Evening journal., 1898-12-19
TWO CROOKS CAPTURED.
BUCK" CUNNINGHAM AND "PEGelE"
MORAY ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.

NEAitl-1 liWINl Y BUhGlAAhito
RECENTLY COMMITTED THERE.
POSITIVE EVIDENCE AGAINST
THE MEN-TAKEN TO PHIIA-
DEIPHIA BY DETECT1VES-CUN-
NINGHAN's BAD RECORD.
David, alias 'G3uck" Cunningham
and james, alias "Peggte" McCray
were arrested here on Saturday on in
formation from the Philadelphia au-
thorftiss that they were wanted in
that city for numerous burg.aries.
For the past month numerous
robberies in the southern portion OF
the Quaker City have been reported
to superintendent Linden. Houses
we're broken into with impunity ana
ransael1ed Of valua'blee. Not only oc-
cupied, but unoccupied houses were
visited by the burglars, and every
thing of value that could be taken
we're carried off. Finally Detective
r. J. MeKenty and Special OFFICER
Dennis Butler, of the Third district,
were put on the case.
After a month Of hard work the de-
tehtivel5 located the gang that was do
ing the Jobs. Several arrests were
made in Philadelphia and from de-
sclLpgions given by some of the parties
"Bu5lx" Cunningham and "Peggie
MCray, of this city, were implicated.
Accordingly Chief n0lan was no
titled Saturday afterl T. by tee
gram to arrest McCray aLl Cunning
ham and within three hours after the
message was received the men were
r locked up in the City Hail. Detective
s Witsil arrested Cunningham on Mar
/, ket street. between Sixth and Seventh
D about O'Clock. McCray was taker
9 into custody about $50 o'c,ock, neal
o the Middle Depot by Officer Mcbride.
: They were both taken TO the City
9 Hall and locked up and the Philadel
4 phia authorities notified.
The crimes with which these twC
y men can be directly and undoubtedly
% connected are numerous anC
J. cover a period Of about month. II
that time no less than twenty-fi
l. burglaries. which can be traced di
b rectiy TO these men, in connection will
Ie their Philadelphia pals" have takei
J. place. Among the houses rObbe'
Il were No. 1910 Tasker street, No. 163
! Reed street and Twentieh and Dicker
/. son street, Philadelphia. Among tn
va.uables stolen were several watches
Masonic charm, numerous suits o
. clothes, trousers and other wearin,
apparel. Net satisfied with burg.arlz
l. ing houses. this gang looted vaioan
ID ones. In these gas and electric high
D. fixtures, lead pipe. brass spigots an
to TRIMMINGS. and. in fact. everythin
at that they could lay their hands on tha
10 was worth carrying off. These thing
nj were disposed Of at fences" severC
Of whom are now under arrest for rt
30 ceiving stolen goods, pawnbrokers an
~ junk dealers.
- Upon notification of the arrest i
u this city CT the two men Detective
ne AlcKenty and BUt,er were sent down
" take the men back to philadelphia
IN They arrived here at 1.50 O'cloc
be Saturday night and departed with the
w prisoners at 1855 yesterday mornin.
in Cunningham and McCray went willdnl
or ly, without the necessity Of requisitio
n. papers and were taken to the p, v
xt and b. station in the patrol
Ie Cunningham is an old offender an
he served the greater part OF his yOHthfH
no days in the Ferris Reform SchCC
% He also did three years in the Easter
PenitentGary, Philadelphia, for burr
larry some years ago. After he WI
released he came to Wilmington al
remained some time, when the poh'
JIG were notified that he was wanted Fl
ST. a robbery in Chester. Pa. He was a
ed rested and locked up in the city ia
ht August /, 1895, awaiting the Pennsy
ng vania authorities. Here he remains
IT. until the night of August 13, whs
Ter he sawed through the window bars
i'll the station and escaped In this
bv WAS aided by Maggie McMhnus, ali
a 'Snmffy Mag" who. it is suppose
80 brought in the saw to him.
From here he, in company with q
"a AfcNi6nus woman, went into Pennsy
us vania, and about month later rohb
as a house at Eddystone. He brought q
III "swag" to this city and while Z
IN. tempting to pawn it was arrested.
was taken back to Pennsylvania. tri
and sentenced to two years in {
penibentfary at Media. His partn
lay ''Snuffy Mag" got eighteen mont
ci- Since the expiration Of that senten
ION he has been in Wilmington. McCrs
ob. his partner in the burglHries recent
i committed. though known TO the 7
-, lice. has never been in trouble befo
Iui To Detective McKentv and But
ut belong great credit for the manner
~, which they have worked UP the case
II also to Detectives Wftsil and Offi'
T a Mcbride for their promptness in ms
url ing the arrest.
iha Dennis Butler Is well known in Z
city as the champion swimmer "
held the worlds championship for
years. He and Friday" pierson b
Io1s numerous swimming matches.
mes Saturday morning SPECIAL officers B
an .er. McISenty and OF cary arrested
ria, following persons. all Off whom
un- supposed to be implicated in the ca
To- Ms ggie McAlanus. NJ No. 604 p
dis. street: James Davidson, Of No.
its Bainbridge street. and Joseph Kola
- no home They were held in 81,
uP bail on Saturday for the hearing
pa, morrow with the other pair Their 2
oou in the Wholesale system OF robb
which has been perpegrated is sa ID
he receiving and dlspOsinig OF the sto
g0cds At police headquarters
ow' right K was also given out that