The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-17

inc Burplsrized Three Different Places
Harry KtstIer Finds His Property In
the Homo of One of Them-1hey Stole
Cigars From {. Is. Quincy and Helped
Themselves to Mr.. Orders Hen BOOST:
Covering Him With a Gun Meanwhile
Yesterday morning the police made
sood-sized catch of several parties
tgsinst whom they have evidence for
completely in probably three different bur
glaries. All of them are now behind the
bars in the city Jail.
About ten days or two weeks ago MI
c. B. Quincy notified the police depart
ment that he had 500 cigars, lamp and
some other articles stolen from room al
1i7 North Main street. A few days after
the theft the police received letter
from the Rock Island agent at Kechl
saying that C. Z. Northrup Of this city
was selling some cigars in Kechi. There
was enough suspicion attached 10 North
rup's actions to have him write 10 the
police The matter was turned over TO
wrote 20 the agent asking him what
brand Of cigars Northrup was selling
He reported that they were of Wichita
manufacture and were called Royal
Honor and New Brand" These were
the same brands which Mr.. Qupincy had
stolen from him. George Cunningham
and VIII Stose we're with Northrup at
Kechi. Cunningham is Northrups' ne
phew. The three men on the night be-
fore they went to Kechi were at Sunny
dale, where Jimmy Cairnes learned
that Northrup had sold to Mr.. Will Mar
snail OF that town two boxes of the CT
gars. When they got to Kechi North
rup went 70 the store of Mr.. Howard and
tried to trade some of the cigars for
some shoes Northrup told Mr.. Howard
that ne had bought the cigars from the
boys who were with him, which were no
other than Cunningham and Stose. Mr..
Howard asked Northrup if ne knew the
boys, and he said that he did not, at the
same time Winking al them. They ap-
parently understood the wink, but I'M
fortunately for them and the consumma-
ton of the trade. Mr.. Howard saw him
After the three left Kechi in a wagon
they came ID the farm of Mr.. Order,
where they saw a hen roost which they
Immediately proceeded to rob. Mr.. Grid
er heard the squawking of his poultry
and went out TO see what was the matter.
He saw the three men and said: I'll see
what's going on here" They pulled a
Winchester on him and ordered him to
leave. The ground was soft and the
tracks OF one Of the men showed that he
wore new pair of rubbens. Detectives
Sutton and Cairnes learned all of the
above facts, which lead them to believe
could they locate the parties they would
be able to find the personal property
stolen from Mr.. Harry Kistler's resi-
dence at S29 Eagle street. Their sur
misses proved true.
Cairnes and Sutton, after going 10 the
country and Tearing the escapad es of the
trio, returned and found out that Stose
was living at III East Oak with Axle
Willard, whose father was formerly lib
rarian of the Sedgwick county library
and who wrote piece for the Arena last
August that created considerable COM
ment. The piece related to Kansas mort
cages.
Yesterday morning. long before day
light Roundsman Billy Carroll and Of
ficer Cowley went TO the residence Of
Northrup at S33 Eagle street, where they
arrested George and John Cunningham,
charging them with burglary. At about
9 o'clock Officers Sutton and Cairnes
went TO where SJose and the Willard girl
We're living and arrested them. When
they got inside the house they found that
the place was furnished with the proper
" stolen from Mr.. Kistler. Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Kistler went 10
the Stose home and Identified their prop
erty, which included bedding, dresses,
cooking utensils and many other things
The value of the property probably
reached $3.50.
Northrup came down to the station
last night with his wife and little girl
and said that ne did not know the prop
erty was stolen He contradicted him
self several times, acknowledging that
he had been to Stoses house last Sunday
for dinner and that he saw the property
which had been taken from Kistler's
II is the opinion of the officers that they
robbed Kistlers' place early in the even
ing and carried the booty off in a wagon
10 where Stose lived As Northrup lived
next door TO Mr.. Kistler ii is probable
that the burglary was planned at his
house.
Last night Northrup went TO the sta
ton, believing that he had deluded the
officers. When he showed up he was ar
rested and John Cunningham was let out
10 escort Mrs. Northrup home. there be-
ing noevidence against him.
Northrup, in conversation with Detect
ives Sutton and Cairnes. said that he
had Winchester, and when he came TO
the station last evening he had on a pair
of new rubhers. which will be strong evi
dence that he was one Of the parties who
participated in the robbery of the Order
hen rooSt. Northrup has claimed that
he knew nothing about the thefts, bu.
the officers think he Is the brains of the
gang. He is about 40 years old. while
the girl and the boys are about -.
Northrup, George Cunningham, Stose
and Axle Willard viii De taken to the
county Jail today and will be given their
preliminary probably Saturday after
noon.
Three weeks ago one of the employees
of the Rock Island had an overcoat stol-
en- from the depot. Shortly after the coat
was stolen the gentlemans' wife was
walking on Douglas avenue. when she
saw a man with her husbands coat on.
She followed after the fellow. and when
she came to an officer she pointed out
the man and had him arrested. He was
taken u the statinr Mhers he said he