Evening journal., 1918-04-15
Zero IS Held As
WAREHOUSE LDSIER
Grocer, Accused OF Re-
ceivng Stolen Goods,
Asks Continuance
ATTACKS COPS
WHO ARREST HIM

Harry J. Thomas, negro. aged 20
years. OF No gg West FIflh street,
r.aned before Judge Finger 30 N'-
nic.pal Court today. ON two charges o.
laeceny and Two or breabins ami enter
inr. was held Tor the Court of Gene al
Sessions in $500 bail IN csch Of il-
larceny charges and $500 in each oi ll-
hrakinp ard entering charges.
Thomas is charged with breaking into
f the warehouse OF tlle Philips thompson
+ Company at Fourth ana Bridge sitoeis,
and taking ihercirom Hour valued "a.
si2iO
several hundred dollars worth Of
goods have been taken from the ware
house during the last sew er1l weeks, Dul
an efforts t0 capture tne thleI nave
been iruiliess. Last wednesday ana
Thursday nights The warehouse was
broken into aud o large quentity OF
goods stolen. ON Friday night Deiec-
ilyes Kempsk and Riley were placed IN
the warehouse, but no one appeared
Saturday night at ESQ o'clock Wllile u.
detectives were hiding inside Of coal
bin in the warehouse, p window WE
smashed by SOME ore on the outside
of the building few minutes lalel
fhc officers allsEe they saw Ihomo.
climbing through the broken window
They watched the Negro pics up sef.
erbl s1cks of -four and carry them ou
of lhe building TIE officers siariff
after The Negro. who took 20 his heels
A shot w0s fred after him and he thei
stopped and threw up hls hands
rn court iodiy. Detective Riley salt
r.f.-.f..t fnA nUmFnaanN that n
was tho man who had been robhin
iha sioreh0lee. lie said that he ho
e boon employed at the warehouse Dy d
- pliilius-Thomrson Company. about ~
1 years ago. Mr. Phillips Verlhed th
$ sialemeui ia court.
When Sergeant OF DETECTIVES Gree
questioned Thomas Saturday night D
o. IS alleged io have gold The Onlccr iha
"a he had sold Some Of the stolea goods
7. kazmer Gr3mlls. a grocer 90 Eighth an
g, Locust streets.
p The detectives then went 10 On
% Gr1mlcs store 30 see him, but ihe la'
.e iar was in bed az the time. THE d'
8 tecilycs ordered him TO dress and af.
i waiting "a reasonable time for him
II abrear they began an investigation
l- which disclosed that he had made b
.o escape by ihe rcar or The house. TIL
Be sleulhs found him about two square
m from the store ana when they az
,. preached him he attacked them. a
h though there were four detectives
se the party Gramcs put mp such a stI
" nght that an four detectives we
az wlnded before they succeeded In oNe
= ing him.
g The nve men fought an over q
so street and when the nght was over
lh was discovered that Detective Riley b
ce one OF his fingers dislocatcd. betl
DIX tive Sergeant Green had bis coat bal
Sc torn. Detective kempshi had his d
hs ger cut. while Sergeant King W
scratche1 about the hands.
d. THE prisoners face was covered w
i blood. which flowed from a wound
ie his head. His face was also cut
eh several places. he receiving the cl
while the detectives wcr trying
handcun him. ne had tO be tax
90 the Homeopathic Hospital for trc
1T ment
set Gramles also was arranged befC
lo- Judge Finger this morning on a char
Of OF assault and battery on Dctent
rht Riley End on another charge Of rece
% ing stolen goods. The defendant ash
m. for a continuation OF the case ur
val Wednesday. so that DE could sunni
witnesses and get an attorney He V
held IN $500 on the assault charge
I'm $1,000 on The charge or recelv
IT stolen goods.