The news & observer., 1898-02-23
RECEIVERS STOLEN GOODS
ARREST MADE AT UNION STA
TION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
PRELIMINARY TRIAL SET FOR TO-DAY
Some of the Stolen Property Was Sold to
Mahler's Sons--The Burglar Has
Sporty Appearance and Has
Visited Raleigh Before.

At about $50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing young man of about u yers of
age, weighing about 130 pounds, clean
shaved, neatly dressed in a brownish
black suit, and having a scar on his
left check, entered Mahler's store and
offered for sale some old gold. The ar
ticles had been tested by acid and were
all Is karat gold.
The young man waited in the store
until Mr.. Fred Mahler arrived and DUR
ing his stay read a yellow almanac or
the Klondike Sun. When Mr.. Mahle,
arrived he offered for sale. gold watch
case, two gold rings, a gold heart, gold
eye glass frames, pair of gold buttons
and one gold stud. The articles We're
all i'll bad condition the works removed
from the watch case and the settings
from the rings. Mr.. Mailer examined
the gold and paid the man $40 for the
lot, which was the value of the gold
The man at Mr.. Mahler1s request
wrote his name and address ON small
slip of paper. He claimed TO be "P. 2.
Waine' and for his address he wrote
''JJ1 Halifax street. 1t is now
learned that no such man lives in Raj
on Halifax street.
The young man is evidently an eX-
perinced hand at dis business for he
withhold from Mr.. MahIer's sight.
Two other watches, tsiver), a watch
chain, pistol, razor, pair of opera glasses
and four rings.
AT $40 o'clock in the afternoon Ser
geant Mot Thompson caught II man,
who was attempting to leave on the
Southern Westbound train, answering
the description furnished by Mr.. Mahler.
The man was arrested and on his per-
son was found a card bearing the fol-
lowing:
CHESTER X. SCOTT.
With Richmond Cedar Works Co.
Manufacturers of Wooden Ware.
The man was carried to the police
station and identified by Mr.. Mailer
On the person of the prisoner was
found.
One Small ladies' watch.
Pair Silver link cuff buttons.
Imitation diamond stud.
Pair Opera Glasses.
One razor.
Two pistols, loaded.
Large bach old coins.
Three keys.
Ladies Chatelaine.
Chinese coins.
Two imitation diamond stick pins.
One large silver watch.
All of Mr.. Woolcott's property WIS
identified, and the prisoner placed i'll
separate cell.
Chief Of Police Norwood had telc-
al Al,
at O'Clock received the following telc-
gram:
Henderson, y. c.. Feb. -.
j. NJ. Norwood
Chief of Police, Raleigh. n. c.
We have man fits description exactly
Scar under left side chin. Claims to
come from Littleton. Home Athens, Ga
G.. l.. ADAMS.
As soon as the arrest was made here
Chief Norwood wired Mr.. Adams to
release his man.
The prisoner refused TO speak early
in the afternoon but later confessed to
Mr. WoolcOtt and described to him the
way the entrance to the house was eff
fected He acknowledged all and eX-
pressed regret that it should have been
his only friend whom he robbed.
The prisoner will not give his name
and Mr. Woolcott does not remember it,.
He will be given "a preliminary trial be-
fore the Mayor at 4 o'clock this after
noon. Htsi
1T was q peculiar coincidence" re-
marked the prisoner i'm the Station
House last night when interviewed by
the News and Observers representa- tive.
What was the coincidence" / asked.
''Well. You see twas this way came
the shrewd keen voice from behind the
bars. "Mr. Woolcott, whose house / en-
tered last night was the only man |
knew in Raleigh and / didn't know UNI
til this afternoon that it was his house
i had robbed"
Two years ago last November two
young cyclists from New York reached
Raleigh and while here were entertained
by Mr.. Fred WOOlcott. vino at that
time was agent for a standard bicycle.
The young men received royal treatment
here and pleasantly remembered Mr.
Woolcott. After leaving Raleigh they
went to Atlanta and in that city were
arrested for some trivial offence
Saturday night last one man who
reached Raleigh was one of the two
cyclists who had previously visited the
city. Now he is confined for burglary
of the house of the only friend he had
in Raleigh.
There is some probability that he will
lre tried for his life as this is one of
the few genuine burglarying cases in this
country in some time.
HOUSEHOLD GODS.