The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-05
4 DEN OF THIEVES.
The Police Capture Three Greasers
and fIna Ia Their ben n La rye GUAM
Iity al Goods, Probably stolen.

The Police Capture Three Greasers
and fIna Ia Their ben La rye GUAM
Iity af Goods, Probably stolen.
a week ago two Mexicans entered
the jeweiry store of Mr.. Frank Austin,
and enc of them bought a set of shirt
studs. They went out. but Mr.. Austin
was of the impression that they had
taken more than they had purchased
Two days ago they made another visit
to his store, and this time he saw one
of them slip set of studs into his
pocket. AT first he thought he would
make him disgOrge then and there, but
on rejection he thought he would let
him go, and by keeping track of him,
find not only what he lost, but posi-
oily some Goods stolen from other par
ties. He therefore informed Captain
Morton, and gave him n description of
the thief Morton kept his eyes open.
and finally tracked his gresser TO
little shsnty, about ten or twelve feet
square, which stands in the rear of
Csmerou's lumber yard. Mr.. Austin
| then got out search warrant, and
Marshal Morton made a descent upon
| the house and searched It. When he
entered he found no one there but a
Mexican woman. but he discovered in
several valises and trunks, goods of
every description, which, in all proba-
bility, have been stolen. There were
clothing, laces, jewelry, silver-ware,
clothes, and in fact, any quantity of
new goods. Thinking he had discov-
cred clue to the perpetrators of the
burglary of the New York Clothing
House, he sent for the proprietor, who,
on coming there, identified many of
the articles of clothing a. having come
from the store, but could not swear
they had been stolen, as the
marks had been removed from
them. Marshal Morton then arrested
three Mexicans, who made that place
their headquarters, and taking them
to Mr.. Austin's store, that gentleman
Immediately identified them as the
pointed out the one which had stolen
the studs, and they We're found in his
possession, Mr.. Austin's mark being
still on the card. The three greasers
were then taken to Justice Peaks
Office and place! under 500 bonds, to
appear on Monday morning TO answer
to the charge. Only one Of them
could speak any English, but young
boy, named Frank Douglass, whose
mother is Spanish and has taught him
the language, acted as interpreter.
They went to jail in default of bail.
A horse and wagon was near their
peddler; he is quite an intelligent
looking man. The names of the
three are: Louis Swartey, Gregodia
Gomez aid Sylvester Lopez. The
court directed the marshal to arrest
the woman and take charge of all the
plumber, and bring 1t to the courtroom
for Identification. Parties who have
lost anything lately should call at
once and see if any of their goods are
in the lot. There Is no doubt that these
men belong to q band of organized
thieves who have been doing a great
deal of pilfering lately, and it Is quite
probable they run the goods off in
their wagon and dispose of them as
fast as possible. The quantity of goods
at their place was enormous, and en-
braced articles of every description.
1t Is good thing they were broken up