The San Francisco call., 1898-01-17
ROBBED BY
 TWO CLEVER
 SCHEMERS "Flimflammed" Out of a $5 Gold
 Piece. Mrs. Becker, Who Con- ducts a Notion Store, the Innocent Victim. Arrest of William Mcdowell, a Suspected Burglar, on Mar
 ket Street. STOLEN JEWELRY ON HIM. Detectives Ryan and O'Doa Make Two Important Cap
 lures.
Arrest of William Mcdowell. a Suspected Burglar, on Mar
 ket Street.
STOLEN JEWELRY ON HIM
Detectives Ryan and O'Dea Make Two Important Cap
 lures.

Mrs. Becker. who conducts a notion store at 704 McAlIister street, was 'hilnfiammed" out of s by two we'll dressed men last Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. Becker was alone in the store when the sharpers entered. They pur- chased 10 cents worth of candy, claim ing that 1t was for a sick boy, who lived in the neighborhood. They ten dered her $1O gold piece, and as she handed them a $5 gold piece and the balance of the change in silver they asked her if she could not give them all silver. She readily did so, and, placing the s gold piece in the cash drawer. started to enter the rear room. One of the sharpers called her back, and after remarHng that he did not want to carry so much silver asked her to let him have the gold piece The woman gave him the money, but in the excitement forgot to ask him for its equivalent in silver. It was not until the sharpers had gone some time that the innocent woman realized that she had been robbed of $5 She at once communicated the facts to the police and two detectives were sent to make an investigation. From the description given of the men the police are con- Vinced that they are the individuals
 
 in the Mission and Potrero
 Police Officer McNamara of Captain Spillane's division late Saturday night arrested man who gave his name as William Mcdowell on suspicion of hay Ing stolen lady's gold watch and chain and valuable ring which was round in his possession. He and a com panion, who was not arrested. were seen on Market street trying to dispose Of the jewelry to passersby.
 McNamara's attention was called to them, and convinced that they had stolen the Jewelry. he decided to arrest them. As he approached the pair thev separated. one running down Market % street and the other in westerly di rection. McNamara followed the man who had tried to sell the jewelrv. and after short chase overlook him. He was then taken to the City Prison and his name registered on the small book"
 Yesterday the case was turned over to Detective Dillon, who is anxiousIv striving to find an owner for the prop erty.
 Thomas Kelly and George Hayes professional wagon lifters." are locked up in the tanks in the City Prison. They were arrested yesterday bv De tectives Ryan and O'Dea. Last Satnr- day the men lifted" four hams from a wagon which was left standing on Mission street near Third They sold the hams to a restaurant keeper, from whom they were recovered.
 The same detectives have also ar rested middle-aged man named George Morton on two charges of burg iary- Almost month ago Morton. it IS claimed, broke into tool chest in a carpenter shoO at 127 Turk street and stole a number of tools valued at s5O A week ago he made another raid on the place, getting away with about S75 worth of tools Nearly all the stolen property has been recovered by the de- tectives.