the waiting room OF the b. x o.
depot at s O'Clock last night when an en-
ploye of the railway rushed up to him and
said that man had attempted TO pick a
woman's pocket us she was passing through
the gate.
Gateman W. G. Robey and Special Officer
Frederick GuDtcr had also seen tie at
tempt and pointed the man out to Detective
Hartigan. The officer at onte stepped for
ward, and displaying bis badge, requested
the man to accompany lin. The stranger
looked startled. but walked quietly from
the station toIthe street.
GAVE HIMSELF AWAY.
When they reached the side walk he turned
to the officer and, attempting to assume an
air OF carelessDcss, said: Il say, old man,
is this piDch?" o.
The question at once banisbed any doubts
which may nave lurked in the officers
mind, for the mans language was the up-
replied that lie merely wished to talk the
matter over and suggested that they walk
away from the station. When the pair
reached the station the man halted again
and, running his hand down into his pocket,
said, Come, DOW, will you do business?"
why, certainly" said Hartigan.
rs $40 eLtorH: inquired the stranger.
You're too cheap" said the detective.
"l'll make IL s o." said the man. fishing
-n4 .lnt ti,-.
laughed They were in front OF the police
station by this time.
Come in here and we'll see about it,
lie said. At the desk the man gave his
name as Charles 4 Anderson. forty-five years
old and Il stone nc-cutter by trade. He said
he was on his WAY 10 Winchester. Va, and
exhibited a ticket to bear out his statement.
lie stated furtlirr that he was from Cincin-
natl and had re ached the city but few
hours before. The man talked in a hesi-
tating manner and eontradicted himself
several times.
To The Times he said he was n travelling
sale stnan aud had been in the advertising
business.
He denied that he had attempted to take
anybody purse and said that he had feen
pushed and jostled in the crowd and had
caught hold of a lady to keep from falling.
He did not explain. however, how his hand
happened. to get into her rccket, and he
could give no reason for offering the detec
tive $50 to release him. He will be held
until the case can be thoroughly investi-
gated.
A THIRD VICTIM.
Mrs. James Crockett of Plainfieid, N. j (,
was another victim of piospo, t.eus at the
same station.
Tie old lady reached this city at noon
from the West on her way home. She
sat in the woman's waiting room at the
station till her train was called. Several
times she put her hand in her pocket for
her handkerchief and felt that her purse
was safe. After her train was called. she
stood in line near the gate to the car shed.
She noticed that two young men were
pushing her quite hard from the rear. Then
she thought her dress was becoming disar-
ranged. The disturbance was caused by
one of the men cutting out the pocket
from the dress. She found nothing wrong
with her apparel, till she put her hand
into the dress for her ticket. with which
to pass the gate. There was no bottom in
her pocket and her purse was gone. =
The matter was reported by the railroad
people to the police. few minutes later
a young woman, whose name could not be
learned, reported to the policeman on duty
at tile station that her pocket had been
picked OF $40.