Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-21
THE CITY.

AERElg oF HoTEL THEF'-BstWeen and
So'elOok ysstarday moFaIng, ofioeTs Nix and
sohmit Oblsfxed IN saloon On Pittsburs
st-ost, Z man whose appearance led them 70
suspect his being GthieE The officers con-
tinuSd On thaiT NSy doVu % Ontario street,
upon which they stopped. Altar waiting
some minutes the man cane along, having
with hin three bundles. The officers stopped
him, md entsred into conversation. BE
represented that became in the evening pre-
Eiols from Buffalo on the propeller Galenss
md WA going West. Shortly oEcoru Frank
and Rolh joined the comPany1 and the for
mor Of thsss was sent back 10 the shlOon 70
inouirsof the keeper whether the man left
ne saloon with any bundles, but found the
lusPsr too drunk 70 give any Information.
The eaaeers eontinned 70 walk en- with the
man, oSiszing him upon various matters,
and finally asking him what the bundles
contained, to which he replied skirts. The
'Oaaesrs did not snamats 70 him their suSpi-
cions, dAsiflng 70 GET him quistly to the sta'
tiou. and tbsFo examine ths bundles. he
ahoWsd no concern until they had arrived
at the corner of Johnson and Bank Streets
when be dropped coat, and one Of the ON
sOsrs stOsping 70 pick It mp, the rascal snot
Of toward the Lake The officers followed
close aasr him, and when near Lake street
he stepped into gulley unexPsetsdly and
was thrown down, when officer Frank seized
him. The nippsrs wers then applied, and
he was conveyed to the Station. The bund-
les were examined, and found to contain
three flne coats and one pair Of Pantaloons.
The clothes were yesterday identified one
gOat ana the psir OF pants belonging to
cIsrk 81 the Angler another coat toa board
or at the New England Hotel, and the other
% Mr.. L. B. 0oe, a clerk at stillson, Leek
+ Prics's, sud boarding at the johnson
House, from his roOn inWhioh It was taken
The Sold rassAi gives his name IS
R. G. williams, and states that ne
bOlones in Buffalo, whore he has
brother residing. On Sunday night about
half pat II O'Clock, after all the clei ks had
retired. he vent 70 the Angler house, and
registered his name as R. 6, WilsOn, paying
the porter in advance foT . bed, which was
ggiven him. he left early Monday morning.
Monday evening the clerk missed his coat
snS psntalogns, which ohambsEmaid slYs
vs-s q the bed ii his room ai the time she
lirhtsd s5s gaa, 50 that in this instance the
additional charge Of burglary viii rest
.Vsinst Wilkins. He was not Sssn about
the hOisl during Monday, end doubtless sn. :
t.rsd sr.d depafted at the lsdies' entrance A
.ohsmbsrmsid af The johnson said man
appea1sd it6nday afternoon ct the door Of .
room "a which she vas occupied snd en-
va'rsd FOX so1ns one whose name she ives 2.
NOT "a ,.ailiar with, and vas doubtless 9hoEt-
" se.es 'iat Mr.. Goes csatW was taken. 0f
the tbsa a, the New England we did not
1,arp fae prrh.cuIars. A dollar snd fey
osnt, vsrs tbs 61iy money found upon the
thIsf. There was large hole in one pocket
Of his panss, which It is fhe inpression Of
The o6issrss 1wss made By him on his Wsy
down 1ith tlsaa in order 70 Jet out the keys
whieh.he aao5ably used in h9 profession"
WIssns il ratbsr q good looking fellow
tElks intsIBgsnily, aud seems hhreFd and
vvilv. He says whisky and gambling have
led him 70 his present condition, which he
,prstsuds to contemplate with great deal Of
rufssry. BE premises reformation il the
courts deal gently with him, and was very
5noui.stivs' Is 10 the penalty for burglary
snd lstaany in Ohio. Everything shout him,
indicasss Ehat be Is Buffalo thisf' which
sisy seems at present 70 be furnishing more
than Is quota (Which has alwaya been largel
n 49,. Z. He has been in this city since