The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

Burglars made their way into the
residence of Rev. B. Dembinski, pas
tor of st. Mary's Polish Catholic church
on Prospect avenue, sometime yester-
day morning before daylight and they
stole golden cibOrium, a vessel used
in the sacrifice of the mass. and sew
eral articles of table silverware.
One of the burglars was arrested in
Davidow's pawnbroking establishment
on Lackawanna avenue at o'clock
yesterday afternoon by PatrOlman
John Saltry and a squad of officers.
Patrolmen Iona Day and Moir, Park
Policeman McManaman, and Detective
Steve Dyer arrested two more of the
gang late In the afternoon in shanty
In the lower part of the South steel
mill yard. There was another fellow
in the gang, but he escaped as if the
ground opened and swallowed him up.
The one that was arrested in DaNi-
dow's acted very suspiciously when Se
came in. He took from under his coat
bundle wrapped up In a piece of dirty
muslin, and opening it up he brought
out the lid of the ciborum, a sugar
bowl a milk pitcher, a spoon holder
and fifteen spoons. The articles had
small crusts of culm on them. as if
they had been secreted in dump and
they We're tarnished.
AN OFFICER SUMMONED.
Mr.. Davidow did not intimate in any
way that he suspected the goods were
stolen, and making a pretense that he
was engaged in estimating what he
would give for them, he kept the fell
low waiting until one of his clerks
slipped out the back way and went
down to the corner of Lackawanna and
Franklin avenues to where Patrolman
John Saltry was on duty.
The officer came up to the store and
took the prisoner into custody and
brought him to police headquarters.
Chief Robling asked the prisoner his
name and he said it was Edward Jones.
He denied that he stole the articles in
his possession and explained that he
got them from three tramps down
along the rosa. They asked him to
bring the stuff to the city to dispose
of it.
He gave a description Of the fellows
and Chief Robling detailed a squad of
officers to the yard Of the South works.
The officers made tour of the shan
ties and picked up six tramps. Four
of them were in one gang and one of
the four had coil Of copper wire long
enough to stretch a mile, and dozen
or so of fancy articles for hanging
ladies' sacques or overcOats on to pre-
serve their shape.
He acted as spokesman Of his gang
and orofessed to be on their way to
Albany, N. Y. There was no evidence
to connect them with the burglary and
Mayor Bailey gave them an hour to get
out Of town. The other two tramps
were new beginners, young men who
had run away from home in Jersey
City, and they, too, were ordered to
get out of town in an hour.
WHAT WAS FOUND ON HIM.
Jones. as he called himself, was
searched and he had an alligator-skin
pOcketboOk in which there was paper
with this address on, Frank Roney.
Maple Lake, Lackawanna county. Pa.
There was a judgment note for IS
drawn on Dec. 8, 1896, payable after 12
days to Edward Jones and signed by
Frank Roney: and there was an Or
der on the superintendent of the Lack
awanna hospital signed by Director
Thomas d. Davies allowing Edward
Williams to be admitted to the hospi-
tai. 1t was signed on Dec. Z.
Mayor Bailey questioned Jones and
was told by him that his home is near
the Big Mountain colliery in ShamOkin.
that he Is 2G years old and married.
He said he came to Scranton last week.
During the course of conversation he
contradicted himself several times.
Later in the afternoon Chief Robling
sent another squad of officers to the
mill yard and it was at this time that
the two tramps were captured. They
were in one of the shanties in the
lower part of the mill yard. When they
were brought to the station Jones iden-
titled them as the men who gave him
the articles to dispose of. There was
another one with them, but ne got
away very swiftly somewhere out of
reach. The two arrested refuse to give
their names.
THE ARTICLES IDENTIFIED.
About the time the two tramps were
brought to the station. the housekeeper
for Father Dembinski arrived there
also and she identified the articles. She
said that there were other pieces of
silverware taken also. Father DEM
binski was not at home; he was away
since Monday attending Forty Hours
devotion in Blossburg. She did not
know what time the burglary was COM
mitted, but knew it must be after
midnight. When she arose yesterday
morning the loss was discovered.
A visit to the mill yard last night
again did not result in capturing the
third tramp. The three prisoners will
be given hearing this morning by
Mayor Bailey.