Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-13
DESPERADO' s CRIMES.
Robber Accused OF Killing A
Pittsburg Grocer.
ALSO MURDERED A DETECTIVE
Gave Two Other officers Terrific
Struggles and Was Badly Wounded.
Two Other Men and Women Are
urder Arrest.

Pittsburg, April 1.-TWO murders
and the running to earth of gang OF
five desperate bu glars, one OF whom
was perhaps fata shot, occurred IN
this city. The dead:
Thomas d. Kahney, Of 10 Albert
street. Mt Washington, whose place
was attacked By burglars, and who
was killed while protecting his wife.
Patrick e. Fitzgerald, member Of
the Pittsburg bureau Of detectives,
who has long been known for his
faithfulness and for remarkable phys
ical strength and courage. He Was
shot in the heart by Edward Wright,
whom he was trying to arrest as
suspect. charged with burglary and
the murder of Kahney.
Fatally Shot.
Edward Wright, burglar, suspected
of the murder Of Kahney; wounded
in the arm, leg and head by bullets
fired by Police Inspector Robert
Gray
The cold-blooded murder Of Kahney
resulted in superintendent of Detec-
tives Roger OMara ordering the i'm
mediate apprehension of a gang con-
corning whose suspicious character
he had been apprised the preceding
day. While at first there was moth
ing definite to connect this gang with
the Kahney burglary and robbery,
later arrests and the desperate re-
sistance of its members led to the
conclusion that they were the ones
responsible for these crimes, as well
as for many robberies and burglaries
during the past few months.
The gang captured included two
men in addition to the one shot by
Inspector Gray, and two women who
remained at the houses, where they
rented rooms and presumably kept
watch over stolen goods and kept a
lookout for signs of trouble, SO that
the gang could be ready to leave the
town and avoid arrest The names
and descriptions of the party of sus-
poets, so far as descriptions were OBJ.
tanned are as follows.
Edward Wright, the man shot, IS
years old, agent.
Jessie Wright, his reputed wife.
aged % years, servant
J. d. Wright, brother of Edward, 2S
years old, barber.
Robert Wilcox. 20 years old. musi-
clan
Jennie Wright, his wife, aged %
years, servant.
kahney's Murder the Climax.
The killing of Kahney was the eli.
max of a long series of robberies OF
the most daring character in this city
and some suburban towns BY a curl
anfnnf1nr40a of In4 ;,,fa
of the presence of a band of susDi-
cious men and women in the city
was conveyed to Roger O'Mara SUI
perintendent of detectives, the day
before it occurred Yesterday morn
Ing he ordered those suspected inves-
tlgated, and If they were not able to
give satisfactory account of them
selves that they be taken to Central
station.
The man from his own force sent to
do this work was Detective Fitzger.
aid. With him to assist in the inyes-
tlg2tion went Police Inspector Rob
ert Gray and County Detective Robert
e. Robinson. The information fur.
nlshed the police gave the numbers
OF two houses in the hill district.
where the parties it was thought
might be robbers were lodging. These
numbers We're 1714 Bedford avenue
and 81 Fulton street. The Bedford
avenue house was the first visited
me house is owned and occupied nv
Ihomas Boyd, an almost lifelong cit.
zen OF the vicinity, and the neighbor-
hood is highly respectable one.
lhey We're met at the door by Mrs.
Boyd, of whom they asked if she had
roomers of the name of Wilcox. Tnon
ner replying in the affirmative thav
pushed on upstairs without making
explanations, and made an uncara'
monlous entrance into Wilcox's room
Wilcox and his wife had apparently
not been out of bed very long Tho
were taken completely by SUNRISE
ana when seized by the officers suh.
mltted to arrest without struggle.
Woman Tried to Hide Plumber.
After they were secured however
the woman was detected in an az
tempt to throw away a package of
something which upon INVESTIGATES,
proved to contain valuable ieweJrv
ana diamonds. The room the connie
mad occupied was searched and in II
were found quite an assortment If
burglars tools, dynamite and chIoro.
FORM, while three reyolvers were So.
creted In the bed which they had oc.
cupied All this stuff was taken NOS.
session of by the officers, who then
started with their prisoners to No
2 police station, only a short distance
away on Center avenue. On arrival
there the man and woman were loci
ed IN cells far removed from each
other and their belongings were cared
Tor by the desk sergeant.
The party of officers then nroceedoa
10 the house in Fulton street takine
with them Officer William Fl West
negro, whom they found in eiti.
tens clothes at the station house,
On nearing the Fulton street bonso
inspector Gray instructed Oficar
West to remain on the outside ready
10 cover with his revolver anyone
VINO might appear at window.
The other three officers knocked ar
the door and We're answered by Mrs
Anna Smith, mistress of the Mace
ihey pushed on past her into tbe
mouse, and at the door which onens
INTO the hall from the dining roan,