The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-17
HIGHWAY ROBBERS
roo MEN ARRESTED CHARGED
WITH RoBBING ANOTHER.
ono Jumps from Thrcc-story
window In mn Effort TO Escnpe.
The HOId-up nnd Capture.

| Joseph Cnrlitz, an onploye of the Mag
i nolla brewery. drew his weekly salary
1 amoiinting TO SIS, Saturday night and. aftci
1 spending 50 between supper and n. IN. Sun
| day, was Handbaggcd and relieved of the re-
| maindcr.
George Crowdor and William McClary alias
Mceluskey plas Jones were Jailed last night
| by the police on warrants issued by Justice
| Hill, on information furnished by the victim.
| Thn men are charged with highway robbery.
Tho warrant was served on Crowdcr Mt q
aaluoi. at the corner o. Prairie avenue and
Smith street McClary WAC arrested in a re-
sort or Smith street near the corner OF Toxas
avenue.
Between 2 and 3 o'clock Sunday morning
Cailitz. with HIS face badly battered. was
tahfn 70 the police officer doing duty In the
Hollow, TO whom he said that two mon
had Knocked him down and robbed him OF
$40 According 10 his story he was buying
the drinks Tor a crowd In a saloon at the
CORNER of Preston avenue and "Tinpnu al
ley otherwise known an Eighth street, q
shott distance the other slide of the Preston
avenue bridge. He lett the saloon about =
O'clock. and. across the street. at the en-
trance 70 itenkc's wagon yard. was struck on
tn cheek with Bandbag. Two forms bout
over him nnd began going through hts
cIHttos. taking what money he had left They
Released him after few minutes and ran
Cnlllta gAve chase to one OF the higbwny
lnep Who won't towards tho bridge but was
uiiNth nirk WIN "A knllp, TIE BLADE OF which
lett n deep cash I'm his lett hand, Carlltz
now says Crowder was the man he chased,
Crowder was found about $50 o'coci, last
night, sitting by The stove In Barney kely's
place, ut the corner of smith street aud
Prairie avenue He was taken to the police
station and placed among n gang of other
prisoners, who were paradod before Carlitz
ard the Victim picked him out as one Of tho
men who committed the robbery.
Sergeant Smith and Patrolman Depenbrook,
armed with Il warrant, went to Il house on
Smith street, standing back of PolcmautlSos
grocery store, 10 get McClary. Tho houaa
IL Il threc-story wooden structure, which sits
IN deep gully, making the top story of a
level with the street. A wooden bridge
passes in front from whirh platforms are
extended TO the two entrances of the rest
dencc, McClary was found stnteG in n
'front.' room which opened on n hail extending
through the center of the house, and refused
10 he taken unless u warrant was exhibited.
while tho process wne heinz served MrClary
jumped through the door and running the
length of the hall to the rcur. Jumped through
window, taking frame, sash and BLINDS
with him. lie fell the three Stories luudinH
on his head and right shoulder,
PatrolmRn Denenbroult ran out OF the front
Sergeant Smith took another route down The
stairs inside the house. The former made his
WY To the rear OF the hotse. where he met
Sergeant Smith over MuClary'a hclplosa
form. His head had been badly cut aud hl.
right shoulder dIslocDted as a rauli of the
fnll. AZ the police station Dr Mcfsroy at
tended him.
Mccary denied knowing anything about
the robbery.