The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-03
THE LOOSE Ends.
Inspector Owen Engaged in
Getting Them Together.
WEBER HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVE
Has Been Investigating Some Matters That
He Thinks the Authorities Ought to
Know About Arrests May
Follow His Return,

Know About Arrests May
Follow His Return.
Insp otor A. p. Owen remains In this
city and 1t is understood Is working
quietly on several important fea ures of
the matter in which Attorney W. j.
Piero has SO prominently figured. 1t is
said there are several points which we're
overlooked in the excitement Of the first
days following the numerous arrests which
now require special efforts to satisfactor-
lily adjust, and the inspector, assisted by
the police, is by no means inactive.
What their efforts will result in can only
be conjeotured, but it is promised that the
end is not yet.
Deputy Revenue Collector Weber, who
has been unusually alert during the past
week, went to Cleveland this morning
to consult U. s. officials in regard to
certain dark transactions in this city
he has been investigating. Arrests are
likely to follow upon his return. To the
News. Democrat he refused to talk for
publication, say ing that things had not SO
shaped themselves that publicity could
be given the r suit of his work.
A MASSILLON STORY.
TIE Massillon Independent prints the
following under glaring headlines, and 1t
is reproduced for what 1t is worth:
Solomon Mossholder, form rly of 121
Canal street, Massillon, and now a
denizen Of parts unS nown, may not have
been directly implicated in the Massillon
postoffice robbery, although there are
suspicious circumstances but he is, never
theless, very bad man and one much
wanted by the local authorities and many
individuals. The atii iavit at the mayor 8
office was filed by Louis Moser, who
charges Mossholder With having obtained
under false pretenses groceries to the
value of $21.19, SO in cash and watch
valued at $40. Mossnolder repres .nted
that he was employed by the Wheeling g.
Lake Erie railroad company, and soon
gained Mr.. Moser's confidence. He
bought all his groceries at the Moser store
and never p i'd for them, borrowed SO
when he was hard pressed, and shortly
after induced MIR. Mo er to loan him his
watch for short time, as he wanted to
go to Canton and was afraid he might
miss his car if not provided with time
piece.
Mossholder never paid his landlady,
Mrs. Myers, a cent of rent. He, with his
wife and child, moved into her Canal
street property on February L. Other
things that he secured without payment
were two sewing machines, a load of coal,
an album, clock, five pictures, furniture
and much besides. He succeeded in
carrying away every article that was
portable and sold much of what was not,
including a quantity Of coal. The sew
ing machines and some of the furniture
was left behind, and that is about all. 1t
was his scheme to buy everything on the
lnsOallment pan, MAKE tne nrst payment
and many good promises.
MOssholder used to make frequent
trips to Canton, and he talked great
deal about prominent lawyer who was
his particular friend On the day that
W. j. Piero was in Uhrichsville, just
previous to the postofflce burglary there,
so was Mr.. Mossholder. He went there
to look after some property, he told his
neighbors. Wnen he was first seen after
the burglary, one hand was in bandagss.
He said he had been in fight, but the re
were no other marks upon him, and peo-
pie who saw the injury say it might have
been inflicted by being struck by sharp
piece of iron, thrown with great force.
When the news reached the neighborhood
that Piero had been arrested, there was
great commotion in the Mossholder
and the same day its every
member AMI all that was of value dis
All this may mean great
deal, and 1t may mean, nothing. Moss
holder is not to be found. Marshal
Markell went to Bolivar yesterday in
search of the man, but found no trace of
him.