Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-22
HANPT0N PIlOEBlgs. AND Old OINT.-contiaued
pickpockets were arraigned on auspic.
ion Of having robbed him and his

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pickpockets were arraigned on suspic-
ion of having robbed him and his
wife.
Magistrate Breen. after listening
attentiyely to Mr.. Qplnn'ss story, OF
dered the, issuance Of a. subpoena Tor
the appearance Of the conductor and
held the alleged pickpockets in $1,000
lbail each. for examination.
Women IN the Party.
Mr.. Quinn told Magistrate Breen
that he and mis- wife. and O. woman
friend boarded car No. sos of tie
seventh avenue line of the New York
Street Railway Company in front Of
She New York Theatre Q. little after
IL o'clock, Continuing, he said:
The woman WHO was With us got
on first, and after struggle got In.
side. There were only four men. on
The platform besides The conductor,
and instead. of making. way for us t5e'
conductor stood in front of the door.
Mrs. Quinn then followed, and Vas
shen pushed and showed in the rough
est kind of manner. losing, before she
got inside The door, a longnette at
tached to gold chain and valued at
$50.
Pickpockets al Work.
When attempted to follow my,
wife inside the four men got around
me. while the conductor looked on on,
and iosiled me even more roughly
than they did Mrs. Quinn. i felt i
tug at my scarf pin, and put my
hand up In time to prevent it being
torn from its catch. Then, after a
really strenuous struggle, managed
to get inside. had no sooner dOne
so than discovered fhe loss of my
wallet containing $50 1t was. a mat.
ter of very few seconds before, i
turned around. to. go ont on The plat
form. but as. did so The conductor
who had followed me in. stood In
front Of iihc door. which he had clos
ed with his hand on the handle.
u was almost speechless al first .oy.
FL the ao.ion Of the conductor. Then
demanded that he Lei me out He
stole q hurried glance al. The platform
and then opened hin door. The men
had vanished. One OF The passengers,
who look in tho whole AFFAIR. backed
me up when accused .he ,conducIor
Of having worked in league with the
crooks and advised me to so. and re,
pert the matter 10 s,ie. pplicr nj once.
The car had only reached 47ih street.
and We decided nci 10 go any further
pnlown. bmi TO get off. We went to
the West i7ih sii;r!. stallion and re
ported the matter"
Conductor Arreated.
Magistrate pBrcen ordered a war.
rant drawn for the arrest OF the con
dncior, and hen changed IT. to a snh.
poena.
= wanr 10 call ynnr li!rntlon 10
Die fac" said Mr. Quinn, THAT th.
lisht on The hack platform was oii.s-
Gil unusual ,liine' il saema 10 ms"
hal. makes u look very had7Tay,
ep more serious" said Magistrate
Rreen. "and Wan yon Officers 10
find that conductor and bring him
here. 1.hrre. have bcen loo many rob
berries on the cars. especially thorr
running along Seycpih avenue. They
have Ect. 30 be. stoEncd,."''
Magistrate Breen }.leld the men IN
$1,000 hall for examination Today.
They gave their names as Arthur
Williams. Jacob Jordan and John Col.
Inns. Collins is alleged. 10 ta the
leader Of The gaPg of streetcar
thieves. and Is said to have record
known 40 the police from here to San
Francisco