The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-25
STUBBORN BURGLAR CAUGHT
SHEA, AGED es, TRIES SECOND
 CHRISTMAS BREAKING IN.

Although So Young Has Bad Looking
 Record-Third Burglary Count
 Grand Avenue Police by Good Work
 Discovers Attempt Upon Lehman's
 Saloon on Water Street.
 As the result of the careful watch frllness of Officer Meigs and the deter mined persistency of Sergeant Klaiber and Officer Roche, of the Grand avenue precinct, a burglary was discovered late last evening and the petpetrator, young man with an ollinous record, was landed in the lookup facing his third charge saf burglary. About 10 o'clock, when Officer Meigs was passing the side entrance on Forbes place of the saloon of Henry@H. ALehnany.at 27 East Water street, he noticed that a small window in the door was broken. Remembering distinctly that the win dow had been all right on his previous round, he considered the matter requirA ing an investigation. Accordingly he requested a citizen who happened to be passing to telephone to the Grand ave- nue station while he kept watch. :.
 Sergeant Klaiber, with Officer, Roche, answered the summons and were soon on the scene. They found that the door which had been broken open was now locked with a single bolt and a combination lock. The former yielded readily, but it required considerable time and patience to find the combina- ton of the other. This was finally ef- fected and the officers gained entrance.
 They began thorough search of the place and after searching all but the attic began to think that the cuiprit had flown. Last of all, they went up into the attic, where they found a man lying upon his stomach apparently asleep. They made him attend to them and proceeded to place him under ar- rest on the charge of burglary. He be- came very indignant and tried to bluff away the evidence against him. He de- clared that he had been employed by the proprietor MT. Lehman, to guard the place, and that he knew nothing of the burglary.
 When the officers started to take him down to the wagon he fought them and it required the united efforts of four men to get him into the wagon. He declared he would die first and put up desperate resistance. He is a big man and very hard to handle. The otti- cers succeeded in putting the quietus on him, however, and in he went.
 The name of the burglar was found to be Francis P. Shea. He lives near Granniss Corner. Although but twen- ty-three years old, he already has a big record, including two previous charges of burglary, one of theft and one of breach of the peace. As a result of last nights marauding he faces an- other charge of burglary. By strange coincidence his first charge of burglary was recorded against him on Christmas day just five years ago, in 1900.
 When MT. Lehman was notified last night he stated that he had given nc one permission, but supposed that the house was vacant while he was out tC spend the evening with his wife. He said that he met the prisoner as he was going out and Shea asked him for pint of beer. He refused and the man disappeared. MT. Lehman thought that ended the matter.
 Shea had a bundle of cigars, pint flask of whiskey and a child's watch and chain. He had also broken open a valuable trunk, worth $16, and had seat tered clothing and dresses all over the floor in an endeavor to find the family valuables. He had opened the trunk with a clawhammer which he had with | him,