The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-02
Two Burglars Who Have Ran
sacked the City.
Nearly Dozen jobs Traced 10 Pair by
Identification of Property la
Possession.
BOTH ARE HEAVILY ARMED.

J. n. Moore, OF the ives beat,
without partner, Two aegro house
breakers. who have been pilferinG
stores. residences and other places
since August 3. were lodged behind
prison bars. and authorities have
clear case against them. One Of them
Is one OF the three who entered
Chief Of Police James Collins resi-
dence one sunday last summer and
stole his dinner. which had been set
on the table ready for the chief and
company he was bringing home.
sunday morning about 3 O'Clock
Patrolman Moore was al Eleventh
street and Broadway. He saw the
two acting In a suspicious manner
and going up to them commanded a
halt. They ran and Moore pulled
his revolver and fired twice One
bullet passed through one fugitiye's
trousers leg and the other through
his companions coat. neither inilict-
ing wounds This stopped them.
Moore came up and began search
finding three loaded revolyers on one.
The other broke away and ran.
Moore brought the prisoner TO po-
lice headquarters. where Il was
found he had pocketbooks. pistols
money and sundry articles Unidentified
later as taken from Ed Gilson's drug
store Ninth street and Broadway
"The Pie Man"
The prisoner gave the name Of
Charles Johnson aud was Identified
as the pie man" who served six
months In jail for stealing Chief Col
hns' dinner
Scouts were detailed on a search
for the escape and Patro,men Cross
and Johnson located him on Tecrrell's
farm and arrested him late yesterday
morning lie gave the name OIL
Charles Jones. and on him were found
three pistols, some jewelry and other
articles A trip was made to their
residence, In the rear OF Huntington
Row. Surprise is a mild expression
10 describe the state OF mind OF the
policemen when the house was
searched silverware, pistols. Jew
elry. pocketbooks. stamps, tooth
brushes and various other articles Of
merchandise Including several dozen
coats and vests and an overcoat or
two. with watches and even clock
or two. were carted TO the police
station for Identification. Clothes
stolen from Louis Levy's store on
August ? were identified in the lot
James Duffey, oolored. who runs a.
pressing club on South Ninth street.
identified many suits as stolen from
him last week. Managers of the
Ideal Pressing club on jefferson
street near Fifth street identified
clothes stolen from them last week.
DR.. Ed ellison identified many articles
stolen from his store Sunday morn
ing and MIR. W c. Gray. whose res
idence WAS robbed last week, identi-
fed silver ware. pistols and an over
coat Everyone who fell victim to
burglars and housebreakers I'm the
past month identified articles found
In possession of the two prisoners.
The ellison Robbery.
Tearing two doors open and enter
ing from the rear by means of a
heavy plank used as battering
ram. thieves ransacked the Ed ellison
drug store at Ninth street and Broad
way Sunday morning, pulling every
drawer open, going into the cash
drawers and cash register and break
ing part of the cash register. They
took purses. pistols, tooth brushes,
stamps. and small ten cent cash
register which they thought con
tanned money. Ii was only short
time after completing this job that
the two were spotted and stopped by
Patrolman Moore having pistols on
them taken from the drug store. All
the time. while the men rummaged
through Or. Gilson's stock. the pro-
prietor was in a room above soundly
sleeping.