The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-04
THIEVERY IN a HOTEL.
A Brunswick Hostelry the Scene OF
a Sensation.
From the BRUNSWICK Ne,os of Oct. 3.

a Sensation.
From the Brunswick Nelos of Oct. g.
1t takes the Ocean hotel for frst-clas'
sensations.
Yesterday afternoon w. 8. Bull, tht
popular young conductor on the Brunswick
and Western railroad, caught II. b. Aikens
stealing some personal effects, and had him
placed in jail.
1t seems that Mr.. Bull went up to his
room after dinner to make out his report,
and found the door locked.
Thinking probably Mr.. Clark, his room
mate. was in the room asleep, he knocked
but could get no answer. Looking through
| the keyhole he found that the key was miss
ing, and he then walked over to the railing
| and called to Marion Latimer to send
his key up. MIR. Latimer told him the key
was not in his box. Hearing the bolt turn
in the lock he turned around and found mis-
door partly open, and a man peering out
he at once called to Mr.. Latimer TO come
up, that man was in his room.
Mr.. Lattilner Ean up the steps, but in the
meantime the man had opened the window
aud got out on the roof of the porch and
was walking down toward the south end of
the house. They saw him get through a
window into room, and from thence into
the hall. They followed him to room,
which he entered and closed the door.
Mr.. Bull at once called Policeman Hor-
ton, and they proceeded to the room where
the man was, but as the door was locked,
could not get in until they had raped sew
eral times, when j. A. Papy, who was
asleep in the room at the time, unlocked the
door.
They found Aikens lying on the floor IN
dressed, with pillow under his head. Mr..
Bull pointed Aikens out as being the man,
whereupon Papy wanted to know what was
fba ms ", hatpcr fold ha ocLad A ilyop
if it was true, but Aiken refused to speak.
After all efforts to get Aiken to talk had
failed, Officer Horton carried him to Jail,
where he will be kept until hearing can
be gwen him.
A NeiOs man interviewed j. A. Papy,
who is stranger here but well known in
Florida, having run as conductor on the
Florida Railway and Navigation road, and
whose father, up to few months ago, was
general traffic manager Of that road, but
resigned to take position as special agent
of the Savannah, Florida and Western.
Mr. Papy says: Il knew Mr. Aikens when
he was contractor in Fernandina, and he
stood we'll there, but was regarded by some
as being kleptomaniac, he having stolen
some cigars from barber named Ruther
house, but Rutherbouse refused to prosecute
him Then Sheriff Elsmon took the matter
IN charge and had him indicted, but before
city. This was some fifteen months ago.
From Fernandina he travelled around con-
s1derably, and finally came 10 Brunswick.
where he accepted a position as foreman of
the Brunswick and Western railroad paint
shops, which position he held until last
month. have been in Jacksonville up to
last month, when / left there on account of
the yellow fever, and after visiting New
York, Charleston and number of other
T1loOac to oI, 7
Aiken, aid having once been great friends,
he insisted on my going to his room, which
did. When we came down to dinner,
sat at the same table with him, and finished
dinner before he did. | told him | would
go back to his room and take a nap. /
then left him, and knew nothing further
until | was awakened by the rapping on the
door,"
Aiken, it seems, first went through room
10, occupied by L. c. Houston, drummer
for the hardware firm of Edward Lowell &
Sons, Savannah. He uRstrapped a sample
case and took from it good supply of
knives, razors, scissors, etc. He then
strapped the case securely up and left it.
Fron there he went up to the third story
and entered room 20, occupied by Messrs.
Bull and Clark, where he had pocketed sew
eral handkerchief and pairs Of cuffs, and
was evidently helping himself to some of
Ill OldI NO StAIAOHoIy "uen ni. Dull Ills
turbed him.
When he left the room for the piazza he
threw all the goods off to the ground below,
where they were picked up in a scattered
condition.
Since the above was put in type, the
Morning NetUs learns that F. NJ. Will
link, who is with the firm of Stillwell, Mil
len & Co., was among the victims, Aiken
having entered his room and taken from his
valise, among other things, a valuable pistol
one that he has carried with him during
the years that he spent in South America,
and which was more highly'prized on that
account than for its intrinsic value.
The Morning NelCs has also been informed
by several gentlemen of prominence that
j. A. Papy, the young man mentioned in
this article, is connected with some of the
best families of the south, and that it was
his misfortune that he had for his friend
such man as Aiken has proven to be.