The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-26
BREAKING UP THE FENCES.
The Plumber That Was Found il
Charles V. Browns Place.

The Plumber That Was Found in
Charles V. Browns Place.
The breaking up of the fence kept by
Charles V. Brown, at No 81 Broughton
street, an account of which appeared in the
MORNING NEWS of yesterday, led quite a
number Of persons whose stores aud resi-
dences have been recently plundered, to
drop around at Justice Molina's office to see
if they could identify any of their lost
property.
Officer Wetherhorn, with three street
wagons, removed the rest of the goods
from Browns place to Justice Molina's
office yesterday afternoon. Miles Williams
denies all completely in the thefts, but
Brown broke down yesterday, and although
self-coHfessed receiver Of stolen
goods, his paroxysm of grief enlisted
sympathy even from those who have suf-
fered by the midnight depredations which
stocked up his store He says that shortly
after Officer Morgan carried away the bag
of Raderick's candy lett on the store step,
Williams returned to inquire if Brown had
taken il in the house before the arrival of
the officer. Brown told him that the officer
had carried it off, when Williams said:
"Never mind; l have some more hid out ="
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Raderick
said that he recovered less than one-third
Vi Iuc tlilOunL VI kOO0S SbOitu. w lllldLDS,
it appears, had first gone to the lane gate of
Browns place, expecting to get in from the
rear, but failing to arouse Brown he was
compelled to go to the front door, as the
morning was getting late and the danger Of
detection increasing. Some of the fancy
candy baskets stolen from Raderick were
discovered in the store while the goods were
being removed Thus far the following
persons have identified goods as having
been stolen from them:
NJ. Ferst, burglary of his residence and
larceny of Clicquot champagne and other
choice liquors; NJ. Ferst and Co., tobacco
Ellis, Young q Co., tobacco; Theodore
Raderick, fruits and CONNECTIONS; William
NJ Cleveland, cigars, cigarettes and toilet
articles; Edward G. Tishler, barber, cigars
Theodore Moves, parkkeeper, caddy to-
bacco. cigarettes, brandy, whisky and
cigars; James I. Thornton, cigars and ciga-
rettes; an old Irish lady, whose little notion
store has been twice burglarized, canned
goods, ladies' underwear, hosiery and
notions. None of Wing Lees goods have
been discovered, but there is little doubt
that the same thief went into his place,
carried Off the trunk and rifled it.
1t is believed that there are other fences
in the city where Williams, who seems to
have been an industrious burglar, has been
dlsposing of his plunder. Browns narrow
premises could not contain all Of Williams
stuff. He must have taken a great deal of
the canned goods home with him, as the
safe, both on top and in the shelves, was
crowded with freshly opened to-
mato, fruit and meat cans. He
always carried gunny bag with him.
His plan was to come into the city at
a late hour of the night and do his work
and deliver his goods in the early morning.
The tobacco alone found at Browns made
good wagon load.
Williams came here some five or six years
ago from Augusta. He ran on the Katie
awhile and was occasionally employed at
the Ocean steamship wharves. He has G
wife and one infant child. The wife sat up
in bed while her husband was being tied
and never spoke word, nor did she utter a
syllable while the house was being searched
but manifested a stoicism that would have
done credit to an Indian brave.