The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-15
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BROAD GRINS IN NEWARK.
TWO POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED or
STEiLING CfTYCKENS.
Locked Up by the thicf OF Police Repubiicnp
Omci"!. thaHed by nemocrnts-M Mhnt Cau
the Police DO when Civilian. char Thems

Omcim!. ChaTed by nemocrnts- Want Can
the Police DO when Civilians CHAIR Thems
Several months ago many residents Of
Newark had their chicken co0ps robbed in
mysterious manner. In every casc the thieves
wrung the necks Of the chickens and lett the
heads near the coops. Although frequent COM
plants wore made 60 the police there wrrc no
arrests, AMI no trace Of the dcprcdators were
found. Night after night II heads of slnugh-
tered chickens were found near the GOODS and
hcnn"rios Of some lover of poultry. Then SOW
eral ctizens in the Tenth Ward were bitten in
tho streets az night by mysterious animal.
which was yariously described us resembling
Kitten. II tiger an1 n wolf The strnngc beast
was also seen near chicken coops at might and
the next morning The heads Of missing chick
ems would lee found in the vicinity. 1t was then
believed that the mysterious destroyer of poul-
try had been found AMI hundreds of men and
boys hunted nightly with guns and pistols in
the vacant lots near " the meadows" for the
mysterious animal. After several weeks man
who had his hand bit by the animal out It's tail
of with blow from an axe. Ten nights later
weasel WIS killed in Clinton avenue and It's tail
was messing. The weasel was therefore be-
lieycd to have been tho chicken thiof that had
frightened the Tenth Warlers But in n fcw
nights the mysterious hchcaling Of chickens
Wa resumed. and has been continued up To- tho
present.
Yesterday two police officers II tho second
Precinct wore arrested for stealing chickens.
Chief Meldrum received q letter on sunday
night informing him that The chicken coop u
Mr. Thomas IIanlnu. at 3S Mount Prospect ave.
nue.. had been robbed Of four chickens carly On
that morning. Nr hnnlan made affidavit be-
Court that a Mr.. Rudden. who had seen tho
thieves. said they were police officers. Onlrors
Frederick Book and Christopher O'rooe were
On duty. on saturday night in the vicinity Of Mr..
HHnlnn's residence. where their posts ioincd.
nhiot Meidrum and Detective Stainsby went to
Books house. NJ lu2 IluntNrion street. There
they found a chicken ON the table. n Pile Of
feathers under the stove. and chicaens wings
nnilcd on the wall. These were taken by tha
Chiei He learned from Mrs. Book that her
husband had brought home three chickens that
morning. two OF which he gave to Ofllrer
O'Toolc who lives 1t 80 lluntcrdon street. AZ
midnight the Chief took the feathers To Mrs,
ll0nian's house. and size identified them rs tho
feathers oi ono of her missing chickens. Near
The coop Mr.. Hanlan found chickens head.
which mu'ched the headlrsS body of tho chicken
found in Book = house. When Bock and o IuOle
returned TO the Second Precinct station from
th"ir posts ~ - O'Clock vest 'rday morning,
they wrrn both luchei ~ cells 10y order oi. Snlef
MeidruW. aud "a charge of larceny wps entered
against them.
When Box and O Toolo were nrruigned be-
for. Justice Mills Yesterday they drni"d all
knowledge of IA" chickens. They gnve bail.
and w'rr r'lru-'d from their cells at o'clock
IN th' afternoon Cnpt Bry'r of the .Ond
Precinct torl a Reporter for IWr SrS that Book
WIS -lckly ant had bought nime chi krus Two
weeks ago. Sppir uf ihpse w,rr found in Books
yard No chickens were found at q rooe's
house"
Justice Mills sad: Several policemen hava
sad 10 me-, What rau W. do TO prevent rehsc-
ton upon us. Mnen We walk tn" strrrs herc-
alt"r people Will say. There go moro Of those
At ile Cib Han. lnje in tho afternoon. wliero
the Common Council wrr" courtln. Inc rl"oion
rcturus. the Republican Aldermen wrr' chuiird
10y tue Dempcrats On acrount ol the arrest of
two of their police officers on such u charge.