The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-13
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His Employers by ItObbing rhsin'
IIe In Detected and placed Ia Jail
More than two years ago George
Langballe, II young New Yorker, mr.
rived In Dallas, He was unacquainted
and pennileas, After some time OF
idleness, he applied to Mr. W. q. Con-
nor, of the drug firm of Conner d
Walker, for employment These gem
tlemen, plying his condition, employ
ed him, and found him TO be fine and
experienced worker In drug store. lie
kept the place for nearly year, when
his services were dispensed with. Dur
Ing that time the firm were aware ofthe
fact that some one was stealing from
their money drawer, and Langballe
was suspected. Hence his discharge.
About six weeks ago, Mr. Walker taxi
Ing trip, Langballe was re'employed
In the house, but was placed In the
wholesale department, where he did
not have access TO the cash. From
tho time OF this last employment goods
of various kinds have been missed.
Mr.. Conner, In whose immediate de-
partment Langballe was then working,
suspicloned that individual aud re-
solved to keep watch on him. In the
meantime Langballe had become part
owner OF drug store IN Denton.
Common discovered that certain kinds
OF drugs, quinine and opium, were rap
Idly disappearing. The thief at times
was 30 greedy that he stole almost
by the wholesale. One day during the
fair he took every ounce of quinine
that was in the house He changed
his mode of living, spent money frees
ly, wore fine jewelry, and associated
with fast women. After patiently
working up the case, Mr..
Connors discovered that Langballe
was shipping packages OF goods to
the Denton drug store. He interview
cd the driver OF the Denton
stage, and learned that the
driver had carried numerous pack
ayes of goods to Denton for Langballe
that the driver was to carry a package
that day but could not, and that the
package was then at the store of Mar
sails ~ Howard, carried there by Lang
bale to be shipped by wagon This
conversation occurred Friday. Next
morning Mr.. Conner kept sharp
lookout, aud was rewarded by seeing
the loaded wagon start for Denton.
He headed it off, and demanded
of the driver the package. 1t was
given up and opened, and found
to contain goods previously marked
with private mark for the detection
of the robber. Returning toward the
store Conner met LaDgballe on the
street, who was doubtless out to see
that the wagon had departed. Conner
took him by the arm and requested
him to return to the store, as he had
business with him. When they ar
rived Mt tho store, he was taken into
the Office, when, in the presence
of Mr. Walker, he was accused
of stealing the packages, together with
others. He turned deathly pale and
was silent. After a few moments he
confessed the crime, and said that he
had been carrying on the thefts for d
long time. He then proposed to the
firm thatif they would not be hard on
him he would make all the restitution
In his power. He was accompanied to
his sleeping room, when in a trunk
carefully packed was found about
twelve hundred dollars worth o.
goods, the majority Of which was qui
nine and opium. This the firm TOOK
charge of. Langballe then said II he
wa9 allowed to go to Denton he would
restore more of the stolen goods. This
was consented to, and Mr.. Conner, 40
companied by Colonel h. q. Bower
went with him to that point. They
arrived there at dark. After supper
! Mr.. Conner told Colonel Bower to
stay in the room with LangballI
while he walked out. Immediately
, after Conner left Laugballe requested
Col. Bower to step outside on the YER
anda, there being other persons in the
room, and he wished to speak to him
privately. The request was acceded
to, and the two stepped out Of the door,
When outside Langballe remarked to
the colonel that he was not being
Q treated right in the matter, ana
! wanted to be released The
I. colonel replied that he could not
e release him. Upon this reply h,
r gave Colonel Bower u violent shove
e backward, Jumped off the veranda
r and ran down the street. As soon AZ
9 the colonel recovered himself he called
+ loudly for Mr.. COnnor. AZ luck would
have il that gentleman was standing
directly In the direction that Langball,
q was running. AS the latter wa
q passing Conner grabbed him by
the coat, but the runaway's mo
mentum was such that he tore
loose and continued the flight. Connol
q quickly threw Oft heavy overooaI
. which he had on and took after Lang
bale, outrunning him before he hat
gone far. When he came up to Lang
bale he caught hold of him, threw
, him to the ground, and thus held him