The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-13
SMOKED MEAT THIEVES.
A Gang Of Them Raid Barn aud are All
soooptd In,
Yours truly,
I. q. MCDOWELL


A Gang Of Them Raid harm and are All
soooptd In,
Tuesday night the barn OF Gus, Cook,
adjoining hts residence on the New
Berlin road, just south of the lnarmary,
was raided by thieves and q large quan'
tity OF smoked meat carried of. The
meat was buriei In large pile OF oats
to k % lnaects from getting at II,
Mr., Cook was absent NJ Cleveland
Tuesday and Tuesday night, aud did not
return home until Wednesday The
dlsapped OF the meat was not dis
covered until late Wednesday by Mrs.
Cook, and when her husband returned
she communicated the fact to him, and
also that the barn door had been found
open that morning,
Suspecting certain parties OF the theft,
Mr., Cook went before Mayor Rex yeater-
day morning and sw0re out q search war
rant for the house OF Charles Wilson and
wife, Ellen, at North and Piedmont
streets, The house was searched by
Marshal Schlagle and officer Owens, and
the largest part OF one OF the stolen
hams was found In u trunk. Wilson
and his wife were taken into custody
and locked up In Jail. They denied hay.
ing had anything 10 do with the theft
OF the meat, and the former told the OIL
GERS that II they would search the house
Of John POyitke, NJ 80 Llppert street,
they would there hnd the greater part
Of the stolen meat. Armed with
another search warrant, which
was also sworn out by Mr. Cook, the
officers proceeded 10 Poyitke's house, and
searching II found secreted therein three
smoked shouldera OF meat and three
large aide pieces, Officer Yant then
went In search OF PoylIhe, who Is em'
ployed az n teamster by 7. @, Nighma q
Ths officer fourd hts man loading COX
on wagon at the works OF .. Aullman
81 Co., and arrested hlm. When ar
ralgned before the Mayor yesterday
afternoon. POyltke pleaded not guilty
TO the charge Of burglary and larceny
and was he'd In the sum OF 5000 for his
appearance on May 18th, Bail was
furnished, and no was released. Po
yitke, In explanation Of how the meat
found nj his house came Into his posses
sion said that Frank PoOrman, q man
formerly In the employ OF Mr.. Cook
asked him to 90 along with him and get
some meat from Cocks which had been
gwen him In lieu Of money owed him by
Mr., Cook, supposlng II was oil right
P0yitke went with him 10 Cooks with o
team about IL O'clock Tuesday night
and got the meat, no waiting NJ the
wagon while PoOrman brought the meat
from the barn where II was stored,
A warrant for the arrest Of PoOrman
was Issued by the Mayor, and placed In
the hands Of Marshal slOgle and 0alcer
Yant, Learning that pJOrman had gone
TO Masslllon. the officers drove over To
that town In buggy, and on arrival
there found that Poorman had left Tor
Canal Fulton. They telephoned to the
marshal Of the latter place TO look out
for the man, and soon received an an.
swer that he was arrested, The officers
drove TO Fulton, and securing PoOrman,
drove back TO Canton with him, and
locked their prisoner up In jail, On the
way over Poorman denied oil knowledge
Of the robbery. In addition TO the theft
Of the meat from Cooks, II wae found
that ton bushels Of oats he'd been car
ried of also.