The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-20

a burglar broke a light OF glass from
the show window of Mr.. f. M. Sell
man and robbed the window of about
$50 worth of boots and shoes.
Gus, Jagemann, who has a watch
and jewelry shop in the store, had OBJ
served man on Wednesday taking
observations of the premises from the
sidewalk, and when the burglary was
discovered yesterday morning, he at
once suspected him of being the bur-
glar. As accurate a description as
possible was furnished to the police,
who at once went to work to ferret
him out. 1t was not long until ID. G..
Copely came across him. and having
concealed his star, made his acquain-
lance without exciting his suspicion.
The friendship grew apace, and friend
ship. with few draughts Of boone
rang whisky, swallowed by the gudg-
con. begat confidence and put the bur-
glar in a commercial train of thought,
and he offered to sell Cope
ly. whom he supposed to
be an unsophisticated oountryman a
nice pair. Of shoes for his wife at low
rates. He said. however. that he
could not furnish the shoes until
night. Copely inquired how he came
by the shoes, to which he replied that
it made no difference, but that he was
obliged to get away from here to-
night. DCopely insisted thatrif he took
the shoes that he must have them
right away, as he was obliged to go
home into the country before dark.
The burglar consented to try and
bring the shoes, and the two sepa-
rated Copely had arranged matters
with policemen McQurk and Henry
Daugherty, and giving them the wink
that he had the gudgson on the hook,
followed him unobserved.
The burglar proceeded to the va
can't lot on the river bank above Wal
nut Street, where he filled a sack with
shoes, and then crossing over to the
alley between Water and First Streets,
came down to Vine. taa
Copeley, watching his movements,
fastened via Water Street to Vine,
and notified his coadjutors that their
man was coming down the alley, when
they quickly and quietly surrounded
him and took him IN custody He
avowed that he had received the shoes
from another man, and when asked
who his accomplish was, said he had
a moustache and had been drinking
with him down there. McQurk
slipped out, and in moment rushed
in dragging Copely with him as pris-
1 oner, and asked the thief if that was
his accomplish. Atfrst he hesitated,
/, but seemed on the point of saying yes,
when flight began to dawn upon him,
and he,said he was not quite sure as
he was not acquainted with his ac-
complete, and finally said he did not
believe he was. He was taken to
ljail, and gave his name as John Har-
ris. FMcQurk- afterwards visited him
in Jail, aud = he ct length
confessed that he did the
work alone and desired to
see Sellman. To him he proposed
to show where the balance of the
stolen goods were concealed, except
two or three pairs he had sold, if he
would let him off. Sellman partially
agreed, and the prisoner, with Me-
Qurk and Sellman, started out. On
Locust Street he stopped at the brick
pile just below the JOURNAL Office
] and turning back two scaffold boards
from against the brick, discovered a
part of the stolen shoes. They then
proceeded up Water Street and man.
aged to find two other piles. A few
pairs of shoes, and at least one boot,
are still missing, but these will prob
ably be found this morning. From
his own confessions he seems to be
au old thief, and was thoroughly cut
witted by Copely, who managed the
affair very adroitly. Harris will haFs
a hearing this morning + He told
McQurk that he regretted " cracking
Sellman's store on Wednesday night
as he had far better thing planned
for,last night. .eE0jqBt -
BEFORE JUSTICE WALKER-Wm