The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-30
ARMED CROOKS
TAKEN WITHOUT
A STRUGGLE
Robbed at Least a
Dozen Houses.
VAL LIABLE BOOTY RECOVERED
THREE OF THE DESPERATE
GANG ARE BROTHERS.
Detectives Ryan and o'Doa Also Ar
rest Chinaman to Whom
They Sold Their
Plumber.
VALUABLE BOOTY RECOVERED
THREE OF THE DESPERATE
GANG ARE BROTHERS.

Through the efforts of Detectives Ryan
and ODea four of the most desperate
burglars that ever operated in this city
are behind prison bars. They were ar
sested at an early hour yesterday morn
Ing and taken to the City Prison. Three
of the gang are brothers. Their names
are Pat, Albert and O. ]. DAMS, all OF
whom are well known to the police Their
accomplice is William Green, who recent
ly graduated from the Reform School at
lone.
When taken into custody Green and Pat
DAMS, who is known as Black Pat, had
in their possession three murderous look
ing revolvers, several knives and a miscel-
laneous assortment of skeleton keys.
During the past few weeks the men
have committed at least dozen burglar
les. So bold were their operations that
nearly the entire detective force was put
on their track, but the burglars managed
to elude them.
Several days ago Detectives Ryan and
ODea of the Southern station found sew
eral hundred dollars worth of stuff that
had been stolen by the quartet. and after
obtaining only a meager description OF
them started out to find them.
1t was not until yesterday morning that
their efforts proved successful. Pat
DAMS and his brother, Albert, were dis
covered in a lodging house at II Howard
street. The detectives, knowing the des-
perate character of the men, promptly
covered them with their revolvers, after
ordering them to throw up their hands.
Realizing that resistance was futile they
promptly obeyed the command and sub
mitted to arrest.
Green was found in a lodging house at
Pacific and Stockton streets, engaged in
smoking opium.
He attempted to reach for his revolver
when the detectives entered his room, but
was quickly seized and handcuffed. .. j.
DAMS was found in a saloon on Third
street. He offered no resistance and was
at once taken to the City Prison.
On January 10 the quartet of burglars
entered the Maybell House at Grove
street and Van Ness avenue, through the
basement, and breaking into the room oc-
cupied by Mrs. Benton, the proprietreSs,
and her two daughters, got away with a
large quantity of wearing apparel ON
the following day they drove up to the
residence of Mrs. Lowell at 122l Mission
street, in wagon, and forcing an en-
trance to the house stole trunk contain
ing about $50 worth of dress goods and
other wearing apparel. They placed the
trunk in their wagon and drove to lodg-
ing house at 1913 Folsom street, where
they broke it open. subsequently they
sold the contents of the trunk to second
hand dealer on Folsom street.
On January "A tney visited Il store kept
by Mrs. Dorman at 139 Third street, and
while two of them engaged the proprie-
tress in conversation Green inserted his
hand in the show case and stole eight
watches and five gold rings. A short time
afterward they worked a similar trick on
Mrs Tannebaum, who conducts pawn
shop at 213 Third street, getting away
with nine watches and several gold rings
The men are also accused of entering the
Hotel Stewart, at Ellis and Leavenworth
streets, and stealing four valuable over
coats. which they sold to a secondhand
dealer on Howard street. There are a
number of other burglaries which the po-
lice say were committed by the gang.
RYAN and O'Dea have recovered large
portion of the property stolen by the pris-
oners They found the watches which
were taken by the thieves from the two
stores on Third street, in Chinese pawn
shop on Stockton street. The proprietor
of the store was arrested and charged
with receiving stolen property. The de-
tectives also recovered a trunk. which
contains a silk waist, with one sleeve un-
finished; two dresses, three silver knives
five silver forks and several spoons. They
would like to find the owner of the trunk
Since January II Ryan and ODea have
arrested thirteen burglars, record OF
which they justly feel proud