Evening journal., 1900-07-30
OFFICERS MAKE
A Big ARREST
Five Charges Of Robbery
Against William Fisher
HE STOLE NUMEROUS ARTICLES
Windows Of Front Street Stores
Broken Into and Goods
Carried on
HI STOLE NUMEROUS ARTICLES

To Patrolmen Daniel Eakin and
Joseph Massey belongs the credit of
making one Of the most important ar
rests that has been made in this city
for some time, when they took into
custody early yesterday morning VIII
liam Fisher, colored, on a charge Of
burglary.
For some time past the Police De-
partment has been receiving COM |
plants Of numerous robberies occur |
ring on Front street and the coast dis
trict officers have been on the lookout |
for the robbers.
About 4.3O o'clock yesterday morning |
Officers Eakin and Massey detected
Fisher in the act of unscrewing the
hinges Of the door Of Morris Stones
clothing store, No 105 East Front
street and placed him under arrest.
When searched several pawn tickets
were found in his possession. Invosti-
cation by police officials led to five
charges being placed against the negro.
those OF robbing the store of Max
Deitch, No. IA East Front street; the
store Of Mrs. Esther Barber. Nos. 103
and 105 King street; Bertha Silverman,
No 10S West Front street; B. e. Laube,
/ No. log King street, and Herman
Goldstein. No. 1O3 East Front street
In City Court this morning Fisher
was arraigned on three charges OF lar
ceny. Herman Goldsten testified that
/ on Saturday morning he was awaken
ed by officers. who informed him that
j his front window had been broken
open. Investigation proved that three
pairs OF shoes, three odd shoes. and
l two watches had been stolen. Both
4 watches and shoes were recovered by
the police.
j Irving Henry, colored, Of No. 512 Or
j ange street. testified that he had
!, bought a pair Of shoes, which were
identified. from Fisher for forty cents.
;. For making the purchase Fisher pre-
sented to him a watch and two rings.
To another colOred man he sold one
j. Of Goldsteins watches for ten cents.
/ His bail was fixed at 5000.
From Max Deitch, Fisher stole a
watch and revolver and from Bertha
ISilverman four watches, two chains, a
piccolo and several other articles. In
each of these cases the prisoner was
held in 5000 bail for upper court. The
remaining cases were sent to the upper
!, court on warrants issued.
Fishers mode of operation was &c
break bulk windows and insert a wire
and draw ont the articles he could noi
! reach with his hand
Several of the stolen articles have
p been recovered at Harris and Carlin's
% pawnshOps.
SUSPECTED OF ROBBERY.
Charles Morlock. of No. 1924 Inger-
soil street, Philadelphia. was robbed
and thrown from a train at ClaymOni
on Saturday night.
He was sent TO this city by Station
Agent Baldwin, and was afterwards re
moved to tho Delaware Hospital tC
, have his injuries dressed. Morlock say.
he wanted to come to Wilmington e
see a sick friend, and. as he did no
: have much money, decided 10 steal ;
ride on a freight train.
At Claymont two white men and tw,
cOlored men entered the car in whicl
" he was riding. They drew revolver
and, while two men held the weapons
i, to his head, two others went through
y his pockets. He was robbed of hi
watch, vest, coat and hat. Then hl
- was thrown from the train Detectiy
;, Dillon and Policeman Gordy arreste,
= Frank Ritchie and Charles Masetta
who were riding on the train.
This morning the men were arraign
ed on a charge Of trespass. but tn
case was continued until tomorrow. a
it is believed Morlock can identify tn
men as his assailants.
I OTHER CASES HEARD.
Maud Adams charged with disorder
4 ly conduct was fined s. and costs.
~ For lounging about the corner o
q Third and Poplar street. Robert Pierc
!, was fined So and costs
: Perry Brinckley and William Jacob.
4 both colored charged with assault an
q battery We're each fined SO and costs.
n Frank Hicks. colOred. assaulte
y Spencer Greenwood and his wife on IN
coast on Saturday night. Judge Bal
/, assessed Hicks $50 and costs.
q August Leic trespass on the prOpert
of the p r. r., was fined So and cost.
The case Of James Martin and Harr
Rushworth. two small boys who wer
n larraigned last week on the charge lar
: ceny Of lot of candy came up for dis
I position to-day. At the suggestion O
, Agent Frank Stout of the S. p. c. c.
a the charge against Rushworth was he'll
up and the case Of Martin carried lve
e until Thursday.
r. The following drunks were dispose
n Of: Martin Finn. Joseph SpraguC
I James Otto, John Thompson, 81 am
costs each. John Carr. dismissed.
New Warehouse in South Wilmington
Il Work on the new warehouse OF tn