Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-06-27
INDEPENDENCE, Jnnc Cd. 1857.

FRIEND RIcu Since last Monday,
public attention has been to some consd-
cradle extent absorbed by the examina-
ton, before Justices Chandler and Hart,
of Jack Stanton, charged with the crime
of grand larceny and John Moran and
others with being accomplices.
On the night of the 2lst of March last
the store of Mr.. Abel, of this place, was
broken into and robbed of two watches,
one gold and the other silver, some lock-
cts and several other articles of value.
Since which time there had nothing oc-
CURED giving any reliable clue to the
identity of the stolen property prior to
some time last week, when the silver
watch was left at Mr.. Herrick's Jcwelry
store for repairs. Mr.. Abel, on ascertain
ing this fact, and also learning that the
watch was left by one John Moran, made
further inquiries, the result of which was
the sudden arrest by officer Chandler, of
Mr.. Jack Stanton, about o'clock on
Monday evening last. Mr.. Jack being
forthwith conducted before Squire c.,
regarded himself as being very embar-
rassingly situated. A search was then
and there instituted, which resulted in
finding upon Mr.. jack S person the iden-
teal gold watch stolen from the store of
Mr.. Abel three months ago. Jack S en-
barrassment did not diminish-it became
intense" Misery loves company" and
Jack told some things to the Deputy
Sheriff. Accordingly, few minutes
later, four others were under arrest, and
"misery" had the desired company.
They were all likewise searched, but
nothing however was found about them
excepting book" The Pirates Own, !"
found in carpet bag in the possession
of John Moran, one of the prisoners
The Court adjourned about midnight, APP
pointing 8 o'clock, A. NJ, next day, as
the hour for resuming the examination.
All day Tuesday was taken up in the ex-
animation. Jack is bound over in the sum
of $500 to appear at the next term of the
District Court and answer the charge Of
grand larceny. Moran is held to bail in
the sum of $500, charged with receiving
stolen goods.
Little Jack" as he is called, or Jack
Stanton, as he calls himself, is about 16
years of age, and turned up in this place
sometime last winter. Whence he came
is mystery unraveled by investigation
He makes no denial of his guilt, and,
since the subsistence of his agitation and
alright on first being arrested, takes the
whole proceeding rather coolly for chap
of his years.
John Moran is a carpenter by trade. |
have not been able to learn much about
him, except that he has a father living in
.ne irish settlement below Quasqueton
Those "liquors' taken into custody
, last week by Sheriff KEYEs, Were yester
day replevied from him by their respect
, i've owners, and are since being largely
5 dealt out among the once sympathizng
but now rejoicing friends of the "spirits. ;
| must relate to you little inciden
, illustrative of one mans idea of predes
E trlanism. Last week man accosted m,
f IN the street with +" Can you tell me thu
r road to Council Bluffs 2" l looked a
him in surprise. He had on his back
: pair of grey blankets, through the fold,
5 OF which went rope, and fastened around
5 his neck-his blue overalls were tucked
! INTO the capacious legs of a pair Of pom
derous walking soles, dilapidated, ding,
: white felt hat on his head, double bar
relied shot gun, with a carpet bag pen
dant from its muzzle, across his should
err, and tin cup fastened to belt, mad,
up his emigrant kit. OF course, vol
know, | was not long in noting all this
so | shortly replied to his query that VIZ
had no road to Council Bluffs that VIZ
) didn't go so far; and was going on t.
tell him the road to Cedar Falls, &c.
when he interposed by saying that he
didn't care potato about Cedar Falls
but wanted to 60 to Council Blufs-said
he came from st. Paul Tor some place
way up in Mnnesota), that he was going
to kansas-that if, when he got there, he
didn't like it, he should go on to Oregon
Whew, stranger p exclaimed aim
your ideas rather expanded /? If you
o--"s 70 stop few minutes
ia send few vegetables by you to my
aunt in Oregon to cook for your dinner
but never mind, you'll do, goodbye =!
Good bye" he returned, and his afore
caiI wolE;,,