The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-18
Larceny Of a GIazei Skin. r

IN Detective Walter Witsil was busy man
]1n court this morning. He had numerous
hundles Of glazed kid wrapped In paper
(which were stolen from the Morocco fao-
ttoriss Of Wilmington. Joseph Fisher was
'chargod with being concerned in the lar
!. ecny Of the kid. He was represented BY
Harry P. J0slyn,
= Isaac jacobson, Of No 1888 North Ameri-
'1ah street, Philadelphia testified that
Fisher came to his place with So skins on
!6unday June 10. On Friday June = he
/! purchased the skins from Fisher in this
4 sity at Fishers shop He paid him Il and
I on the next Sunday he paid him $l7. Oa
last Monday he came here and went to
n 1isher's shop ct No. 2l4 West Fourth
etreot and purchased five skins. he took
the five skins and handed them to Detsc-
tive Witsil. His plac" = business is at
the Northeast corner I Second md Brown
His business is shoe upp., aad suspender
manufacturer. He cauie here at the re-
quest of the authorities.
4 Detective Witsil testified that he saw
jacobson purchase the five skins from
Fisher. They have been in his pos session
]sincs they were sold. On tho day OF
u Fisher arrest Fisher made statement
90 the effect that he was not in the kid
I usinsss. He denied having ever seen
5ac0bson.
d He later admitted having sold five
shoulders, He stated he had bought u
bundle OF skins In Philadelphia. He de-
MED that he ever sold skins to Jacobson
A search was made and seven goat skins
w,re found at his place of business.
q Fisher told him that he bought shoul.
ders OF calf skin. The bills showed that it
was heavy leather that had been put chas
ID I, ON the Philadelphia house.
Il George Il. Belts testified he is manager
4 OF Hyler's aud Maher's Leather Company
at Thirteenth and Lombard streets He
identified two of the skins sold to Jacob
son as being the property of his company
and five that were brought from Phlladel-
pha The value Of the skins was 81 apiece
Ihsy were never sold to any ono by his
company. A considerable quantity of
skins has been missed. To Mr., Joslyn he
testified that no identified the skins by a
certain stain made in handling them ow-
Nng 10 certain preparation.
Il Richard Patzowsky testified he identif-
Cd two skins az being the property OF +.
tRlumenthal T. Co. One Of the skins was
insds within the last six months One of
the skins Identified was discovered in the
search and the other in the three dozen re.
severed in Philadelphia.
1 Frank Thomas OF the firm OF Mi chell &
Thomas identified two skins found in the
search They had bsen measured could
mot say II they had been sold. The man
ufacturer could not sell such skins for
halt dollar each
Henry l.. Hurlburt testified he receiv ed
the three dozen skins from jacobson.
2, He expressed them 10 " ilmington by
request together with other skins he OBJ.
tained. The skins were worth from 81 to
u Is each.
George " Chambers of the firm of c.
II. Fritz & Co., testified that the skins
were sent from Philadelphia TO their conf
lpany.
4 The skins showed the appearance Of
having been doubled up. They were not
lin saleabls condition. Quite good many
skins had tho number cut off tho neck
! Mr.. Joslyn asked that the case DO dis
missed on tho ground that the defe ndant
had stolen these goods.
The court refu sed the motion
- Fisher ok the stand and testified that
he sold the five skins to jacobson but de-
kried that lie sold the other skins to him.
He bought the twelve skins from II shoa
iMaker whose place Of business WAS on
Fourth street near Madison Us well as the
fixtures and stock
Teresa Herring of No 624 West Fourth
Street. was present when Fisher purCh as
Cd the contents Of the shoe store. 1t was
0pp os!te to the Morocco factory.
Herman Publisk testified he carried In
bu ndis of soft leather from the wagon
Into Fishers tore.
The court placed the bail o. 500 for his
Gpp 'nrance Al the upper court.