Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-14
A CLEAR CASE OF BURGLARY
John Bakey Held In $1,000 Bail
for General Sessions.
ARRESTED BY OFFICER SCOTT
While Acting SuspiclousIy on
West Fourth Street.
BE Said ZIP Was Intoxicated, and Did Not
Know what 20 Was Doing, But tho Po-
licoman Is Positive NO Was Not Drunk
He Is Employed on the y. y o. Railroad.

liceman Is Positive no was Not Drunk
He Is Employed on tho y. q o. Railroad.
Policeman Sewell D. SCOTT distin-
guished himself about 2 O'clock Monday
morning BY arresting John Bakey Of
No. 1908 Gilpin avenue, after seeing
him act In a suspicious manner, and
having him looked up on the charge
of burglary. While the officer was
patroling his beat, and just as he had
reached the corner Of Fourth and
Madison streets, he saw man make
hasty exit from the front door Of Mrs.
Ricke Reinig's boardinghous, No ga
nearby alley. This aroused Soott's sus-
picions and while he was preparing to
make an investigation the man emerged
from the alley, went back to the door
and put his face to II, az If to listen.
The officer was convinced that some-
thing was wrong and started on run
toward the man. The latter, evidently
either seeing or hearing the officer, ran
away from the door the second time and
returned to the alley.
At about the same time the Office.
discovered that there was commotion in
the house and heard somebody say
there was burglar about. A man in
the house made his appearance and he
and the officer conferred quickly, the
officer directing him to go in a certain
direction to prevent the escape of the
man. SCOTT is familiar with the neigh
borhood and knowing that the back
yards open on general alley which
runs from Jefferson to Madison street
between Third and Fourth and beliey-
ino hn hn ho6 mt, ho
small alley on Fourth street would go
to the general alley in the rear started
toward 1T, The man with whom the
officer had conferred, who proved to be
Gottlelb Nette, boarder at the house
and an employee Of George FL. Huber,
baker at Second and Parish streets, was
to head off the stranger If he should
attempt to make his escape by going
toward Jefferson street. Y
As was supposed he would do, the
intruder went through one of the yards
to the rear alley and out through the
alley to Madison street. When he
reached the latter thoroughfare he
turned south and Just as he was cross
ing Third street the officer, VINO had
succeeded in concealing himself, sprang
upon him, and. fearing he might be
armed, drew his revolver and pointed
it in his face, commanded him to sur
render. According the officer, the
stranger Immediately threw up his
hands. at the same time remarking:
"Well, you've got the drop on me.''
Scott searched his prisoner and found
loaded revolver and watch on him,
after which he sent him to the station
house and had him locked up.
The prisoner, who is a young man,
gave his name as John Bakey. He
lives at No. 1908 Gllpin avenue.And is
stonecutter. He has been in the
employ of the B. & o. Railroad Co. Cor
about year. His excuse was that he
was intoxicated and did not know what
he was about, but the officer is positive
BaKey was not drunk. When he was
arrested he had a Eipe in his mouth,
the officer believing he was tryjy =
assume an air of Indifference az
| tempting to make believe he had
a mistake,
Nettle, the bcarder who had asslsr
the officer in rounding up Bakey,,
speaking of the affair, said Just am
was entering the house after returto
saw Bakey inf hallway and X ~ i
was a strangS ~ here, At the same
time he hear - {1her boarder say
| there was y in thu house,
Bakey darted MOOR as coon as
he realized thai .been discovered.
Frank Haversae, mother boarder,
| who had retired, sahl Bakey, whom he
did not know, opened his door and
| looked inside, and seeing Harersaclx
awake, retreated. At the time Bakey
had pipe in his mouth. Haveisack
was alarmed and chased Bakey down
one aight of stains ald cried out that a
| burglar had been in his room. Mrs.
Reinig, the boarding mistress, said she
and party CT friends from Philadel-
phis, who had been at German Hall.
had Just returned home and were in the
rear portion of the house talking when
| all was excitement in the front of the
| house. They did not know anything
about it until sfterward. Mrs. Reinig
said the dead latch ON the front door
had been loft unfastened, as her guests
| expected to leave in short time for
| Philadelphia, therefore it was an easy
| matter for person to enter the house.
The police believe, from their in
vestigation, that Bakey followed Mrs.
Reinig and her guests for Fifth and
| Marke streets and entered the house
Immediately after they did. Sergeant
| Bayey saw man resembling Bakey,
at Fifth and Market streets, shortly
| after / O'Clock. From what can be
learned, nothing was stolen in the
house, and the object of BaKey's strange
visit can only be oonieetuIed, as he
appeared to be stranger TO everybody
in the house.
When Bakey was arraigned in the
City Court Monday he said Sum
day afternoon he went to the country
and took his revolver to practice shoot
ing. When he returned home he forgot
to take his revolver ont Of his pocket.
After supper he went down town and
become Intoxicated, and after that
knew nothing about what hsd taken
rlace. James MoIlwaine, foreman Of
stonemasons ON the b. 4 o. railroad,
said Bakey had been working for him
for year and had borne good reputa-
| ton.
Judge Bali said it was clear case of
| burglary and held Bakey 10 $1,000 bail
for the upper court. Immediately after
the Advancement Of court Bakey was
| liberated, Mr.. McElwaine going on his
| bond.
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