Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-01
IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
While Detectives and the Police Officer
Were Catching Robber it De-
velops he is a Forger

Edmund Shimp, Lower Alloways
Creek farmer, was robbed by his hired
man Sunday.
Mr.. Shimp lives near Hancocks
Bridge, on his fathers farm. About
week ago, white man, giving the name
of Clarence Garrison, came to his place
and wanted to hire with him. He claimed
to have come from New Castle, Del. Mr..
Shimp hired the man.
Sunday the fellow went up and
down stairs several times, but Mr..
Shimp, who was at home, thought moth
ing about it. Sunday night, between six
and seven o'clock, Garrison left the
house and did not return. When he had
been gone couple of hours, Mr.. Shimp
discovered that his gold watch was gone.
Further search revealed that his revolver
was gone; one of his wife's gold bracelets
was gone, and that $5 in cash was gone.
Then search was begun to be made for
Mr.. Garrison. 1t was found that he had
been at Harmersville last evening, but
that was the last trace found of him.
Mr.. Shimp went to Salem and pnt Con-
stable Carney on his trail Sunday, and
Monday morning at o'clock he was in
this city, and he put Detective Frank J..
Lore also on his trail.
While the detective was hurrying
around on a hot trail in town for the rob-
ber, Mr.. Shimp gave his description to
officer Parvin. The officer, about half
past nine O. clock, espied the fellow seated
on Jacob Mengers store step. He went
over to Mr.. Shimp, who was near by, and
said, ''you remain here, and I will walk
past him, and when I get near him, you
come in sight, and if it is the man want
ed, you nod your head"
Officer ParYin then walked up the
street, passed the fellow, and looking
back at Shimp, the farmer nodded his
head, and the officer seized Garrison. AS
he took him to the lookup to hold him,
Detective Lore and Constable Carman
came up to take him to Justice POWELL s
Office, the Justice having issued war
rant for him.
Officer Parvin had searched him before
the detective and constable came up, and
recovered the watch, revolver, bracelet,
two pocket books and $3.50 in money.
At Justice Powell's Office, the Justice
stated the crime having been committed
in Salem county, his court did not have
jurisdiction over him, and he at once
turned him over to Detective Lore, to be
taken to Justice Samuel Murphy's court,
in Salem county, where warrant had
been already issued for him.
Before the detective got off with him,
Officer Parvin again appeared with Ed
ward E. Reeves, Of Port Norris. Mr..
Reeves saw the fellow when the officers
were taking him to Justice Powell's Of
flee, and recognized him as the person
who was wanted in Millville for forgery.
Mr.. Reeves, as soon as he saw the fell
low and knew that he was arrested, re-
ported this information to Mayor Appel
gate, who Immediately communicated
with the authorities at Millville.
The result of this was that Garrison,
who is quite young man, was held to
await the arrival of officer Bullock from
Millville. He will be given hearing in
that city, before he goes to Salem.
It seems that the young fellows home
is at baskerville, N. j., and that he lived
with his grandfather, I. M. Cox. He is
accused of forging his grandfather's name
to a check, and passed the check off on a
Millville clothing merchant for a suit OF
clothes-the very suit, it was stated, that
he had on when arrested.
1t was an important capture at least and
reflects credit ono fficer Parvin who made
the capture.
The check forged was for $36. and it
was passed on Mr.. Wilson, clothing
merchant. He admitted the robbery and
also the forgery.
STILL SPREADING.