Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-10

a. ikAID ON SMITHS BLOCK-STEAL OR
SrARvE.-The railroad companies berea-
bouts for sometime have been annoyed at
the mysterious disappearance OF coupling
pins and links from the freight trains
standing around the depot. The value OF
the articles stolen was not great, but their
absence just as train was about to
start was vexatious and caused much de-
lay. The taking of these pins and links
had grown to be such nuisance that the
railroad authorities determined to put a
stop to it, and set Depot Officer Brooke to
work. He succeeded in arresting Mrs. Ann
Garner aud Mrs. Mary Trussler, white
widow women, and PAMELA Triplett. a col
ored girl, residents of Smiths Block, and
in recovering nearly wagon load of the
stolen iron. The tale told by the women
was most pitiable, and calls loudly upon
our charitable citizens to aid this class
OF our fellow beings. tt5tf =. etA q
Mrs. Garner is the widow of a soldier
killed early in the war. She Is getting
quite infirm and has that pinched, old look
that poverty leaves. From some cause she
has not been able to draw her monthly al.
able to get into the poor house. Unable to
work, she was Obliged to steal or starye.-
She has one or two children dependent on
her.
Mrs. TrHssler is "a widow with three chill
dren and is unable to obtain living by
work. Sae says sue has tried to get into
the County Infirmary, but for some reason
failed. To keep the wolf from the door she
too stole. -.
The negro girl. PAMELA Triplett, took
the iron, she says, because she saw Others
making money at it.
The Mayor as charity sent them all to the
county Jail for 80 days. 1t was the best, it
was all he could do. Me-. Geo. A. Hill,
Agent of the Columbus & Indianapolis
Centai RoilwaY took it in charge, with his
usual benev s1.nce, to find some relief for
the unfortunate children of their still more
unfortunate mothers. tsI- l-a
There is much distress among the poor
of our city, aud some measures should at
once be set on foot for the alienation OF
their wants. The times are dull. There is
little or nothing for them to do and to pre-
vent crime they must be fed.
TRANSFERRED YES follow
ing transfers of real estate were left at the
Recorders Office on yesterday T. aas'1
A. Sharp and wife to A. J. Vanwormer.
August lst, part of lot No. "a in Groveport,
for 500. -..sz a!s.s aa5 " 1e55s . sif-
Mary Stokes to Abraham B. Piper, De-
cember 9th, lots Nos. L, 2 and 8. in original
lots Nos. 81, 65 and 66, of Mr.. Phelan's
Mount Plea ,ant addition to Columbus, for
81 GOO. - r sr1 ~ ID BIZ.
John Kilroy and wife to David Donly,
| April 18th, lot No. 8 of Baker s. Broad
belts subdivision of lots Nos. i, 2, 8, 4, 5
and of the northwest addition to Colum-
bus, for $3.50. 1sa a.4.el4s i-.a-
| Thomas Anderson to Jacob Burgett, Sep
tember 24sh. quitclaim to lot No. Il In the
town Of Groveport, for $40.
Jacob Burgetr and wife to George Young,
October 7ti, lot No. II in the town of
James Bevelhymer and wife to Garrison
S. welch, o tober I'd, 25 acres of land in
Plain township, tor S1,4l250.
John job son and wife to William r. and
John Gault, November Both, acres of land
| in Montgomery township, for $1,000.