, 1876-06-12

and cndcnvorcl to evnac nrre.t md expoaure by
saying that Mr.. IIalpn the faithful old gartien-
cr al that park, Ind given him leave 10 do 80.
This the oil gentleman denies.
ro1',el Jefferson Park of the flowers and plants
contributed hy the good citizens who took prl'le
IN its nlnrnn1ent ilRvc tccn complained Of, but
hone o. them were caught. Every morning ft,r
and anwcrs were rnthIessly dug up from the
lot.bcls and other plaecs, and tic old gardener
oecane greatly annoyed, and scarcely knew how
IN procCcd to ratch the thieves. Citizens who
iooks,l In vain for them. Capt. Ellis, u The
Madison Street StatiO,, wns consulted Inst
month, and called upon for ai,l to atop the rol'-
hcrfcs. On the fst Of the present month 10
clcns men IN The force, to watch at tho park
mid arrest the thieves Il possible. In tho carly
part Of last week, notwithstanding vlgstant
watch from an carly hour In The mnrnlng until
midnight ten srlcl,l!d geranlun,s we'o taken lN
mock was Convinced that = cluscr watch
must Gc kept, AMI saturday u,nrnfnE was Mt his
post shortly after o'clock, in company with
a brother officer. 4 Visitor ~ the .park Ind
previously informed him that llc had obaerved
frances with basket full Of plants, aud slls-
pcctcd they were stolen. I1c Eavc tlcscrlp-
lion 1T the man, and Il corresponds with tIs
person Of Joseph Harris. It was ::W o'clorh
snlaft trees the bridge On tic southern ar
Albums etrcct side OF The park, ol,srrrcl a
man coming down the walk on the f.ooniEs street
side with IL .nrEe basket In his llani. On ucar..
nGout cautiously, and steaithiIy ercpt along "a
my. pcIsou would WIN WA about to commit u
theft. But he did not see The watcher and his
companion who lAiA euncealcd short distance
from him. Cautiously l,r approached tho hot
bcsl near the gardeners little storchouse, and
tuklllE trBTrl from tile lInaktt
rHOCEEDED TO DIG UP
some beautiful ,latltas, which lad but lntcly
been contributed hya resident mar the pask.
liz took up ten Of the pla,.ts, which nllcd the
baskct, nntl then Brannoek alr! Ills cun,ratc,
who lind Witnessed the net, walked up to him
mud sa'd: "Hood morning, NJ. Hafrls." The
c1.Comtnlssioncr Of Cook County returned
officer asked lin why lie lad taken the plauts.
ltr said tilc gardener Latl told him to como uul
help himself to Them, md, taking up his 1oad,
started down the path. Brannock, knowing
H. IT'S , t'.an wr'l, atsd titorunghy eo1vtneed that
tile plants, concluded lie would alloy him
and procured wHrrant When the gardener
came dawn to The Park at d iatcr hour, tllc
10 learn Of 1t, md enpta.!catIy sald lie l,a1 not
given Harris nor any one else my such privilege.
lie was glad thu culprit was caught at last, he
remarked, and would bear testimony regarding
tllE iAlblL4 I'll l1aIfia BLaLEtlEHL. All nOuE OT
two latcr, and Brauroek was 1t Justice ScuIy's
Court, and procured a warrant for Joseph
1iaFrts' arrcst for all alleged violation Of thu oy
dnnnrc al,uye mentioned. Tho accused will
probably b. brought Into Court this morning,
aill will no doubt give bail fur his future aI,.
pearance.
The people In the ncIghborhood OF the park
aru Justly. Indignant Mt tho manner III which tho
plants and flowers have disappeared, and pFu>
pose to punish the guilty parties If they can get
mud Of them. OthG1s llayu bucn suspcctvd, anll
tic police officers haye sumo testimony n,anBt
theta, bu. nothing OF q rusiel,isirc kind.