The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-09


A Portion OF Mr.. Perser,s w.u.y.
Ftiehed ss the Lnnss~ Hoses. ia the
Hands of the Aushorttte. uha IRE
Csnped On the Trail of tse Thief.
Our readers well rember thai week
or more ago announcement wa
made that Mr.. Joe Porter, guest Of
the Lamar hotel, had deposited his
pocket book containing over Que thou
sand dollars, with the night clerk,
aud when he applied for Is Ia the
morning, he stated that one Thousand
dollars were missing. Mf. Porter len
Dallas with no satisfaction guaraateed
him for the loss of his money.
Since chat time the ofiicerr OF the city
have been quietly aud suergetIcaIIy
working the matter up, anu yesterday
their efforts were crowned with sue
Gees, for several hundred dollars were
unearthed, and there is scarcely a
doubt but il is the money stolen from
Mr.. Porter.
The officers learned authoritstively
that q negro boy ut the coloTed school,
in StripgtowD, could give some very
valuable information regarding the
whereabouts OF large sum reported
to have been found. Marshal Morton
started out 20 get the boy, t,s mel Oils
GERS Clements aud Dickey comiug
In with him. AZ they Here
returning, the boy was questioned
concerning the money, sad for awhile
feigned to know nothing OF it put
being pressed, Acknowledges that he
had, on Friday morning week ago,
found large sum under the Tabernacle
plank walk on Elm street, " bile looking
for dime lost by Eddie Stage the night
previous that he took II tanned.
lately TO his aunt Martha Garrett, who
lives just above the church, gave her
two or three hundred dollars. and took
the balance home; that his mother
had given 1t to her husband, Jim Poe
ter, To keep. The officers accompanied
the boy To his mother and demanded
the money of her. She at first pre-
tended 10 know nothing about il. tux
Tearing that the boy had told al, sl,
also Acknowledged having had it. aud
corroborated the boys statement, say
ing her husband, Jim Poster, had part
and George Uaw kihs some also.
Going 10 Cameron's lu,uber yard,
Jim Poster was found. and learning
that the officers had the whole story,
went to the stable and dag mp = tin
box well stuffed with the filthy Iuere.
This box contained $3.50. lie then told
about the same story that the boy did,
with little more. His wife had gwen
him the money to keep Gniii some
"outery" was made. Jim stated that
when counting the money with his
wife, soon after he had received II,
/ George Hawkins came up aud said {: Il
know something about that money, SO
you must whaek up" whereupon
I Grorge received the libersl sum of
s2i7 as his hush money, and departed
0
about $50. Being urged to account for
further amount, he said that Martha
/ had some that the boy had given her,
/ because her little son was with him
upon the lucky event of finding. OFF,
Ger Clements was despatched after her
aud gathered $40. Marihs owns TO
having spent four dollars, lest some,
AMI gave George about So.
Martha Garrett says she did not know
what to do with SO much money aud
sent for George 10 tell hi n about 1t,
aud In this way George got the idea OF
going to Poster for more money. The
amount now in the possession OF Mar.
shall Morton amoants to S63J
Jim Poster and the boy are isnguish
ing la the calaboose, sud will proba.
bly, be examined to-day.
George Hawkins was in tight
place during the afternoon, hut per.
sisted in his total ignor nee Of til.
v hole affair, and IL he had any o.
the monsy, said 10 have been giver
him, the officers have failed TO resel
IL.
The three negroes who owned I,
having money made confirmation
statements.
Other developments are on fooi 70
to-day, and will doubtless come Il
light, for an efficient corps of menar'
! on the trail. We cannot refrain from
eoagrsiulsting our officers for thei
success in investigating and pushing
, this matter rs they have.
Mr.. Porter has been sent for, an,
: will probably be here tosday TO id-n
: tify this money rs that stolen iron
. him at the hotel.
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