The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03
jim SMALL, BURGLAR
CLEVER THIEF WITH MANY ROB-
Berries To HIS CREDIT.
A SEC0ND-SToRY WORKER.
CAPTURED WITH PLUNDER OF
BLUMENTHAL'S PAWNSHOP.

L. Believed to Have Committed Many
Other RObberies BlumenthaI'
Place Was Broken Into Early SUN
day MOrning-Keys Were Taken
From Sleeping Mans Pocket and
Lot of JeweIry Removed From
the Loan ofice-SmaII Tried to
Sell One of the Watches and Was
Nabbed-NegrO With a Record Who
Was Photographed and Measured
by the BertiIIion System Under
Difficulties.
James Small. colored, was sent to the
police station last night by Detectives
Murphy and Wall on a charge of burglar
izing the pawn shop Of Sam Blumenthal,
at Jefferson and St. Julian streets. The
burglary was committed early last Sun
day morning and not until last night did
the thief endeavor to dispose of any of
his plumber The detectives say they
are quite sure that Small has committed
the larger portion of the recent burglaries
and they hope to be able to enter several
other charges against him
The loan Office burglarized was known
as Uncle Sans" The robbery was
daring one, Small apparently
having no fear OF detection. BIumenthal
lived over the pawnshop and Small en-
tered the dwelling by cutting the window
glass in the dining room. He went into
the bedchamber and took the pawnbrok-
ers trousers from the head of the bed,
while Blumenthal slumbered within a
foot Of him. The negro found the keys
to the store in the proprietor's pocket,
and in this way entered the shop He
used the keys to open the showcases and
then loaded himself with watches ana
other pieces of jewelry. After carefully
selecting such articles as he desired.
Small left through the Jefferson street
door and did not go to the trouble OF
c.osing it behind him. 1t was found open
some time later by a passing patrolman
The detectives were given a de-
scription of all the property taken, in
Guiding the numbers on the cases and
works Of che watches. Shortly before 8
o'clock last night Small made an effort
to dispose of one of the Waltham
watches taken from the pawnshop The
person he approached had been furnish
ed a description of the stolen property
and saw that the time piece offered by
| the negro was one of those that had been
taken from BlumenthaTs place. Several
parties were present at the time, and al
| though Small endeavCred to make his es-
| cape he was held until Detectives Murphy
ana Wall, who were in the neighborhood,
| arrived. At the police station the detec-
dives themselves searched the prisoner
but were unable to lind any other Jewell
| ~. Several pawntickets for clothing
were found on the negro, and the officers
believe that the remainder Of the plumber
! is at Smalrs house The negro lived in
the neighborhood of the cemetery ana
his place viii be carefully searched by the
detectives this morning
Small is considered by the police to be
the creVerest negro burglar in Chatham
county. 1t is not his first experience with
the police. He has several terms
to his credit. He is the ne
gro who walked into knight S
drug store, picked up the cash register
and walked out with 1t. He was
captured and sentenced to serve a term
of twelve months which he completed a
the rogues gallery at headquarters and
his measurement under the Bertillion sys-
tenn is on record. Ex-Detective Clarity
appears in the full face view of the negro
in the gallery.
Small objected to having his pho
to taken and his head had to BE-
held in place by the officer, when the first
view was taken. The position occu,ied
by Clarity during the performance was
rather tiresome one and becoming exas-
perated he slapped the negro stngg. ng
blow in the face. Small came to his
senses and the profile taken does not
show Clarity. The negro will not be
taken before Recorder Myr ok in the
morning but will be he until the officers
have convinced tn mselvts Just h. W
many of the recent burg aries were com
mitted by their pr soner. Ii his actions
in the past are to count for anything
Small will weaken to-day and make a
full confession of all the crimes recently
committed by h m.