The herald., 1898-12-28
BAD BURGLARS CAUGHT
POLICE DETECTIVES CHARGE A
QUARTET WITH STEALING
A PLUCKY WOMAN F0ILED
She Saw Them Go Into Neighbor's
House and Tried to Apprehend
Them-Baseball Burglar

Four men are now in the city prison
charged with burglary, and the police de-
tectives are of the opinion that they have
succeeded in capturing some dangerous
criminals. William Kaymer, the ex-base-
ball player, is one of the quartet, and no
less than three burglaries have been traced
to him.
Detectives Auble and Hawley arrested
Kaymer in the Olympic hall saloon Satur-
day night on charge of having entered the
house of W. Kennedy at 1902 West Tenth
street on Dec. 2lst and having stolen
silver brush, a silver watch, lady's gold
hunting case watch, razor, pair OF shoes.
The detectives had traced the sale of the
articles to Kaymer, and in this manner
got track of him as the most probable thief.
The man had been arrested last April by
Mounted Officers Loomis and Huston on
charge of attempted burglary on South Hill
street Kaymer had been held to answer,
but the case was dismissed in the superior
court. This record caused the police to be
suspicious, and after taking him iuto Gus
tody the officers tried to learn the location
of his ROOM Kaymer endeavored to mis-
direct them, but when they did locate his
lodging place they were well repaid, for, in
addition to finding the articles taken from
Kennedy's residence, except the gold watch,
they discovered lady's gold watch and
ruby ring, which had been stolen from the
residence of Jacob Finch at SAG Towne ave-
nue.. When confronted with this additional
evidence, Kaymer confessed to having COM
mitted both burglaries. He was asked what
had become of the gold watch, and said he
had handed it to a man to dispose of shortly
before being arrested. Kaymer claimed to
be unable to recall the name or appearance
of this person. A small ld\breastpin was
also found among the mans effects. Detec-
tive Hawley searched the records of stolen
goods last night and learned that such
pin had been taken by burglar, who en-
tered the residence of G.. C. Schultz at 1888
Omar street and took So in cash from
child's bank.
A HARD TRIO
| A complaint was filed in Justice Morri-
sons court yesterday charging Harry Ray
mond, William Burns and John Ryan with
having burglarized the residence of NJ l..
| Alf at 4O3 West Twenty first street last
Thursday. The theft occurred during the
afternoon, while everybody was absent from
the house Burns and Ryan are alleged to
have broken open the rear door, while Ray
mond stood in front of the house to act as a
| lookout. A woman neighbor saw the men
enter the house and she at once suspected
that they were burglars. She ran into the
street and began calling for the police. No
ticing an expressman, she asked him to aid
her in capturing the men inside the Alf
house. Raymond remarked to the express
man that the woman was crazy, for the men
were friends of the person who lived there
and were inside to call on her. The ex-
pressman evidently was not looking for
trouble, SO he let we'll enough alone by re-
| fusing to act the hero, and the neighbor was
| left alone. She raised such a disturbance
| in trying to rally some men to her aid that
Raymond is alleged to have rushed into the
Alf house and given warning to his pals to
leave. The trio rushed out of the rear door
and escaped over fence.
| The case was reported to the police, with
the additional information that small gold
| pin had been carried away. The detectives
searched for the trio, and Monday night dis
covered them in company with four other
men trying to climb over the fence of
| lumber yard on Requina street. The crowd
was arrested by Detectives Goodman, Steele
and Talamantes and booked on suspicion.
After satisfying themselves that they had
the men wanted, the officers filed the COM
plants. All of the prisoners are young men.
SACK OF STOLEN OYSTERS
| Detective Talamantes discovered Manuel
| Sepulveda on Main street yesterday in
possession of twenty-one cans of oysters,
which were in gunny sack When the Off
Ger inquired where he had secured the stuff,
Sepulveda could not give a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION and was arrested on charge OF
petty larceny. Sepulveda has served time
in the chain gang and is regarded by the
officers as a petty thief. The owner Of the
oysters can have the same by calling at the
police station and identifying the goods.
CRIMINAL CASES SETTLED
No complaints were made against Charles
Rayburn, Henry Herman, Peter Gravana
and Bert Smith, who were arrested last
week on charges of having entered grocery
store at the corner of Central avenue and
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