The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15

Three crooks who are undoubtedly
guilty of the Schlager burglary of last
Friday night and the two Adams ave-
nue. burglaries of the week before, were
yesterday gathered in by the police.
They are Jack Harris, a former bar"
keeper at the White House, on Penn
avenue; Mike Murphy, alsia "Sheeney
Mike" who is a new conner to these
parts and another man whose name is
unknown, but who was called Joe by
one of his companions.
The trio have been under police sur
veillance for about month past. Muir
ply and his companion came to this
city about the middle of April and from
their general appearance and the fact
that they picked up with Harris they
were considered worthy of being
watched.
When the Adams avenue thieving
was done these worthless were at once
suspected They were not to be found,
however, the next day, and 1t is sup
posed they got out of town. They were
not reported being seen again by any
Of the officers until one week ago last
night, when the central city patrolman
ran across them in several places. That
night the burglary al Schlager's bicy-
Gle store and repair shop occurred. The
police were positive it was this trio in
question that did the job and diligent
search was made for them.
SEEN YESTERDAY.
They had, however, taken to their
heels and nothing was seen of them
again until yesterday afternoon when
Patrolman Day espied them going into
mol, CT, on, tplp-
phoned for Lieutenant Davis and the
two officers started across the street
to get them. The crooks al sight or the
officers coming in their direction broke
into a run and darted into an alley that
extends along side Ferdinando's hotel
to Raymond court. The officers ran
around to the court and succeeded in
heading them off and placing them un-
der arrest.
At the station house they were
searched and knife that Mr.. SChlager
identified as one of the lot stolen from
his store was found on the prisoner
Joe" He said he bought it from a
tramp in a freight car at CarbOndale.
This was al! that any of them would
say. The police claim to have other
evidence that will prove beyond Il
doubt that those are the Schlager bur-
glars.
Chief RObling, Lieutenant Davis and
Patrolman Moir yesterday arrested G..
w. McGTaw, Of Mckeesport, who is
wanted there for shooting at an engi-
neer through the window of the engine
cab. He was under indictment for the
offensc and skipped his bail three
months ago coming to this city where
his Wife lived. A detective came here
after him but he had departed. The
local police have beer keeping a look
out for him ever since and learning
yesterday that lie was in town placed
him under arrest at his home, 32l
Lackawanna avenue.
SMALL BOY THIEF.
While officer Dyer was standing on
Spruce street near Penn avenue, yes
| terday morning about 10 o'clock, his
attention was attracted to small boy
crawling through the side door Of
Bloesers notion store on his hands and
knees. The lad crawled alongside of Il
Cour er and helped himself to some
knives and then came out again slid
ing himself along feet foremost. He
was grabbed as he was about to
straighten up and run and taken to
the station house. He proved to be
Johnnie Jones' - years old, of Acad-
emy street, who was arrested last
winter for stealing a pail Of milk from
! Chief Rohling's porch. 1t is likely he
will be sent TO reformatory.