The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-02-26

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They claimed to have come from country
where they had to pay no license and said they
were going to Highlandtown. Hoon and Davis
arrived in Dublin while was there. proceed
ed them to Bel Air. They offered to put up the
cost of going to Baltimore to prove their claim
as to whom they were"
JOHN H. FISHER,
81 live in, and am town bailf and special
deputy sheriff of Bel Air, and was in December.
On Sunday, December 18th. Twas called upon
about 2. NJ. by Amos Jones, Simon Brown,
Murphy Bateman and Charles Whitaker, and
told ! wanted up town. l saw.the team
and stopped, turned and took them to jail. 1
held them until Squire Barnes came down.
Hoon did all the talking. He said he had
bought one horse in Philade lphia and one in
| Peunsy lvania, and had owned the team about
four months. He did not know who he had
bought them from and had no receipt. took
Hoon over to the Jail yard and told him to I'M
load the wagon. There were two jimmys in
| the wagon and four revolvers. (The articles
were produced and offered in evidence) They
said that they lived in Highlandtown and gave
the street and number, also the name OF theft
| landlord. l took them to Jail. They offered
me So to pay my expenses, &c. l told II en-.
no. but il found them all right, they could
| pay my expenses. l went to Baltimore and
| found the premises. Mr. Leonard came on af-
wards l was told he was here and went down
/ to the stable, not with him, however. Quite a
! crowd was gathering. The teamGhad been
| taken down to Herbert Flowers stable. Robt.
| c. Richardson advised that Mr.. Leonard should
| be allowed to pick out his own property. He
went in and recognized his horses and wagon
also. / saw him leave the Jail yard with his
team, and it was the same team which had been
taken by from the men. Hoon and Davis could
not tell the name of the man from whom they
bought the wagon. have received no reward
and none was offered"
Gross eTamHed.-"They said when they were
arrested that they were not horse thieves, but
pedl"rs, and'gaye me their correct address. l
found i'll their possession box containing sew
eral articles, silk muflers, shoes, &c, &c. THE
box sent for and its contents exhibited in
court.) That is all of the goods. There was
but one paper and that was given to Marshal
Frey, of Baltimore, The team was not apprais-
cd by me-"
AMOS JONES.
This witness coroborated the testimony of
Mr.. Brown.
ROBERT C. RICHARDSON.
81 reside at Churchville and am merchant
there. On Sunday, December 18th, was in
Bel Air and had started for Churchville. when
| noticed a crowd and stopped to see tie Gauge
| went over to the magistrates Office and saw
the two men. I examined the team and found |
it was made in New Jersey. | saw the Phila- |
dslphia papers, but could fad no advertise |
mcnts. On Monday got another Philadelphia |
paper and saw that team had been stolen |
from Mr.. Leonard, and telephoned to Bel Air |
for the men to be held. On Tuesday CON- |
muEicated with Leonard and received a reply |
describing the horses. / met Mr.. Leonard at |
Aberdeen and brought him to Bel Air. He |
went with me to Flowers stable and found his |
team there. l have held conversations with
Hoon. He said he got one horse in Philadel- |
pha, one in Baltimore and the wagon in Now
jersey"
Cross eTamination.-"I saw Hoon in Jail on
Tuesday after December 18th. The clipping
was taken from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
l was at the stable when the horses were iden-
titled. have taken a deep interest in the case.
l have valuable stock of my own, and while
this plumdering was going on did not know
when might lose some. Nobody has lost any
since. Hoon told me afterward, Now I'll tell
you the truth, l bought the team in Philadel-
phia'"
7. Murphy BAteman and Charles o. Whitaker
testified to being present at the arrest and hear
ing, and that the prisoner, Hoon, stated he had
bought one horse in Philadelphia and the other
in Pennsylvania and the wagon in New Jersey.
c. C, BARNES.
~ am Justice of the peace in Bel Air
There were two hearings before me. Hoon
said on Sunday afternoon that they had bought
one horse in Philadelphia and one in Pennsyl-
vania and the wagon in New Jersey. heard
him say afterward that he bought the team in
Philadelphia on Saturday morning. He had a
moustache at that time and a light beard. l
don't think the parties were sworn, but am not
positive. Mr.. Preston was not present. l was
present at Mr.. Richardson's interview with
Hoon and Davis on Tuesday, and remember
Hoon saying, L will tell you the truth, 1 bought
the team in Philadelphia.
Al. CRoCKER.
II live at Canton and am Chief of the Balti-
more County Police. / was in Bel Air and
present at the hearing in the Jail, on Monday or
Tuesday after the arrest. The Sheriff had
Hoon and Davis brought into the parlor. Hoon
said he was a pedler and lived on Highland
avenue. He told me he had left Baltimore with
Il single team, with one of these horses, and had
bought the other in Philadelphia. He was
very conflicting in his statements to me-"
sheriff Cooley and Deputy Sheriff Forsythe
detailed the manner of Davis escape. The
latter testified to Hoon's having told him of
purchasing the bay mare for S2S in Pennsyva-
MIA three or four months previous, and the
black mare Philadelphia, while he got the
wagon in New Jersey. There were no induce
ments held out to Hoon in order to get the
story of Davis escape. He afterwards told me
ne had bought the team in Philadelphia and
paid 500 for them.
The State here rested its case.
THE DEFENSE
Adolph Hoon, the prisoner, was the first wit
ness.
am 30 years old and was born in Russian |
Poland, and have been in this country nearly
yeaI had been here before and returned
to Russia, where married When l came to
America the last time could not find work and
/ went out pedling. met Joseph Davis, who
was pedler, and went into partnership with
him. lived at 749 Ryan st. about five months
and moved to Highlandtown, where l lived
when was arrested. was going home from
Philadelphia at that time. left Philadelphia
with the same team that that had when ar
rested. Davis and went out on Friday to buy
a team, going to the auction place ON Market
street. A man met us and told us he had
team to sell. 1t was in New Jersey and we
were to come to 80 SAMSON street. We went
there between and O'Clock on Saturday.
He asked SS5 for the whole business, but fin
ally sod it to us for $50. 1 bought the team
from u man from Camden, and paid him for
it. | did not cross the ferry from Camden to
Philadelphia on Saturday morning. / left
Philadelphia at eleven o'clock that day. The
first time saw Mr.. Dorell was in the Jail. !
never saw him before. When 1 came to this
country had 81 800. l invested it in goods 1t
is all gonr now. told certain parties in Jail on
December 18th that got the horses in Phila-
delphia and the wagon from New Jersey man
| never told Robert c. Richardson or any one
else that bought one horse in Philadelphia
and one in Baltimore. | heard Il man say
ought to be lynched. | gave Mr. Fisher my
right address in Baltimore to prove that l was
all right. The iimmes found in my possession
are used to open boxes. | usually carried a
large stock of pistols and muffers for my ped
ling business, but never carried pistol in my
pocket. l did not break the lock off of my
door, but threw the iron bar which cut off the
bed to Davis, who broke his lock of and releas-
ed me and Coleman. could not get out of the
window Davis got out Of because was too