The daily gazette., 1883-02-14
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A PECULIAR CASE.

Held for n Theft on GireumstantiaI Eyi-
dence-A Man Well Known in Whining
ton Has Bad Luck.
On Saturday Patrick M. Lynch was ar
rested for stealing a poeketbook from
woman In Walkers shoe store, Is East Third
street. He was given a short hearing on
Saturday night, but owing to the absence of
the prosecutor the case was postponed until
last night. The poeketbook has not yet
been found, and all the evidence adduced is
purely eireumstantial. Miss Brown, of
Henry Clay, who claims to have lost the
poeketbook told her story thus
ION Saturday afternoon | went to
Walkers store to purchase pair of shoes;
entering the store placed my basket On a
box standing about four feet from the door;
stood beside my basket and was waited upon
by one of the clerks; having selected pair
gave the clerk a $5 bill in payment, receiy-
| ing in change $3.50 which was placed IN my
pocketbook; then put gloves, handkerchief
and purse In the basket while l was pre-
pairing to leave this man passed between me
| and my basket, putting his hand In the basket;
| did not see whether he had the pocketbook, !,
/ but when he passed out Of the door
| searched the basket and found that it was
| missing; followed the accused to Third and
| Market streets when | overlook him and
/ accused him of the theft; he denied the
/ i
/ refused to do; while standing there man
| came and told the man to go to Walkers
store and allow himself to be searched If he
was an innocent man; this he re-
fused to do but said that he was
| perfectly willing to be searched
right there; left him there and returned
to Walkers for my basket, and when | re-
turned to the corner | saw Lynch, who
positively identify as the man who was In
the store, being taken in the Hall by Q
policeman
Harry Emmons, Esq, counsel for Lynch
cross-questioned the witness very closely
but could CLEAN nothing further from her
evidence.
John L. Walker, proprietor, testified to th'
fact that there was no one else in the store
beside Lynch, Miss Brown, and themselves
at the time the money was missed.
A. D. Nimeek, No. East Third street
testified to what took place on Third stree
between the prisoner and Miss Brown, cor
roborating his testimony In that particular
Albert Wingate testified to following tn
accused from Third and Market to Sharp
Hotel stables on Front street, where he ar
rested him. There was difference @
opinion between Emmons and Wingate, a
to the authority of private citizen catch
| ing a thief who is running away, Wingat
holdinu that there was State law to tina
effect. Mayor Wales sided with the witness
David E. Buckingham, who had know
Lynch since 1861; Manuel Riehenbergel
who had known him for 10 years William
' COLON, who had known him year, an
William Armstrong, his landlord, all test
/, fed to the good character of Lynch.
Mr.. Emmons addressed the Mayor 6
some length claiming that a pTi,na fac
Q case had not been made and that the cai
t was only one of suspicion, which he ha
offset by the testimony of witnesses as
: the good character of the accused and aske
d that the ease be dismissed.
The Mayor decided that hib only courf
: was to hold the accused In 5000 bail for b
. appearance at court, commenting upon Il
positive character of the testimony
Miss Brown.