The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-16
THE CITY.
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Fifteen Hundred Dollars worth
Of stolen Watches Recovered.

OF Stolen Watches Recovered.
A great sensation was created in town
Sunday morning when it was learned that
Calendine, the prince of counterfeiters, had
beeu arrested, while in the act of exchanp-
ing fifteen hundred dollars worth of watch
es, taken within a year, by burglars, from
the store of John Prochascha, for raised
greenbacks. Calendine was caught Sat-
urday night, with two others, accom-
plices, while in the very act of making the
trade, with the watches and greenbacks
spread out upon table, in gambling
hell kept by Ben Turner, in Blickhan's
building, corner of Main and Washington
streets. This little negotiation was going
on in the presence of Mr.. Turner, we are
told, but We think there must be mistake,
as we have not heard of his arrest.
How the arrest was made is a long story,
and we might defeat the ends of justice by
making it public. And there is still
another and still better reason for not
printing it, we are not fully informed
ourself. Suffice it to say it was effected
through a detective who has been here
week or two, exMarshal Winton having
hand in the matter. While the case was
being worked APP the Sheriff of Alton
arrived here with requisition from the
Governor of Illinois for Calendine. He
had broken Jail at Alton some time last
fall or winter and returned to his home
here in January. The Sheriff was induced
to wait a few days and in the meantime
the detective managed his case adroitly.-
The detective had package ofgreenbacks,
raised from twos to twenties, at the Elk
press office, which he told Calendine he
could not get unless he could find some
one to identify him. Calendine went to the
Office and did this for him and he got the
money.
Then commenced the negotiations for an
exchange = Calendine, from the sample
shown, greatly desired the green-backs,
while the detective was entirely willing to
exchange them for watches and jewelry,
provided he got some good money. Then
there was trouble in hitting upon
place to make an exchange. Calendine re-
fused to go to a tavern. 1t was finally ar
ranged that meeting and a trade should
be had Friday night at Turner's rooms,
where fast young men go to see the "tiger.'
Something interviewed to prevent the meet
ing. But Saturday night the affair did
come OFF. After the four or five persons
had assembled to negotiate the trade, pick
cts were thrown out, and everything made
perfectly safe. But at the proper moment,
the proper officers came out of an adjoin-
ing alley, and rushed in ahead OF the pick
cts, grabbed the property and the thieves,
BURGERS and counterfeiters.
We greatly rejoice at this arrest for va
riety of reasons, one of which is, it vindi-
Gates Mr., Prochaska fully, and will restore
most of the property taken from him. He
has been twice robbed, his house and store
being both entered. The third effort of the
burglars upon him was frustrated bya lit
tie arrangement on the inside by which
pistol was discharged through the door and
one of the burglars wounded. There is lit
tie doubt Calendines son was one of them
and slightly wounded. There is another
reason why we and the public have reason
to rejoice. 1t will result in the breaking
up of cunning, crafty and exceedingly
sharp gang of burglars and counterfeiters,
who have made this city their home and
base Of operations.