The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-24
WHAT HAVE THEY FOUND
THE THREE DRAYMEN ARREsrRD
SUNDAY PROVE FINE GAME.
Systematic Thieving Freely Confesusd,
and Suburban Grocery Keer>ru
Caught With the Stolen Plunder IL
Their Possession-Their Statemento

THE APPEAL yesterday contained an
item TO the effect that there were thr,c
negroes at the station-house whose arrcsf
would probably bring sore distress upon
corner grocery keeper or two. The polico
were conducting careful investigation.
and have located all the plumber known Ia
have been stolen. This, as stated in tlro
account yesterday, consisted of twenty-
five cases of lard and three barrels Of
sugar The names of the negroes are Jack
Spencer, Charles Mosby and Dave Wells.
OF course they are all innocent of the
crimes laid ut their door, at the least, It'd
two former are injured innocents and
Davy stoutly denies completely in Il
knowledge OF the transactions. According
TO the facts as related by the police, sat
urday morning a negro man drove dray
No. GG3 into the elevator and asked for
three barrels OF sugar consigned to the
Memphis Grocery company. The freight
way bill had been left in the
elevator Office with the instructions
TO deliver the goods to a drayman
!.
thought everything was all right After
loading the sugar on the dray, the driver.
proceeded up the lcvee hill. An hour
later the drayman returned and procured
twenty-five cases Of lard consigned TO tho
same firm, at the Chesapeake and Ohio
depot. Later in the day another drayman
appeared and asked for the same goods.
The grocery company stated that they hadf
not authorized the first driver TO get the
goods. The police were notified, and Pal
trolemen Dallas Lee and OVerton arrested
Charles Mosby, the driver Of the draw.
Mosby denied all knowledge OF the trans-
action, but aiterward stated that lac rented
his dray TO Dave Wells, an employe Of lid
company, and that Wells hired Jack
Spencer TO haul the goods. He said die
goods had been taken tosuburban groceries
and sold. VA
Spencer and Mosby both adhere rigidly
TO their confessions that they were taken
in by Wells. The former details how lie
was accosted on the corner of Main and
South streets aud solicited 20 help make
a quick load" for which he was paid ID
cents. He mounted the dray with Wells,
went TO the Chesapeake * Ohio freight
depot, loaded twenty-five cases OF lard and
drove away. They had gone rs far rs
Vance and Shelby when they met Mosby
with dray, and together they drove out
toward the rivera short distance. There
Mosby drove alongside and took part II
the load, which he delivered 10 South
Memphis store, known az Thomasn
grocery. The other load went 10 the ston8
of Mike Moylan, corner OF Gayoso and
Wellington. According TO Spencefs
statement, when the goods were delivcrcd
TO Thomas he set 'cm up TO gin all around.
and handed over a 80 cent piece TO WeEls
Alosbys story does not exactly consst
with that Of Spencer except so far ms he
fully admits that the lard and sugar wep
stolen and hauled to the two groceries
named. The police are positive they have
brought 10 light truly interesting prac1
tice OF long standing. Moylan has ad-
mitted buying the groceries from Wells.
yet this worthy persistenlly denies any
connection with IL. Thomas says he
bought his suspicious goods from Oliver, 4.
Finnie 4 Co., but tore up the bills after
paying them. This plea has been met byt
the police by having the firms records
examined, and the prospect is somewhat
gloomy for Thomas. The negroes, too, in-
sist that they unloadcd the stolen property
in front OF his store, and then helped %
place IL Ia the house.