Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-12

of the ory goods variety. COdtS anu | vests. Apple Butter and potatoes. I spy glasses and silk hanokerchiefs. | These, and what else the reporter | knoweth not, is the rich haul made by Officer Johnson yesterday. and is one
 of the finest pieces of police woik that | nas been done in this city since it be came numbered in the metropolitan class. For weeks. the most scientific and complete systems Of robbery in both large and small way has been carried on in Bisbee, and it looked for awhile as though the persons engaged in the business were so clever in their work that but little hope was held
 out that a stop could be put to the practice. Daily almost, some one
 would report to the City Marshals If flee or to one of the justices omces that their rooms had been entered ano plundered. Stores suffered from the depredations of thieves, and still the work went on without the slightest in termission. For the past six weeks Officer Johnson has been on the trail of the thieves. but until yesterday he could not quite reach the parties i'm plicated. He had a fairly good idea as to who was at the head of the gang. but did not have sufficient evidence to
 nab" his suspect. It may be informa
 ion for the thief or thieves that they
 xrfih bn1n ula that they had laid out, but evidently became wise' before maturing or carrying out their plans.
 A scheme was evolved to enter and
 )iunder a certain store in Dishee. Of ficer Johnson "got the tip all righ; tfat the plan was on !Cot. He noti-
 fled the proprietor, and obtained from hin ley to his store, and af;e- the clerks had gone and later in the evel- ing, he entered the store and laid iG
 wait for the intended visitors. But ard jimmy never came Then it WE s tipped of to him that they weie on 70 MT. Johnson's lay, and consequently left their plans unmatured.
 Monday morning the officer detioed with what information he had tO make a pinch" of whom he con ,lleed as the ringleader of the gang. and with search warrant felt sure that his conclusions would lead aim to me, "swag." That his keen sense llnfl smelling a thief was correct, aei waited for MT. Rcmerries, whose sur. name is somewhat of the Mexican ex. traction. About o'clock the son of the Diaz government appeared at the Copper Queen store, and a gentle tapI on the shoulder by Mir. Jon lsnn with a few words whispered in nis ear, a'- vised Mir Romerries that he was un- der arrest, and that MT. Johnson could not turn him loose" He was escorted to. the county lookup, and there deposited for safe keeping while the officer, his work well now under way, proceeded to follow I'D his con clusions. and endeavor to o1nd mp the
 rals of the light-ingered gentlemen
 with the strong also, and who IVES troubled with bad eye sign.--so fsd that he could not tell his own things from others.
 Proceeding to the long rcd ',uili Lg on Chihuahua Hill occupia ed as a tow of tenements and sleeping rooms. he called at room No 1, and there found half dozen refined gentlemen domi-
 ciled, whose principal business would
 appear to be conducting a well organ ized department store, without adver- Using the fact and inviting the public openly to come and obtain some cI
 the many bargains to be .id n srir
 establishment.
 The first lines of this article will 1 give some of the various classes Of merchandise on hand in this well
 stocked but unadvertised emporium.
 It is said, however, that Mrs. Corning,
 of the Corning Dining Parlors. lays
 claim to the apple butter. But the | owner of the "squds" is not yet known
 Among the other attractive articles
 kept by these gentlemen, and found
 by Oficer Johnson in his search of the
 premises, are punches of skeleton keys. which will open any door not } fitted with time lock as is a bank ol safety deposit vault. With these and well selected assortment of burglars tools, such as jimmies, drills. etc., ths officer found in their possession. Off cer Johnson deserves the highest cred
 it for the good haul made and for thu ' manner in which he worked up tn, case. Parties are being looked ul who have lost things from their prem ises, so that they may identify them It is thought that the arrests mad yesterday will lead to the recovery O 7 number of the trunks which hay' , been carried away from roomin, houses in broad daylight within thu past two months. The conviction 0
 these people and good stin sentence'