The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-14
Chiokan Thieves bal State Prison.

On Thursday morning the prisoners
who were sentenced to state prison were
taken to Trenton. There were eight in
all, and they were in charge of Sheriff
Fleetwood, Joseph B. Fleetwood, and
constables Henry G. Claypoole, William
Fl. Thompson and Hamlet Ghaul.
AS the trolley car passed the farm of
Thomas Harker, the six chicken thieves
jumped up in their seats and began to tell
of their visit to that place, each one
pointing out some particular object to
show where he was in hiding. Il came
down that lane mile minute, eXclaim-
ed Dougherty, as he told of his fright on
account of the noise made by the chick
ems cackling.
Gentlemen, do you see that lovely city
off in the distance p asked Morris Har-
mon. THAT is 'Bucto | am now COM
PEELED to bid it adieu, as have conclud
ed to reside in Trenton for the next eight
years. "And that's no joke, Clipped in
his brother, Budd Harmon.
Proceeding little further up the road
the occupants of the car became alarmed
at an alteration that suddenly sprung up
between Dougherty and Shemeley. The
latter confessed against the Camden boy,
which has caused bitter feeling to exist
between them Dougherty struck She
meley powerful blow on the back of the
head, and before he had time to follow it
up with another, he was seized by Con-
stables Thompson and Claypoole and held
in his seat. Charles Giles, the horse thief,
had the flesh torn from the back of his
hand by the steel cuffs which fastened
him to Dougherty. When East Burling-
ton was reached there was more excite
ment because Shemeley took occasion to
get square with his friend by hitting
Dougherty heavily on the side Of the face,
That tallies one apiece, remarked She
meley, "and I'll give you another before
we get to prison" This time officer Ghaul
came to the rescue and showed the com
batants how easily he had subdued other
fractions persons on that same spot.
The party then boarded the train for
Trenton and on the way up all the smart
ness in their own peculiar vocabulary was
let loose. The prisoners smoked, talked
and sang, and they were greeted at Bor
dentoWn by detective Ellis II. Parker, who
continued on with the party
"Brace up, gents, shouted Dougherty, 7"
1--WE are now getting near our new board
ing house.
When the train stopped at Broad street
station the crowd alighted and formed in
w.
rangement with one of the officers, De-
tectiye Parker, who had camera and
who went along for the express purpose,
secured two snap shots of Shemeley, and
this will complete the group of pictures
that was wanted for the rogues' gallery.
Shemeley would not have his picture
takeu in Mount Holly with the rest of the
crowd and what he said when he found
ont wbais the detective had done, would
NOT look we,s' in print. In his anger he
made an effort 20 strike Dougherty again,
but joseph B. fleetwood thwarted his
purpose. =
II don't believe can LFVer preak OUT OF
that place" suggested FlC sd' ~ ne sur
veyed the massive walls of the oriso ~
Brush the feathers off your coat, " ap-
py," commanded Morris Harmon, OF
they'll give you five years more when yol,
get on the inside"
There goes my last cigar, sadly re-
marked each prisoner, as he passed the
portals of that dreaded institution.
Here they were ushered into a room ad-
joining the clerks Office where they were
searched and relieved of a number of ar
ticles. Shemeley and Giles were recog-
nized as old offenders, and the brief soH
cial moments that followed caused laxity
in the proper demeanor of the prisoners,
who were inclined to regard the proceed
ing as a joke and they began to laugh
Suddenly gruff voice broke in on the
scene like this: ''Shut upl Stand erect
Fold your armsl Do you think you are
now in county prison2 You'll have all
that laugh taken out of you in three
days."
The men at once assumed dignifed
attitude. They were marched to the cen
tire and compelled to face the wall for over
an hour, after which they were hustled
up stairs to the receiving room, where
the prisoners stripped. Each man was then
weighed, measured, and marks of identi-
fication recorded. Then they were put in
bath tubs and scrubbed with soap and
brush. All their clothing, shoes and hats
were burned. After they had been shaved
and their hair clipped, each man put on
the degrading stripes, and they were then
pretty birds, sure enough.
The double quartette was set to work on
Friday. Morris Harmon said he liked to
work and he was promised plenty of it.