Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-15

office of Messrs. Baker Brothers. was roc
bed of trunk belonging to Captain Childs
.. of the wrecking steamer Eeso!ute, and
Vi II containing cost silver speaking trum-
pet, engraved with the Cap tain's name,
an opera glass which cost 93. in London,
al aneroid valued at SCI and valuable
lot OF ladies clothing and other articles
tae whole amounting in value TO about
s4ssSss $3.50.
Officers Steele al McCann were inform-
.ez-s Led of the affair on Tuesday night but were
s.usua fgentirely without clue to work upon AS
So Ter persevering search they discovered the
aneroid at the store of Mr.. Ney where it
had been traded for watch The watch
was with no little difficulty traced up and
found on the person of youth who had
.. ..s.a purchased it from unknown man,
az ! whose personal description, however ena.
bled the officers to arrest last night
Water street white named John
Bringham, and the perseverance, and in
telligencs Inhibited by the officers in this
tt,,aa VA case entitled them to high praise.
Bfi3 II ass bingham app Jared yesterday morning
be fore the Mayor to answer the charge,
when the following evidence was eli
cited:
Capt. Bainey Baker deposed that the &C.
@Ss scused was in his employ and at work
ftes al Cape Henry Ga Monday or Tuesday
Brngham to the office and asked
for the payment of small bill, heh my
brother refused to pay until he could pre-
duce permission from his Captain for his
absence Bringham went over. got the
auired order and returned while my
tsai, brother absent. He remained about
two hours i'll the Off ce and passed through
the where the trunks of Captain
Chi!ds were, the small trunk which
afterwards missed, being placed inside
laroa Roth trina W. It's
ness was not acquainted personally with
their contents
Officers Steele and McCann posed that
Captain Chids described the stolen articles
before any of them found and identi-
fed the aneroid which correspohded in
.s..f.ra every respect with the description. The
t&f F" aneroid was the only article found,
search of the prisoners house having provs
ed fruitless.
Mr. Ney deposed that the accused offer
.. o. es ed the aneroid for sale, stating that he
was authorized to do so by Captain Baker
Prisoner; didn't tell you got it from
Captain Baker.
Mr.. Ney replied that certainly bis
understanding of the language used. Wit
3S y ness declining to buy, accused offered to
trade for watch, and witness gave him
watch and chain valued at S., prisoner
paying him 81 boot.
Another witness said that Captain Childs
had gone to Baltimore to procure from his
wife q full list of the stolen property,
and testified to the Captain description of
a number of the articles.
youth swore to purchasing the watch
and chair from the accused.
Capt. Joseph Baker corroborated his
brothers evidence.
Mrs. Deboe, for defence, deposod that
she saw the prisoner in possession of the
7 aNt, aneroid which he said he purchased of
negro boy the street for. so cents.
THE accused who is an intelligent locking
young man, and who married on Tues
day night last bore himself very coolly
~s# throughout the affair. lie committed
II ten days to await the return of Captain
Chds, when another examination will
take place.