Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-03
gems FOUND
Chicago Police Recover $4,000
Worth Of Goods Recently
Stolen From Jeweler.
Two OF til. Supposed Robber.
Also Caught :. Missing
Finger . Clew.
Victim Of the Crime Who Was
Lett Penniless Can Re.
sumo Business.

Chicago, Sept. s.-Unearthed. like
buried treasure. in a rusty strong box, a
glittering heap of jewelry and watches
lay in the Stockyards police station yes
iterday. 1t was the $4,000 worth of booty
secured by the men who blew open the
safe of B. j. Hagamann's jewelry store
last Thursday morning. Locked in a
station cell are two men-Thomas Bar
ray and James Clark-who. the police
are confident, had hand in the rob-
berry. Barry's confession disclosed the
hiding place of the plumber.
The capture of the men and the recov-
cry of the property was effected by
Captain LAWN of the Stockyards sta
ton. At midnight on Sunday night the
captain and eight detectives closed in
on a boarding house at 1928 Wabash
avenue, and with drawn revolvers fore
ed every man to halt. From the crowd
they took Barry and Clark and locked
them up.
Barry 1t is who was arrested after
the Globe laundry safe blowing. One of
the burglars lost finger IN the work;
Barry also was minus finger, but the
jury did not consider that convincing,
and he was set free.
Captain LAWN said that from the de-
scription of two men seen near the jew
elry store before the robbery he believed
they were Clark and Barry. Then he
says from the manner in which the
work was executed be believed Barry
to be implicated. He located the men
at the Wabash avenue house by means
of the weekly good behavior" reports
which Barry for some time has been re-
quired to make to the police.
On Sunday afternoon he gave orders
to seven detectives to meet him at
Forty-seventh street and Cottage Grove
avenue. The men were Detectives
Burns, Reidy, Sheehan. Collins. Sand
strom. Crotty and Golden. AT $3.50
o'clock in the evening the eight men
met and two hours later were stationed
about the house at 1928 Wabash avenue
so that no one could escape. Then with
drawn revolvers they closed up the cir
Gle and examined everyone in the rouse.
Clark was found to be one of the men,
identified from description. Barry
said his name was Collins. but when the
captain said Let me see your hand"
he said no more.
The two men were escorted to the
Stockyards station. Before leaving
vicinity, however. the detectives
searched Barry's room. Over $1,000
worth Of jewelry was found.
AT the station Barry said: II see that
I am up against 1t. Some one has
.jobbed' me and given away the game"
He then told where the jewelry was
buried, the captain says, and the detail
was sent out to And 1t. At Fifty fifth
street, near Indiana avenue. in vacant
lot they We're able to find. from direc-
tions, spot that, after being dug up a
little, revealed an iron box. In the box
was the remainder of the plumber. The
valuables We're taken to the police sta
ton. where Hagamann identified them.
In the jewelry stolen there were over
120 gold watches. fifty rings set with
diamonds, and forty rings set with other
stones. There were seven diamonds
valued at about $500, which had not been
set, and also many studs, cuff buttons
and other jewelry Of every description.
Cash amounting to $500 was taken by
the burglars, but Barry said he got lit
tie of the money. None of the cash was
recovered.
1T is the largest amount OF stolen
property ever recovered in Chicago that
know Of" said Captain LAWN. IF
Hagamann had not gotten it back he
would have been a ruined man. The to-
tai value Of the property stolen was So
00o."
When Hagamann was informed Of the
recovery of his goods he went to Cap
tain LAWN at his Office in the Stock
Yards station to give his thanks. The
man was scarcely able to speak, being
90 affected.
II was ruined man until this morn
Ing" he said. Now can reopen my
business and will be all right again"
Captain LAWN called his men togeth-
er after the work had been done and
highly complimented them.
II think that safe robbery in Haga-
,nann's store was one Of the boldest for
many years in Chicago" the captain
said. THE men had apparently no fear
Of possible capture from the effects OF
the loud explosion. 1t seems they must
have been in the store a half hour after
the safe was blown to have SO complete
ly cleared up everything"
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