The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-03
HELD FOR
BURGLARY.
An Old Offender With Many Alias in
The Tolls.
MAKES A PLEA OF GUILT
He Acknowledges Being an Accomplice
and Charges Another Man With Being
the Real Burglar-A Denial.

Enoch Seibert, alias Adam Bovolski
alias Ladosky, alias Amos, was brought
to town last evening from Sunbury to
answer charges Of burglary and receiving
stolen goods. Seibert was brought here
handcuffed by William B. Jones, of Mt.
Carmel representative of County d
tective Amour, Of this place.
Seibert was arrested several weeks apo
in Mt. Carmel while trying to dispose of
large number of watch chains, charms
and sleeve buttons. 1t was suspected that
the goods were stolen and while Seibert
was held in the Sunbury Jail to await
trial on charge of peddling without a
license efforts were made to trace the
iewelry, and with success
1t was found that the chains and sleeve
buttons had been stolen from the store
of Samuel Block, on South Main street
this town. When Seibert was called for
trial at Sunbury ou Monday the nominal
charge against him was mol pressed and
he was turned over to Special Officer Jones.
When Seibert appeared before Justice
Williams last night he was neatly dressed
and did not look by any means like the
ordinary run of burglars. He is good
looking and speaks English we'll. His
general appearance is directly contrary
to his record.
Seibert was told of the charge against
him and said he was guilty only as an
fcomplice. He stated that on the night
= pEe 8, last, he met one Stlney Ketolski
n .g,nr. ION on South Main street and after
6t., - - .eral drinks Ketolski persuaded
nvs1o. - - sle '~v of Bloeos store. It
Seibert says that Ketolski gave MIN
large knife and told him to stand guard
at the door. Ketolski then went into the
house and came out with his pockets full
of jewelry. He made two trips into the
place and secured iewelry each time.
After the burglary Kotolski and Seibert
went to Turkey Run and the former tried
to persuade his brother to keep the iewelry
in his house. The brother refused and
the two men hid the stolen property in
bush. Seibert says he then left town and
sought work at other |
places He returned, and being short of
money took the jewelry and tried to sell |
it at Mt. Carmel.
Upon this statement Justice Williams
issued a warrant for Ketolski's arrest last |
evening and he was taken into custody. |
The accused man denied Seiberts story
in toto and said he was in no way engaged
in the burglary.
Seibert, on the other hand, repeated his |
story in the presence of Ketolski, and
parts of it were confirmed by Policeman
Walaitls and Ketolski's brother Walai- |
tis said he saw two men leave the rear of |
Blocks place about four o'clock in the
morning of the day stated by Seibert. |
Walaitis blew his whistle for assistance,
but the men disappeared in the mean
time. The brother testified that Ketolskl |
and Seibert called at his house in Turkey
Run, but he was not clear as to the object
of the call.
About seventy watch chains and dozens
of sleeve buttons were spread upon the
Justices table and Mr.. Block identified
them as his property. Several watches
which were found in Ketolski's house
were also produced, but not identified
Justice Williams decided to hold Seibert
and Ketolski for further hearing this
evening and they are confined in the
lookup.
Policeman Walaitis has warrant for !
Seibert for robbing South Main street |
barber shop.
Three cases of burglary against Seibert |
were mol. pressed at Pottsville during the
last term of court, because the District |
Attorney could not find Seibert, who was
in the Sunbury jail at the time.