The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-19
Clever Capture Of Two Thieves BY
Officers Lucas and Lyons. /
WALKED OFT WITH TIE BAGGAGE
OF two Passengers at the p, w,
& B. Depot While They
Were Getting a Lunch.
While Another Man
Was Buying His
Ticket His Va.
lise Disap- .:
peared.

That there Is just as much necessity for
Especial officer around the p, W. 8 u,
depot at night as there is In daytime was
demonstrated last evening when three peri
sons who were waiting for their train WeiS
relieved of their baggage.
| shortly after D O'Clock Jesse +. Clayburu
and G.B Bowden arrived from BalUimorA
Tho latter was bound for Crisfeld and lid
former for Smyrna
They placed their bundles secured by
| shawl straps on the seats in tho waitlnh
room, They felt hungry and went out q
get light lunch before tho II 81 train lefS
for down the Delaware road. Thoy did
| not count upon any one going near thelr
bundles but they were mistaken for while
they were away the bundles were taken.
| Sergeant Howgato was notified and was
making an Investigation when officer
Lucas appeared on the scene. The patrol.
man was given the case and in company
with officer Lyons set to WORK.
| 1t did not take tho two Georges long be-
foro they placed thor men in the tolls.
| They were found IN u saloon along thp
| coast with the baggagein their possession !
| time saw the two men when they took
the baggage and Robert Z. Oskn4 and
| Edward Davis will have u time to explain
| how tho bundles caught fast to their
| hands.
J. s. Pyle, of Mashipongo, Va, was
another passenger in the depot and while
| he was getting his ticket some one walk1
| ed eff with his vaisc. /,
| In the City Court this morning tho
young men identified the property consist !
| ing Of clothing valued Mt $50 /.
David Miller saw Davis and Oskins take
the bundles from the depot. 4!
Officer Lucas dcposed to tho arrest and
recovery Of the goods in their possession. ,
Davis clnlms to be reporter and PhilNS
adolphia US his home. They were held Id |
$500 bail each to appear at the upper
court ]
When Edna Holland and Bessie Mo-
Manus determined TO join the circus ab
ono Of tho down State towns ono of thenj
secured her nunt's watch, in order to raise
sufficient funds to pay thor train fare,
They did not know whero to sell tho watch
and they asked Thomas McNnbb to GET
the sale consummatea. When he entered
, Il pawn Office to sell the watch the ticker"
worked and police officer made his ap.
pcaruuco and tho watch was not sold.
Tho girls had their vaisc already packed
to 60 to the circus and they did not want
to return home. Young McNabb kept
their company that night on II lot on tho
west side of town and the girls allcge that
MGNabb used them for immoral purposes.
When the girls were prevented from go
ing away yesterday morning they wore
taken to the hall and later in the day were
taken to their homes and then their moth.
ers made an Investigation with the result
that "A warrant was sworn out for Nc.
Nabbs arrest on the charge OF using the
girls fer immoral purposes, both girls be-
ing under Is years Of age, the ago of con.
sent.
In the City Court this morning he was
held in 1900 bail to appear On Monday
morning.
The cases of Robert and putiitk Cotting-
ham were continued until Tuesday morn.
ing. They arc charged with assault and
battery on George bradford on last SAT-
urday at the polls in the Eleventh ward.
The charge against Frank Fox was dis
missed us the evidence was not sufficient
to warrant conviction at tho upper
court.