The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-17
A TRAIN RoBBER CAUGHT.
George Edmunds Captured and His
Fence Discovered.


George Edmunds was arrested by De-
tective Morgan yesterday afternoon. Ed
munds is one of the men who has been
perslstently robbing the freight cars of
the roads leading out 'of Savannah for
the last several months.
Detective Morgan had information re-
Gently that Edmunds was peddling mer
chandise around the city in suspicious
manner, which, there was good reason to
believe, he had stolen. The detective had
Edmunds watched by his spoilers for a
few days and was soon convinced from
their reports that he was man whom
the railroads had wanted for some time.
When arrested Edmunds was engaged
In playing the lottery in house at Purse
and Jones street. He supposed that he
had been arrested for playing lottery, and
the detective did notundeceive him until
he had his man in a secure place. He then
accused him of rObbing the railroads of
the goods which he had been selling, and
told him he might as well own up. Ed
munds denied that he had stolen the
goods, and said they had been brought to
him by man employed on the railroad,
but whose name he did not know.
Detective Morgan sent Edmunds in to
the police barracks, and then went to his
house on Walker street near Lumber.
He told Edmunds' wife that her husband
was under arrest and he wanted to know
at once where he had the stolen goods
hidden. The woman was frightened and
pointed to the attic without a word. The
attic was mere loft under the roof. De
tective Morgan mounted up to where he
discovered one of the most miscellaneous
assortsments of stolen goods it has ever
been his lot to run across. The following
is partial enumeration of the find:
Several gross of spool thread, small guam
tity of plug tobacco, mems, women's and
children's shoes, razor, case of fine
smoking tobacco, Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad lantern, small guam
tity of smoked bacon, bolt of white
shirting and one of yellow homespun, a
case of parlor matches and number of
other articles.
Detective Morgan says Edmuuds has
sold goods to a number of small mer-
chants throughout the city, some of whom
have been spotted, who. if they do not at
once return the stolen goods, will also be
arrested under the charge of receiving
them.
Edmunds is a mulatto, about 35 years
old, with a mustache and small side
whiskers. He claimed to have been en-
ployed recently at the Central railroad,
but his wife said he had been working as
a swiJchmen at the Florida Central and
Peninsular road. He is believed to be
one of the parties who robbed a Savan-
nah Florida and Western railway car of
a wagonload of bacon one night about two
weeks ago. He had a partner working
with him, who Detectives Morgan hopes
to pick up in a few days.
The way in which the detective made
sure of his man was this; He got on to
sale of fine cigars which Edmunds had
made to a groceryman. Upon investiga-
tion he found that these cigars were part
of a shipment of cigars made by the Sa-
sannah Grocery Company by the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad This
proved conclusively that Edmund was
dealing in stolen goods.
Detective Morgan receives no pay from
the railroads for this work, as all the
roads have their own detectives, but as
the thefts occurred in this county and the
information was in his possession, he be-
lieved it to be part of his duty TO follow
up the matter and make the arrest. 1t
is not long since he made similar haul of
railroad plumber Several arrests were
made, but as the thefts could not be
proved on the parties arrested, they were
released.