Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-21
IN THE TOLLS.
Jack Curry held in the sum OF 81, 900 to Answer
the Charge Of Burglary and Larceny
in the District Court,

Jack Curry held In the sum OF 81, 600 to Answer
the Charge Of Burglary and Larceny
in the District Court.
About 1870 yesterday morning the case of
the Statevs John B. Curry, charged with
burglary and larceny, in having entered j.
NJ. McClintock's drug store on Douglas aven-
ue on the night of the 31st of March last, and
stolen toilet dressing case, was called up
for a preliminary hearing in Justice Thomas
court. Quite crowd gathered to listen to
the trial. The county attorney represented
the state and Chas. Reed defended Curry
McClintock, the proprietor of the store
from which the case was taken, was the first
witness. His testimony related only to the
value of the case in question. He valued it at
! $40, but on being recalled after the case had
made some progress. he admitted that he
thought the cost of it was about s1S Mr.
Reed dwelt on this point for the purpose of
bringing the crime below the grand larceny
! limi t, and finally the witness didn't as mat
ter of fact know the real market value of the
case, if it had any,
| Jackson Thornton was the next witness.
and the only one whose testimony was in any
respect damaging to Curry, except his own.
He swore in effect that he had had CONVEX
sation with Curry on the evening previous to
the stealing and that Curry wanted him
witness-to join him in the job, and when he
refused to do this he asked if he would give
him away if he stole it himself Witness said
no, and Curry told him he would steal it that
/ ,i,rh fbo Ho(u
tocks store Of his talk with Curry, but they
didn't suppose he would carry out his word.
He saw Curry on the street with the
case the night that he stole it and told him to
put it back, but he said he couldn't He I'M
derstood the case was valued at 800 Wit
ness is barber and works at Geo. Kaiser's
shop.
Charles l.. Hart clerk in Mr. McClintOck's
store was the next witness He stated that
he was employed in the store at the time the
burglary was committed. Knew Curry, who
had been about the store the evening of the
night of the theft, pretending to be drunk
The case was there when he went to supper,
but when he was sweeping up in the morning
it was gone. Thornton told him that Curry
threatened to steal the case. He valued the
case at $25
George STROBE, who had been clerking for
McClintook at the time of the robbery,
was the next witness. He corroborated
the previous witnesses testimony.
regarding what Thornton had told them
about Currys intention to steal the case, but
could not tell the value of the article. He
described the case, saying that the design was
the same as the Brooklyn bridge when opened
out Curry was around the store on the
night in question, pretending to be drunk.
McClintock again took the stand regarding
the value of the case. The state here rested
and the defense placed Curry on the stand,
which was the worst thing that could have
been done for him, as he made a very poor
witness. He denied having any converse
ton with Thornton about the
ease and swore he didn't take
the case He had seen the case in the store
but knew nothing about its value He relat-
ed how he came into possession of the case.
Said that night as he was passing by Mr..
Ayers music store, Ayers called him in say
dressing case He bought the case for So but
in reply to a question he said he didn't think
it was the same case he saw at McClintock's
store He said he had lived in Wichita ten
years continuously. While under cross-ex-
by the county attorney he was
very nervous and fidgety. He said he gave
the case to Willie Hostetter, a brother-in-
law of Mr.. Bristow, the candy man. He is
at b. K. Browns. Never went away from
town. The county attorney then proceeded
to put him through q course of
sprouts as to where he had been
asking him if he did not go and do jobs in
Parsons, Newton, Winfield and other places,
ali Of which he denied but got considerably
excited and mixedup. The county attorney
asked him if he hadn't telegraphed to tive |
women in Parsons to come and help him out,
but he denied all, but demonstrated that he
was not good witness, having damaged his
OWN case more than any of the state witnesses. |
Ayers, the man who keeps the music store |
in which Curry said he bought the dressing |
case was the next witness and he corrobora-
ed Curry's story about buying the case. The
county attorney said he wanted to ask Curry |
some more questions but the squire said he |
,ad heard enough ohold the prisoner for tho
district court. The bail was placed at.-S1 900,
IN default of which he went to jail