The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-11
DORY MURRAY CAUGHT.
ANOTHER SAFE CRACKSMAN IN LIMBO
STOLEN GOODS RECOVERED.

About the middle OF November the jewelry
store OF David DUR at Malvern was burglarlzed,
the safe blown and about 500 worth of goods
stolen, including nineteen watches short
Time ago othcer Webb struck a clue TO some of
this jewelry which had been disposed OF at the
OAK Grove south OF this city, a place not espe-
cially devoted TO moral or religious services. Mr.
Durr was Immediately summoned and identified
the articles by cost marks numbers aud other
marks familiar TO him, Officer Webb went quiet.
" to wo X and succeeded In capturing one of his
birds, Dory Murray, who had disposed of the
goods at the Grove, on Friday evening, Decem.
Der 20. Webb was passing the Ogden house that
evening, whit was stormy, when he met q man
muffled up and hat down over his eyes the Off
Ger Immediately spotted him for Murray who had
been abNent for some time previous and securing
an assistant tracked him 10 the Oak Grove. on
the approach of the officers to the house, Murray
slipped out at a side door aud attempted To eS
cape, but slipped and fell and was easily caught;
indeed he would have been readily run down
any way, for he was half famished As soon as
he found himself In the officers hands, Murray
saw his goose was cooked, and after they had
furnish, d him with warm meal, he wilted com.
pletey and made partial confession, finally
agreeing 10 pi OF them to Myefss woods, south
east OF town, where the most of the jeWelry was
found in hollow tree pointed out by Murray.
The captured offender was then locked up, and
Oh sunday evening, December 3lst, Webb went to
Ada, Hardin county, Ohio, where he found Mel.
lie Wallace, woman with whom Murray had
been conspicu1usly Intimate, aud who formerly
put up ut the Oak Grove. She came to Canton
with the officer on Monday, and seemed greatly
agtaed at Murray's capture, insisting on suffer
lug confinement with him and intimating that
she knew much about the secrets of this crime
aud whatever Others he and pals might have
been engaged In. On Tuesday the officer took
Murray to Carroll county, the woman accompa.
nying him and there Murray waived an examn.
alton before Justice Ross and was remanded IN
the Carroton Jail in default of $1,000 bail to await
final hearing The woman Wallace insisted on
accompanying him aud was put in charge of the
Sheriff, as she may be a valuable party In the de-
velopment Of the case and besides she can be
held for having received stolen goods, as she had
some OF the Malvern jewelry Murray is native
of ColuBbus o., and formerly, several years ago
worked in this place as a laborer; he left for
time, and couple of years ago returned and was
for time engaged in the furnace department of
the Steel Works He is evidently bold a. d
ski!lful operator and his capture is good thing
for the community Two other parties, young
men of this town, who, it is almost certain, were
implicated in this Malvern job with Murray, are
now confined IN jail at Defiance o., fora burgla.
ry committed in HickSvile, D, hamce county.
some time ago, and officer Webb started for Def
ance on Tuesday last to look the matter up.