The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-12
CHARGED wIrH nonsE STEALING.
Detective Amour Arrests The Accused nnd
Receivers the Iropcrty


Detective Amour Arrests The Accused ana
Receivers the Property.
Detective Amour yesterday accomplished a
clever piece of work by taking into custody
three men charged with stealing a team of
horses. covered wagon aud load of sweet
potatoes ou the 2ud inst. from % man residing
lt NuuistoWu. Amour was first notified of
the caso yesterday morning by the receipt of
% warrant by mail with % letter, the latter
stating that three men had left Norristowu
with the stolen property ON the date stated
aud it WAS believed that the men had driven
TO lHia part of the state. SO description of
thc men was given. The warrant only called
for the arrest of one man aud contained the
additional charge of emhezllcmout,
Amour commenced work on the case at
once aud learned that three men travelled
about town ON Monday and Tuesday dispos
ing of sweet potatoes at prices lower than
the local hucksters could buy them at
wholesale. IL was also learned that they left
town carly yesterday morning but could not
be traced until late i'm the afternoon when
Amour heard that they were selling sweet
potatoes at Brownsville. He went there, but
found they had left. Amour boarded an
electric car and travelled to VIM Penn where
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shenandoah a short time before. The detec-
tive boarded a returning car and at the
corner of Coal and Main streets overlook the
sought-for team in charge of two men.
Stopping the team and climbing into the
wagon Amour asked the men, Are you from
Center county," Both promptly replied
that they were, whereupou Amour said, 81
place you under arrest for peddling without
license" The men treated the charge
lightly and said they were only working on
salary for a third man and if there was any
charge of that kind their boss would fix the
matter up.
The Center county and peddlng yarn that
Amour gave the men was only mask to
shield his true mission, because the third
man was missing and it was suspected that
he was the important one. The yarn worked
eilectually. The two men under arrest
cheerfully accompanied Amour to their
stable at the east end of Apple alley,
where they unhitched and put away the
horses, They then accompanied the officer
to Justice I.awlor's office and were armignod
on charge of peddling without a license.
The men gave their names as Thomas aud
Hugh o. 'Brieu, brothers, and residence as
Philadelphia They are poorly dressed and
hard looking characters They stated that
they were in the employ of one James Wood,
who had gone to Mahanoy City and promised
to meet them at the stable after their return
from VIM. Penn. The men were taken to
the lookup and placed in cell after many
protests, although tt ey made no resistance
They protested against being locked up on
such q petty charge and evidently did not
suspect the real nature of the case. They
urged the officer to let them know as soon as
Wood would return to town, so that he could
pay the fine and have them released.
After locking up the prisoners Amour went
to the stable at the northeastern outskirts of
the town and engaged a man to hitch up the
horses and transfer them to Niswcnters $
stable. Amour had been there but few
minutes when man Of trampsh appearance
walked into the stable aud up to the horses.
Seeing a stranger putting on the harness he
asked whats going ON here" The new
conner proved to he James Wood and he was
promptly placed under arrest. He was taken
before Justice Lawlor and committed to the
lookup on the real charges pending the ar
rival Of the complainant, Alonzo Wells, from
Norristown. When Woods was placed in the
cell with the other two men none made any
remarks, but the trio no doubt fully arrived
at an understanding of the situation when
left TO themselves. Woods is not stranger
here, having worked as huckster for Cham
bers, of Mahanoy City, few years ago. lie
denies all the charges and says he can show
that he is the owner of the horses and wagon
MI Wells arrived from Norristown this
morning and identified the three men. lie
said Woods and himself We're i'm partnership
in the huckster business at Norristown. On
the 2nd inst he gave Woods S52 to go TO
Philadelphia to purchase a load Of apples and
that was the last seen of the latter until to-
day. Woods owns one Of the horses and the
other belongs to another Norrstown man.
Wells says Woods is wanted at PhoeniXvlle
FOR fraudulently removing car load Of
watemelons from railway depot at Phoenix
Vile and at Norristown for stealing Il soldiers
license and Si5. A Norrstown officer is ex-
pected here this evening to take charge of
the prisoners.