Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-01-11
MEAT THIEVES CAUGHT.
Bold Rcbberies Quickly Followed by the Arrest
of the Rogues.

l"O. MT. 1uOuds Ei.tS' WIZ i'''7
near Kearneysville. was one of the
first victims. Last Friday night the
thieves broke into his meat-house and
stole forty-seven pieces OF bacon,
mostly shoulders and hams, and all
the pudding and sausage he had. a
few pieces OF meat were left. They
took a wagon-load of choice bacon.
The next morning Mr.. Files tracked
the wagon to the pike, thence to
Schley's lane, and toward the Mar
tinsburg road, finally losing it with
out any further cue.
Sunday Mr. Ed Mckee noticed hogs
roofing at something in Mr. Geo. l..
Hoffman's woods, near Mr.. Files's
place, and upon examination found
the whole lot of meat covered over in
hole between somerocks. Mr.. Flies
was notified, and recovered all the
bacon in good order except about
half dozen pieces that had been
damaged by the hogs. Nobody
watched for the return of the thieves,
and Sunday night they returned and
got the meat that was left.
Sunday night the meat-house Of
Mr.. George Callahan, who lives on
the Gerling place, on Rocky Marsh,
about four miles west of Shepherds
town. was visited by thieves. They
cleaned it out. Hams, shoulders,
middlings, pudding and sausage and
ofTal were carried of, and they even
took the sausage suffer. Mr.. Gala
han called in the neighbors, and he
and Messrs. w. NJ. Lemen and NJ. Nj.
Knadler organized themselves into
detective force They did their work
well. They tracked the wagon used
by the robbers very carefully, and
when they got to a house about three
miles from Scrabble, in Berkeley
| county, they scented their meat
| They at once went to Martinsburg
and swore out search warrant, and
returning with all officer went to the
! house Of Thomas Gregory, man WHO
mad lived in that neighborhood about
three years. and arrested him aud
! Daniel DAYTON, who lived with him.
! A search of the premises revealed all
Of MIR. Callahan property and II lot
of other plumber, including large
quantity of bacon that had likely
! also been stolen, lot of wheat, Hour,
some harness, etc. a new Dayton
wagon and pair of horses had been
used in the robbery. One of the
horses had bald face, and its bride
had a cloth arranged so that it hung
in front of the animals head toprevent
recognition.
The prisoners were at once taken
TO Martinsburg and placed in Jail.
We understand they confessed to
stealing Mr.. Galatians meat, and
much other stuff from various per
sons. Mr.. Boremau's meat and lard
was also found among their plumber,
as well as some wheat they had stolen,
a lot of buggy robes, whips, blankets,
flour, etc. Then Messrs. Lucas and
Unger identified their harness, men
toned below, and there was general
recovery of stolen property.
Several wagon-loads of plumber
were taken to Martinsburg by the Of
ficers. In one load there was Mr..
Callahan's 81 pieces OF meat, the sau-
sage suffer and two cans Of lard, and
Mr.. Lucas's harness and carriage
tongue. Then followed Mr. Boreman's
IA pieces of meat, two cans OF lard
aud five bags of wheat; besides this
stuff there was also captured barrel
Of flour, two bags of potatoes, Mr..
Unger's harness, gun horse cover,
eight lap robes and blankets, several
whips, etc. Gregory was on the high
road to fortune it is said he has
Il. 900 in bank in Martinsburg, and
recently bought small farm besides
The evidence goes to show that Il
bad nest of thieves has been broken
up. 1t is believed that Gregory and
his pals have been stealing for years,
and many thefts are now accounted
for
The prisoners were promptly indict-
ed by the grand jury in session at
Martinsburg, and they will be tried
at this term of court.
The same gang of rogues operated
between Shepherdstown and Duf-
fields. One night recently the farm
Of Mr.. J. s. Lucas was visited by a
thief or thieves, who stole a set OF
buggy harness, robes, whip, &c. Last
Tuesday night Mr.. Charles Unger, IN
the same neighborhood, was also
robbed of set of almost new buggy
harness and the other equipment OF
the vehicle, even the carpet in the
bottom Of the buggy being taken.
The Martinsburg Statesmen Of last
Thursday says: Some thief or thieves
broke open the smOke-house OF Mr..
John Boreman near Falling Waters
last week and stole large quantity
of his meat. About twenty pieces
mostly hams, were taken and two
cans Of lard.
Last Thursday night Mr.. George f.
Folk, who lives near MiddIeway, was
robbed of twenty-one pieces OF meat
mostly hams aud shoulders.
At Ottoman. Va. n few DAYS ago,
Young man named John Cilver
drank two glasses of whiskey, siA oil
beer and seven of egg-uog. lie I'M