Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-13
OFFICERS MAKE
CLEVER CAPTURE
PlCKP0CKETS GET PURSES AT
FIGHT
Captain Broadhead Leads Squad and
Arrests Two Men on Charge Of
Robbine Patrons at Box
ing Pavilion

James O. Malley and George Hines,
two we'll known gamblers, said by the
police to be professional pickpockets,
were captured last night, the officers
say, in the act of robbing patrons at
the Corbett-Herrera fight in Tom Me.
Carey's pavilion, by Captain of Police
Broadhead, Officers Redmond and
Walker ana Detectives McCaffrey and
Butler of the Pinkertons. While the
men do not admit the charges made
against them last night, they acknowl-
edge having been in trouble several
times previous and that they have been
gamblers and well known characters
in Arizona.
The capture of the two men was
made Immediately after the fight was
over At the instant Corbett was de-
clared knocked out the patrons of the
place made a rush for the ringside.
Officers cf the local police and Pinker-
ton detectives were lined about the
ropes and were prepared for any pos
sble attempted robberies.
At the moment of the rush Malley
and Hines and two other men, who
made their escape, according to the pO-
lice and PinkCrton men, commenced
going through the pockets of several
DtISODS WHO were tlbSt W lllC llllS 0l'lNs
The three members of the local police
and the Pinkcrton men saw the four
plCkpockets and Immediately grabbed
them. But in the excitement two of
them effected their escape.
Make Stout Resistance
AS the officers grabbed the men
Malley and Hines dropped two purses
to the floor, which the officers picked
up. Malley and Hines attempted TO
fight with the officers, but were soon
overpowered and handcuffed.
When taken to the police station the
two men We're taken into Captain
Broadhoad's Office and cross examined.
Both men denied having taken the
purses shown them, but said this was
not the first time they had been in
trouble with the police. They admitted
having been employed in gambling
places in Arizona.
Hines was first seen by Officer
Walker The latter said he noticed
Hines shove his hand into the pocket
of one of the men close to the ropes.
officer Walker made q lunge for him,
but Hines was a little quicker and
grabbed officer Walker by the hand
and almost twisted the little finger
from his hand.
Previous to the fight officer Pautz
saw Hines and Malley walking up and
down the street Ill front OF Ine paNlllOll.
Officer Pautz stopped the men and told
them to either go inside of leave the
premises. They moved huriedly away,
but were seen a few minutes later
across the street.
Men Have Long Been Suspected
It is supposed that the men were
walking outside sizing up the locality
in order to make Il clean escape at the
proper moment.
In the capture of these two men the
police say they have in custody two of
the worst picl<pockets that have ever
operated i'm this city, According to the
police these two men have been seen
here during the racing season for the
past three or four years and have been
suspected of doing crooked work, but
the police have not been able to secure
any discriminating evidence against
them
When the purses which the two men
are said to have thrown to the floor
were opened at the central police sta
ton one of them was found to contain
several valuable papers, but there was
nothing about these papers that would
lead to the discovery of the owners of
the same Besides these papers n few
dollars in money were found in one OF
the purses.