Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-30

any clew and no arrests were made.
One Job, a double.header. was exc
cuted in the building at 179 Illinois
street, within a stones throw Of the
county jail. The building is occupied
by A. r. L. Mueseler Z Sons Company
carriage makers, and F. r. Hollendei
4 Co., beer importers. The crooks en-
tered the basement, which the Hollen.
der company uses as a storeroom.
They got $75 from that concerns
safe and also sampled a keg Of i'm.
ported beer. All unawed by the near
ness Of the jail, they Skinned up the
elevator shaft, drawing up the kes
OF beer after them, and tackled the
Mueseler safe. The keg was found in
the morning empty and at hand, on
desk, was the glass the men used.
They got nothing from our safe, u
A. r. Mueseler said, because they
failed to get into the inner compart.
ment and there was no money in that
anyway"
A burglar has been caught on the
North Side, but not through the agen.
cy Of the police. A woman gave the
man away and two officers arrested
him. We still maintain that lnspec-
tor O'Brien is all right as a police Of.
ficer, but that the fact that he has
bartenders who never wore q uniform
working as detectives" must disheart.
en- the man as It Is disheartening the
people.
MY companions in the peniten.
tiary at Marquette, Mich, warned
me to never have anything to do with
women, and lived up to their coun.
sci for more than five years. I'm as
guilty as sin. but the first one spoke
to in all that time caused my arrest,
and the prison doors will close on me
for the remaining twenty years OF my
sentence for murder"
Such was the statement OF Asa Teft,
alias John Brandon, who was caught
in the saloon Of Max Schreiber, 116
Wells street. while planning to en-.
gage In series Of daring robberies
along the north shore. A magasine
revolver and several vials Of nitro.
glycerin were found in his possession.
According to the police Tefft shot and
killed Leroy Rogers. cousin. In Has.
tings. Mich. fifteen years ago.
Teft arrived in Chicago Sunday
night, and a few hours later. while
looking for Thomas Quinlan, a com.
panion who deserted him In South
Chicago, he met Goldie Jacobs. The
woman was asked to locate some
good gun"
She agreed. but instead went to see
Inspector p. d. O'Brien. and returned
to the saloon with Detectives Staple.
ton and 6tromberg. When assured
that Stromberg was safe" Tefit said
he knew Of places to get any amount
Of money with little danger Of ar
rest.
Stapleton pressed revolver at
Tefft's head and he made no attempt
at resistance.
THE Jig is up. take me along" he
said.
NEGROES SHOOT ON CAR.
Passengers on q crowded north
bound State street car ON Aug. 31st
were thrown into o panic when Geo.
Smith shot and wounded Bradford
Beard in the left leg. Both men are
colored and had been quarreling.
Smith escaped and Beard was taken
to Provident Hospital.
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PURvEYORs OF SCANDAL.
Ninsty.hve per cent Of the scandals
circulated about members Of the pres.
ent city administration have been cir.
culated by plain clothes men," These
easy boys having. a. Q general thing.
nothing else to do, except hang around
saloons waiting for some one to "set
them up," pose ~ wise guys" and
like TO gossip on everythins-thelr
superiors in once In particular. A
small investigation into the police
telegraph operators division might dis.
close some facts that part Of the pub.
lie has been aware Of for some time.
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PLAIN CLOTHES MEN SAY SUI.
eide.
One OF the great plays OF the plain
clothes men is to accuse every person
found drowned with cut In their
head with suicide.
The body OF Miles O'Donald, 65
years old. 1916 Franklin street, was
found floating In the river near the
north pier by Capt. Garland and mem.
bers Of the life saving crew. O'Donald
disappeared from his home Thursday.
He was an old settler on the North
Side and was well known. 1t is be.
lieved that he was accidentally drown.
ed. A cut was found on his forehead
which the police believe he suffered
when ho fell into the water.
OLD SOLDIER ROBBED.
Matthew A. Reed, civil war veteran,
was found wandering about the streets
ON the North Side and taken to the
Chicago avenue police station. He
will be taken to the Soldiers Home In
Milwaukee to-day by members of the
Veterans Association. He obtained
furlough from the Milwaukee home
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