Evening journal., 1903-02-23
HIGHWAY Thief
HELD FOR COURT
Confessed to Two Bold Rob
berries Committed in the
Public Streets
LONG IMPRISONMENT FACES HIM

MAN VINO Snatcned f1er Focketpook
Containing Nearly s7o-eang Of
Pan Handlers Broken Up.
A long term of imprisonment awaits
Charles II. Dolly, coiored, who was
in City Court this morning
on two charges OF highway robbery.
The evidence showed his guilt. and he
was held under $4,000 bail for the up
per court to answer both charges.
Dolly was arrested through the Of
forts of Patrolmen Cornish and Peter
son on suspicion OF being the man
wanted for robbing Mrs. Rebecca Ford.
of No. 40 Jefferson street, of a pocket
book, containing about $40. To Cap
tain Evans at the police station he con-
fessed taking She purse. but said it only
contained $57. and also admitted an
other robbery, which he committed on
Wednesday night, February IL. On this
occasion he relieved Miss Mary Muir
ply of pocketbook containing $3.15,
while she was walking along Delaware
avenue between Monroe and Adams
streets about 9 O'Clock in the evening.
Miss Murphy was unable to identify
the negro. but Mrs. Ford WIS positive
that he was the man who snatched her
purse
With the money Dolly took from
Mrs Ford he bought himself an outfit
of clothing. costing s22. and the bal
anoe, excepting SO, found in his posses
sion at the time of his arrest he admit
ted spending for various things. and in
a round of pleasure. The ARTICLES he
purchased we're recovered. amid will be
given to Mrs Ford.
Crooks Visit City.
A gang OF eight "grafters," known
in croolxd.om as pan handlers" " drifted
into This city on Saturday and proceed
ed TO fleece credulous pedestrians of
hard cash. The most of the crooks
were stationed along Market street, and
succeeded with more or less success to
work the 'touch" method Of securing
United States coin.
Each carried a heavy cane and
while some We're hcpelessly lame,
Others figured in various accidents ex-
plosions, railroad wrecks, lighting for
Uncle Sam and other casualties. Vari-
RAtf AlfN.Ah mi AA1Ar Vi lACll AAllAhlOllltEt
had been covered with fly blisters, which
produced a very sore effect. and strong
ly appealed to the charitaby-inclined
people who were held up and duped.
The police got next, and as a result
three OF the band fem into the net of the
law One was arrested for breaking his
cane over the head of a lodging house
keeper at Front and Market streets,
and was fined s25 and costs, while an
other will spend sixty days with War
den Meserve for the same offmse.
Held Up at Point of Pistol.
The third has a more serious charge
to answer, and will probably spend a
few years imprisonment here. W9r.
rem Robinson, AN employe of the iiar-
Ian and li.Ollingsworth Company. will
appear against him at this evenings
session Of court and charge him with
highway robbery.
Robinson rushed into the police sta
tion late Saturday night and wildly re-
lated a tale or being held up at the
point of a revolver over Market street
bridge and robbed of S15 and his over
coat The officers on the coast
We're notified. and in a short time Ser
geant Kelleher sent in a man wearing
Robinson's oyercoat and carrying a
cane similar to the other members Of
the gang. He gave his name as Prank
Matthews. and win receive a hearing
tonight.
Fines for Disorderly Conduct.
Richard Dunn was charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
and pleaded guilty. He was fined s.
and costs.
E. r. Salter, manager of the Lyceum-
Theatre, preferred a charge of disor-
DERBY conduct against Charles r Cobb,
who until Saturday was employed as
stage carpenter at the playhouse. Cobb
was discharged on Saturday because he
appeared at the theatre intoxicated and
created a disturbance. He was fined So
and costs.
Larceny Case Postponed.
The cases of David Wright, colored.
; and William Paris, both charged with
larceny were continued, the former un-
til tomorrow morning and the latter
until Wednesday morning Paris is
also charged with carrying concealed a
deadly weapon.
Henry Irons. colored was arTaigned
fer selling liquor without licenss, and
the court deferred sentence until to-
morrow morning. Harry Dawson testi-
fed that he purchased a half pint OF
whiskey for 25 cents from the prisoner
yesterday in the rear of the Baltimore
and Ohio freight shed.