The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-04
A CAREER OF GAYETY
Causes Charles A. Devllle, Of Canton, to
Commit a Serious Crime.
Arrested at Fort wAyne, He Pleads duilty
TO Robblug the u. f. Mail ana
IN sent 10 Cleveland
for Trial

Charles A, Daylle, the nineteen year
old eon Of Mr. Joseph DeVille, living at
the corner Of VALIANT and Fifth streets,
IA well known IN CantOR especially
among the young men, For i0nr years
past he had been living At Howenatlne
Station, which Ia about o mile from
North Industry, on the Valley railway
Here hp hal lucrative position, acting
asolerk for Mr., Howenatine IN the latIer'a
store and ~ deputy postmaster
FAST LIVING,
Deyllle made frequent visits to Can
ton, usually coming here on saturday
eyanlng ana remaining over Sunday.
While In tho city rs went In he society
OF several gay young man, ana ash qnltIe
natural reanlt was ulder clnsldsfaOle
expense The drain upon hla. POCKET.
book waa proOably more than no could
stand, aud ha was obliged 10 resort TO II
legal and criminal mosh0ia la order TO
Keep himself supplied with cash,
DEyILLE LEAVES HowENsTINE,
Several weeks ago Devile called
noon hia father, telling the latter that
he Intended 10 make a visit with his
aunt at Dungannon, OOlumOlana cOun'
iy 70 aOme OF hla young gentlemen
frlen IN he said h6 was going Win q
Peck's b ID Boy Company asa lithogra
pher. Dayllla thea loft Canton aud was
not heard of, except by correspondence
10 friend In this city until arrested In
Fort Wayne. The last letter this friend
received was from Huntington, Indiana,
some days ago
ARRESTED AT TT, WAYNE,
The IT, Wayne Daily News o. Monday,
February 22 contains the following.
About two weeks ago u very sllck ana
gentlemanly looking fellow came TO lhls
CITY and made his headQu lrlera herr,
Last week i, s, Deputy Marshal WilRin'
aonrecelyed word that Claa Deyllle, who
had been deputy postmaster nv H0Hen'
gtlne, Ohio, and had suddenly resigned
and left there unexpectedly short time
ago. United States Inspector HerrlcR,
OF Cincinnati, WAS called TO llOWensllne
10 look for letters that had been mailed
from there and never reached their de5-
tinatlOn, After n careful search no found
that the affairs OF the Cillle were not In
the beat condition, aud suspicion
At once rested upon Dayllle. MI,
Wilkinson, knowing the young man was
formerly deputy postmaster ~ H)wen'
gtlnp, took him to unlted Suites Com
mlsdoner Hupor's 80, and asked him
N be uld not fix 40 that matter NJ the
HOwenstine pos.olllie. In reply no de
sired TO know how much I would take,
saying that he had only taken one letter
OfS26,and had fesealod Il on best he could
after extracting the m 'ney. He plead
guilty 70 the charge Of rO66ing the
Unlted States malls, aud Commls9i0ner
Harper bound him over In tho sum OF
$500 10 await trial AT Cleveland, He was
taken there to-day"
TAKEN TO CLEVELAND.
ThIsmornlng's Cleveland Leader aays'
"Daputy Unlted States Marshal James
williamson, OF Fort Wayne, Ind, arrived
in the city last evening with Charles A.
Deyllle, youth OF nineteen years,
wanted on the charge OF opening u
regly ytered letter. Doyillo was clerk
Ia the p04tollice OF Howenstlne, near
Canton, aud recently abatracted S26
from letter which fell into his hands.
He disappeared, and wac nj liberty until
last Saturday, when no was apprehended
nv MArshll Wilkinson AZ Fort Wayne.
When aTrea.ei Dhyllle was NJ the depot
waiting Tor train on which no proposed
10 taka passage 10 Philadelphia His
parents reside M Canton. Deyllle Will
DO given into the charge OF the United
States authorities to day.
MR.. JOSEPH DEvILLE TALKS,
klr. Joseph Deyllle, father Of The young
MAJ, WAS ah0Wn the above articles, by
the DEMOCRAT, 10 day and said. III have
had lutIma,ions that Charlie waa under
arrest but was unable to learn anything
debate. Four years ago he went Into
the employ Of Mr.. John Howenstine ~
clerk In the store, owned by thNt gen
lleman at HOwenatneB Station on the
Valley Railway, Hi lived In Mr.. How
enstlne'a family, and was treated NJ u
member Of the family. Mr.. HOwenstine
In postmaster and ageat for the Valley
Railway, aud as his clerk, Charlie as.
sisted In the duties OF those OfllJoa or
late learned that no had been going In
bad company, who led him astray and
took him TO dlsreputablo resorts,
where hs would not have gone OF
HIS own accord. He waa young and In
experienced In evil, aud was eaaily led.
lapoke TO him several times about the
company no WIS keeping, and advised
him TO keep out OF II, On the evening
OF Sunday, January 2ih, Charlie came
home and remained until tho following
Thursday morning He said business
was ddll, and that no had obtained u
AWlaI NthiAh llulnmnnl MIR
HoNenstine afterwards eubslantiated,
Thursday morning no left home, stating
that ho was going to pay brief Visit TO
his aunt ut Dungann0D, ana would 70
turn TO Canton Monday February lst, to
20 down 10 Howenstlne that evening,
In order TO m lk5 up hi9 January postof.
Gee and railroad statements, which had
10 be completed by the 3 OF February,
That was tho last time | saw him, aud
no failed TO return Monday, no | wrote
10 Dungann0n and several other PAGES,
bat could find no trace OF HIN, Dur'
Ing the week, commencing February
lot, Mr.. HOwenstlne came 10 see me
about Charlie. He wondered why Char.
lle did not return, saying that he had
always performed his work aatiHfact0r.
lily, aud that no could not account for
his absence, no trouble exlstlng that he,
Mr.. Howens.lne, knew Of, Mr. Howon.
stlne spoke OF a registered letter having
been tampered with, but added that he
ueverBuepected Charlie OF the crime
THE MOTIVE ron THE CRIME,
"What do you think prompted Charlie
10 steal the money! was aekod Mr.. DO.
Nlle.
Tho reply was; ITO put II plain, |
blame his asooCiates for his downfall,
Had Charlle kept AWAY from diaaIDatlnp