The New York herald., 1870-12-17
AN OVER RASH ROEBER.
He Commits Some Tbefts and Seeks Refuge
in Bridgeport Police Station-Chief OF
Police Marsh Proves too Much for Him.

Ee Commits Somo Tbefts and Seeks Refuge
in n Bridgeport Police Station-Chief OF
Police Marsh Proves too Much for Him.
BRIDGEPORT. Dec. Is, 1870.
Between Six and seven O'Clock last evening q
young man OF respectable appearance walked
boldly into the police station OF this city and with
the utmost stated % the 0aicer In charge
that he was sailor by calling but was at present
out Of employment, ana, having been sick for con-
siderable time, was entirely destitute OF money, ana
would ike 10 be provided with o lodging for the
night. AT the sound OF his voice w. T. Marsh. the
Chief or Police, who was sitting at hts desk III his
Office, which adjons and opens into the room where
the stranger was standing turned his head. and,
after looking 1xedly at him for moment, requested
the policeman to bring him into the inner room.
The young man glibly repeated his story to the
Chief, who listened TO him th0ughtfuly, and at its
close replied, Certainly, SIR we shall he happy to
accommodate you with lodgings; IN fact, you are
JUST THE MAN WE WANT.
Perhaps you VIII favor US by removing that com.
forter which you wear wrapped around your neck.n
With tue assistance OF the wiling policeman this
was speedily done, and the neck and lower part OF
the lace OF the as .onsned young man We're exposed
TO view. "Exc'lient !" remarked the Cnef; "bnt
see that you have made some change In your per.
sona appearances within the past few hours and
have had your Ne I'd shaved OIL. Perhaps you can
now inform us what you ha Q done with
THAT GOLD WATCH
which you stole Ia New Haven to-day.n With an
air OF the utmost indignation and surprise the
stranger commenced to deny that ne had ever been
In New Haven and TO protest that the charge OF his
having stolen gold watch was u ridiculous one, rs
he mad never hai such valuable article In his pos
session; but his y0uDiity was cut short by an order
to search HIM, Wlicn was promptly carried out by
the oicer who hll taken charge OF hlm Tue pockets
boots removed without nnd ng anything uausual III
them. But quick and aim st ilnperccptble motion
OF the prisoners nand just AS the 0ncer OF the law
la d hold or him had been noticed by the practlsed
eye OF ne Chief, and upon search being made Ia its
direction
LARGE PocKETBooK
was picked up from the floor behind chair, where
it had been dropped by the culprit 10 escape detec
sisting OF lady's gold watch, was lound. The
watch Was valuable one and must have been
worth seventy-lve dollars at least.
From ni0r.na ion subsequently received it appears
that the guilty man, who gives his name as Arthur
Melvl Q, called al u handsome house IN New haven
yesterday and representing himself to be destitute
ald extremely hungry, begged Tor something to eat.
Having been incautousy admitted into the house,
he TOOK advantage or the monentary absence OF the
servant from the room TO abuse the Kindness Of
Whch he was the recipient by committing thus base
thet. Tae hasty N nner in which he took ms de-
rarture was noticed and excIled suspicion,
and IN lew moments 1t was found that
the waich was missing. The New Haven
description oi tle person OF the thief lurnishei.
Search was made for nm, but he had disappeared
and left no cue behind. Thinking 1t probable that
he had ;elt town. though in what uire,tton was un-
Known the description OF his appearance was tele-
granhed to tie poll departments In all the neigh
boring towns. He Was described as being about five
feet seven inches In height wearing full beard and
mu,tache and dressed In Il gray coat and black felt
hat WIFI stin nriin. RE despatch was recei 3ec by
Che Marsh, OF Bridgeport at about hals-paSg six
i. NJ, and IN about an hour from that time the man
was in arrest lic was easily recognized though his
appearance had been con sideraply changed by a
vistt he mad paid to barber shop on Stale street,
where lis whskers had been cut or and his mus
tacae tAmmed,
In tfg pockebooN was also found a letter from
A STUDENT IN YALE COLLEGE
to his father. who a member OF q prominent mer-
canie house on Broad streeg, New YORK, inGroduc-
Ing the sirlnger, and saying that the writer met
win nim IN New Haven. aid had been deeply inter-
csted II hearing hIm repeat lis adventures upon
The brIly deep, and that he believed him 10 be
worthy man, though at present In nee iy circun-
stances. that any relief that his father ght be
able 10 afford MIN wonld be Well bestowed.
Upon the person OF the prisoner was also found
q list OF lhe various stopping places reqncnted by
thieves and tramps upol taeir travels in nearly al
the town; between New Haven and New York,
showing that he was no novice at this mode OF
LIE, Jut probaDy
AN OLD OFFENDER.
Notice OF MS rrest was telegrapned to the New
Haven police, and Captain Catlin, accompanied by
the detective who had the matter in chars. arrived
here upon the O'CLOCK train and took cnarge or
the prisoner and At halr p2sC ten O'Clock the same
evening returned with HIM to hat city, where he
was locked ZIP Tor examination.