The true northerner., 1896-07-22

Gang of Bandits.
CHICAGO, Jlly 20 AT last the police of
this city have run down and captured the
bold thugs who for three months have
beon terrorizing the people and baffiing
the officers The gang was also connected
with the robbery OF Christopher schrage,
an old German, who was robbed OF over
S50.O0o In bonds, mortgages and other
y op rty at I'll South jefferson street last
sprlnq, and the police have recovered part
of the "swag." Saturday at / a. m. q
couple of detectives from Chicago cap
tured at Detroit Michael Monahan and
James Williams, alias James Dempsey.
Seven hou~s later In the same city the
same two policemen arrested John Orme,
alias William Milton. This John Orme
Is the leader OF the criminals who have
plundered the city since March He is the
"long man" So many people met with
great financial loss TO themselves, and the
man who devised and planned the crimes
for which the Chicago police have now
under arrest every guilty person but Jesse
Thames.
Monahan and Williams, arrested with
Orme in Detroit. are boon companions of
his, associates in the robberies which he
planned and carried out in Chicago. The
three men are graduates Of the Pontiac
reformatory and have been free on the pa
role system. They are members of IA secret
society organized by Orme last year while
in Pontiac, and whose object was robbery
The rules of this organization provide
death as the penalty for any member who
betrays a comrade, and include the laying
aside OF fund from the proceeds Of rob.
berries for the legal defense of any one in
the society caught by the police. Every
arrangement had been made for the rob-
berry at noon of the Stevenson Valve COM
pany's works at Detroit. and but for the
appearance of the Chicago police, the rob-
berry would have taken place, almost pre-
cisely in the same manner as the New
York Biscuit company was robbed in Chi
cago a week ago last Saturday.
While the police department was doing
this good work in Detroit there was some
equally good work being done in this city,
and detectives were running down and
bringing to the station the men known or
suspected of having robbed Christopher
Schrage, I'll jefferson street. on the night
of March "a last. The men arrested
were: Edward II. Smith. proprietor Of the
road house at Fifty-frst street and Cottage
Grove avenue; Alfred alias Sleepy" B. urke,
Joseph Gordon. John Mclean and Chris
t1pher Strook, alias Red Chris" Three
other men interested in this Schrage case,
and badly wanted by the police, tenn
porarily got away. From what can be as
certained of Smith 1t does not look like a
good case against him. His reputation is
good and he claims that his connection
with the case was simply the purchase Of
some of the bonds which he did openly,
having taken first the advice Of bank.
A week ago the police rounded up Red"
Sullivan and some others whom they bad
suspected of the deviltry that has kept
Chicago in tren BILE for so many months.
Sullivan is the friend of Orme and was
with him in the robbery of the New York
Biscuit company. He also has been init
mate with SLEEPY" Burke. Saturday
night week Sullivan shot Police Ser.
geant Sauer. This was ten hours after he
had robbed the New York Biscuit COM
pany. He was member of the criminal
secret society which Orme had organized
This man Sullivan is reported to have
told the whole story. Then SLEEPY"
Burke supplied some information and
finally the police had a perfect case
1t was from Burke that the facts about
the Schrage robbery were obtained. He
told where part of the bonds and other
valuables could be found, and in all some
$27 600 Of the $50, coo stolen is now in the
possession of the police. Smith is stated
TO have had s2l 600 of the bonds and that
is what got him into trouble. One sus-
pect knows where some of the remainder
is, but SO far he has refused to admit the
charge There are half dozen suspected
accomplices Of the gang whose connection
may never be made plain or receive it's due
punishment