Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-11
BURGLAR IDENTIFIED.
One of the Gang Who Robbed
Bavarian Brewery Captured.
CAPTAIN CHAMBERS GOOD WORK

RECOGNIZES THE MAN AS HE WAS
COMING IN FOURTH STREET THIS
MORNING-wITH OFFICER TUCKER
PLACES HIM UNDER ARREST.
IDENTIFIED BY MEYER.
Police Captain Chambers this morning
arrested f. J. Cochran. stanger IN
Wilmington, and locked him up In the
police station, where he was afterwards
recognized as one Of the Bavarlan Brow
cry robbers
As the officer was coming IN from the
brewery this morning on Fourth street
car he noticed two men, one OF whom re-
sombled very much one OF tho men de-
scribed as the brewery burglars. The two
men were on Fourth street between or
ange ana Shipley streets when first seen
by Captain Chambers. He alighted from
the car at Fourth and Marke, streets and
allowed the two men to turn down Mar
ket az Fourth street and then imme.
diately boarded another car.passlng them
between Second and Third streets. and
alishtlng at Front street.
The men turned Second street and en-
tered Rexs saloon whore they were Inn
medlately followed by the officer and
another parity familiar with the criminal
class of the city. The man failed to
Identify either men. however and when
they left the saloon they were placed
under arrest by Captain Chambers and
officer Tucker, who had been summoned
Both expressed great surprise al their
arrest and protested Ignorance Of any
onense. When taken Ito the police sta
tion they gave their names as f. ,. coch-
ran, Of Washington, ID. c.. and Patrlck
Shea, OF the same place
REVOLVER FOUND.
Upon being searched "a 32-calibre re-
volver and a box Of cartridges were
found on Cochran, also si2 In money.
Shea had nothing Of any account on his
person Both men were locked up and
charges Of larceny and carrying conceal
cd deadly weapons placed against them.
COCHRAN IDENTIFIED.
Manager Blssenmeyer and Watch
man Emit Meyer and Engineer F'reder-
ick Testing Of the brewery, were
hastily summoned to identify the men.
As soon as Never saw Cochran Inc ex-
lAtA aAAtAs NuA > Nilt man. ilAl Nut
fellow that carried THE tools from the
man who guarded me to those WORKING
lcn the safe. I'm sure OF IT,"
Testing could not identify the man
as he did not see this particular one.
CONFLICTING STORIES.
Cochran is a we'll built man, OF ap
parontly 2S years Of age; has /;
smooth, rather full face, is about hvl
feet ten inches In height. and weilghi
in line neighborhood OF 1870 pounds. III
.cd conflicting stories OF his where
abUrts when questioned by the officers
one being that he just came fron
Washington at O'Clock last night, ans
later said he was a fisherman a
l1avre de Grace and had pust left there
Shea was not recognized. but botl
d men were locked UP and viii be givei
e a hearing before Judge Ball tomorrow
lmcrning. Cochran is Thought to be on
e of gang OF silk men who were seel
3 lloafing about Sixth and DUPONT street
e Monday afternoon.
II Captain Chambers has worked har
! lupcn the case ever since the robber
a occurred. and the capture to-day re
\ fleets great credit upon his abihtie
r ais an officer
= Two other men we're arrested o.
4 Tenth street by Officers Aiken an
sherrV as suspects. but upon Ibeln
, seen by the brewery men were not rec
crnized. and therefore were released
Thrsc two men know Cochran an
= Shea and claimed to come from Me-
, York.