Evening journal., 1912-04-15
SUSPECT
THESE TWO
OF LOOTINC
DeImor and Glendale RObber-
les Laid to Men Caught D
Here
GOVERNMENT
WILL BEGIN PROBE

Wilmington police and Pennsylvania
railroad detectives working in conjunc
tion. are believed to have made an inn
portant arrest when George Hudson, col
ored, aged 81 years, and John Hill, white,
aged 10 years, were taken into custody
by Patrolmen Dutton and Fox of the To-
cal department, on Front street this
morning.
Hudson says his home is in Norfolk,
and Hill claims Philadelphia as his place
Of residence, but says he has no home
there.
The men are charged with burglary at
Demar, where the home of H. w Kirk,
a railroad engineer, was broken into on
Saturday night and robbed while the
family was away. Another robbery
committed at Glendale, last ThursdsS
night when a store was entered also is
charged against the pair. Several books
of stamps found among their effects
leads the police to believe that one or
perhaps both of the prisoners figured in
a postoflice robbery some time recently
The prisoners were turned over to the
Pennsylvania railroad police this after
nonn to be taken to Georgetown for a
hearing.
Hudson and Hill were traced by H. F..
Buckley, captain of the Maryland Di-
vision police force, and Harvey Spencer,
of the Pennsylvania railroad police from
Delmar to the Delaware Junction yes
terday. The railroad policemen were Just
forty minutes behind the men at that
place. Upon alighting from the train the
two fed back to the country but later
made their way over TO the causeway and
are supposed to have come into Whining
Ton by that road.
At this stage the railroad officers
turned the case over TO the local po-
lice. They had received a descrip.
ton of the articles stolen in Delmar
and also of the two men. The loot
comprised two suits of clothing, ont
pair of shoes, one ladies' gold watch
one gents gold chain and fob, one Ia
des' gold lOcket, lot of silverware,
bright yellow hand grip and other ar
ticles.
shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing Patrolman Dutton and Fox, whil'
walking along Front street, met q
Young white man who answered to the
description of Hill and had no sooner
placed him under arrest than Hudson
appeared coming from a saloon. he
also was taken into custody.
Questioning on the part or the OF
5cers brought out that they were be
reved to be the men wanted A sui
case belonging to them was found il
Lewis Ross restaurant in From
street and when this was opened a
the police station IL was found to b.
filled with silverware, iewelry an'
clothing. much OF which was late
identified by Mr.. Kirk who had com
mn from Delmar this morning to re
mort the theft to the Wilmington 20
lice and also give a description o
the goods taken from his home
Mr.. Kirk identified a pair of shoes
suit of clothes and a necktie younl
Hill was wearing. as his property II
HuTs necktie also was a gold sticl
Din which Mr.. Kirk also identified.
Hudson had on an undercoat be
longing TO Mr.. Kirk, but said h
bought it from Hill. giving hir
twenty-five cents for IT, Hill told Po
lice Captain Kane that he and Hudso
had been together at Delmar and tina
fhe two had met here and went dow
the road together to work in straw
berry patches. Hudson, when ques
toned admitted he met Hill here bu
left him and did not see him agar
until this morning when he bought IN
coat he was wearing from the whit
man for twenty-five cents.
The police believe that Hudson
a "yegg" but that Hill simply fell
with him. Hudson had on a pair
shoes which the railroad police, VIII
we're present at the interview idei
tilted as one of the pairs stolen trol
the store in Glendale. Hudson az
mitted he had been in the town an
when Captain Kane. who almost lol
his patience with the man thrust hi
4 back into his cell, the prisoner wnln
4 pered that he could have work'
there. You worked there alright
remarked Captain Kane.
Mr. Kirk explained 10 a report
for THE EVENING JOURNAL tod;
that his home had been broken in
some time Saturday night The bu
lars hoistod the window of a pun
pried open a wincshmwfdr hslulI
4 house and gained admittance, al
pried open a window to his home.