The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-22

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were sleeping at 6 O'Clock this morn
Ing a squad of police, headed by Ser
geant Condran, guarded the front ant
rear OF building No. 0. Detective
Bond, McKenty, Tate, Whitcoml
and Gallagher entered the building
and arrested six men.
Three Of the men are alleged tt
have been implicated In the robberies
at the car barn In Paramount Parl
and the car barn at Torresdale. The
! police declare they viii be able tc
show that Two Of thegang committed
the recent daring robberies at Chcs.
nut street business houses.
The men arrested are put down as
George Jordan, alias Frank Nc Donald
alias, "Whycotl" OF Cleveland, Ohio:
John Lee alias "Valley Jack' CT
Providence, r. L.; William Chase, Of
Baltimore; WalterKline, alias, Albany
Red Of New York: Harry Reynold,
alias, "Amboy Red" Of this city and
William Kane, alias, elizabeth
Tommy of Boston
When the detectives entered the
room IN which Jordan and Lee were
sleeping and awakened them, they
made show of resistance. Both men
reached under their pillows, but When
they looked into the barrels of the
revolvers pointed at them by the OFF,
GERS Lee said:
"Its all over now; there's no use
making a kick. "
When the men were dragged from
the bed two loaded pistols we're fonnd
under the pillow.
The only witness called at the
hearing in the case was Detective /
Bond. He said that the arrests
were made under orders. "Thcse
men, he SAID, "are car barn thieves
and safe robbers. Jordan Is want
ed in Newark. N. j.. for the muir
der Of George X. Smith, October Is.
1901. We expect 10 prove that the
prisoners are guilty Of crimes in
this city. aud ask that they be
held for further hearing on Fri.
day next, 80 that an opportunity
can be given us 10 secure evidence,
This request was granted.
After The hearing Captain Miller
charged tina! the prisoners we're
SIN OF the most desperate thieves
ever arrested in this city. They
have within the past lour years
Travelled over the country. be al
legged, robb,ng car barns and small
banks. and even committing muir
der. One OF the most recent ex.
ploits OF the gang, he said, was
the attempt 10 rob bank near
Lancaster.
Smith. who is alleged to have
been murdered by Jordan. was said
10 have been one OF the gang. He
was shot during quarrel over a
division OF the spoils OF u robbery
near Newark.
When the room occupied by Jor-
Ian and Lee on kenworthy street
vas searched three dozen peck ct !
looks were found. These are
10 be the proceeds OF a :
'obberv 10 this city, /
The meu who were bound and I
Jagged in the car barns in Fair.
mount Park and Torresdale will a
Ill be sent ior with the hope that
hey may lie able to identify some
u the prisoners as the men who
oboed these barns. None OF the Of
If Isoners made a statement at the a.
earring.
II is now rumored in Wilmington :,
hat Nc Nonald is William Wyncoop :.
Who was arrested here by Chief :,
Black who was then sergeant in Iii
1896 Tor robbing a Chinese pa
lundry. tIe broke Jail while pend sr
ng hearing at the city hall and ,m
tempted it at the county house. -
lie served two years and was re- a
.ased in February 1898 st
The Paramount car barn was rob- Jo
ed in similar manner to the Bav.
ran Brewery.