The sun., 1898-12-20
WOMAN GAVE THEM AWAY
Maggie McManus Confesses to
Chief Of Police Dolan in
Philadelphia.
COMMITTED KENTMERE JOB
She Also Testified That David Gun.
ningham and James McCraig
Burglarized Many Residences
in the Quaker City---Held
Under $1,000 Each.

Atthe hearing of David, alias "Bucky,''
Cunningham and James, alias "Peggy,'
McCraig before Magistrate South in
Philadelphia yesterday, through the in
fluence Of Chief Of Police Dolan, of Will
mington, Maggie McManus, alias "Snuffy
Mag" confessed to all the robberies com
mitted by the two defendants.
Through Maggie's confession to Chic
Dolan it was revealed that "Bucky" Gun
ningham and Peggy" McCraig robbed
the installment wagon of William Clark
Of $3.50 worth Of goods on November 49,
this county, at Kentmere.
Through information obtained from
the woman all of the stolen articles, con.
sisting of two overcoats, three ladies'
coats, one white linen tablecloth, one
bed spread, one ladies' cape and mack.
intosh, one umbrella, half dozen tea
spoons, half dozen table spoons and hall
dozen each of knives and forks were
recovered from pawn shops in Phila.
delphia. 81"
This crime was not what the two men
were arrested for, but for about twenty
robberies committed recently in Phila
delphia. They were arrested in Will.
mington last Saturday afternoon by
State Detective Walter Witsil and Officer
Mcbride.
The two men were placed in cells a,
the City Hall where they were kept until
late the same evening when two Phila-
delphia detectives arrived in Wilmington
and escorted them to that city. There is
another man of the gang wanted, named
Welsh but he could not be found and
the authorities have come to the con.
conclusion that he has enlisted in the
United States Army.
Maggie McManus, the woman who
peached on her 'pals' is well-known in
this city and has been a faithful partner
in crime to "Bucky" Cunningham.
Prior to the hearing of the case Maggie
notified Superintendent Linden of Phila.
delphia, that she would confess the
whole business if they would send to
Wilmington after Chief Dolan.
Superintendent Linden notified Chief
of Police Dolan and he went to Philadel-
phia, and the case was made State
case.
1t was ascertained that the woman
was rather anxious to have Cunningham
incarcerated, as she has another lover.
She was allowed to 60 free on accoAnt Of
her testimony against the others.
McCraig afterwards confessed the
Kentmere robbery to Chief Dolan.
Magistrate South committed the men
in 81 900 bail each for court. 0
1t is thought that the only charge that
can be brought home to McCraig will be
the Delaware robbery, ,and that, Of course,
will have to be heard in this State.
Among the robberies laid to the two
prisoners is one committed few weeks
ago at the residence Of F. H. Cook, No.
1882 South Seventeenth street. They are
suspected of having committed two rob-
berries in the Sd district and two down
town.
Cunningham's record as given to the
Philadelphia court shows "Bucky" to be
criminal of no small note. He has done
time in New Castle Jail for robbing Ban
croft & Sons, a term in Media Jail for
stealing tools from the Chester Quarry
Company, and on August 2, 1898, was
released from the Eastern Peniten tiary,
where he had served three years for lar
ceny. 10
He at one time sawed his way out OF
the City Hall in Wilmington with the
assistance of "Snuffy Mag"