The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
TRIED TO PASS
4 FORGED ORDER
Daniel Hogan Surprised by
John B. Davitt, a
Baker.
Pursuit and Flight of Hogan,
Followed By a Lively
Fight.
He and R. ] Mullins, a Confeder ate,
Arrested-Both Are Suspected OF
Committing a Burglary.

Numerous complaints have been re-.
| ceived by the police from storekeepers
about forged orders being presented to
them for goods or money. A few arrests
have been made recently, and two more
we're added TO the list early yesterday
morning,
Shortly before 1 o'clock a young man
named Daniel Hogan entered the bakery
of Daily & Davitt, 116 Ninth street, and
presented an order apparently sgneo by
the firm TO give the bearer So. The firm
has several bakeries throughout the City.
and Hogan did not expect that either OF
the partners would be at the store.
AS it happened John 3. Davitt was
there counting the cash, but he was
shielded from Hogan's view. Hogan pre-
sented the order to the girl behind the
counter, and she quietly handed it to
Davitt. As soon as Hogan saw Davitt he
ran out of the shop, and Davitt ran after
him. A confederate of Hogan put his foot
in front of Davitt, who fell, spraining his
left wrist. He jumped TO his feet and
continued the chase down Ninth street
till he overlook Hogan and grappled with
him.
While they were struggling r. ]. Null
Inns, a hard-looking youth, sprang upon
Davitt and it looked bad for the plucky
baker. Fortunately lor him Policemen
Greenan and Allen came to his assistance
and Hogan and Mullins were prom pity
arrested and taken TO the City Prison,
where they were locked up in the tanks"
Davitt accompanied the officers and their
| prisoners to the prison and then went to
the Receiving Hospital TO have his in
| iur wrist dressed.
When searched Iady's gold chain an d
a ring were found in Mullins POCKETS.
and although he declared that he got
them from his dying mother, the police
| believe that he did not come by them
| honestly.
| Saturday afternoon the living rooms in
rear of the stationery and cigar store of
! Fred taller, 167 Ninth street. were en-
| tered by burglars and Mrs. Statiers gold
watch and cham, another gold chain,
pair of valuable bracelets and other arti-
| cles OF lewelry were stolen.
| Statler had gone down town on business
| leaving his wife to look after the store.
He was away about an hour and when he
| returned his wife went into her bedroom
| The bureau drawers were open and there
was other evidence that some one had
been in the room. She asked her husband
what he had been doing in the room and
| he at once saw what was the matter
Mrs. Statlers jewelry box had been
! broken open and its contents stolen. The
bureau drawers had been thoroughly ran
sacked for money or jeweIry. The total
value OF the articles stolen is placed at
$500. Entrance had been effected by pry-
III open the bedroom window.
The burglars had gone about with their
business very quietly, for although Mrs
Statler was in the store all the time she
did not hear any unusual noise. A boy
who lives in the neig borhood saw one OF
the burglars, and from the description
given by ;he boy the police believe that
Mullins is the culprit.
Mrs. Stater will be asked to call at the
property clerks Office to-day to see if she
can identity the cham and ring found in
Mullins possession when arrested.