The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-07
IN THE TOLLS {!
The Good Work of a Promising
Young Detective.
Two of the Notorious Morgantown GANG
Captured at Mineral polnt''Fall
Details Of Their Arrest

A very important arrest OF two n0t0ri.
ous law breakers, TO whom IL Attached
more than ordinary interest, was effect
cd at Mineral Point yesterday afternoon
by shrewd young marshal OF a neigh
boring town In the role OF detective,
whose name at present We are not at
liberty TO diyulge.
The prisoners are none oiher tllan the
brothers, George and Charles Panlln,
prominent members Of the notorious
Morgantown gang OF assassins, house
and barn burners, robbers, etc, whose
extensive operations for the past
twelve or fifteen years In the
Vicinity of Youngstown has created
reign of terror In that neigh
b0rhOOd, second only to that OF the late
defunct Jesse James gang In the west,
The captured outlaws are sons OF
Azariah Paulin, otherwise known as the
"0ld Fox" the leader OF the gang
whose arrest and imprisonment III
the county jail at Youngstown
few weeks ago, ndsubsequent release
on 81 600 bail created such an Intense
excitement In Youngstown and Vicinity,
Immediately after his release, Azarlah
left Youngstown and started west on the
Fort Wayne Railroad, He was followed
by the marshal above mentioned, who
shrewdly suspected him OF being on the
way 10 Join his two sons, George and
Charles, who had fled from Mahoning
county at the time OF their falher's ar
rest about q month ago.
Azariah and the marshal lett Alliance
on the same train on the Cleveland u
Pittsburgh railroad Tuesday afternoon,
going towards Pittsburgh, both In fact
occupying the same seat and conyersine
together about the MOrgantown gang
Paulin never In the least suspectinp
Who his companion was, nor the Il, To- iol
upon which he was engaged. On arIiy
| ing at Mineral Point the "0ld Fox"plefI
| the train closely followed by the Mar
shal, who kept him continually IN sight
being now fully satisfied that the mel
no was after we're both In town. witt
close aud patient watching the Marsha
Was finally rewarded with n sight OF hi
game yesterday afternoon, driving
into town In a buggy. He followe,
them 10 q mining company
Office whittier they were going 10 draw
| their pay, having been In the employ o
| the company cutting supports for th,
mines In the woods close 10 town Tor th,
past few weeks. Directly after theyen
tered the Office the Marshal covered
| them with revolver and demanded
| their surrender, TO which gentle reques
| they both readily, though somewhat un
| willingly, complied, being taken who'll.
by surprise. they were immedlatel.
searched, and an unloaded revolver wa
| taken from the pockets OF each.
The capture was effected about 2'SU
and the north bound train on the Vale.
| Railroad coming In directly after, th,
Marshal jumped aboard this with hi
prisoners and brought them TO Canton
| where upon arrival they were taken u
| the jail and locked up for safe keepinl
until this morning.
Early this morning they were takoI
| TO the Fort Wayne depot aud left on thl
| 7IS train on that road for the East II
| charge of the Marshal. While waiting
In the depot for the train quite llttl'
crowd gathered In the vicinity to take
peep at the prisoners, and when u he
came noIsed around that they were twu
| Of the MOrgant0wn gang, interest II
them was redoubled, ana u variety o
comments were passed on them by lh
| spectators, -,
Cieorge,,th oldeat OF the two, Is 2s
and married man. His wife was Will
him at Mineral Point, aud Is still there
being about TO 6e confined, Charles /
20 yeara old and unmarried. They d,
not bear n very hard look, III fact hay
not the appearance Of being lhe hard
ened criminals they really are. tn
Marshal who captured them Informed
DEMOCRAT reporter In conversation las
nigh. that there were from slx To e'gh
| indictments for arson, assault with In
tent TO kill, perjury, burglary m,
larceny pending against them, III com
mon with the rest 0t the gang to whicI
they belong,
Agaliah Paulin, their father did no
follow them here but remained In Min
eral Point with the wife OF George.
A companion OF the "0ld Fox" VIII
accompanied him from Youngstown I
Mineral Point, came here on the sam
train with tho prisoners yesterday an
was seen hanging around the jail ins
night. a.. -
| While NJ work In Mineral Point th
outlaws went under the names q
Charles Reed and George Williams, an
said they we're from Pennsylvania. BOT
men were formerly school teachers nea
Youngstown. When they disappeare
from their old haunta n month ago u n
ward Of 1900 WIS offered for their NJ
prehensIon, and this VIII fall to IN
Young Marshal, who IL anxious that hi
Identity should not NJ present be know
as no IL after u third party, one OF III
worst Of the entire gang, whom he hope
TO capture IN u few days.