Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-11-09
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HORSE THIEVES CAPTURED
Three Negroes Safely Logged in Jail
Mt Bowling Green

Marshal Hayes received word Saturday
from the Police authorities in Detroit that
three colsred coons had placed horse.
buggy and harness on sale at DIR. Claxton's
livery stable in that city, which answered
the description Of the property stolen the
week previous from Mr.. Wltzler aud DR.
Hamilton. As they had authorized DR..
Claxton to sell the whole rig for $25 he
was convinced that the property had been
stolen, and on setting an hour for the
coons to cal for the money, having told
them he had found purchaser, had three
policemen on hand who took them in
Marshal Hayes took the evening tram on
Saturday and on arrival at Detroit found
and identified the buggy and harness az
that belonging to DR.. Hamilton, but the
horse was not the one stolen from Mr..
Wilzler. Getting clue to the thieves
lhaving:been in Canada, Marshal Hayes
got permission of the Chief of Police for
Sergeant Noble of the force to accompany
him in n buggy to Amherslburg, Canada
VIZ '3"'h'"ys GU" way kpt a ClVe 10
thieves and horse having been seen by an
old Colored man. On arrival nj Amherst-
burg they put their horse ont to feed It
John Fox's livery stable, and making nm
excuse to go back through the barn Mar.
shni Hayes discovered and identified the
horse belonging to Mr. Witcler. On con-
sulting Mr.. Fox il was learned that he had
traded the horse on sale in Detroit to the
colored coons for the Witzer horse, but
suspicioning that all was not right hs
made them accompany him to Detroit tc
have themselves identified. This they
readily consented TO do, and had no trouble
in getting identifed-n colored lawyer OF
Detroit claiming that lie had owned the
Nitzler horse and sold him some two
years previous. Mr. Fox then traded, Civ
ing Sc to boot.
Marshal Hayes got the properly all to-
geiher Monday in Detroit and then re.
turned home and took Mr.. Wilzler back
with him on Wednesday to identity and
swear TO the property. II required nc
little persuasion 10 eei the consent o.
the three prisoners 10 accompany Mar.
| EHoi Ato,NS !" Noou Nou'iy
without the delay and expense of gelnl
TO Columbus to get requisiiion from
the Governor, but they finally consented
and the Marshal arrived here with then
at 1880 Wednesday night, and knowing
that their plea would be not guilty
they claiming to have purchased tile slo
len property, he teIephoned ahead I,
have Justice Curtis at his office on til,
arrival OF the train, and they passet
through the preliminary hearing ant
WAS bound over to the Common Plea
and lodged in the old Jail here the sam,
night.
Marshal Hayes and Constable Crool
accompanied the prisoners to Bowling
Green Yesterday morning. and as Cour
10 now in session Il special grand jur,
was impanneled and the three coons viii
get hearing in the only court tina
stands between them and the penitentiary
and as there is little or no doubt of theii
guilt il is hoped it will not stand ther
very long.
The names OF the prisoners are Jere,
miah wilkinson, Edward Wilkinson an,
James Clay brook. The Wilkinson's ar
brothers and reside in Detroit, aud Clay
brooks home is in Fremont. All thre
are said TO be bright and intelligent mu
lato chaps, fine musicians and keep whit
sporting women In Detroit. Jerry Wilk
inson has served five year sentence
from Detroit in the Michigan peniien
iiary for burglary and grand larceny, an,
Clay brook has served . two year sen,
ience from Toledo in the OHIO peni,
tentiAry for breaking into tn
Island House ticket Office. They shoul,
be given to understand that the secon'
offence is a pulysrizer 10 those who vii
not take heed. Lenisncy with sncl
chaps is an objectionable erimo agains
society.