Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-30
ONE CENT
BOLD, BAD BURGLARS.
Howard Hinton, zoe" Dugsn
and Elmer Coyle Behind Bars.
BUReLARlzED CHINESE LAUaDRY

ON EAST SIXTH STREET THIS
MORNING AND WE'RE CAPTURED
BY GOOD WORK or SERGEANT
LUCAS AND OFFICERS J. T. MAS
sEY, EATlIN AND ENGLAND-HELD
IN $1,000 BAIL.
Howard Hinton Joseph Dugan and I'll
mer Coyle were each held in $1,000 bail
for upper court by Judge Ball this morn
Ing on a charge OF burglary.
The robbery was committed at the Chi
ncse laundry OF Ho Lee. No. 81 East
Sixth street, about $3.50 O'Clock this morn
ing IIo Lee keeps a Chinese laundry on
East Sixth street, and early this morn
Ing he was awakened by someone enter
Ing O window In the back room in which
he was sleeping. Looking up he saw a
man cndeavoring TO force open the cash
drawer. He at once cried out whercupon
the intruder came over to the bunk on
which he was lying and dealt him n blow
on the head with a blackjack. The rob
Der then turned and ran, followed by tho
Chlnaman, calling murder
Samuel Stanley. colored, was passing
down Sixth street about this time and
hearing the cry started to assist In the
chase, and as he approached he noticed
man run out Of the front door OF tho
laundry toward Poplar street. where he
Joined a man standing on that corner and
both lied down Poplar street In the di-
roction OF the railroad tracks.
Stanley at once hurried back to the po-
lice station and notified Captain Kane.
He hurried to the laundry and Dispatch
cd Stanley to the patrol station to notify
the officers to be on the lookout for the
robbers.
OFFuCERs GOOD WORK.
Sergeant George Lucas when he re-
ported to the police station at 3.45 from
the box al Front and Market streets, was
at once informed OF the robbery and to
be on the lookout for the men, A fow
moments previous in company with OIL
GERS j. r. Massey and Daniel Aiken, he
had noticed Coyle, Hinton and Dugar
come up Front street from towards Pop
lar streets and go into the United States
/. Hotel. at Water and French streets Az
ter remaining a moment or two they
came out and went up Water street in
l
bridge. Upon learning Of the robbery he
az once dispatched Officers Ealin, Mas.
sey and England after tho three mer
while he and several other officers hur
? riod down East Front stret IN order e
' locate any others that may have been n
the gang. The three officers, Massey
Eakin and England hurried after th'
three suspects and arrested them at th'
{. Wilmington and Northern railroad
I, bridge. and upon tho patrol wagon beinl
summoned they were taken TO the polio
1 station.
q BURGLAR's OUTFIT.
N Upon being searched by the officer
n several weapons were found on the men
! trpon Hinton was found a S2-calibr
N slx-chamber revolver. with five chamber
I loaded Tie also had a set OF false whls
n lkers In his pocket. on Dugan was foun
a ave-chamber revolver empty, but iiy
lcartridges we're handed over by him. Q
Coyle was a blackjack. After being iaAe
a to the city HAN the men were locked
I. Tor a hearing this morning.
y In city Court at the hearing this morl
ing. Lee testified to the entrance OF on
man and to the fact Of his striking hin
= He Identified Hinton as the man. -
~ stated that there was light burning
!, the room at the time and that after I
n had been struck he gave chase to u
j burglar, who at once fed, but got 2
p money Lee saw two men on the outsi'
4 of the laundry who ran off when the OF
D. inside escaped.
n CONVICTED HIMSELF.
r. Hinton denied being In the house an
asked the Chlnaman several question
to whether he was asleep or awake whit
he was hit.
a. ''Did you say there was a light In q
a.s room when the man got in7' queried b
!, eyes" said lee. mo there WASH
,d said the prisoner You don't know VIII
I'M you're taking about There wasn't al
ae light In the room when l got In.
90 A murmur went about the court roo
We as the man convicted himself by this
mark
The men were photographed and mea
ured by the Bertilllon system and Sc
over to New Castle jail.