The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-20
PIERCE BEHIND BARS.
All Of Mrs. GraysOn's stolen JeveIry
Recovered Wy the City Detectives.

All Of Mrs. GraysOn's stolen JeweIFy
Recovered Wy the City Detectives.
William Pierce. the le-year-oId white
tramp. who made away last Sunday morn
ing with Mrs. W. L. Grayson's jewelry.
was brought into the city yesterday morn
ing by Edward Murray. the colored
Waterman at the Savannah. Florida ana
Western bridge over the Ogeechee river.
Murray, 10 whom his description had
been given. easily recognized him when
he started across the bridge the afternoon
before and arrested him. He turned the
boy over 10 Detectives Wetherhorn ami
Kiley, 70 whom Pierce practically made
a fun confession, telling the story Of the
robbery from the beginning.
II seems that he went into Mr.. Gray
sons room Sunday morning while the
family was at church and took Mr.. Gray
sons keys from his trousers pockets. He
found a key that fitted the bureau drawer
and on opening IL found the jewelry. He
took everything he saw. but left dia-
mond ring and one or two other articles
Of value. Which he probably overlooked In
his hurry.
After making the haul he had intended
he said. 10 go north, but his plans were
frustrated. He started from the house at
once for Cuyler swamp. and made his
way by the Buckhalter road TO the White
Bluff road. out Of which he went for a
distance Of about seven miles. and then
took the Dutchtown road until he came
to the house Of a negro named Hamp
Thomas
Here he stopped. stating he wanted to
remain for a day or so. and gave the
negro's wife the diamond pin and gold
neck chain.
Thomas went out and told the story
OF the boys presence in his house to an
To-
Constantine went 10 Thomas house IN
the guise of a detectives spotter. and
when Pierce learned what was up he
broke out the back door and made for
the swamp. Constantine caught up with
him, however. and made MIN halt at the
point Of a pistol Pierce then gave Con-
stantine the gold watch and fob chain,
which was set with rubies and diamonds,
10 let him go. He gave away the necklace
and another diamond pin for something
to eat. and when stopped by Murray at
the bridge he had only the diamond brooch
left in his possession. This was taken
charge of and turned over to the detec-
tives
Pierce seemed a little confused when he
was telling the detectives the story OF
the steal At one time he said he wished
10 God that Mrs. GraysOn had her jew
elry back and he had something to eat,
and again he made the statement that he
wished he had placed a bottle OF chlo-
reform beside him after taking the jew
elry and then on their return Mr. and
Mrs. Grayson would have thought he was
chIoroformed and the house robbed in
their absence.
With the information which they got
from Pierce Detectives Wetherhorn and
IGiley set about at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning to recover the stolen property,
and before o'clock in the afternoon
they had in their possession every piece
OF jewelry that had been stolen. Watch,
fob necklace, chain. brooch pins and all
that was taken was recovered and turned
over to Mr.. Grayson. The youthful and
ungrateful tramp who committed the
theft will be turned over to the superior
court and tried for the crime he has COM
mitted,