The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-25
A Rich Haul.


Davis, whose arrest on suspicion at
Dublin, Hartford county, was an
nounced last week, are in Bel Ali
Jail, being held for the February
term of court. The men were want
ed by the authorities of Baltimore
county and of New Jersey but the
Hartford authorities have refused to
give them up. Their home has
been located at 1906 Highland ave.,
Highlandtown BALTIC. county, and
an immense amount of plumber has
been fOnnd at this place, estimated
at 81 900 or $1,000 worth of goods.
The team which they had when
arrested has been identified by J.
L. Leonard of Iona, N. j., who
proved his ownership and drove
through Rising Sun last Monday GU
his way home. The outfit consisted
of a covered wagon, two horses,
harness and several lap robes, and
the thieves claimed to have bought
it from an unknown party in Phil
adelphia for $65.
On the men when arrested were
found four revolvers. There is a
belief that the men have been bur-
glarizing stores for several months,
and depended upon slow means of
travel in getting their pluder to
their house on Highland avenue.
Just how two men, however, could
have managed to rob stores and
haul away large cases of goods
without detection is more than the
authorities can solve, and it is this
seeming physical impossibility
which leads them to think that
Hoon and Davis are part of gang
that looted the stores. Through
the goods identified so far, the fol-
lowing robberies are laid to Hoon
and Davis: Jas. Lewis Leonard, of
Iona, N. j., lost a team of horses
and some robes, which he identified
at Bel Air; j. A. Sheridan, of
Chases Station, Baltimore county,
found at the house on Highland
avenue 125 pairs of shoes, and the
empty cases which had been stolen
from his place. At the time of the
robbery five hundred pairs of shoes
were stolen. Among some of the
effects was silver mounted set of
harness, which has been claimed by
R. M. Taylor, of Hillen road, as his
property. On Saturday f. Went
zell, merchant Of Elmer, N. j.,
went to Baltimore and identified
over $4,000 worth of clothing,
which had been stolen from his
store on Nov. 10. On Sunday j.
G. Jeffries, of West Grove, Pa,
who conducts store at that place,
went to Canton Station and identi
fed over $1,000 worth of goods
which had been stolen from his
place on the night of October 6.
The store had been entered by the
thieves breaking open a rear shut
ter with a '.jimmy," and the goods
stolen consisted of overcoats, trous-
ers and whole suits. There is a
quantity of goods yet unclaimed,
and it is expected that owners for
it will materialize in a few days.
The property adjoining 1906
Highland avenue was also searched
and the following goods were found:
An embroidered table cloth, a
chenille table cover, two skating
jackets, pieces of bingham and
muslin, and a pair of pantalocns.
In the stable were found bay
mare, a set of light harness and a
horse boot. All the goods were
removed to the Canton station house.
Property at the station house not
yet identified includes ninety two
portiere curtains, a lot of panta-
looms. underwear, shirts, horse
blankets, lap robes, $50 pairs of
shoes, lot of dress goods and mus
lin, harness, wagon and horse.
Isaac Kirk, whose store at Ere
mont was broken into and robbed
of a large quantity of goods about a
year ago, went to Canton last Tues
day but was unable to identity any
of the goods as those stolen from
his store.