The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
STOLEN BONDS FOUND.
Valuables Taken from a Chicago
Miser Recovered.
SENSATIONAL TURN IN A BIG CASE.

OF the $4,000 Worth of Bond, Taken
from the Old Man An but ~ 2. 900 worth
Are Recovered and Chief Badenocb Is
if"red Over the Work of His Depart
mant-WelI Known Roadhouse Keeper
Under Arrest for Completely.
CHICAGO, July 20-When Chief Baden
och reached his office Saturday morning
his face was wreathed in smiles, for he
had In his possession all but $l2, 900 worth
OIL the bonds stolen March - from Christie
pher Schrage known as "the jefferson
street miser." The entire steal reached
more than $50, 900 and its successful sequel
made the chief feel happy His first act
was TO hold IA brief conference with In
spector Fitzpatrick, at the close of which
ne made an announcement that gave out
the impression that the police had been
successful in their efforts to capture the
gang OF thieves lately working the city to
an extent far beyond his expectations
ana that most unexpected results had been
obtained.
This announcement was made imme-
dlately following the inspectors commu-
nlcation To his superior that the detectives
saturday morning sent out to accompany
Mclean, the man accused of robbing
Scharge, TO the place where the stolen
bonds were secreted had been successful
In their mission and had returned with the
property. Mclean had taken them to a
house on Shields avenue, entered the
house and then produced the greater por-
ton of the stolen bonds The detectives
and pilot returned and one of the greatest
crimes recently committed seemed to the
department in fair way to be wound up.
Roadhouse Keeper Arrested.
Ed Smith-more properly Edward III.
Smlth-proprietor of the roadhouse Mt
Fifty-trst street, is under arrest charged
with completely in the crime. The war
rant for Smith was sworn out July ?. 1t
charged him with. receiving stolen prop
erty He is said to have bought the bonds
stolen by 'Sleepy" Burke, John Mclean,
Joseph Gordon and Chris Strook He is
charged with having driven so hard a
bargain that he stood to win thousands
of dollars on the bundle of bonds received
And on the bundle which the police still
want he was in good way to make still
more easy money.
sleepy" Burke, who has admitted that
he planned the robbery, and that he in
yitcd the others into the game has been
making fair living ut "a State street
museum for the past day or two. He was
locked up with the rest when his revela-
tions resulted in the gangs capture, but
he smiled as il he had no fear of punish
ment.
story of the Robbery.
The robbery of Christopher Schrage oc-
cured on the evening Of the 2Ith of
March. The victim of the robbery, an old
man of miserly disposition and with the
habits of hermit, lived alone in a little
shanty at II south jefferson street. Each
night when he had finished his supper il
was his custom To take out his hoardings
and count them over. While he was thus
engaged on the evening of the robbery
two men called at the house and told the
old man they were in quest of "A room.
Taking a light Schragc proceeded to
lead the way TO an adjoining house which
belonged 10 him. when the men jumped
on him from behind, threw him To the
ground and bound and gagged him.
Then, entering the house they made away
with sl6725 i'm money and bonds Ten
thousand AM eighty dollars worth of
mortgages w0s overlooked. Schrage when
found was but slightly injured from the
rough handling he had received He gave
the police the numbers on all the bonds
and was positive that he could identify the