The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
soALPrNe PAWN TICKETS.
Detective Wetherhorn's Chase Ate
Thief-rhe TnieFs Capture.

| Detective Wetherh orn's Chase After
a Thief-rhe Tniers Capture.
Tracking a suit of stolen clothes is not
the easiest thing a detective has to do.
| Detective Wetnerhorn has had a case of
| that kind on hand for several days.
Mr.. R. D. Guerard reported to Proprietor
Powers a couple of nights ago that his room
| at the De Soto had been robbed of three sui 10
of clothes, valued at $50.
Mr.. Powers turned the case over to De-
tective Wetherhorn, and yesterday the
thief was captured and the clothes re-
| covered. The thief is an ex-baggageman Of
the De Soto, named Harry Yore.
Detective Wetherhorn secured a descrip-
| ton Of the stolen goods and went immedi-
| ately TO Muhlbergs pawnshop, where he re-
covered two Of the suits. The pa Tnbroker
| said a man named George Burroughs
| pawned the suits with him over a week ago
| for S11 60 he gave the detective q full
| description of the man. AT Strauss pawn
! shop Strauss admitted that man giving
the name of Burroughs had pawned with
| him about the same time a suit
OF clothes answe ring the description Of
| those wanted by the detective for s. 30.
Another man, whose name the pawnhroker
didn't know, had redeemed the clothes
| shortly afterwar
Detective Wetherhorn reported the de-
scription of the thief to Mr.. Powers, who
| said it fitted Baggageman Yore, whom he
| discharged about the time the theft was
| committed. The detective started out after
| his man and found him at the Screven
house. The officer walked up to him, and
| placing his hand on Yore's shoulder told
appeared rather surprised and wanted an
explanation, which he quickly received in
the shape of a pair of handouts clasped
about his wrists.
Detective Wetherhorn took his prisoner to
Justice Naughtin's Office. Yore at first
denied the charge, but when he saw the
| clothing he gave in and confessed. he had
quietly slipped the clothes out Of Mr..
Guerard's room while getting baggage from
neighboriug rooms. He told the detective
he had sold the three pawntickets to second
hand store proprietors, two on Bryan street,
between Barnard and jefferson, and one
on jefferson street.
Justice Naughtin committed Yore
70 jail and after Detective
safely locked he started his search for the
pawn tickets and the missing suit. Several
''hand-me-down's tores on Bryan street were
searched without success. At last one little
place not much larger than a good-sized
closet, kept by Mike Volaskl, was visited.
"Did you buy a pawn ticket for suit of
clothes from white man in the last few
Mike replied in broken English that he
had given nice young man 35 cents for a
pawn ticket for suit OF clothes, but he
hadn't redeemed them.
Let me have the ticket" demanded the
detective.
1t was handed over with a little reluct-
ance, and an anxious inquiry from Volasld
as to what was to become of the IS cents
he had paid for the ticket.
Deteotiva WakhArhnrn told him that he
and 'the nice young man. could arrange
that. The explanation didn't please the
proprietor worth cent, and the detective
left him muttering TO himself
At j. Lasky's place, few doors below
Volaski's, the same question was asked.
Yes; Lasky had bought pawn ticket for
suit OF clothes from young man, who
said he was hard up. He paid so cents for
the ticket.
Hand IL over" demanded the detective.
Lasky promptly complied, and asked IL the
man who had sold him the ticket was a
thief. Being told that he was he appeared
satisfied and asked no questions about his
fifty cents.
Two stores on Jefferson street were Wis.,
tied. The proprietors of each place had
been offered the pawn ticket, but refused to
buy it.
Bluestein's little establishment at ST Jul
ian and Jefferson streets proved to be the
right place. The proprietor is not much
| more than boy.
Did You buy Strauss pawn ticket for
suit of clothesm he was asked.
A rather short mo" was the answer.
"Did any one in this store buy the ticketl"
| asked Detective Wetherhorn.
Bluestein said be believed his brother-in-
| law, Morris Reuben, had.
where are the clothesf"
| 81 don't know. Maybe my brother-in-
law got 'em; maybe he sell 'em. He didn't
buy 'em for himself He want to sell 'em.
| After considerable questioning, the de-
tective succeeded in finding out where
Reuben lived. He went to the house, but
| Reuben had just left. In the meantime he
| arrived at Bluestein's store, and when Jus.
tice Naughtin explained matters to MIN
Reuben became greatly excited. He said
he bought the pawn ticket for so cents be-
cause he thought the man was starving.
Justice Nsughtin cut him short with an in,
quiry as to what had become of the clothea
he had sold them to a friend named
Buchanholz for 81. When told that the
clothes must be produced Reuben rushed
off after his friend. Buchanholz got as ex-
cited as Reuben when he found out that he
had bought stolen property, and hurried
home and got the clothes, which he turned
over to Detective Wetherhorn.
The three suits are in about as good con.
dition as when stolen, as they had not been
worn. They were returned to Mr.. Guerard
Yore offered TO plead guilty in the city
court to three charges of larceny from the
house of goods under the value of $50
Solicitor General Fraser took the matter
under advisement and will give Yore a
reply as to what he will do He told q
MORNING NEWS reporter that it is hardly
. probable that the pleas can be accepted, a.
, each suit is valued at $50, making total Of
$3.50. This brings the crime under the
head of felony and makes the thief answer
, able to the superior court.
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