Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-13
Thieves Carnival.

On the evening Of July 18th Mr.. Chaffee's
bed room was entered, and from his pants
pocket was taken one knife, n large key,
his peck book con tainingabout S35in money
and notes for about 800, and thirteen postage
stamps. On Friday night August 9TH, the
residence OF John Shuck in Nemaha City was
ransacked throughout by some unknown
thief; Mr.. Shuck IOOsing a knife he had car
ried for fifteen years; Mrs. Shuck lOosing her
pocket book containing IS. one pocket hand
kerchieG, and one small pen knife. Herchil-
dren's clothes were scattered over the floor.
On the same evening J.B. Hoover's resi-
dence, in Nemaha City, was "run through"
bis pants taken from under his pillow, his
pocket book. containing over three hundred
dollars taken, his revolver. knife, his wife's
brestpin, handkerchief, and gold watch were
all taken, at least were missing e morn
ing.
What is remarkable these persons are gen.
orally easily awakened and Mrs. Shuck es-
pecially complained of being drowsy q
sleepy when not in the open air, for two or
three days afterwards, and all the rest under
the influence Of some quieting drug for a few
rdays after awaking on Saturday morning.
During three weeks past a dark complex
toned, suspicious looking fellow by the name
Charles S. Clayton, without any visable
means of support, and who seemed to be
shedding old dirty clothes for new ones, has
been boarding at Mrs. EmmOns's boarding
house in this city. He is about five feet five
inches high, and weighs near lao pounds.
Has a dark piercing eye, overhung by heavy
dark eye brow; forehead running up and
sloping back. Hair black and short; wearsa
heavy moustache and goatee. He looks
straight and boldly at you, with a blank, ex-
-pressionless co~untenance, and closely watches
the emotions and c-ountenances of all q~estion-
ers, without in the least degree changing his
own.
On Sunday morning last this man engaged
a livery team for a ride. VIM. H. Hoover,
having his eye on the man when he left, went
into the boarding house with theS Sheriff, and
recognizing some of his brothers property
madean affidavit Of his belief in the guilt Of
this man, had a warrant issued, took the
things found there, and the gentleman on
his return, into custody, and had him brought
on Monday morning before his honor Judge
A. ". Morgan, for examination. Mr.. Chaffe
identified some of the articles found as his,
Mr. Shuck and his wife identified some, and
M. and Mrs. Hoover identified some. Besides
the articles Identified there was a s1OO bill. a
so Dill and several twenties, tens and hves,
which exactly correspondent with the cash
stolen in size and very nearin quantity.
The prisoner had his attorney, but did not
attemptto explain his possession of the iden-
tined articles, or ask the witnesses a single
question. He seemed to look on as a disin-
terested lstner at the trial, with anopen and
intelligent cOuntenance; caring more to note
the exact temper of the two or three hundred
men and boys who surrounded him. He had
perfect control of every muscle of his face,
which betrayed no emotion or feeling what
ever during the whole examination.
LATER-Chas. Clayton, the prisoner above
spoken Of turned States evidence Yesterday.
duplicating in the recent robberies in this
city and at Nemaha, G.. w. Garrison. Ned
OPelt Charles Norehead, aud Dan. Shadley.
his e~videneein the preliminary examination
before Justices Hughs and Morgan Yesterday.
duplicates al of these men in the stealing or
hiding ofthe property taken. He claims that
what was taken Friday night at Nemaba was
not TO be divided until on the Sunday night
on which he was arrested and that he had
not possession Of any Of the articles IN his
knowledge at that time. but that thew must
have been put where they were found while
ne was outriding on Sunday. He also claims
tnat one or two of the above named were
win him on each expedition, and that they
moving the premises best, went into the
houses which were entered, while he gener-
ally stayed out and watched.
me evidence for the defeuce up to our going
70 press had nearly proven analibi in tbecase
OF horehead and shadley in the Nemahacity
roDoety, a expected 10 do the same in all