The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-15
BURGLARS CAUGHT IN A BUNCH.
Three Captured Half an Hour After
RObbing a House.

Policemen Collins and Atkinson cap
tured three burglars in a bunch yester-
day morning, along with two women, who
We're accessories to their crime. The po-
lIcemen were enabled to make the arrest
through information given them by Will
lam Luke colored, who acted promptly
and intelligently
The burglars were captured red-handed,
along with their booty, and within half
an hour after the crime had been com
mitted. The place burglarized was that of
Isaac Berendt, No. 1877 East Broad streer.
The men secured entrance through a side
door, and helped themselves to shoes and
clothing They then went to a room in
Bay street lane, near Price, occupied by
Ada Young and Martha Miller. They
seemed to have been a very noisy lot of
burglars. The noise they made in the
store attracted the attention of people
living over it. and Mr.. Berendt was noti-
fed. Before he reached the store, how
ever, the Burglars had gone.
After reaching the room occupied by the
women in Bay lane, the men spent some
time talking in the lane before going In
the house. William Luke, who lives in
the lane, heard them talking and thought
they were about to break into his house.
the three men, with their bundles of plum
der on their shoulders. He was satisfied
they had robbed some place, and watched
them until they went into the room oc-
cupied by the women. He then went in
search of a policeman. He found Police
man Collins on Bay street, and informed
him OF what he had seen. Collins called
Policeman Atkinson, who was near by, to
his assistance, and the two officers, ac-
companied luke 10 the house. The men
were up and walking around the room
when the officers arrived, but the women
were in bed asleep The room was search
ed, and the bags of stolen clothing and
shoes found. The whole crowd, men and
women, were then taken to the barracks.
Mr.. Berendt called at the barracks later
on and identified the stolen goods as his
property. Recorder Hartridge turned the
parties over to the superior court on the
charge Of burglary. The men gave their
names as Thomas Peters, James Geldon
and Charlie Calais. The women's names
are Ada Young and Martha Miller. Re
corder Hartridge complimented the police
men on their good work and also spoke
highly of the good work done by Luke in
promptly catching on to the situation and
calling the attention of the police.
The detectives ascertained yesterday
that the three men live at Montgomery
in this county. They had evidently ar
ranged the matter with the women that
they should come to the city, rob Berendt g
store and carry off their goods early in
the morning. They brought a wagon with
them, evidently to be used in carrying off
the plumber. Their intention was, doubt
less, to dispose of it in the country.
The people living in the neigh
borhood of No. 1877 East
Broad street were very much ex-
cited when they became aware of the
burglary. There is no light on East
Broad street for some distance in this
neighborhood and the darkness is very
favorable to crimes of this kind. The res
idents are anxious to have a light placed
on the street between Broughton and
Oglethorpel avenue