Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-17

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Exssnssvs Haul OF SsolzH 0ooDs.-
|fueh exeitsmsat was created in town snis
lseneon oceasiensd BY soue dssesopssne.
lbeut some stolen property. A. sAr - -
havs bsua ahls - lsass he cess y . -
lows: 81 gag
For several months past . man y 80
name u Pancost, who has been res'de.s
4 this city for about eighteen months 80
living, = vas supposed, upon ne interest
IF his money, 81 the principle itseli, =.
been suspicioned BY some . being ssgased
in appropristing goods that did not oe'ons
10 him. Pastieulsrly has he besn 'csesely
watched at the boot and shoe store Of v.
G. Wafriner, where be has made h'mse''
quite Il home for some time, and has mani'
Tested unus,,al interest j. The styles prices
md quantity Of goods kept there, by lnst'-
tuting almost daily examinations Of the
stock. From time to time Mr. Warmers
clerks have missed goods in very unac-
manner, and The best there Was
in the store ct that. On one occasion n.
cter Dedriek, one Of the clerks at that
store saw Mr.. Pancost slip pair OF hne
CATERS from = case and slide them under his
overcoat and leave tho store by the back
way. He would have collared the thief up
on the spot but wishing to gain stronger
clue to 4he many goods stolen, he let i pass
that time. These losses, 1t length, became
too serious to be borne, 80 few days ago
Mr. Warriner put the police on Panccsts
track to ascertain where the plunder was
to be found. This morning it was ascer.
tanned that he had delivered several cases ol
goods at the Office Of the Northern Line
Packet Co. to be shipped to J. G. Walk
Hannibal, No. Mr.. Warriner went to the
Office and on examination Of one case hit
upon goods that he identified - his own, q
once. The goods were put on board ths
steamer New Boston, and taken across tht
river, but were taken il due form oflaw and
brought back. The boxss-elsven in all
principally shoe cases-were put on dray d
the levee and taken to the Police Magis
trates Office for safe keeping, until Pancos
should appear voluntarily or under arres
and defend himself against the charges
Ao ~as alNos.k <n~n "a nauel Nh;c s,,nr,,
ing, but did not happen to run afoul Of the
police, and 50 was not arrested. just q
the New Boston Was leaving the Rock Is
land side to come back and land the goods,
Pancoast stepped aboard the ferry boat,
which Was about leaving this side, and in
quired if the ferry would probably react
the other side before the New Boston start
ed. lie was told that the New Boston Wal
coming back to the Davenport side to put Of
some stolen goods; that hs could probably
get aboard Of her without going across tn,
river. Pancoast chose not to do so, bu
went over on the ferry, and got across about
the time that the New Boston landed or
this side. Officers went to Rock Island t.
arrest him, but at this hour (noon) he has
not been heard from.
There are several merchants, who hav'
reason to believe that this same man ha!
stolen from them. Mr.. Carleton has miss
ed boots and shoes from his store, and o
late Pancoast has been taking great interes
in his stock. Mr.. Carleton recognized |
pair Of CATERS in the only case opened. H
thinks there are more Of them. Other mer
chants, about whose stores Pancoast ha
lounged considerably during the past year
have missed valuable goods, and are mucl
interested in getting sight at the content
Of the eleven cases.
The accused is man well known in thi
city, and one that would hardly be suspect
ed Of being guilty Of such crime as that q
which he stands accused He came her
from Vicksburg, We believe, shortly afte
the capture Of that place in July, 1868. II
was there non oombatant, and we under
stand that he was previous to that time er
gagged in smuggling medicine into the Sooth
ern Confederacy. He claimed to have cor
siderable property in vicksburg, and it j
known that he brought to this city cor
siderable stock Of boots and shoes, station
cry, and notions, and it is probable that
portion Of the goods now under duress Al
the same that be brought here.
LArsR.-Since writing the above We lear
that Pancoast was arrested about noon BE-
low Rock Island, BY h. W. Mitchell, wht
with another man, took buggy in tn,
city, and having ascertained which way
went, followed after. During the pursu
the buggy got upset, throwing its occupan,
upon the ground. Mitchell left the tea,
and his companion. who was stunned b
the fall 30 as to be insensible, and took afte
the fugitive, whom he overlook and ares
ed. Several boxes and trunks belongiog
the accused were found in Rock Islant
where they had been sent some time pr,
vious, ready for start, and were brougl
over to this side.
Marshal Poole, on searching the hous
where his family resides, found bask,
full Of new shoes, which hs brought to Il
Polies Magistrats's Office.
Tho case grows darker for the accuse
the more u IL developed.
Mr. Mitchell informs ~ that when he Or,
discovered Pancoast he was setting on to
Of pile of boxes and trunks that be bad j
: wagon, whieh b I'D snpleyed : man |
taks ~ into ~ country. On seeing Nital
II, y Jumped fipn ~ wagon and ran.-
Mitshsll pussaed IN ths buggy with the pt
licsnan ~ met With IN accident q abov
state6 Pancoast ran 70 IL rivsr and oFs
ID boy with : beet 80 70 put him acrc,
Tie rivsr. 1litehsll ysllsd q ths boy not
- hin mt ~ toe& Rlnssnt thsa nm |,
H. river towards tswn- Ilitehell eainine !
hin and q l61e thr.w himeelf a : No.