Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
WHOLESALE ROBBERY CHARGED.

Pntrolmen EniSin and Massey Make an
Important Capture on the Coast.
Policeman Daniel Eakin and W. j.
Massey were walking along Front street
about o'clock Sunday morning. when
they saw William Fisher, colored, stand.
ing with his back against the door Of
Morris stones store, MOI l05 East
Front street. Asking him to step away,
they saw that tho door had been tam
pered with. Part of the lock had been
unscrewed and Fisher had wires with
which he could pick 1T The colored
man was looked up and the pulice began
to realize that an important arrest had
been made when bunch of keys and
some rings we're found on him. It was
learned that with these keys he could
orsn the doors Of at least 10 stores on
the hcoust. ~
Capts. Kane and Black made an in
vestigation from which 1t is believed
| that Fisher stole two dozen check.
rings, silver bracelet and gold ring
from b. e. Laube, No. 106 King street:
| two watches and fvo pairs of shoes
from Hayman Goldstein, No. lob East
Front: watch and revolver from
Max Deitch. No. IA East Front; cigars,
tobacco and Pipes from Mrs. Esther
| Barber; and q piccolo from Solomon
Silvermnn, No. 1903 West Front.
| Fisher was arrested II few weeks ago
charged with stealing watch from
John Tay Tor, but the evidence was not
strong enough to held him.
Numerous robberies have been re.
ported IN the lower part of town the
past 10 days. Fisher was not sus-
pected, but the discriminating evidence
secured Sunday makes the police be-
lisve that he was concerned with the
Iobberies. Throe gold rings were re-
covered at his house. No. Sl2 New street ;
shoes at No. 512 Orange street; five
gold rings which had passed into the
possession OF different people and two
silver watches.
Fisher was arraigned in the City
Court Monday. When the charge
of larceny of five Fairs of SHOES and two
watches from Herman Goldstein of No.
103 East Front street was preferred
AGAINST him, Goldstein identified some
shoes recovered as his property and sale
they were stolen from his place OF bust
ness early Saturday morning. About
4.30 O'Clock Saturday morning he wa.
, awakened by Sergeant Lucas ant
Patrolmau Massey, who had made the
, discovery that the window Of his store
|
he found some goods had been stoler
therefrom. He valued the shoes at 81
| and the watches at $3.50. Sergean
Lucas said he recovered some of tn,
, shoes at Fishers residence. Patrolmai
, Eakin said he recovered reyolre
, which had been stolen from anothe
! place. Capt Black said he recovered
two watches and pair Of shoes, one Q
| tho watches from Irving Henry, colored
! and tho other from Oliver Minus, ais
oolored. Thomas Stants. colored. ageI
0 IA years, from whom Capt. Black re
covered pair Of shoes, said Fishe
had sold them to him for % cents a
Eighth and Tatnall streets. Irwin
Henry, colored, said he bought pal
!, OF shoes for 40 cents from Fisher, VIII
also gave him watch and two rings
n oliver Minus, colored, said b
t bought one Of the watches from Fishe
a for 10 cents.
4 Max Deitch of No. IA East From
!, street test ied that watch and re
volver were stolen from his place o
= Thursday night and he identified tn
Il revolver recovered by Policeman Eaki
j. as his property. Officer Eakin sal
v when Fisher was arrested he found
: Iawn ticket on him snd>recoy cred til
n watch at Harris, after which Fisht
" admitted robbing Deitch' s place
n Bertha Silverinan Of No. l08 Yves
q Front street identified q piocolo wort
! 81. rs as her property. William Carli
n of No. lis Market street said he loane
9 % cents ON the piocolo. Officer Eaki
b said the pawn ticket for the picoo
was found on Fisher. He said Fish
told him boy gave him the piccol,
Fisher was held in 5000 bail for Il
Court of Generalss Sessions. Acting Gil
in Solicitor Lynn said there were ~
other cases against Fisher, but as I'll
IN State was not ready they will be sent
}. Deputy Attorney General Cooper