Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-16
Hotel Robbeffes at Long Branch.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY IN THIS

Long
RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY IN THIS
CITY.
A case of wholesale larceny has just been
developed at Long Branch, New Jersey, by
special detective John Dunno, employed by
the West End Hotel at that place, and by
Messrs. McDevitt and McElfresh, of this
city. For audacity IL surpasses anything in
the thieyfng line known hereaoouts for some
time. 1t seems that since the season opened
this year at Long Branch, Messrs Presbrey
q Hildreth, proprietors of the West Eud Ho-
tel. have been missing many articles OF
value, and notwithstanding the closest watch
has been kept, they were unable to discover
the leak. Carpets, bedclothing, table linen,
mysteriously disappeared, and even the de-
tectiye officer could not account for il, until
one day last week he discovered one of the
coloTed servants carrying out some linen,
and followed her to a small house where two
OF the colored female help had q room, and
here he found about $50 worth of the miss
Mary Patterson and Ann Matthews, were
taken into custody then and locked up. This
led 10 suspicious that several others of the
colored servants We're implicated, and as the
whole corps of cOlortd servants were en-
ployed from Washington, Detective Dunno
telegrapbed to the detectives here, giving "a
list of The names OF the suspected servaItS,
all OF whom have families residing in this
city. Mr.. Dunno followed on here at once.
and during the past two days the officers
together have been searching the premises of
covered about $500 worth of the stolen prop-
erty in this city. consisting OF carpets, bed
clothing and table linen, &c, &c, and
nearly every single piece of which
bears the letters In indelible ink "West End
hotel" At the express office in this city
they found three champagne baskets clio seIy
jewelry and other articles which have been
missed by guests OF that hotel. AS fast as
these goods Were discovered in the various
houses here the officers have tel graphed TIE
fact 10 Long Branch. giving the name of the
parties 10 be arrested there, and IN this way
yesterday and the day before the officers at
Long Branch arrested Strong Robinson,
Mary Thomas, John Matthews, John Rocks
hotel, and they are locked up for trial. Mat
ihewS is the herd waiter, and is a sort OF
selI-constituted preacher, holding religious
services for the servants OF the house on
sundays, thus s. curing the confidence of
me pToprietors of the house and guests All
OF thCm have been the trusted servants OF
the house for several years past. Some Of
The goods recovered are recognized as hav-
ing been lost last season, showing that the
thieves Lave been operating for some time
past. Goods were found in the house Of
John Rocks 2l0 Sth street northwest; John
Matthews, 2Il9 9th street northwest; Strong
Robinson, so 18th street IOrthwe st, aud taken
10 police headquarters, making quite a large
pile of them altogether. In one of the blslI-
cts OF linen goods was found a check for $50
and some small change ina purse which had
been lost some time since by lady guest;
diSO SDIilt bracelets, &c. n mOn1
the goods is a carpet which has never been
used al all. All of the arrested people have
so far been in The confidence of the hotel pro-
prletors as to be entrusted with pass keys to
the entire house. The goods will all be re-
turned 10 Long Branch by expressive same
way they were sent 10 this city.
LdtT.-T The following additional goods
have been recovered tO-day:-At john Con
tees, III l. street. two carpets; at q. Lees,
109 l. street southeast, sheeting, blankets aud
oilcloth; at t. Stewards, 6l5 l street north
east, carpets and towels.
transactions I'm Real Estate.
The following instruments in writing have
been hled In the office OF the Recorder or
Deeds since our last report:
TRANSFERS.
James Cook to Mary DriscOll, 1855, lot G.,
Wrights subdivision of Pleasant Plains.
John ii. StinchcOmb to John Jordan, 1851,
lot s, block 9, Browns subdivision of stones
farm. Anthony Hyde to George w. Riggs,
So, part of lots 16l and 1872, Beall's addition to
end McNelly, $40. part of lot q. square g7T.
John H. Stinchcomb to John Jordan, $3.50,
lot 4, Pleasant Plains. Charles Miller to
sdsaTe B Ed@n lots and a.
McEuen, trustee, 81 800, lot 2, square 70. III.
Adler TO Clara Oppenheimer, s., part lot 3,
so. 492: w. r.. Slater to Peter Campbell,
$3.50, lot 81, sub. OF square 2iO. s. Open
heimer TO II. Adler, So, part lot 3, square 1872.
DEEDS OF TRUST.
Ludwig Freund to Julius Scherr and P. A.
r.
SlI Goo, part of lots - and sc, square AS
Margaretta Bruehl to George Bauer and Jno.
walter. Jr, TO secure the Oriental Building
Association, No. 4, $1,000, lots g and II,
square 257. Nathaniel Sprague TO Lewis II.
douglass, to secure Frederick Douglass $500,
part of lot ;, block 9, Barry Farm, Washing
Ton county, d; C.. Annie +. DuvaIl aud Jno.
II. Duvall to +. II Warner and L. NJ aaurI-
ders. to Sc cure James p. Halves 300. lot 1Sj
Praiher's subdivision of Mount Pleasant.
Charles A. McEuep, trustee, to William Hell
m IrFTE f2a In
lot 2, square 40. James I. Rowles to Michael
y. and Thomas NJ. Callan, to secure James
W Orne s. 600, lot 1, square 2o9. J. McCar-
thy to j. Ardeeser and q. Geisler, TO secure
l.. kessner IS 0G0, lot 49, square $50. A II.
MARYLAND TO j. &. G.. Kennedy, to secure
Mrs. r. G. Morey Il 900, part lot 2 square 3f3.
RELEASES.
Charles E. Fraser, trustee, 10 T. Curran,
part OF lot 20, square s.. b. Fl. Warner aud
John JOY Edson to T. y. GIN, lot y, square
40 Il. II. Warner and c. F.. Praniiss to
Theodore n. GIN, part OF lot %. square 40,
NJ =. Callan to James T. Rowles, part of LOT
I, square 200. ]. Z. Kendall 10 Hugh Dow
to same, DO, do. w. r. Slater to P. Camp!
bell, lot 81, square 2iO.
MISCELLANEOUS.
I. NJ. buckingham to F. l.. Williamson,
deed of trust TO secure RyOn and Earnshaw
$3.50 %, goods, fixtures, chattels, &C.. at No
sos 9TH street northwest, and No 1909 PENN
sylvania avenue northwest. J. F. Owen to
q. b. Allen, to secure John Duffy q. 500, deed
OF trust on goods in house PIP 18th street
northwest.
SUIT AGAINST Mr.. GArCHEL.-Tbis
morning Messrs A. 3. Williams and w, A.
Cook, attorneys for j. Il. Williamson, en-
tered suit against Theodore f. Gatche for
forcibly entering and OBTAINING in taking
possession OF the Club House at the recent
police raid upon that house. The damages
are laid at $4,000.
SUMNER GAYETIES.-An elegant mas
queIade ball Will be held at Berkeley
Slllnys. Va, tomorrow evening. Every
thing has bean arranged 10 make ii q grand
success.
a grand bail will be given at Rawley
Springs on tie sd instant.
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