The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-07
Arrest of Two Notorious Thieves.

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of Walnut and Fourth streets, was
entfed by thieves, and goods worth
aboIt one thousand dollars taken. -
On Monday Mr.. Thomas applied to
Defective William Reany for assist.
anc, in recovering the goods. Mr..
Reay took charge of the matter,
andin company with Captain Webb,
wonod the matter to successful
issre, as will be seen from the fol-
loving account. Reany never fails,
bu, how he always brings matters
on. how he unravels the most com.
plcatcd and mysterious puzzles is Of
itself mystery.
Uc and Captain Webb, soon de.
terminod who were the thieves, but
to make suspicion positive proof,
and to secure the goods at the same
time, led them to defer an arrest -
On Wednesday they discovered q
man with a carpet bag in company
with one of the suspected thieves,
lentering Mrs. Merryweather's pawn
Srokery, and as they came out, ar.
rested them, finding in their pos
session $13, which it was found had
been paid on the goods. When the
arrest was made, officers Brocking.
ton and Riggs were with them
Reany now entered the Pawnbroker's
shop, and asked Mrs. Merry eather
il she had any goods, which she an
swered in the negative. Had any
men been there to leave anyi' She
answered in the negative again
I"Ilad not two men just left her
shop?" "No"-with emphasis. -
THAT is not true" said Resny, "for
here is u carpet sack and $l3, which
we took from thrn sc thoy loit your
Office"
Reany suggested 10 Mrs. Merry
weather that her remaining days
would not prove quite so merry as
the past, if she did not at once pro-
duce the goods. She complied,
brought forward the goods taken
from the carpet bag, & the value Of
SIS, and received her Sl3. Reany
inquired if she had any more goods
in the house! The old woman pro
tested on the honor of an honest
Pawnbroker that there was not a
dollars worth. The detective was
incredulous; he would see for him q.
sell. His researches proved fruit.
inl. The first article he found in an
old trunk WAS the identical gold
watch stole from the Deunison
House not long since. A quantity
OF clothing taken from a store on
Fifth street also came to view; and
at the very bottom of the trunk a
portion OF the goods taken from Mr..
Thomas establishment.
Still better; he found a carpet bag
that from its weight suggested stolen
goods. The honest PawnbI oker
declared that it WAS nothing; some
surgical instruments which have
been pawned there for $50. No
key being convenient the lock was
broken, and there was found II beau
ti,ul Sc. o! new surgical instru.
mcn,s. The sequel to this was, that
few hours afterwards the proprie-
tor OF an establishment on Fourth
street opened Ills eyes in astonish-
ment on being presented with the
instruments which he recognized a.
his own. The person who had
pawned them was n yonns man III
/ his employ as Clerk. lie will re
ccive in lien OF legal prosecution, a
kind admonition. A quantity OF
other goods was also found in this
establishment,
That evening as the officers wer,
deposiling the goods in Ninth Stree
Station House, in walked officer
Rlckets, with two bolts Of good;
which he had secured at billiarc
saloon, near Pulls Head Tavern, OF
Vine street hill. They were con
cealed in a trunk under Il billiarC
table. 1t seems that Ricketts, wa:
engaged in ferreting out the SAINT
c,ae, and had succeeded in part
| The officers arrested one of tn,
thieves, Frank Motion, at the house
Of Jnlia Dye, and the other. Mix
/ Fortune, at q house on Court street
| Both of these rascals are House o
Refuge boys, and they have com
, mitted most OF the burglaries tina
! have taken place in this city 70
= some months.
, On yesterday afternoon, Rean.
: succeeded in obtaining the remain
, ing part OF the $1,000 worth q
goods belonging to Mr.. Thomas, a
. the establishment of Mrs. Merry
= weather. the condition being tha
5 she should not be prosecuted for re
:; ceiving stolen goods al Cincinnat
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