The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-14
A CHIP OF THE MoREAU BLOCK.

HOW A SON OF MoREAU FELL. INTO THE HANDS
OF THE PHILISTINES OF THE LAVA VERY
INSTRUCTIVE STORY.
Like father like son is illustrated in the
following account from the Kokomo Tribune
of this week: On Tuesday last, Mart V,
Haseltine, of this Office, who is a speaial
policeman, went into the CLIFTON House
Billiard room and while there was addressed
by young man IN this wise, "How are you
lobe? I'm glad to see you; how've you
been?" Mart informed him that
he was mistaken, that he ididn't know
him, when the young man said, "why
you and / were in Jail together at Ander
SON." Again Mart denied, the sub
ject was turned, and soon the
young man walked off to another part of the
hall. Mart. came out and spoketo Marshals
Hutto and Stewart, when they told him that
he had better see the young man again. play
''Tobe'' and see what he was after. He did
so. The second interview was in quieter
place, upstairs. in the Clinton House. Mart.
complained of the familiarity, said he had a
position in the Tribune Office, had charge of
the steamer "City of Kokomo" and the
night police and that he should not have
given him away in that style. The young
man appologIsed but said he had turned the
subject as soon as he saw it wasn't
pleasant. The two then talked over
| their breaking into an Anderson store. their
\ days and months in Jail, &c. The young
man asked Z" lobe" if he remembered the
girl he used to throw kisses at through the
I bars Of the jsil, and if he had ever seen her
after he got out. Mart. replied, Eyes,
often" Finally, on being questioned about
his business, the young man said he was
bound TO make a raise in Kokomo; that he
was strapped; that he had bad luck break
| ing into houses at Chicago and elsewhere
came near being caught, etc. He said am
bound TO
GO THROUGH A STORE
here and wanted "Tobe' to tell him the best
place. Mart. said he had been looking at
easy of entrance and that be would turn
the job over to him. The next day the
young man went to Davis & Co.'S. store,
looked at a ready made suit, decided tbxt he
would get one made, went up stairs to see
the tailors and be measured, and of course
got the "lay" of the house. On wednesday
night Hsseltine walked about with his new
friend and all the plans were per-
fected. The two kept together and
had seen both Hutto and Stewart 60 into
their houses. They returned, and Mart. got
his own dark lantern for use inside. In due
time they went to the store The youth
took his boots of, and they went upstairs
into the hall, where al entrance was made
thronph a windo~ Dy the young man. As soon
as he got fai.iy inside, and was going down
stat rs quietly as a mouse, Haseltine left
tho entrance point and went home, and Mar
shall Stewart took his place. The thief got into
the store room and made up a load. Just as he
shouldered his goods, George Hutto and The.
A. Davis, one OF the proprietors, stepped
forward and demanded him to surrender,
which he did. confessing that he was sold.
Had he, by any means, discovered them and
tried to get out. Harry Stewart would have
got HIM upstairs. But he surrendered
gracefully and was taken to Jail and locked
up. We need hardly say that Hasel-
tine had never seen him before.
After his arrest, his pockets were
searched and from letters on his person it
was learned that the thief is the son of Will.
G. Moreau, whom the Democracy of this dis
trict nominAed for Congress. 1t will be
remembered that Will. became so disguised
with the dull prospect of an election that he
played sick and quit, when Doc. Henderson
stepped into his shoes. Moreau is now
preaching in Georgia. The young thief
spent several years at the Reform School and
without any benefit as the above viii show.