The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-06
BURGLARS AT LAST
HAVE BEEN CAUGHT
Two Young Boys, Sons 6 Prominent
Families, the Miscreants.
CAPTURED RED.HANDED IN THE ACT
One Is the Son of n Clergyman and
the Other Of n Prominent Merchant.
They Made an Entrance to the
Leader and One OF Them Was Nab
bed by the Watchmnn-.The Other
Was Taken Out of His Fathers
Church.

bed by the Watchmnn-.The Other
Was Taken Out of His Fathers
Church.
All of the recent central city burg
laries were cleared UP last evening
through the arrest and subsequent con-
fession of the perpetrators-tWo young
boys connected with eminently respect
able families. one is Charles Haen-
dges. the 16-year-old son of Rev.
Philip Haendiges, pastor Of Zion Ger
man Methodist Episcopal church,
Adams avenue and Pine street, and
the other Harry McClain, aged fifteen,
son of William McClain, commission
merchant, of Lackawanna avenue.
They made a full breast of everything
and all their booty, with the exception
of the money and one or two small
articles, has been recovered.
To the jantor of the Leader dry
goods store in the Coal Exchange, on
Wyoming avenue, belongs the distinc-
tiOn of discovering the burglars. snort
ly before o'clock last evening as he
was engaged in sweeping the front OF
the store, he heard a noise at the back
window. Stealing quietly to the rear
of the store he concealed himself be-
hind some tapestries. fixed his eyes on
the window and waited.
Soon the sash was raised, a head ap-
peared through the opening, hasty
glance surveyed the ground and the
next moment a boy Clambered i'm and
after exchanging a few whispered
words with somebody outside, he
started for the office.
INTRUDER CAPTURED.
This was the janitor's time to act
| and, jumping out from his hiding place.
he pounced upon the lad and bore him
| to the floor, There was shuitling or
| feet outside, indicating that the ac-
complCe had taken the alarm. Inc
| captive made no resistance, but sui
| lenly accompanied his captor to the
| street, where he was placed in charge
| of Patrolman Hart, who took him TO
the police station.
It was young McClain. He fearful
| ly made a clean breast of everything,
| duplicating Haendiges and enumerat-
| ing the different burglaries, seven in
| number. that they had committed.
| Lieutenant Davis went uD to Haen-
| dlees' home and learning he was in
! church sent in for him. His father was
| in the pulpit when the boy followed
| the usher to the door. Lieutenant
| Davis met him in the NeStibule and
| told him quietly to come down TO head
| quarters. HeNdiges on the way down
! was very much excited but retialnei
| from letting on that he was aware OF
| what was wanted of him. To the oftl-
| GERS questions he admitted knowing
| NcClain and Of having seen him carly
| in the evening, but denied having been
! with him. At the station house, how
| ever. when he learned that McClaln
| had told all he also gave in and con-
| firmed everything that his pal had
| confessed.
| FATHERS GREATLY SHOCKED.
| Their fathers were sent for and came
| to the station house. They were, as
| may be believed, shocked beyond
| measure and could not at first believe
| that such a thing could be possible as
| neither boy was in the habit of stay
| ing out late. Then the boys told that
the work was always done in the
| early evening just after the stores
closed for the dav this being made
| necessary by the fact that Ilacndiges,
| who assists in caring for the church
had to be there early every evening.
Their operations extend over a period
| covering two months and includes six
hurglarics and one attempted bur
| glary.
The first was at tho Millar & Peck
| stcrc on Wyoming avenue where Nc
| Claim formerly worked. Thy went
down through trap door in the hall
way used by the ianitor of the build
| ing 10 reach the furnaces. and then
up a stairway to the interior Of the
| store, breaking down the door at the
head of the stairs. They secured $9.7l
from the cash register,
Next they entered the Albright IL
brary by bursting in a back window.
They secured 500 from the cash draw
er. This burglary had not been report
ed
The Powell Music store burglary was
their next venture. \ side window
facing ST. Lulie's church was their
mode of ingress. Two cOrnets. two
ffes, one flute, two sets Of bones a
pair Of opera glasses, IA tuning fork and
So from the cash drawer was the booty
secured here.
| \. G. Ncttletou's shoe store in the
commonwealth was entered through a
broken rear window. Two pairs oi
patent leather shoes, a pair Of dancing
slippers and five boxes Of blacking was
all that was taken from here. on that
same night an attempt was made on
| f. p. Prices cash store across tine
way, but it was found impossible tC
effect an entrance.
IN PFRRYS STORE.
They also confess that they are the
pair whom Patrolman Parry surprised
| in William PcrIN'S novelty store, 52'
| LaCkaWannd avenue, last Monday
night, The secured 81 from the Casl
drawer and We're about TO proceed tC
tackle the goods when they espied tn,
officer in the rear and bolted through
the front door
The boys told that the hiding plac,