Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-10

a Notorious Negro sneak Thief and
burglar BAgEed

burglar Ragged.
The NEWS Yesterday morning reported
the arrest Of negro known as ''Sim"
Terrell, ona warrant issued by Magistrate
Warng Russell, Jr., charging him with
/ burglary. W hen the negro was ar
rested he claimed to have purchased
the clothing found in his possession.
After being handcuiiod, and when be was
about 10 DC taken to jail Detective Weth-
crhorn aud Mr.. John Power went with
him Tor the purpose OF finding, il possible,
the negro from whom Terrell claimed to
have got the goods. The name OF the fell
low, lie s8id was Clement Dolly.
The officers We're piloted 70 4 house on
Lovers lane, where they pretended to be
looking for a woman, or any man other
than Dolly. The latter was, however,
suspicious that his visitors We're on bust
ness Of special interest to himself, and
while keeping his eye on them managed
to dodge during the night from one
place to another fancylng that
his pursuers had not seen him and
that they would not follow his track. 1t
was learned that one Of Doly's friends in
that part OF the city was a man named
William Baker, at whose house Dolly
boarded, and all the time succeeded in not
letting Baker know that he was in the
habit Of entering other peoples houses
and carrying their property away sur
repdtiously.
His house was watched closely, as
Dolly had been seen to enteri it, and though
his pursuers were beating about the
neiZhhOrhOOd to conceal the fact that
they knew where the fellow was, the es-
cape of the fugitive was fully guarded
against.
Early Yesterday morning and about an
hour before daybreak il was decided TO
capture Dolly at all hazards. Baker was
accordingly startled about O'Clock by a
succession Of knocks at his front door.
The detective was admitted, but
Dolly was found TO have MD himself
by climbing up the chimney. He
was promptly induced to come out, and,
upon being closely questioned, submitted
that he had sold some of Mr.. Powers
clothing 10 Terrell. He said that neither
Terrell nor anybody else was concerned
IN the burglary of Mr.. Powers residence.
The proof that Terrell was an Innocent
purchaser seemed to be conclusive, and
he was promptly set at liberty. Dolly
was committed to Jail.
The prisoner stated that he had sold a
number Of articles that he bad taken
from other houses to a noted ginger
cOlOred negress named Mary DeLyon.
The officers went to the house where
the woman lived, on Hull street,
near Habersham, when she ad-
mitted that she had purchased
some articles from Dolly and claimed that
that was all she had bought Of him. When
She was confronted with the assertion that
she had also purchased other goods she re-
luctautly admitted that she had, and said
that was all" In this way number Of
articles were identified as being in her
possession. She was arrested on q war
rant charging her with receiving stolen
10 FssTIF hs,..
committed to jail. The Office Of Magistrate
Waring Russell, Jr., during the afternoon
was ornamented with number Of hand
sOme and costly pieces of china, a couple
of fancy statuettes, a beyeled plate glass
mirror set in bronze frame, and Il num-
Der OF pieces OF silveT-plated ware,
while silk dress and other
articles of clothing found
by the detective were spread out on the
some OF the spoils of DOlly's
raids upon the houses of various
citizens. Among the houses which
were burglarized were those of Col.
Pritchard, the late Isaac Russell, James
Mckinley, Z. K. Mccoy, J. X. Garmany,
NJ. G. kreiger, John Power and that of an
engineer in the service of the Sa.
Yaunah. Florida and Western Railway,
among other articles taken from the
house of the latter being violin. A
number of white pocket handkerchiefs
were also found among Dolly's plumber
with the name "Drane' printed in the
centre of each.
Dolly is a coal black, stupid and brutal
looking negro of medium height and
about 50 or 40 years of age. One of his
marked features is the expression of the
left eye, the lid Of which droOps con-
siderably and adds to the otherwise re-
pell8nt expression Of his character.