Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-01
CAUGHT WITH s1LvERwARE.
Brief Account of a Young Man who
Made the Acquaintance of Detective
Kaufman.

Brief Account of Young Man who
N ade the Acquaintance of Detective
Kaufman.
Early yesterday morning a young man
who gave the name Of Charles Jones was
arrested by Detective julius Kaufman
and Henry Wetherhorn as a suspicious
character, it having been reported that
he had employed a young man of this
city to dispose Of a number of pieces
of silverware to residents of the city at
their homes at unusually low figures.
The employe was first arrested by the
officers, when it was ascertained that he
was an innocent party and that his en-
plOyer was the man Jones, who was
found by Mr.. Kaufman at the
corner Of Indian and West Broad streets.
When the detective told Jones that he
might consider himself under arrest, and
that he was wanted at the Magistrates
office, he was very indignant, and showed
a disposition to resist arrest, whereupon
he was seized by the collar and escorted
to Justice Warning Russell, Jr.'s, office,
where he gave a conflicting account of
himself HIS yalise was then searched,
and found to contain one old vest.
package shipped to Jones from Jackson
Vile and bearing his address contained
four or five dozen silver-pated tea
spoons. four dozen silver-plated knives.
two dozen sllver-plated forks, four silver
plated tablespoons, two silver watches.
four turtle shell chains (inlaid) one sill
yer-plated goblet and one silver-plated
stand for knife and fork. The goods were
valued at about $50. A large envelope
was found in his possession bearing the
name "Charles JONES'" written in bold
hand on the face. This letter
CONTAINED A NUMBEI; OF PAPERS
and letters, one of which, written by the
prisoner under date Of April %, read as
follows:
DEAR MoTHER-I am here in Savannah.
This is the finest city have struck yet in the
South left Sanford a week ago. [ would
not stay there for money, as it Is very low.
Orlando docs very wen. Business
Is very quiet down South How is
it in Boston? ! don't care nothing about
Portland.
The signature at the bottom had been
torn OF, but the handwriting resembled
the writing in what purported to be a re-
ceipt from one Henry Thomas, as follows;
AsTOR, FLA, April 90 1854.
Received from Charles Jenes $25, for silver
ware. HENRY THOMAS.
A number of letters were among the
papers addressed to J. l.. Getchels,
and bearing the official print on the en-
velope. coffee of the South Florida Rail
fOaQ company, SANFORD, Ia" AnOIuef
letter addressed to Julian l.. Getchels,
Esq, Sanford, Fla, showed the following
written across one end.
IF not called for in 10 days return to Mrs.
George Getchell, Wells Depot, Me-"
A South Florida railroad telegraph
train ord r, No. 3, dated "Superintend-
ents Office, Sanford, April 10, 1852 read
as follows:
"Run to Lake Jesap and return to Sanford
as an extra speeG-ten Q0) miles per hour"
The foregoing shows the name of b. Il.
SwOOpe, Superintendent; NJ. II. Bowler,
train dispatcher; G. 3. McCandlish, en-
CINE man; j. L. Getchell, conductor.
THE ACCUSED Is A DARK COMPLExIONED
young man, feet s OF inches In height,
and Of slim build. His hair is cut short,
but a black mOustache ornaments his
! lip. He was committed to Jail
by the Magistrate under a warrant
charging him with burglary. when tele-
grams were sent to Sanford and other
points making inquiries in regard to the
prisoner.