The Bourbon news., 1913-10-03

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1t was nearly midnight when two
police patrols drew up within a
block of the saloon in Caroline street
which harbOred this band of thieves.
At given signal police pounced into
the place from the front and rear
At the windows of the houses adjoin-
ing on each side which commanded
a view of the side and rear yards
of the saloon polices TODD with pistols
drawn and under orders to fire on the
first man who made a break for the
surrounding fence.
After the first volley of shots fired
in the saloon men scurried through
the side and rear doors to the yard
like rats from a scuttled ship. The
pistols of the police stationed in over
hanging windows barked out their
greeting, and when this was accom-
panied by sharp and decisive COM
mand to "stop and throw up your
handS!" a dozen men paralized with
fright, their arms uplifted above their
heads, halted in their tracks and
stood waiting for the dreaded pinch"
And it wasn't long deferred.
Policemen and detectives came
SURVIVING into the yard, and while
their retreat from the saloon was
covered by fellow-bluecOats at every
doorway with drawn pistols, those in
the yard sheckeled their prisoners
and hurried them away to cells, al
though some of them were removed
to a hospital, where they remained
until their bullet wounds had healed.
When noses were counted and ped
igrees taken the police docket was
augmented by these names: James
Sheffield, John Wilson, Edward Par
ker, Thomas Brooks, Roy Tinney,
William Milan, William Stultz, James
Walsh, Eugene w. Martin, alias
kansas City Red" the latter propri-
etor of the saloon just raided; VIM.
Row and Thomas Hart, alias 'Milwau-
kee Paddy"
A few days following the third
saloon raid the police located "Ned"
at 2008 Ridgewood avenue, and his
capture furnished fitting climax to
the strenuous two weeks the inspec-
tors and detectives had spent in de-
pleting the ranks of yeggs at large in
and about Baltimore. The police
learned that man whom they knew
was an associate of some of the men
just arrested had with his supposed
wife moved from Alb North Rose
street to 1890 Walbrook avenue. This
man they had reason to believe was
Morgan c'Portland Ned'O He was
found home to the Ridgewood ave-
shadoWed and trailed from his new
nue. house, which he was seen to en-
ter shortly before = o'clock in the
morning. Detective Bradley had
done the shadowing and, having been
told OF the desperate type of criminal
lie nad TO deal with, he notified the
nearest police, station and in a short
tlme he was Joined by Detective
Burns, Sergts. Sehner and Carey and
Pollceman Joynes. Captain of De-
tectlVes Pumphrey also was notified
ana ne, too, put in an appearance.
Burns rang the door bell and a wo-
man responded. She denied that a
man had entered the house. This Wo-
man, Mrs. Adams, then slammed
the door in the detectives face. The
door was forced and as Burns and
oergt. Zehner made their way into
the dlnlng-room they saw a woman
lying on sofa. On her arm rested
an infant, Mrs. Adams babv. and
both were covered to their shins with
a heavy blanket.
Inc woman on the sofa was none
other than Maud, wife of Portland
Ned, the woman for whom he had
more than once attempted murder
"nlle seeking to slay men of his iIk
upon whom he thought she smiled
100 sWeetly. Commanded to rise. the
woman declined and defied the police
10 touch her. AS Sergeant Zehner
SelZed the blanket, to which the wo-
man clung desperately, Detective
burns noted suspicious move be-
meath it. At the same time he
Spled the blue steel muzzle of a ID |
revolver peeping from beneath the
SOFA covering. Maud and the bsbv
were unceremoniously tumbled from !
he sofa, and there stretched at full |
ength, with pistol in each hand |
ay Portland Ned"
The police seized the pistol and in |
Jlfy Ned was shackled and taken |
% police headquarters, where he was /
leId pending the arrival of the post |
omce inspectors who had so relent- |
essly tra1led him through seven /
states. Upward of 5000 was found |
n the yeggman's pockets, and there |
we're other indications to show that |
ne had been enjoying flush times to
he full. Two days later the police |
,ound buried in the cellar of the |
house Mrs. Adams had furnished for
ler son, Joe" Adams, at 2OO9 Clifton |
street, two flashlights, metal box of |
pistol cartrides and a piece of fuse
similar to that employed by yeggmen
n blowing safes.
All in all it was remarkable round |
up and the inspectors who inspired |
and engineered it owe no end of |
hanks to the police, who made the !
actual captures in these cases by |
striking when the iron was hot.