Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-12-23
RECOVERY OF STOLEN GOODS.
THREE ARRESTS MADE.

We referred last week to the fact that q
system of wholesale thieving had been car
ricd on in various parts of the country for
some time past, and that ns yet no clue to
the perpetrators had been discovered. We
are gratified to be able to state to-day that
discoveries were made last week by which
considerable stolen property has been re-
covered, and several persons implicated
either as parties to the larcenies, or for re-
ceiving and concealing stolen goods, were
arrested.
Tho information leading to this result,
was obtained from girl who had been liv-
ING at the Hotel of John Mcnges, between
the outlet locks below this place and the
NIuncv Dam. After hearing the statement
of the Girl a warrant was issued of Monday
last week. by w. p l. Painter, Esq, and
placed in the hands of Constable Watt, of
Muncy Creek township, who with several
others, visited the residences of John Mcnges
and Solomon Mengcs, Qhe latter residing
below the Dam.)
At the former place, after considerable
searching, sets of Harness and four Buffalo
Robes, were found headed up in Whisky
Barrels and piled away in the liquor room
of the Hotel, with the spigots in the Bar
rels and everything complete to conceal the
goods and avoid detection. ..
At Solomon Mengcs about one half the
goods stolen from the Factory of Ewes &
Bro, in Wolf township, were found on
Tuesday. These were also headed up in
Whisky Barrels. .... ... ...
From information received from some OF
the parties, visit was made to the residence
of Daniel Wertman, near Turbutyille
Nortli'd Co., on "Wednesday, where more
of the goods of Ewes & Bro We're found
sewed up in bed. ..
On Friday parties from Shamokin Dam
came here and procuring warrant and the
services OF Constable De Hass, recovered q
lot of bed clothes, at John Menges which
had been stolen from the Hotel OF Mrs
Keen, at the former place.
We may add that an endless variety o.
small articles, such as black smiths screw
plate monkey wrench, gimlets, chissels
| linen handkerchiefs not made UP, ribbons
&C., &C., were also found at John Mengcs'
and have not been identified.
The Harness and Buffalo Robes chiefly
belonged to gentlemen in Northumberland
4, County, al, having been identified and re
moved during the week.
The following arrests were made:
Lewis III. Grant, charged with being {
party to the larceny of the Goods of Ewes {
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Daniel Wertman, charged with rcccivins
and conccaling stolen goods--gave bail IL
the sum of $500 for his appearance a
Court
Thos. French and Robert Dcrr, two o
the persons charged with the larceny Of tn,
goods of Ewes & Bro, and John Rivers, sup
posed to be the leading spirit in the IIar
ness and Buffalo Robe department, anc
John Menges, charged with receiving an'
concealrg stolen goods, are still at large
! We understand 1t has been disclosed tha
the party have been operating for about TIVE
two months and that they have had tw'
horses and a wagon to transport their plum
der. Rivers and French left this part of th
country week or two ago, the former wit
the team and it is supposed load of stole
goods, and the latter is reported to be il
New York State. He has probably gon
there with the Horse, Buggy and Narnes
stolen at Alvira, Union County, just tw'
weeks ago. .aWc hope to hear of the arres
of the balaxasSefanaztoaat an early day
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