The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26
Two Men and Three
Women Are Placed
Under Arrest.
Tie Men Will Be Charged With
Committing Several Burg.
laries.
Skeleton Keys, Picklccks and StoI n
Property Found by ths Police
in the House.

An Important capture has been made by
the police. Two notorious burglars and
three women who were utilized by them to
sell the plunder are in custody.
1t has been suspected by the police for
some time that the house at 24S Tehama
street, occupied by Mrs. Frawley and her
family, was resort of burglars, and it
was determined to keep a watch upon the
place.
Policemen T. L. Ryan and Ed O'Dea
have the credit of discovering the resort
and with the assistance of TWO other OIL
hcers of making the successful capture.
They located the place last Monday and
on Wednesday night determined 10 raid
it, securing the assistance of Policemen
OKeefe and Koegel.
Ryan posted himself in front OF the
house, Koegel and OKeeffe were stationed
in the alleyIay that runs along the side of
the house and O'Dea took position in the
rear. When all was in readiness Ryan
knocked a. the front door, which was a
signal to the others, and when it was
opened he rushed inside. Two men, Will
liam Warden and Charles Harper, jumped
out of a rear window and O'Dea tackled
them.
OKeefe and Koegel rushed to his assist
ance, and they were soon joined by Ryan.
The two men fought desperately, particu .
larry Warden, and they were helped by
Matte Frawley, one OF Mrs. Frawley's )
daughters, Eliza beth Keane, an ex-con =
vicL, and Rosie Harper. The women tore
at the officers hair and in every way tried
to get the two men out of their clutches.
The officers had to use their clubs freely
upon Warden and Harper before they
were subdued.
taken to the Southern station, and later
to the City Prison.
The house was then searched, and gold
watch, a silver watch, two gold-plated
chains, a revolver ana charm, four silver
taps, four syringes, a cupping machine, q
iver-plated cover of a sugar bowl, a
music rack and two priers, the proceeds OF
burglaries, were found.
-Four skeleton keys were found in the
room that Warden occupied and two pick
locks were found in the kitchen. These
had been used by the men in committing
burglaries.
E. J. Deniston's silver plating works
at 653 Mission street were entered on
February i9 and five teapots, a cream
pitcher, thirteen teaspoons, eleven table,
spoons, two forks, two gray handled
knives. hand satchel, two bar spoons
and napkin ring were stolen. An at
tempt had also been made to break open
Tue SaIS DuL Dau DeeH unsuccessful.
The following night the secondhand
store of Mrs. Titten baum, 213 Third street,
was entered and thirteen watches, four
opera glasses, a revolver, cupping
machine, four syringes and four silver taps
were stolen.
The xt night the shop OF ]. Rein
hardt, 673 Mission street, was entered and
four prlers a revolver and fur cape were
stolen.
Besides the articles recovered at 24S
Tehama street, Ryan and O'Dea recovered
the following articles which had been sold
by Matte Frawley:
From James Deane, 33414 Fremont
street, a silver watch stolen from Mrs.
Tittenbaum from Joseph Welsh. 35 Clara
street, q silver watch stolen from Mrs.
| Titten baum; from Phillip Christensen,
saloon-keeper, 343 Mission Istreet, a re-
volver stolen from Denlston's plating
works; from w. Fabin, 1920 Folsom
street, four silver-plated teapots, a pitcher,
and napkin ring stolen from Deniston's /;
from Sam Baur 1146 Folsom street, two
silver-plated knives and forks stolen from
Deniston's s; from JohnO' Brien, 1136 Folsom
street, silver watch stolen from Mrs.
| Tittenbaum.
Ryan and O'Dea have also recovered the
| fur cape stolen from Reinhart shop, 673
Mission street, and expect to be able 10
recover The remainder of the stolen prop
erty.
Charges of burglary will be entered
against Warden and Harper. Matte
Frawley, who was the recognized "fence," f"
will be charged with receiving stolen
| goods and the other two women with va
grancy. The real name of Elizabeth
Keane is Lizzie Valentine. She in 1884
was sent to the State prison for five years
for robbing man.
Rosie Harper is a daughter OF Mrs.
FraWley, and harper, the burglar, is her
husband. The mother and another
daughter have not been arrested. as thers
is no evidence so far to connect them with
the gang, but the police believe they were
all equally culpabe. Mrs. Frawley, how
ever, declares that she is an honest. hard
working woman, and has done her best to
raise her daughters as good, honest
women.
Warden, although denying that he was
ever arrested before, is believed to be an
ex xconyict He remarked TO the police
that he had tried for some time to lead an
honest life, but had failed. He has the
appearance of an "opium fend." He is
q years of age and says he was born in
Vallejo. Harper is 38 years OF age and
the police so far know nothing of his past
record.
Ryan and O'Dea think they will be able
TO trace other burglaries TO Warden and
Harper, and for that reason the prisoners
have not yet been charged.