Evening star., 1895-05-28

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latter Fart OF May. In striking contrast to
| locate it, as it is expected that a consider
| able quantity of other stolen property will
| then be found.
| Taylor and Boyer We're both well dressed
| and bore every evidence of being prosper
Gus. The former is thirty-seven years of
| age and the latter twenty-seven.
Invented Puzzles.
| Boyer has quite a history as an inventor
of puzzles. 1t was he who several years
| ago brought out the Pigs in Clover"
which became quite a rage throughout the
| country. He received royalty each
puzzle ard realized quiteia handsome sum,
| but spent the money as fast as he got it.
| He later brought out number of other
| puzzles, among them the aluminium PuZ-
| zle" and the Prison Problem" He re-
marked after his arrest in speaking of the
| latter that he now had problem on hand
| that beat his puzzle all hollow. He lived
| in Washington number of years and was
| never regarded with suspicion before. 1t
| is said that he has posed as professional
detective, but, SO far as Is known, did not
attempt to do anything dishonest at any
place where he was employed in that ca
pacty. ''
| Boyer has also had some theatrical eX-
periel ce, having been at one time advance
| agent for the Primrose and West min
| strels. Subsequently, he was the hacker
and advance agent of company called
| ''Boyds Mnstres.' In the latter enter
prise he lost considerable money. Lately
| he has been engaged in selling advertising
| devices of various kinds.
| At the fifth precinct station last night
| Boyer was inclined to be very talkative
and to pr 1teSt that he was innocent OF any
| wrong doir e. alleging that all the trouble
| that he had gotten into had been brought
| upon him by Taylor. The latter rebuked
| Boyer. telling him he was a chump, and
+ that if he did not keep his mouth shut he
| would give everything away.
More Goods Found.
This morning Officers Reagan and Mari
| again visited the house, 239 Jackson
street, occupied by Taylor and Boyer, ana
! after another search of the premises found
an additional lot Of druggists goods,
! which have been taken to police head
| quarters to await identification.
| Before Judge Miller.
| This morning Taylor and Boyer were
| arraigned in Judge Miller's court on a
| charge of burglarizihg Truslow's store and
| there were also charges of petit larceny
| against Taylor. The police had all the
| plunder ir court evidence and Lawyer
| Mess, who appeared for the prisoners
| plead not guilty for them. Taylor's cases
| OF petit larceny were first heard, and when
| the cases for the prosecution had closed the
| prisoner went on the stand and denied the
| charges. On cross-eXaminauon he Sald ne
| had lived at Burlington, Iowa, ana other
places in the west, and he had been mere
| but a short time when he found employ
ment in Wares drug store. He claimed
| that the alleged stolen goods We're brought
| here from the west.
| BOYER, in his testimony said that he and
| Taylor Were brothers-in-law. Boyer said
| he had lived here twelve years, and, in ad-
| oition to getting out patents for different
puzzles, he conducted the baby show at
| Albaugh's last year. He recommended his
| brother-in-law to DR.. Ware, and later his
| brother-in-law came to his house to board.
He said he was at home Friday night with
| his wife and family.
| Dr. Taylor, he said, gave him 81 Saturday
| morning, including the mutilated cent, and
| he spent it at the store from where it had
| been taken.
| Boyer protested his innocence, and char
| acterized his arrest an outrage.
| Taylor next went the stand and de-
elared that Boyer was vas, innoeent, S1na, no.,,nu
| about the case, and he is unjustly prose-
| cuted."
The pennies he gave Boyer. he said, he
| got in payment for patent medicine.
DO you want to tell about getting in
| that back Window" the court asked.
| Il didn't get in any back window" he
| answered.
| Following this he told the court that he
| is no "chump," and said he knew If he
| did not tell the truth he would Hget 1t in
| the neck
was given, and the court also heard the
| evidence of the police concerning the cor
| respondence between the men in the sta
| ton, and held them in $500 security for
| the action Of the grand jury. Taylor was
| given three months for petit larceny.
Boyer.s Plea.
| Boyer then arose and made an earnest
| plea in his own behalf. He spoke of his
wife and little child, who, he said, needed
his services. He had lost his effects in
fire, his lots were sold for an Indebtedness
and he is now without anything except his
| household effects.
| 1t then came out that Boyer had made
| proposition to buy TrusloW's store, and was
| to have given lots in exchange for 1T. These
| lots, he said. he expected to get through
| the Boyens' firm that has skipped out
"I am connected with five organizations
| here" he said in conclusion, and II I'm
| a swindler I've swindled the people for
| twelve years"
The prisoners were committed in default
| of security.