The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-20
JUNK JUGGLERS.
The Missouri Pacific Detec-
tives Make a Successful
Raid on Them.
Railroad Brasses Of Every Kind
Found Stored Away in
Abundance.

Three members of the Missouri Pacific
detective corps were in this city yesterday
and did some excellent work, securing
about TWO hundred pounds of stolen brasses
and accomplishing the arrest Of Two dealers
i'm Crooked" goods
For a long time the cars, locomotives,
and shops of this city have been deprecated
by what is believed 10 be a regular or
gained gang, who will break the brass
lock OFF a switch, the oil cup of locomo-
tive, the brasses from the journals of cars, or,
in fact, any part or portion of the ma
chinerv, mo- matter how important or valu-
able the piece. Just so Ihey can realize a
little something thereon. IL Was correctly
surmised that there were regular dealers
here i'm stolen property OF this character.
and il was determined by Chief Detective
Furlong 10 break up the business, SO he
detailed one OF his men to inspect every
thing of suspicious nature in the Junk
line shipped from Sedalia 20 81. Louis
On the 9Th inst. two barrels billed a.
scrap iron, and full sack billed as cop
per, shipped from Sedalia, srrived in ST.
louis. Consigned to Jacobs & Son. The
bill of laden showed that the goods
were shipped in the name of Mr..
Sallie Rosenthal, OF this city. Believing the
goods were crooked, the barrels which were
marked "scrap iron" were first opened.
when it was developed that layer of scrap
iron had been placed at each end OF the
barrels, but that the middles contained
bags filled with brasses, which had been
broken into minute pieces, and
particular attention had been
paid 10 celebrating all let.
ters and marks, indicating that the Junk
had ever been i'm the use OF a railroad.
The same care had beenltaken with the
con'ents of the sack. Here was as good
clue as any detective could ask for, so
watch was placed over the junk, and when
a dray was sent for il detective followed
it and arrested Jacobs & Son for receiving
stolen goods.
This much accomplished, trio of detec-
tiyes were sent at once to this city, arriving
here yesterday morning, when a search
warrant was Immediately sworn cut for the
residence of Simon ROsenthal, who does
business in his wife's ms me, at house near
the gas works. The detectives, accompau-
led BY Constable Carnes, made descent ON
the premises, but not finding Mr. Rosen-
thai at home. asked Mrs Rosenthal if there
was any brass about the rouse. She re-
piled that there was not, and invited
thorough inspection. The party first en-.
tered the cellar, and found buried some Is |
inches in the ground. heavy journal of
brass. Some cut houses we're afterwards !
visited, and several other pieces of rail.
road brass found, all of which weighed |
about 30 pounds, and we're carried of BY !
the officers, and a warrant vas sworn out |
iOr Mr.. Roseuthsl, which was served some |
hours later. The parties making the arrest |
are of the opinion that Mr.. X. had been |
hiding out and vas preparing to skip when |
!aken in charge. He was taken before
Squire Hslstead, where he answered to
.wo charges, stealing brasses to the amount
Of $50. and receiving stolen goods, knowing
hem to be such, to the value of so, to |
both of which he pleaded not guilty, and
MS bond was placed at $3.50 in each case,
Ior his appearance for preliminary hear
ing on "Wednesday, the LIST pro1. He filed
he bond and was given his freedom.
While working up the Rosenthal case
he detectives ascertained that he was not
he only dealer in "coutrabsnd" goods in
his city, and the junk establishment of
John Fisher, on West Main street, was Wis