The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-15
CaprOn and Seagrave Held
On Three Charges.
Had Burglars Outfit Distrib-
uted In Clothes.
Fined on One Charge and Held in
Heavy Bail on Two Others.

The detective force captured Q couple OF
shady individuals last evening and q
seDrch OF their clothing was revelation
to the thief catchers. For several days
the two men, who gave their names 90
William Capron and Leonard Seagrave,
have been prowling about the jewelry
district on Pine, Friendship, Richmond
and other streets I'm that vicinity and
their actions attracted attention. The
detective department. was informed of
the state of affairs and q watch was kept
over the strangers.
Detectives Parker, Merrill, Cannon and
Nickerson went in search of the two mon
shortly after o'clock last evening ana
came across them on the corner of Clay
erick and Clifford streets. Detective Par
ker followed Seagrave in company with
Detective Merrill and Detectives Cannon
and Nickerson followed the footsteps of
Capron. When Parker placed his hands
on Seagrave Capron "tumbled" to the
scheme and ran as fast as be could down
the street with Nickerson close on his
tive overhauled his man. Meanwhile
Sesgrave was fast in the clutches of the
other detectives.
The prisoners were taken to city hall
where an examination was made. They
had small outfit of burglars tools con-
sistine OF a stick of dynamite, several
fulminste caps, q quantity of fuse. a short
ofo ~ ftofo
pered drills of different sizes, a heavy
hammer, and an iron punch. These were
in the pockets Of the prisoners. They
were also armed. Seagrave had 22-cal-
ibre, self cooking revolver and Capron
had 32-cslibre bulldog Both pistols
were loaded in every chamber. They had
stolen the tools.
Tney were arranged in convenient
places about the clothing of the men and
carefully wrapped in paper. When ques-
toned they were inclined to te very
quiet sbout themselves, thinking their
records were unknown. SeaRrave used
to live at Knightsville and about nine
years ago he was concerned in several
forgery cases. He succeeded in making
victims of clothing firms and enjoyed
short season of prosperity. He was ar.
rested at Pawtuxet by Detective Parkee
and served four years In the prison at
Crsnston. Since his release be has served
the Massachusetts, prison. Capron
was released from the Massachusetts,
States prison, December IS. 1895.
lie had served time for crooked work
in the Bay State. Both men are about %
years OF sge.
They were arraigned before Judge
Swee,lano in the Sixth District court this
morning, charged with having in their
possession certain kinds of burglars tools.
They pleaded not guilty and were held in
the sum of $1,000 each for trial Friday,
January %. They pleaded guilty to the
charge of carrying concealed weapons
and were each fined s20 and costs Later
in the day both men were called into
court again and were charged with break
ing and entering IN the night time the
blacksmith shop of Thomas A. Hardy.
t56 Public street, and stealing therefrom .
hammer, bitstcck and other tools, to which
they pleaded not guilty and were held In
the sum of $1,000 cash for trial next FRI
day. Mr.. Hsrdy's shop was forced open
last Sunday. morning and q lot Of tools
were taken. This morning MIR. Hardy was
sent for and he.identitied the tools found
IN the possession Of the. e.prisoners as be-
ing his prope rty.
There were a number of manufsct urine
jewelers. in the court room and among
them was Mr.. Bassett, who recently
suffered from q visit by safe crackers. No
one could identity either Seagrave or
Capron and 1t was stated that they we're
not the men seen .the locality previous
to the blowing open OF AIR. Bassett's
safe. The men seen just previous to that
robbery are entirely different sort of iu-
dividusls. Cspron and sesgrsve do, how
ever, resemble the chaps who have been
proving about the residential part OF the
city for several days.
Both men are being closely watched In
the central station ana they have been
placed in cslls'so that communication be.
tween them is impossible. II the police
succeed In holding them they will be the
Hrst prisoners 10 be tired under The CIV
Law. The arrest OF a person with crini-
nal tools In his possession 10 now . mis-
uemeanor ana the police have these two
men hard and fast updsr that head.