The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-23
ARRESTED FOR OAR BREAKING.
Eugene O'NisI, of Akron, In Jail Here for
That Offense.

Eugene O'Niel, of Akron, in Jail Here for
That Ohense.
Ferdinand A. Sander. detective for
the Cleveland g Plttsburg railroad,
came to Canton from Akron on the VAL
ley train Thursday night, having In
charge Eugene O'Niel, of Akron, charged
with car breaking. As the crime was
committed In Stark county the prisoner
was brought to Canton and lodged over
night In the City Prison. The warrant,
upon which 0'NieI was arrested, was
sworn out by Sander, before Acting
Mayor j. d. Palmer, of Akron, Thursday
morning and 0'Niel was arrested at 2
o'clock In the afternoon.
O'Niel was arraigned before Mayor
Rex this morning and pleaded not gull
ty. He was put under bond of 81 GOO for
his appearance for hearing, In default
Of which he was committed TO Jail. He
is charged with being implicated In the
| theft Of sixty pairs Of ladies' fine shoes
from car, on the Cleveland & Pitts
burg Railroad, which was broken into
between Alliance and LimaVille, on the
night Of November 26th.
The crime Is detailed In the following,
taken from the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Of Thursday:
Three weeks ago last Tuesday All in
voice of ladies' fine shoes was shipped
from Akron to Taylor Bros, whose shoe
store on Monumental Square Is now
conducted by an assignee. The shoes
were manufactured expressly for this
party and bore their trade mark. They
we're valued at 5000. On Tuesday
young man called at Taylor Bros store
with pair of ladies' shoes which he
wanted to get stretched. He was In q
great hurry and wanted to return to
Akron on the D. N. train. The pro-
prietOr Immediately recognized their
trade mark and recalled the invoice Of
shoes which had misc8rried on Cleve-
land q Plttsburg train somewhere be-
| tween LtmaVille and Alliance. He told
the stranger that he was very busy, but
the shoes would be ready at 3 o'clock,
and the young man promised to call at
that time. ln the meantime the dealer
notified MF. r. +. Smith, assistant man
ager Of the Pennsylvania company, and
the matter was referred to Superintend-
ent of Police Schmitt. The latter sent
detectives to the shoe store, and the
young man In question, who gave the
name Of Aaron Frederick, was arrested
on charge of suspicion. Frederick said
he got the shoes In Akron from Annie
Enhart, who wanted him to take them
to this city to be stretched.
Tuesday night Detective Lawrence
went down to Akron and heard the
story Of the woman. From various
sources IL was CLEANED that the stolen
cargo of shoes had been distributed
about that town among the fast women
whose feet they would fit. Frederick's
connections are not Of the best and 1t is
said he has q brother just graduated
from the penitentisry. A gang of we'll
known thieves, comprising several men
and women, Is believed to have stolen
the property.
FTederick's case was heard In the
police court yesterday afternoon, but the
evidence was not sufficient to imDlicRte
him and he was discharged.
o'NlELS STORY.
O'Niel disclaims any knowledge or
connection with the robbery, and tells
the following story to the democrat:
Il am twenty-SiX years old, unmarried,
a painter by trade, and live with my
widowed mother, Bridget 0'Niel, 10 Ak
stores In that city. For time acted as
l lOl Mlps huu Wuu
runs saloon and house of questionable
reputation on North Howard street, near
the Valley depot in Akron. l quit
work there several months ago,
since when / have been work.
ing at painting and grsining.
In the forepart of last week l, with sew
eral companions was In Mike GOlden's
saloon, only short distance from
Enhart's, on the same street. While
there an unknown man came In aud
offered ladies' shoes for sale, at the same
time inquiring for house Of the charac-
ter kept by Mrs. Enhart. At his re-
quest took him to Mrs. Enhsrt's place
and there he sold to the two girl in
mates two pairs of fine shoes for $l25
per pair, although the shoes to all ap-
pearances cost more than that. One OF
the girls insinuated to the man that he
had stolen them, but he replied that 1t
was none of her business. He then
went back to Golden's and
followed shortly after. There he set
up the drinks to the house, for which he
paid sixty cents. l got ten cent drink
Of whisky. After treating the crowd
the man left and have not seen him
since. suppose the authorities think
that because l steered the man to Mrs.
Enhart's place that had a finger In the
pie. have told you all that know
about the matter, and am not at all
alarmed, because l am innocent and
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