The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-05
AN ALLRouNp CROOK.
a Well Known Character About
Town Run to Cover.

a Well Known Character About
Town Run to Cover.
J. n. Harris was arrested by Detective
Fl. 3. Stevens of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway detective service. day
before yesterday, on the charge of breaking
into the telegraph office at Southover juno
ton on Aug. 81 and stealing a guitar
belonging TO the operator, J. 7. Rowe. The
prisoner, who had been lodged in the bar
racks, was brought before Justice Warning
Russell yesterday and given a preliminary
hearing.
Mr.. Rowe. and Andrew Lodky, the
colored man to whom Harris sold the
guitar, appeared as witnesses for the state
1t was shown by the evidence that Harris
had broken into the telegraph Office by
prying open a window, and had taken the
guitar, which he afterward disposed of for
81. Lodky testified that Harris told him
ne had bought the guitar from Ludden &
Bates, paying IS so for il.
The prisoner made statement acknowl-
edging that he had taken the guitar from
the telegraph office, and had sold it to
Lodky. He said that he was hungry, and
had no money TO buy food with. He claimed
that the office window had already been
broken open, and that all he had to do was
to reach his hand inside the window and
take the guitar out.
Isaac Beckett, ESQ.,, represented the pris-
oner and asked Justice Russell to commit
the prisoner for larceny from the house.
This Justice Russell said he could not do in
view OF the facts, and committed the pris-
oner to Jail on the charge OF burglary
in default of 81 900 bail
On Monday night last Harris broke into
the warehouse of the Savannah, Florida
aud Western Railroad at Mcintosh station
n Il arft to nd 81 ne1I
from $45 in money and a check for $50
Detective Stevens arrested him, aud the
prisoner confessed the crime and restored
the money and the check. Detective Ste
vens took his prisoner before a magistrate
in that neighborhood, but the agent of the
railway company did not appear to prose-
cute Harris, and as the detective
had charge against his prisoner for break
ing into the telegraph Office at Southover
junction he brought hun to this city.
After Justice Russell committed the pris-
oner yesterday Justice Naughtin lodged a
commitment against Harris on a warrant
sworn out by ]. T. McLevar, charging the
prisoner with having solicited subscriptions
for the sick, and by artful means and
deceitful practice defrauded the prose-
cutor of 81, which he had given to Harris
on the false representation that one of the
members of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors was sick and in destitute circum-
stances. 1t is understood that Harris
collected quite large SUN of money in that
way. Detective Wetherhorn had warrant
for Harris last week, which Harris sus-
pected, and this accounts for his leaving
the city and his operations while out of
town.
Harris is well known in the southern
portion of the city, where he has on more
than one occasion solicited small subscrip-
tiOuS from hOuSa m h0usa eIvavs ranra-
senting that they were for the relief of some
sick person. 1t is hoped by those interested
in prosecuting him for his obtaining money
under false preteDses in this way that they
will report to Justice Naughtin. what
amounts he has collected from time to time