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Show -THREE ROBBEitS Commit a Bold Crime, anl G'ct a iiatea i $J3. Yesterday afternoon, between the hours of five and sis o'clock, as Indicated by the evidence, a robbery rob-bery occurred between Slain and Commercial streets whlcii has more of the dare-devil element in It than usual. From various source, the following facta relating to the matter mat-ter have been gleaned: The victim of the crime is a man named McCaucrty. He Is aged nboutSO years, is evidently an Irish man, and arrived In the city from Mllfcrd on Tuesday. He is of lanky, bony build, rough, long narrow nar-row face, and looks like a railroad InbottT, The rear cf FiUgeraid'a saloon on Slain Street is only a short distance from the rear of the L,C Ii. saloon en Com-merclal Com-merclal Street. M-Cafferty spent a great parlor yesterday afternoon in these two saloons, passing from one to the other. He remained in the Uturrrunlalnul three o'clock till near five, and drank repeatedly with three men, orio tf whom he heard called "Cockney'' Lbt btui hcVer seen before. The name of the ether two he did net know. They also were strangers to him. A boy was tending the bar, and McCatleny, teeing a watch lying upon the bar, askud the boy what he Muulaeellltfor. ThoToutli replied, "Five dollars." A bargain was struek, and SlcCaflrrty took from his pocket a tobacco tack which contaiue;! his money, laid down a fJO gold piece and received three $5 gold pieces In change. He put thu watch in his ockeL When It weuld come his turn to pay for the drinks li-would take money from the tobacco sack to do it Willi, and lie thus repeatedly expose J its contends to hl companion;. Ai about 5 o'clock McCauerty stepped out of tho rtar of the I.X.L. saloon, Intending to go Into Fitzgerald's. Fitz-gerald's. Hu Mas accoin'ouled by tile three- men with whom he had been drinking, and as the quartette neaml a fence between the two buildings, one cf MeCaflVrty'a bjou companions threw bis arm acrs-a the funnel ' neOt in such a nay as toplnhltnagalusttho fence, when the time) united lu holding him while they "went through him." His money ba contained J55 end wftiin Uie breast pocket nfh's coot, and tho watch was in another pocket. Thu rubbers took both, and one of them struct him a blow under un-der the eye, whin tho three left lllrti. SIctTaffUly went lack Into the I. X. I, saloon nnd told of the robbery. rob-bery. The police were notified, a description of tho "hold ups" bcicg given to them. Officer Frank St. Glenu had been told tokecp his ryes ojtn for a man of short stature, rather hrary set, light sandy hair, florid complexion, smooth face, wearing very ditty overalls that seemed daubed uitti grease or point. At about 0:3d that otllccrsau bis man In the Miners' saloon, opjioello Ihe Tribune cfllcv, and arrested him. He gave bli name aa George Slartlu. Prisoners, when firtt brought to the City Hall, are taken into thu desk sergvaufa room nnd searched. SlcCaffcrty was in tho room when Martin was brought I u. As soon as SlcCaHerty.saw Martin, end before learning oa what charge he lud fccett arretlcd, eiclaimed: ''Tha'.a one of the men." Martin was lucked up all night, and this morning his examination was held by Justice Laney. SlcCaflltty testified to the circumstances cir-cumstances ef the rubbery as above given, and positively identified Martin as on of the men with whom he ha 1 leu drinking, and who nlded '" robbing Mm. Charles Rifle, thu boy who sold the watch to MiCatTcity, tuUfled that the difendaut had been drink-ln drink-ln with McCifferty; ho a!o described de-scribed the other two; he saw Martin Mar-tin go out at the rear door aud In a I few moiueidSrcCaHerty fjllvwcd him, and tlieothtrtuu closely followed fol-lowed SIcCafferty. Witness satd It was about five o'clock when tho men weut cut, and that It was about half an hcur later when McCallcrty came In and said he was robbed. Officer Oi nn and one or two cttt'T vltm-Sn testis Scd, corroiorating tho above. The officers are confident that Martin Is one of Uie "holJ-ui," l ut whether or not he can be convicted seeninl doubtful, as McCafletty will not III cly be here to testify at the trial. Martin remalued silent and sullen durlug the txamluatlon, aud of-fi of-fi red no testimony. He was committed, com-mitted, In default of $1501 tall, to await the grand Jury'i. action. |
