The Russellville Democrat., 1878-12-12
IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE
 LAW AT LAST.
A Bad Nest of Thieves Captured.
X Long Career of Crime which Will secure two Men and
 One Woman
Homes in the State Penitentiary.


 We made mention elsewhere of the robbery of, Mess. Boswell & Er wins store and York's shoe shop. Since then the thieves have been Daught, and we trust the long career of crime upon which they have been sys .ematically engaged for many months will now be brought to a close by landing them safely in the State prison for life.
 It seems that several thefts have been committed near here within q short time, and tbe constable of this township, MT. Sam Costen, and deputy Sheriff Quinn were on the look out foi the theives. Last Sat urlay night they got a clue at which they commenced working, and how successfully they managed is shown 1 by the fact that on the following night, they, with posse of picked men, haggcd the whole nest of hard ened wretches-tw men and two women. The parties give their names as J. D. Griffin, A. White, 1 Mollie White and Johnle Chambiss. White and Griffin are green, hard looking young fellows, both appar- ently not over 9 years of age. Mol ] lie White, claiming to be tue wife of 1 A. White. is not bad looking girl, of perhaps IS years of age; but the brazen look of the fallen creature tells that she is a hard case. John nie Chambliss, a girl of about the same age, is not unknown here, hay ing been, we believe, resident of our county for some years. She, too is bad case. In this case sh4 has turned States evidence, and will be a strong witness against the others.
 
 She claims to have been with the other three parties for only 8 few days.
 In the possession of this outfit was found an innumerable list of stolen articles. Among other things was found the two guns stolen from J. A. Norris gun shop in this place on the night-of tue 27th, large portion of the cigars, jewelry, candies, notions, &c. taken from Boswell & Erwin's s last Saturday night; the boots taken from York's shop on same plight; a pistol which was identified as one stolen some few days ago from John Tucker, q colored man living on the Illinois Bayou, three miles from here; an overooat and other articles stolen from Mir. Hubbard Ihomp- son's residence last week; and ? lot of other articlss, consisting of jewel. ", pocket books, &c., &c., which was no. identified as belonging to any one here. These articles were found hidden about Tn different places, under logs and in the weeds near the camp of the thieves, and it is very questionable if there were not still more things hidden out which were not found.
 There is no doubt but that these parties are old hands at this busl- ness, as they came down the river in . sklf and have been camping out about tue mouth of the bayou since about the 2lst of Nov. When cap tured they were in camp on the other side of the river about 2 miles above Dardanelle.
 Among the captured articles is also a pocket diary. with daily notes, which may bc the means of explain Ing many robberes and theits com mitted at other places. This diary gives the dates of their arrival and departure at different places. It shows that they have been in custo. dy and bsoke jail at several places-- the last place being at Joplin, Mo.
 There are now five cases against them here, and it is to b hoped that hy the time they get through with this batch of thefts they will find sentences of Imprisonment against them sufficient to give them employ ment in the penitentiary the remain der of their lives.
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