The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-02
MONEY UNEARTlIED,

A Portion Oi mr. P0rieT's Money,
Fiicbed ~ tho Lamar Hotel, In Inc
Hands 81 the Authorities who are
Camped on lha Trail ~ The inlet
our readers well rember that week
or more ago announcement was
made that Mr., Joe Porter u guest Of
the Lamar hotel, had deposited his
pocket book containing over one thou
sand dollars, with the night clerk,
aud when he applied for II In the
morning, he stated that one thousand
dollars were missing, Mr.. Porter left
Dallas with no satisfaction guaranteed
him for the loss OF his money,
Since that time tho officers VI the city
have been quietly ana theoretically
working tho matter up, aud yesterday
their Efforts were crowned with ano'
Gees, for several hundred dolars were
unearthed, aud there IL scarcely n
doubt but II IL the money stolen from
Mr.. Porter
The officers learned authoritatively
that u negro boy at the c0lored school,
In SlringtOWD, could give some very
valuable information regarding the
whereabouts OF n largo sum reported
to have been found. Marshal Morton
started out to got the boy, tut mot OlllN
GERS Clements and Dckey coming
In with him, Az they were
returning, the boy WIS questioned
concerning the money, and for awhile
leigned TO know nothing Of II but
being pressed, acknowledges that he
had, on Friday morning II week ago,
found large sum under the Tabernacle
plank walk on elm street, Withholding
for u dime lostby Eddie Stage the night
previous that he took II immed'
lately to hla aunt, Martha Garrett, who
lives Just above the church, gave hor
two or three hundred dollars, aud took
the balance home; that his mother
had given II 10 her husband, Jim Pos
ter, to keep. The officers accompanied
the boy 10 hia mother and demanded
the money OF her She nj first pre-
tended 10 know nothing about II, but
Tearing that the boy had told all, she
also acknowledged having had IT, and
corroborated the boys statement, say.
ing her husband, Jim Poster, had part
and George Hawkins Blme also,
Going to Cameron's lumber yard,
Jim Poster was found, and learninR
that the officers had the whole story,
went TO the stable and dug up tin
box well stuffed with the lilthy Iucre,
'rhia box contained $3.50 He then told
about the same story that the boy did,
with little more. lila wife had given
him the money 10 keep until some
"0utcry" was made. Jim stated that
when counting the money with his
wife, soon after he had received II,
George Hawkins came up aud said III
know something about that money, no
you must whaok up,n whercupon
George received the liberal sum Of
S..3I M his hush money, and departed
n bloated greenbacker. Jim had spent
about $50. Being urged to account for
IA further Amount, lac said that Martha
had some that the boy had given her,
because her little son was with him
upon the lucky event of finding, ON.
Ger Clements was despatched after her
and gathered $40 Martha owns to
having spent four dollars, lost some,
ana gave George Hawkins about $50.
Marthauarrett says she did not know
what TO do with 40 much money aud
sent for George to tell him about It,
and in this way George got the idea OF
going to Poster for more money. The
amount now in the possession of Mar.
shall Morton amounts to $3.50,
Jim Poster and the boy are anguish.
ing in the calaboose, and will proba>
bly, be examined to-day.
George Hawkins WAS In tight
place during the afternoon, but per>
sisted in his total ignorance OF the
whole affair, and If he had any of
the money, said to have been given
him, the officers have failed to reach
it.
The three negroes who owned to
having money made contrmatoy
statements.
Other developments are on foot for
o.day, and VIII doubtless come to
light, for an efficient corps of menare
N the trail. We cannot refrain from
'ongrRtuating our officers for their I
uccess in investigating and pushing
his matter ~ they have. +,
Mr.. Porter has been sent for, and
viii probably be here tosday to iden-
iiy this money as that stolen from
lim Rt the hotel. |
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