The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-06-28
EARLY HOUR
FUSSILLHDE
Thieves Escape Shots Fired at Them BY
Police.
TWO MEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Night Watohman oHara Makes a Timely
Discovery Of Operations by Five of
the Fifth Ward Gang-Hot
Chase Made by Police
man Kester


thieves went down to the Pottsyille iail this
morning. They were Martin McGrath and
Edward Dowd aged about 10 years The
circumstances attending their arrest stirred
up most Of the residents of the ward and also
disturbed the slumbers of many people in the
Third and Fourth wards.
At about two o'clock this morning Watch
man Martin O'Hara was on Centre street.
west of Chestnut when he observed five
young men acting in a suspicious manner in
front of Matt. Yanchaitis which is To-
Gated ON Centre street and about midway
between West street and Chestnut street.
O'Hara concluded that there was a rob
berry on foot and awaited DEVELOPMENTS
Three of the gang forced open the cellar
doors and descended under the saloon Two
remained outside, to stand watch O'Hara
waited until he saw light in the cellar and
then he made n rush. The two guardsmep
gave a whistle of alarm and ran. O'Hara
hred a shot to attract the attention of the
po zee. At the same time he made for the
cellurway. He grabbed Dowd A second
man ran out, but O'Hara was unable to grab
him and hold his prisoner The second
man cut across the street in the di-
rection of Cardin's paint store. O'Hara
drew his revolver and fired. Specta-
tors say that the fleeing man barely escaped
being hit by the bullet He got away
Meanwhile the third one, McGrath. had es-
capped from the cellar. He ran east ON Cen
tire street to West and then turned north.
Policeman Ed Kester had been attracted to
the neighborhood by O'Hara's shots and was
at the corner of Centre and Jardin streets
when he saw McGrath run around the corner
into West street. Kester gave chase. He is
a swift runner and turned into West street
before McGrath was near LLOYD street
Stop J" Kester shouted three times. but
McGrath continued running as fast as
his legs could carry him. Kester then fired
shot, which had no effect When half wav
to Lloyd street Kester stumbled and fell. He
quickly regained his. feet, however. and re-
sumed the chase. He cried stop" twice
again, but thefleeing robber paid no heed.
Again Kester stumbled and fell. but he
quickly recovered himself and was so angered
at his misfortune that he acquired renewed
speed and notwithstanding his two
tails was not far behind McGrath when
the latter turned from West street west
on Strawberry alley. As Kester turned
into the alley he fired a second
shot. He said to-day, 81 was determined to
follow and catch him if had to run to Ash
land and bring him down with shot" Mid
wav between West and Cbostnrt st,aat.
Kesber fred a third shot but stiIi NroCs,.,tl,
failed to surrender From +Jo ~, ~
turned north ON Chestnut street rn,ri,,o,
to Coal street and tben tnrrod Wet aani,'s
Midway between Chestnut and Cotbari,,a
streets McGrath's pace slackened greatI1,
Kester was soon unon him NTcGro+b ,,aSo
a final struggle. but if was brief and rsoIoss
Kester gave him two rams on tbe head viii
his club that sent the thief down to tbe., a,,o
lnept Soon after Chief Tosb ana c,ood,,,,,,
who had run down Centre ana n(rtI, ~,
Chestnut, arrived. They fopnd Kostor and
McGrath putting like pornoises after thoir
hard run of about six squares Kester I5d
put the handouts on BIcGratb and was sit
ting on him to take time fo,, broat, -,
undertaking the trim back To tbe Ioclnn In
due time McGrath and Dowd were nrisoners
in one of the steel cages of the Iock1n Tbis
morning Watchman O'Hara and Policeman
Kester took them before Justice Toomev
where the saloonkeeper appeared and CHARGED
them with burglary. Thev were COMMITTEES
without bail and O'Hara and Koster tool
them down to PottsviIle on the g.14 train
Both prisoners belong to as bad a Gang of
thieves as ever infasted tb, -, nj -.
10 9tSauilJ uIdWlnB nearer Jhe end OF Its rope