The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-21
A FoNDNEss ron ovERcoArs.
Guilty Bennett Steals Enough to
Start Clothing Shop.

Start a Clothing Shop.
Detective Wetherhorn made another
scoop yesterday, and Justice Naughtin's
private Office lookedlike a clothing store be-
fore the detective got through his investi-
cations and gathering up overcoats.
The aggregation of overcoats was the
result of the arrest by Detective Wether-
horn of James F. Bennett, young man Of
IS, better kho n to the street as Guilty"
Bennett, VINO has been suspected for some
time of lodging into the halls of private
residences and Offices, and making off with
oVercoats OF any other clothing that he
found on the hall racks.
Sometime ago q Harris street gentleman
had his new oVerc)at stolen from the hall of
his residence. and the boldness of the theft
led him to place the IN liter in the hands of
the officer. After a painstaking investiga-
ton the officer concluded that he had
spotted his man, and yesterday morning
ran across 'Cut,yn in front Of the police
barracks and took him in.
The prisoner, before he was committed to
Jail by Justice Naughtin, admitted the
stealing of no less than eleven overcoats,
two of which were taken from a Perry
street residence These have not yet been
recovered, but the officer knows where to
put his hands on them. The overcoat
stolen a week ago on Harris street was
hidden under some lumber at the De Soto
hotel, and was resurrected Thursday and
worn by Bennett. The owner of the coat.
although assured by the prisoner of its
identity, it being of the same material, and
answering in fit and finish to the one stolen,
with the exception of the cut of the inside
pocket, could not bring his mind to believe
that it was his, as be was positive that the
pocket in his coat opened at the top instead
of at the side.
Bennett, while unable to name the parties
from whom he had taken the eleven over
coats, gave the localities where he had op-
Grated, and from which he had in each
instance carried off his booty, Those who
have missed their clothing will probably get
clew to lost property by calling at Justice
Naughtin's office. The folio wing are the
localities from which young Bennett says
he carried off overcoats:
One on CASTOR, between Abercorn and
Lincoln.
Two on Taylor, between Bull and Dray-
ton.
One from Taylor and Drayton streets.
One on Jones street, between Bull and
Whitaker.
Three from South Broad street, between
Abercorn and Lincoln.
Two from 1877 Perry street.
One on Harris, between Whitaker and
Barnard streets.
Some of the clothing has been recovered,
and among other things recovered are
case Of draughtsman's instruments taken
from Wylly q Clarke, a plush manicure
set from William Cleveland, a lot of silk
handkerchiefs and three rings, one of
which, from its appearances, must be highly
priced, as it gives evidence of having been
long worn, and the settings are believed to
be valuable.
Bennett was held for larceny from the
house Of over $50. At the time of his arrest
he was out on bail under the charge of the
larceny of watch from w. r. Leaken,
ESQ, an account of the recovery Of the
watch by Detective Wetherhorn having
been fully detailed in the MORNING NEWS
at the time