The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-10-23
His House Was Searched and Revealed a
Large Quantity Of Stolen Goods
Some We're Identified.
DESTROYED BY FIRE
4 Small Residence on the Edge Of Town
Burned Down Tuesday Morning
Loss Covered By Insurance.
PROBABLE IMPORTANT ARREST.
John Havlstko is Finally Embraced With
in tho Meshes of the Law.

John Havlatko is Finally Embraced With
in tho Meshes of the Law.
Friday night sore person broke into
the carpenter shop belonging to W. Fl.
Bloss over on east First street, the en-
trance to the building being effected by
removing large window glass in the
front of the building. Mr.. Bloss has
several stoves in the shop and he no
ticed when he came down in the morn
ing that the doors of some of the stoves
were gone. He at once discovered the
absent window glass and the marks OF
blood on the sash, the person having
evidently cut his hand in removing the
glass. Mr.. Bloss looked around and
saw small spots of blood on the side
walk, which led in an easterly direc-
tion. MIR. Bloss followed the trail of
blood for several blocks until he was
satisfied where it would lead to and
then returned down town to secure a
search warrant. With Deputy Brooks
he returned and took up the trail of
blood again which led them to the
home of John Havlatko. On the gate
was some blood and likewise on the
door. II was quite evident that Hav-
latko was the man who had entered the
carpen$er shop, and to further verify
the assumed fact John was seen aud it
was noticed that the little finger on his
| right hand was severely cut. There
were five doors taken from Mr.. Bloss'
stoves and the officers began a search
for them but were unable to find but
one door, which was broken and on
which was clot of blood. Mr.. Brooks
thought that there was strong posi-
bllity that some of the goods recently
stolen from the Mitchell Dry Goods Co.
we're secreted in the house and set about
to institute search for these goods.
After going pretty thoroughly over
the house Mr. Brooks was rewarded by
finding the silk handkerchiefs, muff-
lers and small quantity of lace goods
T. G. Burns was sent for and he
promptly identified the goods as remov.
ed from their store last week, but fur.
ther investigation failed to reveal the
silk and satin goods stolen as the same
time. A warrant was issued for the ar.
rest of Havlatko, his wife and three
sons and they were put under arrest
by Sheriff Cook and placed in Jail Sat
urday noon. Another search of the
Haylatko promises was instituted il
the afternoon and the officers were
pretty we'll rewarded for the time spent
They succeeded in unearthing three
fur coats, three pairs of pants, one sui
of clothes, ladies gold watch, quan
tity of dresss goods, two pieces of tailor
goods, one of which was identified by
P. suchy as having been stolen from
his tailor shop last July, several pairs
of gloves and a shot gun in a case.
1t has been srspicioned for the pas
> year or two that John vas fence fol
fellows who have been doing consider
: able stealing in the past and from tn,
amount of goods found in his house it i
quite evident that he has been doin.
alarge business in this line. The off
GERS have tried time again to get cley
to Johns dealings but so far he has beel
able to thwart their designs. The bal
ance of the goods remain unidentife'
at the court house and are probabl
the property of merchants residing il
q otheI towns.
J.,lI IN