The Detroit times., 1911-07-26
PADDY BROGAN' S
GANG ROUNDED
UP BY POLICE
hased To Their Dump at 4 a. m.
ifter Being Detected in Act Of Rob-
bing Taylor's Jewelry Store on
Washington. Blvd.
eader Tries To Escape Via the Roof
Much Loot Found in
Place.

After an exciting pursuit through
treets and alleys In the dim light OF
arly morn. Detective Con" Sullivan
nd his gang OF stalwarts on the fly
lg squadron succeeded In routing the
glorious Paddy" Brogan and a quar-
Fast OF his pals from the luxurious
ache In the alley back of Clinord-st.,
"wednesday.
Paddy" made brief and inglorious
!efense OF his rat-hole and then ne
md his fellow-sufferers scurried Tor
|over. The police we're not to be ce'
lied. however, and the quintet were
J hfely lodged In the central police sta
Jon, while the contents OF the cache
bonn Florida water 20 cocaine, were
'lonfiscated.
"It.s burglars" whispered Billy
kanderson, as he peered anxionsly
through hole where once brick had
keen. What Billy" saw was disqulet'
|hg TO say the least. The big machine
BAD torn its way through the alley
Ieading to the Brogan houdoir and
|jhere had stopped.
Patrolman Westerling, lean. 1.-THE
liant, was standing on the shoulders
'bf Con" Sullivan and with a heavy
hight stick was preparing 70 crash
Ihe miserable doorway on the second
hoor TO atoms.
A BILLY" thought some OF pushing
|Westerling from his precarious perch,
put he saw cold hard steel glittering IN
he officers left hand and he changed
|nis plan OF defense.
So he turned 10 Paddy" ard wh.s-
pered: Its burglars. Paddy, bea. 1t
Tor telephone and call the cops"
'Righto," returned Paddy" as he
made flying leap for an adjoining
roof
Meanwhile Johnny Kane and Red"
|Crotty peered out In vain for loop
holes OF escape. They ' ere surround
ed. Con" Sullivan called the roll and
found everybody present, ont the agile
PADDY" who was soaring up roof
In manner that threatened TO shatter
all aviation records. y.
Come down." yelled, Con. You'll
find no telephone up there Come
down out of there or III. knock your
pins from under YOU"
Paddy looked at Con-, and OBJ
served the ugly CLINT of u Colt revol-
yer. There was a convenien- coal
chute and Paddy" leaped headfirst
into IL. A few minutes later dis
heyelled heap was pulled out OF the
bottom of the chute. IL was Paddy.
Ray Chambers had been previously
Detective Sullivan had seen
his long legs turning around corner
that led to the Brogan cache. IL was
a fatal mistake for Ray, because II
tipped his own hand and pointed the
way conclusively to the Brogan apart
nients. Roy was run to earth and
gave up easily.
About A a. m, the quintet smashed
a window In r. G. Taylor's jewelry
store at No. 81 Washington blvd. where
they took a quantity OF watches and
jewelry. They were seen by the night
v atchman OF the Fellowcraft club.
who telephoned the police. The h;e
we're running away, when the squad
ron came. The jewelry was all re-
covered.
From appearances. Paddy" and his
gang had had a busy evening. Every
mans pockets were Allied with the
choicest chocolate bars, and on the
Brogan buffet there reposed two boxes
OF the finest Habanas and some OF
the most expensive wines and liquors.
Toilet waters and soaps were scat.
tered about at random.
Brogan's bunch was just preparing
for morning siesta when the police
arrived. It was sad ending to a
glorious nights work.