The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-30
DETECTIVES ARE BUSY.
Theories Advanced Are as Interest
ing as They Are Varied.
Burglar Kelly Is Still
Alive.

The detectives are busily engaged in
connecting the Mayfleld robbers with
the various big crimes of recent oc-
cuirence in this region. The Delaware
Water Gap postofTice robbery, the Cor
coran outrage at Duryea and the Peck
Vile robbery are among the principal
crimes that are 10 be fastened on this
gang in whole or in part. The assail-
ant of William Patterson is not aleg-
ed to be among them, as yet.
The Easton Free Press makes Detect
i've Jake" Johnson, of that city, say
that he knows this gang by heart and
| stands ready to show that some of its
members were concerned in the Cor
/ coran murder.
County Detective Lcyshon has re-
| ceived a letter from johnson asking
for full particulars about the men un-
der arrest, and johnson is expected
here in a day or two to confer with the
| local detectives.
The detectives believe that three OF
the men who committed the burglary
at Mayfield were professional crooks
and the other three novices. The three
| singled out as being the rngeaders
| are the man VINO escaped, the one who
was shot dead and Cummings. the man
| who was wounded in the arm and is
now confined in thu Lskawanna hos
! pital
All three We're middle-aged men, while
! Kelly, who has been positively identi-
| neG, according to County Detective
Levshon, as a resident Of Wilkcs-Barre,
| and Zeby and Leonard. who are now in
| the county Jail, are the amateurs.
County Detective Leyshon is also au-
| tho,ity for the statement that the iden-
| tificatiop of the three professionals will
| be accomplished today.
He further AYERS that notice was sent
| to this region by IL New York Detect
! i've agency that the robbery Of the
! Mayneld power station was contemplat-
ed. The information was cleaned, it is
! said, from = stool pigeon in the en-
| ploy of tho agency. and who was with
the gang until recently.
Some of the detectives are If the
/ opinion that the professionals of this
! gang were in the Water Gap and Peck
/ vile station affairs, and after losing
! Gleason and shannon reinforced their
ranks with Kelly. Zeby and Leonard.
Zeby says he was born in the United
states, has no place Of residence, no
occupation, is % years of age, dark
brown hair. smooth shavcn. weighs l6i
| pounds, is feet 10 inches in height,
and has a slight turn in left eye. When
arrested he wore a black coat and vest,
! blue trousers and n black derby hat.
Leonard gives his age as - years,
birthplace Susquehanna county, resi-
dence Great BEND, occupation railroad
laborer, height : feet Sls inches, weight
1902 pounds. is smooth shaven, and
wore black clothes. Both were fairly
well dressed when arrested.
Some startling developments may be
expected within a day or two in the
case according to the detectives.
Cummings was very restless yester-
day and soon after nightfall would per-
sist in getting off his cot and go star
gazing" His cot is placed Just be-
tween two windows which face on the
Mulberry street side, and offer a big
temptation to a desperate man. More
over. he lies with his head at the foot
Of the cot and if he grows desperate
enough he could easily spring right
through the window in one jump Sew.
enteen pieces of splintered bone were
taken from his arm yesterday morning
Kelly preserves a stolid silence never
making any complaint or inquiry
Chief Patterson, of the Ashley police
force, called at the hospital yesterday
afternoon, but could not identify him
Kelly, apparently, did not know the
chief. His wound has not become any
worse.
Shannon, who was wounded in the
Peckville robbery, lies alongside Kelly
but so far as is known the two have
not talked to each other. Shannon
seemed to have more pain than usua
last night.
Photographer Frey, by direction OF
District Attorney Jones. took a photo
graph Of Cummings during the after,
noon. The latter did not get up. but
seemed to enjoy being taken" by thu
photographer. However, with Kelly 4
was different, He held the sheet ovel
his head. saying: 81 don't want m,
phiz peddled all over the whole United
States"
Auction of Store Fixtures.