Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-03

The LOWER AUGUSTA RoBBERr.-A few week
go we noticed that the residence OF Mr.. Georg'
Weiser, OF Lower Augusta, had been robbed o
coin and currency amounting TO about $3.50 Til,
case has since been quietly worked up by Capt
| Reach, of this Place, who arrested young mar
named John F. Conrad, who had been living
with Mir. Weiser, aud recovered part of the mo
ney. The Gazette Of last week, says that part o.
the money stolen had been kept In bureau
F, drawer, which was locked. The drawer aside o
| il WAS not locked. The latter had been drawn
out, by which meaus the thief was enabled tc
get his hand into The locked drawer and take the
money; and then the unlocked drawer was re-
turned to its place. The rest of the money stolen
was kept in a glass case, in another room. The
| glass was broken and the money taken. There
was nothing else disturbed in the house. From
these circumstances officer Roach correctly con-
! cluded that the theft had not been committed by
a stranger, but by some one familiar with the
premises, and he directed his attention TO a
young man living with MIR. Wrser, named John
F. Conrad. He kept his eye on him and dis
covered that he spent small sums of coin in the
neighborhood, aud also in Sunbury for photo-
graphs, store goods, &c. In the meantime Con-
rad had left Mr.. Weisers and was stopping with
a Mr. Miller. When the case WAS sufficiently
worked up to warrant the arrest of the Young
man, officer Roach, last sunday evening, drove
down To Mr.. Weiscr's and staid all night. On
Monday morning, about o'clock, he wen to
Mnler's got Conrad out OF bed, brought him to
Sunbury and lodged him in Jail He commenced
to operate upon the prisoner, and finally induced
him to admit that he had committed the robbery.
On Wednesday he induced Conrad to 90 with
him down to Lower Augusta and show where
the money was concealed. 1t was hidden under
a school house in the neighboThuod, and $35 IN
gold and S5l in Greenbacks were recovered. The
balance of the money stolen had been spent
The prisoner was then taken back to Jail 10
await his trial The case was very quietly and
adroity managed.
On Saturday Conrad was taken before Esquire
Snyder, vino released him on bail.
LARGE SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-The Orphans
Court sale OF the estate OF Joseph X Maurer,
deceased, advertised in this paper, took place
on the 2Sd inst, and WAS attended by a large
number of bidders The property advertised,
was all sold in one day, which is very credita-
bic to those who had the management of it.
Messrs. A. W. Maurer and S. il. Rothermel,
Administrators. employed our young friend, ".
c. Packer, Esq, as their Attorney. who aJ once
wen: TO work to make the property bring good
price. Mr.. Packer performed large amount Of
labor to bring il to sale, in which he succeeded
admirably. Extensive advertising was of
the fruits of getting together large number OF
bidders, and as will he seen below, the prices
paid were good, taking in consideration the
scarcity of money. The amount of sale being !
s25, 50 The property lying in Northumber |
land county, sold as follows:
No. l. A lot OF ground in Gcwen city, to Jared |
Ilcnninger, for $500.
No. 2. tract Of land in Upper Mahanoy !
township, containing ia acres aud - perches. |
10 Mrs. Saoma Mari, for s.. $4,000
No. 3. 4 tract Of land situate ia same town
hip, containing 2G acres and llG riches, TO !
Mrs. Saioma Marr, tor SI27.gj.
No 4. Being the mansion farm, and lying !
partly in Northumberland and partly in Schuyl- |
xiii. The part lying in Northumberland county. !
containing 1873 acres and l40 pcrches, was sold to /
Charles X. Herb, for 50, 10000.
No 3. Beng the part of ,he mansion farm in /
Schuylkill county, containing l65 acres and l5l /
perches. sold to Charles X Herb, for 5 04O0O.
Traci, No. .. Situate in Schuylkll county, con-
aiming s acres, was sold to Gabriel Herb for /
sl25.
No. 3. Situate in same county, conta ming % /
,cres aud III peches, sold to Charles Reuer.
No. 4. Situate in same county, containing 50 |
lcrrs and IS perches, sold TO Peter r. Schlegel, /
-or "a $50. 90.
No. 5. Being the undivided half of a tract OF
and situate in Schuykill county, containing in |
he whole acres and 81 perches, was urchased |
~ Henry Lesher, for S5C6.9O.