The herald., 1897-11-28
Two Arizona Burglars Are
Captured Here
MUCH PLUMBER Recovered
CONSISTING OF GOLD AND GOLD
FILLED WATCHES
Which Had Been Broken Up for Melt
ing-Sheriff of Yavapai County
After the Prisoners

Two burglars who turned trick at
Prescott, Ariz., on the night Of the 7th
inst, when they secured about q thous-
and dollars worth of jewelry from II.
Lemons store. have been arrested here
and large portion Of the stolen prop
erty recovered. The officers making the
capture are Detectives Hawley and
Auble. The thieves give their names az
James Miller and George Leander. Ex-
tradition papers have already been is
sued and Sheriff g. c. Ruffner Is now on
his way to this city after the prisoners.
The burglars were arrested Thanks
giving day. During the forenoon of that
day Detectives Hawley and Auble were
on Main street near ReQuena street.
when they saw two men come out Of
store and shake hands with James JEFF
fries, a we'll known local thief. The men
were strangers in the city and their
familiarity with Jeffries caused the Off
GERS to suspect that they were crooks.
Accordingly, when the trio started off
down the street together a moment
later the detectives shadowed them to
an opium joint on Main street, which
they visited
After awhile Jeffries came out and
walked down Main street to the Mug sa-
loon, through which he passed out to
Mott alley, thence down to Second
street and out to Broadway, where he
was again Joined by the two men from
whom he had parted but few minutes
before. Jeffries and one of the men
walked into Third street lodging house
and were followed a moment later by
the other of the two strangers, who was
carrying an ordinary lunch pail in his
hand. 1t was afterward learned that
this pail contained the proceeds Of the
Arizona robbery. When the three had
gone inside still fourth man, whose
name the detectives refuse to reveal.
Joined the others in the lodging house.
The officers then crept up the stairway
as softly as possible and reached the
room where, by the voices which they
could hear inside they knew the quartet
which had preceded them into the house
were locked up.
fortunately there was crack in the
door through which the detectives
could see what was going on inside the
room. Spread out on the bed was the
plunder which had been dumped from
the innocent looking tin dinner pail.
The cases had been removed from the
works and some of them had been twist
ed and broken preparatory to melting
up The fourth man who had come up
was dickering with the others for the
purchase of the plunder. He was heard
to say: II have no scales here and can
not tell just how much the stuff Is warth,
but I'll give you $50 for it," The thieves
were holding out for more and one Of
them said: I'VE have lots more Of the
stuff. Pay us what we ask and we'll
throw in some more some other time"
Finally one of the men came to the
door and unlocking it stepped out. Just
as he entered the hall the detectives
threw their revolvers into his face and
ordered Hands up" No show of re-
sistance was made and the four men
were marched to the city Jail, where
their arrest was made matter Of Sc
crecy.
Word of the arrest was at once tele-
graphed to the sheriff Of Yavapai coun-
ty and he left yesterday morning for
this city. The property which was re-
covered is valued at $400. The detectives
believe that the rest of the plunder was
planted in Arizona and that the thieves
expected to dispose of what they brought
with them and then return for more. A
description of the property stolen on the
night when Lemons store was burglar
lied is as follows:
Fifty gold and gold-filled watches,
with plush cases; thirty-four silver
watches, with and without movements:
thirty movements alone of American
make, all sizes; 100 gold rings, plain, and
several neck chains, necklaces, etc.
1t is not thought that Jeffries or the
man who was going to purchase the
property can be strongly enough con-
nected with the theft to hold them. JEFF
fries, it is thought, acted as go-be-
tween for the others.
Nothing is known of the record Of eth
er Of the thieves, but 1t is not thought
that they ever operated in this state.
James Miller is about rs years old, five
feet, eleven inches in height, will weigh
100 pounds, and is an opium f1end.
George Leander is 35 years old, five feet,
seven inches in height, and will weigh
1856 pounds.
Zombro @. Brother will be sold at auc-