Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
POLICE PICKINGS.
Good Work Being Done by Chief Mcgoaald's
Efficient 0fficers-Shrewd Piece of
Work.

The Birmingham police force has been
doing some remarkably good work of
late. for which they deserve great credit.
For years this city has been a dumping
ground for convicts who have served
their time in the mines, but never before
have there been so many escaped erimi-
nails from other sections of the country
as recently came here. The fact being
known. the officers and patrolmen have
been alert and succeeded in landing
large number of them.
| An Important Capture.
One of the most important captures Of
late days was that of A. A. Waite, badly
| wanted in Springfield, ILL.,, for obtaining
| money under false pretenses. 1t is al
| legged. as inferred from a telegram from
| the sheriff in that city. that Waite work.
| ed the confidence racket on an old white
| lady and is otherwise a bad egg" Chief
| Mcdonald yesterday received long tele-
| gram from the authorities al Springfield
| saying the sheriff would positively be
| here on Friday and under no circum-
stances to let Waite get off This latter
| request was useless, as Chief Mcdonald
generally holds prisoners when he gets
them.
Taken to Mississippi.
officer Joe Nix left Sunday for Whit
man, Miss, in charge of Ras Worthing-
ton, whom he captured several days ago
and who was wanted at that place for
murder An officer came here from
Whitman and fully identified Worthing-
| ton as being the man wanted for the
| murder of a man by the name of William
| Beverman reward of 500 was offered
| for Worthington and officer Nix ac-
| companied the officer from Whitman in
| order that he could get it when he turn
| ed the negro over to the proper officials.
| The negro acknowledges having come
from Whitman, but denies having killed
Beverman.
A Good Piece of Work.
Another good piece of work was that
of Officers Ellard and Disheroon yester-
day in capturing three negroes who, from
| evidence at hand, will No doubt be con-
| victed of burglary and concealing money
| known to have been stolen.
1t seems that negro named Virg AUS
| tin was boarding with a negress named
Anna Dargin, who lives in Avondale. On
| Saturday morning Austin discovered that
| his trunk had been broken open, and his
| pocketbook, containing a $50 BILL gold
| ring and watch chain, taken therefrom.
| The negress, Anna Dargin claimed to
have been away from home that morning
| and knew nothing of the matter.
| Yesterday morning a telephone mes
| sage was received by Chief Mcdonald
| that negro had attempted to change %
| $50 bill in Avondale, and, failing to do so,
had boarded an East Lake electric car
| for this city. The chief sent officers Ell
| lard and Dsheroon on their bikes to
| meet the car with instructions to arrest
| him.
| The officers had description of the me-
| gro, and on meeting the car at Twenty
| first street boarded it and arrested me-
| gro who almost answered the description
| of the one they were after He proved,
| however, to be the wrong man, but on his
person was found pistol, and he was
| sent to the pen on a charge of carrying
| concealed weapons.
They were informed by the conductor
| that the man they were after had gotten
| off the car at Twenty-seventh street.
Mounting their Wheels they went to Tay-
| lor's saloon at that point, and were there
told that a negro had tried to get $50
| bill changed at the bar, but on failing to
do so had gone out to the Georgia Pacific
| shops.
The two officers hurried to the Geor-
| gia Pacific commissary and there cap-
| tured the much wanted man with the
$50-bill on his person. The negro, who
| gave his name as Ed Harrington,
claimed that negress named Lucy Will
| liams had given him the money, saying
that Anna Dargin told her to give 1t to.
him, and for him to buy himself some
beer and get the money changed He
| was brought to the city and locked up,
and the officers with Marshal Suddith of
| Avondale, then went and arrested the
two women and brought them before
| Harrington, who repeated his story as
| told to the Off1cerS. Anna Dargln claimed
| to have found the money in the weeds
| near the house and denied taking it
| from the trunk.
| The officers then went before Justice
| Martin and swore out warrants for all
| three of the negroes, and they were
| turned over to the sheriff pending a
| preliminary trial by Justice Martin.
| Chief Mcdonald has the $50-bll which
| seems destined to cause hard times for
| somebody.
| More Silver Plate.
| Chief Mcdonald yesterday morning re-
| ceived a telephone message saying that
| lot of silver-plated ware could be got
| ten by going to a certain place He
| sent Officers Walker and Walton there
| and recovered three pieces of silver
| plated ware. one of the pieces having
the letters "F. G. Nov. 49, &c." en-
graved thereon. They are now at police
headquarters awaiting an owner.
An Arm Broken
| officer Hamilton, while attempting to
| arrest white man named Walter Flu
! qua Sunday night on a charge of dis
| orderly conduct, fell on Avenue b and
| Twenty-fourth street and shattered the
| bones in one of his arms He was taken
| to his home In louisville, where he Is
suffering great pain.
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