The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-19
puNNo.s CLEVER woRK.
His UnravelinR OF Old Gases Which
Fooled Other Officers.

His UnravelinR OF Old Cases Which
Fooled Other Officers.
Detective Frank Dunno Is rapidly making
record for himself in ferretinR out crimi-
mails and recovering stolen property. He
accomplished three good pieces of work last
week.
Over year ago Mary Austin pawued her
gold watch to raise money TO get to At
lanta- Shortly afterward she sent word TO
friend here named Nellie Rivers to re-
deem the watch for her and she would send
the money for il. The Rivers woman got
the watch and placed IL in her trunk for
safe keeping. When she received the money
from Mary Austin and went to the trunk
to get the watch to forward it TO Atlanta
she was surprised 10 find that It had been
stolen.
She wrote to Atlanta, returning the
money and detailing the circumstances Of
the case, after putting the matter IN the
hands OF an officer. Mary, however, did
not believe her friend Nellie aud when the
latter went TO Atlanta few weeks ago she
was Jailed under q bail IN trover writ.
Bond was furnished aud the woman re-
turned to Savannah.
Tuesday Nellie received a lot of interro-
cations TO be answered for a trial In the
case in Atlanta Friday next, and shortly
afterward while On the street she saw a
colored woman with a watch which looked
like the one that had been stolen from her.
She called Policeman Baughn and had the
woman arrested. Then Detective Dunno
was employed to work up the case. The
colored woman said Agnes Bryan, another
colored woman, had given her the watch,
but the detective could not find any such
person. Instead he learned that she had
friend named Christopher Bryan, and the
detective at once arrested him. The fellow
became excited and told lot Of conflio ing
stories about the watch, finally claiming
that be had bought it from pawn shop
His statement, however, was not borne out
by the pawnbroker, and the result is he will
have TO answer at the courts on charge Of
larceny from the house..
Nellie Rivers got the watch again aud
she will return 1t TO her one-time friend
Mary Austin, but she does not feel like
making-up after the way she was treated
in having had her word disbelieved and
being practic ally prosecuted as a thief.
Another piece Of clever work accom-
plished by Detective Dunno ives the recov-
cry Of valuable hunters gun belonging to
northern gentleman named Robinson,
and the capture OF the thief. This gun was
stolen from Capt. M. J. Doyle's store sew
eral months ago, and although the case was
placed in the hands of the authorities at
the time no trace Of the thief or the stolen
property was secured.
Last week negro was arrested for rob-
bing store on st. Julian street OF barrel
Of whiskey and John Scott, who had been
his companion, tod several parties that the
man was gun thief as we'll The matter
came to tho ears Of Detective Dunno, and,
the officer thinking it strange that Scott
should have voluntarily made such state
ment began quiet investigation which led
to just what he expected-provingS Scott to
be the gun thief himself
The detective found the gun In pawn al
I. B. Bottoms shoe shop in the Fort and
arrested Scott, who finally admitted that
he had stolen the gun, but said that when
his partner was arrested he thought
it would be good chance Of clearing him
self of all suspicion. II was, however, a
case of guilty conscience being its own &C
cuser, because SCOTT never would have been
suspected If be had kept his mouth shut.
Mr.. Robinson has been notified of the re-
covery Of bis gun.
Detective Dunno also unraveled the mvs.
terry surrounding the steady disappearance
Of the copper from McDonouzh 81 Ballan-
Lyne's foundry. Friday he arrested young
white man named Nahamon, who has been
al employe of the place, on suspicion Of be-
ing party to the larcenies with the negroes
already in Jail. Nahamon gave bond and
claims he can prove his innocence.