The Portland daily press., 1895-09-17
MERROW RE-ARRESTED.
Stolen Goods Scattered About Port
land.
A PEDLAR WHO SOLD FROM DOOR
TO DOOR.
People Having Goods which They Suspect
Came from the Gang are Advised to
Inform the Police-Carefnl Methods of
the Police.

Inform the EOIlC6-OdTclul McCnOuo "a
the Police.
The re-arrest Of George B. Morrow was
the most interesting feature yesterday OF
the work of the police in ferret1ng out
the combination of store thieves. Depu-
ty Marshal Sterling arrested Morrow IN
this city about o'clock yesterday al
ternoon As Morrow had been arrested
once and liberated on $500 bonds, it is
quite evident that the case against him
is more serious than first supposed-too
serious to risk his being at large on SO
little bail Morrow was taken to jail at
once.
During the evening Marshal Tricky
said that Morrow had been arrested for
receiving stolen goods other than those
for which he was arrested in Lynn. Mer-
row has been disposing of considerable
quantities of rugs, curtains, csc. A
clergyman of this city is one Of the in
nocent purchasers
The police were Industrious yesterday
and have succeeded in finding oonsidera-
BILE more goods. Marshal Tricky went to
Hamlin's grocery store on Lincoln street,
and there found s11OO worth Of goods be-
longing to Skiliin, Hawkes. & Co. These
goods consisted Of tea, sugar, etc.
Some /; goods belonging to Joyce Bros
&. Co., were also found in Hamlln' S
store and in three other places. 1t has
been learned that goods from the Joyce
store, like albums, silverware, etc., have
been sold from house to house in. this
city, and are widely scattered. The
goods belonging to this firm, and re-
covered yesterday, were valued at about
$3.50. The police decline SO far to give
the name of the man who has acted as
pedlar; and he has not yet been arrest
ed. The police department will probab-
ly advertise, warning people who have
bought these goods which they may now
suspect to have been stolen, to inform the
police. The goods found yesterday were
in the hands Of innocent holders.
The method of stealing from Skillin,
Hawkes. & Co., was very skilfuL Web
ster and whoever acted with him, carried
on their operations in a waysslittle likely
to be detected. If two or three boxes of
tobacco were piled together. they would
not be disturbed. Only from the large
piles would the boxes be taken, and
then no two boxes of the same brand
would be taken. Commercial street
wholesalers say that under this plan it
would be quite easy to get large amounts
OF goods from almost any wholesale
house. Stock is taken only once year,
and then the shortage could be detected
only Indirectly.
Both Arthur G. Webster and George
B. Morrow have counsel, Dennis Meaher
acting for Webster, and Woodside for
Morrow. For Dominicus E. Hamlin,
Carroll W. Morrill, will be attorney.
Officer Pickett put in all. of..hisltime
yesterday afternoon gathering in goods
from the various places.
Last evening Mr.. Joyce, of the firm of
Joyce Bros. g. Co., had longiinterview
with Arthur C. Webster at the jail
Last evening also Judge Robinson and
County Attorney True had consulta-
ton with Marshal Tricky, probably in
regard to the evidence to be produced at
the hearing Tin he..Municipal Court We'd
nesday morning.
John Conley, who works for a Wash
ington street grocer, claims that he saw
Morrow bring the key to Gabrielson' s
shop to have the duplicate made.
Young Arthur c. Webster is evidently
making a clean brea.o Of it, and will
probably be theymost important witness
for the state 1t is evident that he was
not the principal of the gang; although
he was it's efficient and active agent His
gains he disposed of largely in hiring
teams and at the poker table.
Messrs Skillin, Hawkes. & Co. state
that the key to their store which was lost
does not figure ing the robbery. The key
was not lost until near the middle of July,
while the thieving began last February
BIZ means of a duplicate key made from
Edward G. Webster's key. The, key was
undoS btedly lost in July, and was lost
in such way as not to necessitate the
changing of lock.
The goods belonging to Skillin,
Hawkes. & Co and recovered from
Hernandez's store amount in value to
about 1925.
During the past two years the fire de-
partment was called twice to John Her
nandez's store ON Commercial St. The
first time was Sept. goth 1898, when the
insurance carried was 81, 700 and the stock
was worth but 50, 600 The second time
was January 10Th 1895, when the lnsur-
ance was about 49, 600 and the value of
the stock about ST., 800. The feeling among
the insurance men after the fires was
that they were incendiary. In neither
case was the loss serious as the fires
were extinguished before the stock was
damaged, except by smoke, and it was
easy to calculate the value Of the goods.
On the day that Hernandez shot him
self, at about the middle of the afternoon,
he went into the store Of the T. B. Davis
Arms Company and bought the Car
ridges, which, undoubtedly, were Those
that caused his death. He said to the
clerk:
81 want box of cartridges. Pm going
on a long vacation. Goodbye"