The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-02
a MIGHT HAWKS NEsI.
A Clue to the Petty Thisving that Has Been
Going on for kany Months.

A Clue to the Petty ThieviHg that Has Been
Going on for Many Months.
As stated last evening in THE NEWS, |
Pete WheeIan. suspicious character,
was arrested on charge preferred by |
J. E. Evans. Mr.. Evans and his dri-
yer, H. 6. Safer, have suspected |
Wheelan of being the thief ever since |
the formers harness was missing.
Yesterday Safer saw him driving q
single rig, and thought it would not be
out of place to examine the harness.
One glance satisfied him that the har-
ness belonged to Evans, and they re-
ported their discovery to Paxton, who
very nicely corralled the thief and took
him before Judge Fletcher. He was
examined and bound over to appear
next Monday. Failing to give bond,
he was remanded to jail. This was
only a starter.
The old bag, Mrs. Butcher, who is
always in Wheelan's company and who
lives with him, was in the buggy IN
front of the Justices Office. Thomas
Moon was deputized by the officer to
keep her from driving away. She be-
came incensed at being held. and, jump
ing from the vehicle, she laid the whip
upon Moons shoulders and head in
quick, heavy raps. The excitement be
gan to run high and the street and side-
walk became jammed. The woman
was arrested. taken before the justice,
fined IS and costs, and for want of col
lateral was also put in the court house.
In the meantime George Taylor, who
lost two sets of harness and a fly net
l the same night Evans lost his harness
1 came up and identified the fly net or
: the horse. Constable Willard Wilhitt
looked in the buggy and Unidentified
S the carpet as a piece stolen with his TOT
:, buggy nearly year ago. Things be
gan to get interesting in the extreme
L Taylor swOre out search warrant ant
) equipped with it the officers starteC
II for the tenement house, corner o
i Sixth and Market where the coupl
y lived part of the time.
y This was really the surprising par
8 of the affair. An immense amount o
L scraps of harness, robes, blankets etc.
n were found. Everything from Ed
RI jays bull dog to a motto God Bles
> our Home,' was found around tn
q premises. But very little of Taylor
!; harness were found, although Evan
B found the remainder of his set.
4 Later in the evening another exploI
ing party was organized and A. r. Bar
II croft found his oil-stove, lap-rObe an
70 cushion, stolen from his barn few
n days ago. John McKinsey's horse
ls brush and other articles were gathere
y up by the officers. Ed. Jay is happ
"a over the return of the dog, which wa
L. taken two or three days ago.
L Safer deserves especial credit fC
i keeping an eye on the outfit he SUI
70 pected, and the manner in which b
discovered and reported the case. A
ID these people have been around the cit
G for a long time, without visible mean
of of support, it is altogether likely tina
W the thieving that has been going on fl
IN nearly two years can be almost entirel
Is traced to them. The woman has bee
AZ peddling medicine, but it is though
Gu that it was only trick to get chan'
20 to lay her fingers on something ST
could carry away. We await furths
developments. Moon escaped with
IN few slight scratches.
h, At eleven o'clock last night wa
Sc rant was sworn out by Frank Roman
E. for the arrest Of the party known ;
~ Curb Butcher who is said to be |
of FL Dorado. Millard White starte
v. for that city on the early mOrniT
os train. Butcher belongs to the QUIT
On and is suspicioned as knowing whe
ed the other stolen harness is.
to Another search warrant was issue
this morning and T. Johnston, in COZ
n, pany with George Taylor went dow
os to Nick Whelan's farm near Madison
n. look for Taylor's saddle and harnes
Several citizens have reports
T. this morning, articles that ha'
A. been stolen during the past few week