The Portland daily press., 1899-06-22
KNEW HIS MEN.
One OF the Alleged Pickpockets
Identified.
An interesting Incident tn Conpection
with Yesterdays Hearing.

| EuWhru LAWS VI MauCuceitff M H.
Lewis Bryant OF Albany. N. Y, and
Walter Dawson, the three men who were
arrested on Tuesday by Officer Quinn and
Oficer Henderson at Union station, or
the charge OF picking pockets, were ar.
raigned in the Municipal court yesterday
morning on two charges Of picking peck
cts and tho case continued until the af
ternoon session Of the court when the mer
were given hearing. The three prison
ers are all young men, Bryant and Daw
son looking enough aiiks to be brothers.
Dawson Is the man who lie looked upor
as having been the leader OF the gang
which has been operating about tbs
Union station for some time. A lawyer
who was retained Tor the men withdrew
from the case at the last minute and MIR.
Frank /. Moore was summoned to defend
them. He had only short time to famil.
iarize himself with the case and at the
conclusion of the states evidence asked
for postponement until this morning
when the defense win be put in. n
The county attorney, MIR. George Libby,
conducted the case for the government.
The first witness that he called was Mr..
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os'"eon oa"soh anu ms TWO companions
oi''f 'ney were afiesseu anu iockeo up az
'ne seaeioh. inls conversation was car
tieu On ins mug Lawn anu MI. otseie re-
ia'eu !" very "inu'eiy' nfse giving tne
quessions ms neata asked IN nog Latin
anu 'nen .rans,asing them INTO Engiish'
WINS W.T. osee'e WAS on ene witness
''Anu an o'u man WIN iong Wni1e beard
osne .n'o ''ne caure .roon ana walking
up W ene priso ners aoek iookea eacn one
'ns 'nree men unaer afreso Sharply In
So yAns "no WAS sea'eu pc
US S"o oo'upahions, sshroso Vio-
""on ns so" 'nis nun iook'ng ~
ai'n anu 'urneu rcu ana .nen white. de
Ae $50, annoyeu anu eVioentiy nau
'ne o'u man oeloIs.
"'n -af. S.'eeie ieis she WITNESS stand
a''o' very priei ososs eAaninarion' tne
county a.'orney pun 'h,s eiu gentleman
% sae "i."ess s0anu' az gave ms name
onspinan' saiu ne was farmer
On" i,'eu II south roi'ianu not lar from
one e'a.e i'eiofn sonooi' MT cnapman
.nen .oiu mas s'ory WHICH was ABOUT as
nJ,"st Fr;aov .t.a-no, -
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rho schadr,aa ,,,,,a W., a. 49,.
into tna s.a,,o,, 7 st.r.aa - ,sss -
raar o.r Ian,a,aa ~. 80.
car saw that there ,sas 800 s..ns,..
,,ractlx, IN .ha ,,,,dd,a 80 ar 49, -, .
hand On tns arm, ~ Tho ssa, - -. 80. ],
~ that hs h,ocLas ~, .hs 80. a,s,asss 49, -.
rhara ware sayoraI ,aon,a ..a,,,r- e.
chance 70 pat -ast h,p n,aoa ona =.
tanrt 70 ross Mr., hrt he na,,,saas+a 81.
ma mass A, Az. thor.ht ~
train man Init on loot,nc 81 M, .a.,,, +
saw that he was mott
"Do vop saa that mar ~ .oru.o,, ..,-.s
t,s county a+,orna,
.yas cir that - ~. nav 49,. IA
NJ. Csan.,- na,..ss -. 49, ~
sat hatwaan .hs to- . 80. sss !. 49, "A'
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on,,nnsS NJ Chan,a.n ar .s.sa.