The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-12
4 Petersburg T,i,ier en- Jnss.

IN EXTENSIVE BoARDING-HousE THIEF
For several months past the boarding
ho'Sc keepers of Baltimore have fcrn
greatly annoyed by the dcpredations of n
sneak.fhief. lie would enter hot,ac. on.
gage hoard, and upon the pretefrp of 20.
ing To his room to change his APPAREL
would steal everything transportabIc that
hapfred to he within his reach. His on
eratlons have been confined mostly to South
baltimore, but sometimes he would ven.
tnre to the western section, The r,olice
have worked industriously to catch him. bnt
Notwithstanding the fact that thew had the
most minute descriptions of his dress and ren.
cral appearance he was always successful in
c,udinS their vigilance. On Saturday night at
IL o'clock Officer Barrett succeeded in arrest
ing on Baltimore street the cause of MI tho
tfo'lbic. de gave his name rs James B.
liawk'ns, ahGs Edward Davis, ALIAS b. f.
Williams, alas B. +. Hammond, alias 3. f..
Wilson. lie states that he is from Peters
burg, Va. He is about thirty-seyen wears of
age. and has genial face. When arrested
he had lot OF clothing in his band wrapped
up in r bundle, which was the first thing
that aroused the suspicion of the officer. At
the Station-houSc nc made no denial of having
committed the robberies, and appeared to be
very indifferent about the matter. All the
parties who were known TO have lost things
by him were summoned. and yesterday after
noon the rather contracted room of the sta
ton in which the hearings are held presented
| more animated appearance than it has done
for some time. Every available place for sit
ting was occupied.
The following were the charges made
against him, thirteen in all Larceny of &
shotgun, two pair of pants, and one vest,
valued at 500, the property of John Mate
ling, of No. lUI Pennsylvania avenue; lar
ceny OF one overcOat, one pair of pants, and
one vest. valued ut S2], the property of
Henry Matching larceny of one pair of pants
and one vest, valued at SIT. the property or
Henry Sinclair, of No. 155 north Paca street !;
| larceny Of one pair Of pants, valued at SO,
the property of ID. c. Weaver, OF No. los
| north Paca street; one silver watch and
chain, valued at $50, from Peter Brown, of
No. 200 south Ann street. and one silver
watch, valued ut $50, from CIV. r. Waring-
ton, of the same residence; larceny of one
coat, pants, vest, and cloth CATERS, valued ut
SS3S, from w. i. Lcs,ny, Of No. 2O2 south
Charles street; larceny of ono ovcrcoat and
one dress cont, one vest and one shawl
valued at $33, from John 5. Speakers, OF
No. s02 south Charles street; larceny of
one quilt, valued at SO, from Mrs.
NJ. Leach, of No. 235 west Lombard
street; larceny of one coat, one lnir
pants, one vest, ind one pair of CATERS.
valued at $42, from 7. H. kcllum, of No. 90
Hanover street; larceny of one coat, one
pair of pants, and one pair of sleeye-buttons,
valued ut $50, and 500 in money, from David
kclum. of No. 80 Hanover street larceny
of SIG in money from $. i. Lucas, of No.
205 Hanover street; larceny of 4 revolver
from +. +. picl. "f 205 Hanover street, and
other things. He was committed i'm default
of bail for the action of the grand jury. a
large quantity of the goods were recovered
from rawn-SlcpS and other places. The
charges that have been made against him, it
is thought. are not Onc-quarter of what will
I've brought when it becomes generally known
that he has been arrested, as there are num-
beers of proprietors of boardinglol,ses that
it is known he wrongcd who lave not yet
appeared.