, 1865-11-30
THE WILLIAM WKAF CASE.
A MFencess Broken Up Immense
Quantities of Stolen Goods
Discovered.

In Jestctucy's iasue OF the TntDCNE We made
mention Of the arrest Of William Il. Wray, No
e91 South Clark street. on the charge Of rohbng the
house on. Bnzton, No: g. % Fourth avenue. on sun;
day n1sht iast. Of 5000 siSa1s ana tTo % bales o.
hfs prcmiscs. subsequent search through his es-
tablshment Yesterday made b. Sergeant Hickey q
the rt Poe pselne Jed ,d;.n t. the % o.
win two fnll sets Of bnrg!ar tools, Including
zschet with bits Of various slze5 for dling sales
quantity 9f piqes foF t1n,ng ks}1 r. ioe fon
tering eaies collection at keys and other articles
which 60 to complete the workine oattt ola pro-
feetiona1 house.bFcakeE and safe zobbcz.
In hox, concealed in IN upper room over
Wrny's store, were found s1x new bEoadcloth coats
and like number Of rests, bearing VIEW l9rS
firms trade marx. IN the ea1ne room, 9aEled
taeir recovery. hive been recognized 81 inr dealer
ssn1 sn s1t4ed sis snS 4oSbed "a
Concealed IN another portion Of tie hoqse wcrc
found portion Of the fancy goods which were
Meyet, aa No. % sse GlsrE s,cet. his store, viii
bo1np hols thHoash @ ihs aoos 1om benssth and
he en asson ehs on 81 bad kesry e
worth Of fancy articles we're thus carried array In
1wheelhauow. but 70 t1aee could ever ho discovered
10 the paee Where the bold raseals bad deposited
4 seaich under the sidewalk in front ofwsay'a
establishment led to the discovery OF several pieces
OF silks slowed away IN barrel, and which have
since besn identified by Solomon Jacobs, the pro-
psietor Of patIn shop In close proximity to Ways
store. Jacobs siore was entered few nights efnca
IN the same manner as Meyers-hy cutting through
the floor from beneath. TIE au3ur with which the
hole was bored wus also found IN Ways establl:h-
ment.
in a bureau d.awe, the officers found carefully
e1owed aWay in cotton, eight new sl1Ser napkin
tingr. snd three stlser ealt cellars. bearing tbs
t1Ade maska Of come dealer tn such wares also
one dozen tyo1y handled knives. two dozen silver
plated forks three angaF Ehoycs dve eilTef plated
6ntter knives and two dozen silver tea spoons.
tobacco dea1ef On State street called at the
Armory yesterday and identified a bis, ten boxes
part 81 lat Of Is oo0 stolen from him about elx
months ago by come parties who broke open bis
store in TIC night. There are st the ArmOy etll
unidentified, two bolts Of broadcosh. bolt OF red
flannel, snd other articles ''too numerous to men,
Aon.H
This mar wsay has been engaged in business in
this city for several years, md has al~ays been
recognized and known as the proprietor Of wha t
is called In police yezuaculaE '.sence shop,
o. place for the reception Of stolen gooda;
THREE JeA1s ago be Was convicted 81
the crime Of larceny, and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment in The penftentiary at joliet but be-
fore be had serTed more than two months, through
permitted to 50 Tree. Since then be has been ca!.
ylng On his Establishment On Clark street, 70 which
he has added branches in several parts Of the city
and in Michigan and Indiana. No doubt can nov
exist In the mind Of any honest man bnt that he
has been either directly or indirectly engaged IL
which bare been pespet1ated IN this city. Ae VII
Be examined In the Police Court on Friday fore
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