Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-17
Various Thefts.


 MOney-HOw He Was Shadowed and Caught.
 Mr. A. Thill, the merchant tailor on Gen. l ter street. had long unaecountably missed sums of money from the money drawer, and at last suspicion rested upon youth em- ployed by him at the store, IA years of age. Mir. Thill's only regular time of absence from the store was between and 6:3O p. m., and he reported the circumstances of his losses at police head quarters and the case was turned over to the detectives. Detective Brewer went over to Center street and recennoitred, and found suitable place to reconnoitre the store from the top of horse shed opposite, near the ve- locipede shop of Mir. Whittemore, and from this point he could watch the store unob- served. Everything went on regularly until MT. Thill left the store at p. m. Soon at- ter his departure the detective observed the boy dodge out of the street door and reconnoitre and return apparently satlsted that the coast was clear, as he was next seen to % around to the safe and take something | out of it and then resume work around the store. A customer came in and the boy wait ed on him. and then went back and read the newspaper Pretty soon MT. Thill came back By previous arrangement with the detective Mr. Thill was to first send the boy down stairs on an errand and then take his hat of and examine the money drawer, ana | if he mi ssed any money from 1t he was to clap on his hat again and the detective was to rush in directly. The programme was carried out, and MT. Thill missed $5 of the money, which had been previously marked The detective found the boy attending to the furnace, and clapping his hand on | him said he wanted that five dollars. | The boy admitted the theft and | went to the stairway, where he had hidden 1t under something, and handed 1t to the \ officer, and $3.75 more which he admitted having stolen. He was taken up stairs and confronted by his employer, and owned up | to stealing $1OO. He confessed that last Sat urday night he stole $2O and purchased a | $9.5O opera glass with part of the money. He had loaned to friend a few dollars, and | said he had $14.5O hid away in the garden | at his home on Gill street The officer made | a search for it, but could not find it. He | had been attending all the shows lately, and l had in his pocket tickets for two coming l shows. The boy had made in a little ae' count book of his an accurate outline Of the key of Mir. Thills private drawer, where val I l was going to get key made He was lodged ! in the lock up. On account of the sorrow ot the family, and hopes of the boys mendine his ways in the future, his name is not given
 Transfers of Real Estate.
 Recent transfers of real estate recorded ir the Town Clerks office are as follows:
 David w. Thomson to Joseph Lawrence 100 feet or
 Middletown avenue; David W. Thomson to Joseph Lawrence, leo feet on Smith avenue; Howard A Por
 street Caroline Curl to James E. English, twenty
 one feet on Crown street; Charles H. Webb t6
 proach to Quinnipiac bridge; Mary P. and Frank
 Hermance to Edwin R. Whiting, thirty feet oI
 Callahan, Ill feet on James street wiIbert H. Thom
 as to Robert Gower, rear land in Westville
 Installation of Rev. George A. Gordon
 The Rev. George A. Gordon was installed
 pastor of the Second Congregational churcl in Greenwich Tuesday, This church is one
 of the oldest and largest in the State, having
 been founded in 17O5. Among it's many pas
 tors was Dr. Lewis, contemporaneous witt Rev Timothy Dwight and who was suggest
 ed at one time for president of Yale College
 Another of it's former pastors is the Rev. J A Mann, of New Haven, who is now 6
 years of age The morning service was de
 voted to the organization of the council ana
 the examination of the candidate. At the af
 ternoon session Rev. H. M. Storrs, D. D., O.
 New York, delivered the sermon. Rev. Dr
 N. J Burton, of Hartford, offered the in
 stalling prayer. The charge to the pastol
 was made by Rev. l.. H. Angler, of Green
 wich the charge to the people by Rev. 0. R
 Treat, of Greenwich, and the right hand O
 fellowship was given by Rev. s. Scoville, O
 Stamford. The pastor pronounced the bene | diction. MT. Gordon was graduated at liar l yard University in the class of 80. He is
 man of ability and gives promise of being on'
 of the most advanced and successful minis | ters in the State.