The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-12
ROBBED The HOUSE.
Leslie w. Tower Took
Everything That
Wasn't Nailed.
LEFT IN CHARGE OF THE PLACE.
He Tried to Dispose OF the
Goods and Was
Arrested.

1t is getting dangerous to steal in
Worcester, and as a second instance of
the swift and unerring course Of justice
IN Worcester in two days, Leslie w
Tower is locked up at station /, charged
with the larceny of various articles,
among them two gold watches, two
overcoats, a photograph album and
some wearing apparel from Mrs. Lillian
Golfers boarding house at SO Main
street.
The first instance where the Worces-
ter police did good work was in the ar
rest Of James Sullivan and Adolphus
Bedard by Inspector Stone and Officer
James Burke for highway robbery, and
last evening Officers James O'Connor
and James Davidson added another lau-
rel to the crown by bagging Leslie.
For some time burglars have been
playing in luck, but it has now ended.
Last night Tower was noticed on
Front street by officers Davidson and
O'Connor with bundle under his arm,
and as he acted suspiciously and tried
to avoid the officers they kept an eye
on him and finally caught him trying to
dispose Of the bundle to a pawnbroker
on Spring street
He was delivering a lengthy argu-
ment to the prospective customer when
the officers mixed up in the converse
ton. and on examination found that the
bundle contained two overcoats, pho
tograph album and an umbrella. Tow
err could not give a satisfactory explain
alton as to where he got them, and he
was promptly placed under arrest and
sent to station / in the police wagon.
At the station he was again ques-
toned, and falling to give satisfactory
answers, he was locked up for drunken
ness by Lieut.. Johnson.
The goods were placed in the cap
tain's office, and had not been there two
hours when Mrs. Golfer came in and
reported that she had hired a man and
his wife to take care of her boarding
house while she was away on her vaca-
ton, and the man had looted the house
from top to bottom some time yesterday
and taken everything he could lay his
hands on. Il took him in and gave him
employment, and he took an unfair ad-
vantage by stealing everything in the
house." said Mrs. Golfer and Lieut.
Johnson, after inquiring and finding out
that two overcoats. a photograph al
bum, two watches and an umbrella had
been stolen, produced the bundle, and
Mrs. Golfer identified the coats and al
bum as hers. Tower also had the UNI
Drella IN the bundle, and that was 1den-
titled as property of one of Mrs. Colt
ers boarders.
Two watches were also stolen, and in
Towers pockets when he was searched
at the station pawn tickets for two
watches were found. Mrs. Golfer could
not tell at the time what else had been
stolen from the house, as several of her
boarders were out, but a complete list
Of the missing articles will be produced
in the central district court this morn
ing when Tower is tried.
The charge of drunkenness against
Tower was changed to larceny, and he
will be tried on that charge this morn
ing.
Mrs. Golfer left the house in full
charge of Tower and his wife when she
Went away. and or returning last even
ing was notified that someone had been
through the house and number of ar
ticles stolen. AS Tower did not show
up he was suspected, and had been in
custody two hours before she got to-
station to make the complaint.
There is little doubt but what the
pawn tickets are for the missing
watches and this morning a round of
the pawnshops will be made and the
stolen articles brought into court.