Middletown transcript., 1874-12-19
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pe The good psopb Of Philsdslph
1; would scarcely believe that the suppose
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= il real lie in our city. spd yet III
y sneh 10 the fact. We sre prspsFpd I
; prove By the confession of ! yssthfu
d robbsr made to the Police this mofn
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II John Webster Il the name Of on
, here 70 Day. = HsiS fftssp years Of age
. md bright looking jsllo~. bas mad
2 strange With thas repaIiys Air Tia
{ marks the wicked lad Hslsits mt,
9 IN bin cell nov that be hss been capsuf'
] Cd, SCENT to mourn the cutting shor'
: lof : earesr fpll Of promise 10 the bad
smbitiss ofhis nature. s
y His arrest was singulsrly effected.
A friend of his. named John Smith
aged Fl years, and who pretends 70
reside ct No. 218 Union street, had
prigged . vatehland ohainy with Ma
sonic mark attached. belonging 70 !
member of Mary Commandsry, No.
] se. valued 4 $3.50, 's IS '''s 'ss me- ,''e
-n1Sooni.i .ialasr getting these articles,
Smith sought ous Webster, and got Him
y f0tgsa note from his (Snith' 's] father
asking ! pavn-broksr 4 Eleventh and
South streets. 70 esespt The watch and
chain - spledes sss $50. The pswnL
broker sgfsed % advspcs $50 % The
goodi ana the tvo departed, 8 They
ware watched ~ ths broken outside,
and be, saw Wsbstef dividing the messy
with Smith. HE followed ard ARRESTED
Webster on ,sslpicisSr. and handed Him
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Webster was taksn to the; Csptral
Station whore b s.sqqealsd, " and gave
rot only 4 histeryIlof bic former life.
fnd premised 70 reform. but gaze also |
10 ths Po6se valuable @in6ssns1ion |
which led 10 : rad % several adSns q
thieves, and Of tie arrest 81 J6o. Smith, |
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Webstsr had % his person $40 in |
money, most II which had been advsnc- |
"a y him By Tho psvslbfokef, and hs
~ AZ hsS !. large number d p.sn tickets.
upon which great quantity Of stolen
goods have bssn recovered iron ! mum.
Der of.brokets. slsi a5iufas 8iis
On the person Of Smith. also, ! num-
Der Of pawn ticket we're found, and
some money. Sssersf ii ths tickets
called for articles stolen only on Mon
day night & ss eIsass
Smith i married. His wife was
confined last Monday morning, and ths
child died yeaterday To-day she CALL
ID at the Station 10 Isss her husband.
Il WebsteFs cpnfsssioa i curiosity.
He ssys be has lived the lifs of 1 thief
frsh ehildhS0ds He operated alr day!
.nd 1l,, y night vent p ! houss Il Arch
and Water streets, whore hs paid, like
athsfs, 10 cents ;s.nisht fors lodging |
md deposited bis 'sutplusijxas = With |
~ osnsr' IL ths dsn.i Y Thfs soSaSdrsl | I
arnishs. .hs.s ~ ssssl xli;isEh y qps.s,sr. p.,s
oxa price. and saseds, thsns nightly 10 I
heir miaessbls seruino infested mat !
resses. crssy with she1 viltst kind of
'dm. He also tboards item and Bic i
able is 4 quaint affair. Il ia = trough ]
nth lees. Into il IL cast stale bread, Il
vhioh l. gathsfsd " vsgrans bsggars, | ]
nd sthis il softe1sd With xaser, sour 1
,eer and sle. To this trough tie i'y boys i
ONE and eat. taking their banda and i,
evoafips Il Ike pigs At : sty. .iaa4g II
A tssoid iJkeptof The doings Of the
oys, and hs who brings in the most ) ).
xagI gets the best living That is, he !. !.
allowed to pick q chicken or turkey :,
one sos bis supper. OF be setsan extra ] ]
ram Of whiskey 70 yash hisi meal down :
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n the winter time when thievins
usiness il dull. the proprietor of tb1 !
'Shebans" gives shis boysa shsvels 81
ID sends them out 70 shovel 81 snow ~ r
op AZ pdyensnts.. With directions to to e
'sks, al theys can honestly. and, steal f
A.they san eossssisstly.d sssa bisoa 81
John Webster ssys 10 esn read and d
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w,ooysredn sliseratpFeI he think d
laude 4 Dnvals eJoed Rlnsskin, Jask q
asd Sixteen String Jssk, srs
i great exatSplsts f0fq American Of
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'9uHtn. ..iiiIoq 81 biadz II sm sslitie Il ln
Helsays. ~ made 42O0 last week. ia
ID Lives saviugoup to buysIa horse. nj
or months past r have BEEN prsctieius 27
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n thA llissfo. l and q am naps perfect j Il
laI wanted to get : fast horse and p
en- I.voald 60 ont on the road and il
so farmers and reb then. i wanted Do
b .'rs.l gallui high vsytnAa and u lsh
stake, a,fs'i4s,.. I 80, . 9 1'',s 10, ~, is
''Liwss going to be- marrisd TENOR If;
"" said be with . knowing lssr. ia :.
st1Nhat r. exclaimed our renorter -.