Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-08
PAINE'S PILFERINGS.
More Developments fn the Case of the
Negro Burglar
who Was Arrested Ssturday-A Leng
String OF BOusebreakings.

Tee police builded wiser than they knew
when they arrested Alex Paine Saturday
evening He was Immediately proven TO
be thief OF rather variegated ex perienee,
as shown in the APPEAL of Sunday morn
ing, but the closer their acquaintance with
him becomes, the more thoroughly are
they convinced of his utter depravity. So
wonderful are the revelations he hes made,
and SO handsomely does he do it, that the
detectives are positively beginning to have
a lofty respecs for him. He has talked
freely from the first, and in addition to
the goods ct his house, list of which has
already been published, directed the off
GERS to number of places where ne had
disposed Of stolen watches. AT Frank Roc
c)'s store, on Pigeon Roost road, a e Id
watch stolenstrom Mr. Albert Jones worth
$3.50 had been sold for s.. The next call
was made at r. Durant s grocery, at Ras-
selles -tation. Paine said he had sold him
ten gold watches and pair of earrings for
$50, and offered him three silver ones, but
he said he wanted none but gold wa ches.
Durant denied the soft impeachment, but
when a search began produ ed a watch
stolen from Mr.. Parrish, and It also trans
pired that his sister, now at O5ceola, had q
watch belonging to Mr.. j. J. Murphy
Durant said Paine was paid S. each for
those watches sand s. fer the earrings.
At T. P. Nabors' store, on the
Pigeon Roost road, ]. @. Ramsey's
watch, for which Mrs. Majors
had paid S5, was recovered. An Italian
who keeps grocery near Olympic Park
was next visited, and though he denied
having bought watch from Paine, pro-
duced Mr.. E. L. Rawlings chronometer,
for which he paid $3.50 about year ago.
At $50 Beale street Paine said his had sold
one gold and two silver watches to Isaac
| Menke, but he denied the allegation. The
silver ware marked M. ]. 6. Paine said
was stolen from Mrs. NJ. ]. Gray, on Her
nando street, about q year ago. One Of
the silver watches he sto.e YVES thrown
into the bayou and another sold to rail-
road man in Arkansas for $1l so. The
most valuable fiud was made at the house
of an Italian named Trinque, who lives at
| the foot of Jefferson street. Paine had
sold him for S6 diamond ring worth Sl50,
st )len from Mrs. g. E Truck, I57 Fifth
street, and gold watch worth $3.50
stolen from Mr.. Niles Meriwether. Paine
said Tringue had offered to buy anything
he brought him, saying he could have
them fixed in New York. He was at once
locked up. The following list of robbsries
confessed by him was jotted down by the
| police: Albert Jones, Union street, $3.50
gold watch; Henry Parish, 423 Orleans
street, gold watch and 20 cents, taken last
winter; MIs. II. B. Howell, corner Walker
| avenue and Rayburn avegue, two years
ago. ladies' clothing and gold thimble; Mrs.
Catherine E. Truck, 159 Fifth street,
one diamond ring, two pair ear
rings, god pencil and gold
necklace; G. F. Blue, - South
street., gold watch. A gentleman from
Sa.dis, who stopped Dear Mr.. Blues, was
robbed of $50 in cash; Mr.. Harrison, sos
Linden street, S2S 95; Mr.. ]. G. Ramsey.
Fort Pickering, open-face gold watch and
$l4 so; G. W. Proudft, So. Ten dollars
was stolen from under eeDtleman's pill.
low near the corner OF South and Elliott
Z. L Rawlings, Chelsea, gold watch Maj
Haynes, Raleigh road, silk dresses. and
fine lady's CLOAK; Col. Du Bose. shoe
brush and blaeking; West Harris,
god watch; DR.. West, Uaion street,
gold watch; 80 st. Paul street
one gold watch; Mike Gsrvin, 3,
Bradford street $1l rs; Officer Dallas Lee
pi,tol; II. j. Eckerly, 10 Desc o street
gold watch; DR.. Nall, 81 Linden street
| gold watch, and G. Fl. Kyle, near Milburr
Iron-Works.
whom the police have had TO deal in many
long yesr. He has haen carrying hoe
every day, for blind, and robbing house.
nearly every night. He says ne coglC
never sleep easy unless he had committed
burglary. He says the people of Mem
, phis are very careless, and he had N
trouble. He took a whole block at time
} going from one house to the ether aloDl
, the alley. Dogs seemed to be charmed b,
the merest word, and he had no troubi'
with ttem. Warrants were issued yester
day by Justice Qlig'ey for all those il
whose possession stolen property wa
iicnnd.
The credit Of this important arrest i
due to Officers Stevenson and Overton
! who, while they put the charge OF drunk
enness against him, merely did so to hol
him until they could satisfy themselves c
! the nth of their belief tost he was tn
7 man Harted.