Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-24
BLACK BURGLARS
Daltured at Lenoke, Ark, and Brought
Back TO This City by Memphis OIL
GERS TO be Tried.
lumber OF Gold and Silver Watches
Stolen by Them Recovered by
the Detectives.

The capture by the police yesterday Of
thc burglars who made the recent raid of
hqhses in the eastern portion of the city
WI be read with pleasure. The robberics
aladed to were committed on'the night OF
the 18th instant. Four houses were bur
glanced, and a number of watches and
considerable money stolen. At first the
pdice were inclined to the belief that the
thieves were experienced white burglars,
but, on more carefully examining into the
facts, Chief Davis and Detectives Pryde
and McCune were satisfied that negroes
were the robbers. With this idea, they
put their agencies TO work, and scattered a
number OF circulars, giving descriptions of
the property, in Arkansas, where they be-
lieved the thieves had gone One of these
circulars fell into the hands of the town
nRrshai OF Lonoke, Ark, who had the
estning previous arrested capr.le %
dFkies who Il wassuspected had commit,
tef a robbery IN Lonoke. The description
OF the only watch found in their posses
sen tailed with that of one described in
tie circular, and he at once telegraphed
tle fact to Chief Davis. Capt O'Haver
and Detective Pryde were sent over at
once, and found that the proof against the
prisoners so far as the Lonoke robbery was
cohcerned was very slim. The magistrate.
b1Mever, bound them over, and they were
sent to Little Rock for safe keeping, as the
jail at Lonoke was very insecure, and the
citizens OF that place had talked freely of
.lynching. Notes of all the evidence be-
fore the Lonoke magistrate was taken by
ths Memphis officers, who followed the
praoners to Little Rock and laid their
caS before Gen. Vaughn, the prose-
cutting attorney. He examined the
notss OF evidence carefully and ordered
the release of the two darkies from the
Jar. They were at once collared by
Oetaver and Pryde, with whom they were
perfectly willing to return to the scene of
their operations. They arrived here YES
terday morning, and gave their names as
Henry Edmonds and William Morris. The
eide claimed that he had been in the
business Tor seven years, and had never
before been arrested. They had a good
deal to say about their trip to Lonoke, and
declared they would have Quilted the town
hadsthey been given a little more time.
They came first to Memphis from jackson.
arriving here on Saturday, the 18th. The
robberies were committed the following
night, and on Monday they left
Memphis. They were escorted to Moys-
tons gallery yesterday evening by
Constable NJ. Garvin and Sergt. Kuhnholz.
and sat Tor their pictures with a smile on
their faces. No money was recovered. but
all tie watches, except a silver one which
they declare they did not take, were found.
The stolen watches and owners were as
folloss:
One double-case gold watch, No. 1O.SIS.
jules Jergerson make, Copenhagen; stem
wlnder; engraven on inside of back case.
"Beqneathed to Elliston Mason bv his
grandfather, William F. Mason, April 5.
lSS3P Attached was an old-fashioned
heavE gold chain with sea-bean charm.
The property of Ellston Mason, value
$500 Four dollars in money was also
taken from f. Mason.
Olie ladys double-case gold watch, No.
l7,22t, Edward Favre make; very small.
Attadhed was chain, with small gold
pencf, and scarf-pin, worth So, the prop
erty d G. Mason, jr.
ONE double-case gold watch, No. "a, ,29S,
VIM. m.Ellery make; American movement,
wortf $40, and 81 in money Stolen from
ID. O. Walt, at Mrs. Anderson's boarding
house.
nelady's double-case gold watch, num-
ber rot known; patent lever, worth $50,
and $40 25 in money altom NJ. T. J. Cap
shaw same place.
One double-case silver watcii, No. 2S5,-
961; ?. S. Bartlett movement, worth SIS.
and & in cash from b. s. Stoyal, same
place.
A geld chain not yet identified was also
recovered.