The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-04
LOEB AND HALL OLD HANDS.
BELIEVED TO HAVE A FENCE IN
ST. PAUL, MINN.

Prisoners Wanted in Montgomery,
Ala, and Elsewhere-Believed TO
Have Got I'm n Number of Jobs
Throughout the South Gloves
stolen From Frank a. Co. Shipped
to St. Paul-Men Remanded to Su-
persor Court on Charge of Grand
Larceny.
The suspicion that Loeb and Hall are
experienced and expert swindlers, and
that they are wanted in other places for
work similar to that they did here. was
confirmed yesterday by telegram from
the chief of police in Montgomery to Su-
perintendent of Police Screven, in which
it is stated that the men are wanted in
that city.
The telegram did not go into the details
of the job or jobs for which they are
wanted. but is so worded as to lead to the
belief that the game was practically the
same as that worked here. The further
inference from the telegram is that the
men belong to an organized gang of
thieves who have been plying their trade
in the cities of the West and the South
and that they have their headquarters,
and fence through which they dispose OF
the swag, in st. Paul, MINI.
The keeper of this fence is named VIM.
Cohn, or at least that is the name to
which the gloves stolen from Messrs.
Frank & Co. were expressed, and as the
same name is mentioned in the telegram
from Montgomery the natural inference
is that it Is to this man that all, or the
greater part of the swag has been sent.
The Montgomery authorities ask that
pictures and measurements of the men be
sent them. This will be done to-day, and
like Information will also be furnished
the police authorities in Kansas City, New
Orleans, where the men claim to come
from, and st. Paul
A telegram giving the facts of the case
was sent the police authorities of st.
Paul by Supt. Screven. 1t is quite likely
that upon this information Cohn will be
arrested and his place searched, when
startling developments may be made.
When the shipment of the gloves from
this city was discovered and the men ask
ed about Cohn, they said that he was an
innocent party, though they did not at
tempt 10 explain the arrangement that
existed between him and them relative
TO the disposition of the goods, or the
recompense that they were to receive
for them.
Supt. Screven, through the Express
Company authorities, has stopped the
delivery of the gloves, and they will be
returned TO this city probably within a
DAY or So Through checking up their
stock, Messrs. Frank & Co., are enabled
TO say just how many gloves were taken
and by Weighing an equal number AMI
comparing the result with the weight of
the express package as registered in the
express Office. they feel certain that all
OF their goods are in the one package,
and consequently will be recovered
Inere was rumor about the street yes
terday to the effect that the men had
worked or tried to work, one of their
schemes in Townsville but the report
could not be confirmed. Loeb and Hall
Were given preliminary examination yes
terday morning before Recorder Hartridge.
They talked but little admitted only such
facts as they could not deny because self
evident, and were generally non-commit-
tai They were remanded to the Superior
Corut on the charge of grand larceny
Mr.. d. Hecht of Messrs Frank & Co.
has been summoned to appear before the
Grand Jury Tuesday to give evidence rel
alive to the case. He says il is the inten
lion Of the firm to push the case to the ut
most limit of the law.
There were ten prisoners before the Re-
corder yesterday, but few of the cases
were of interest.
Loeb and Hall, the swinders. were ex
amined. but no new facts brought out.
and they were remanded to the City Court
on charges of simple larceny
March Mcbride, the colored man who
became obstreperous in the Central depot
and was sent in by Officer Connolly after
hight, was remanded to the City Court on
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
The police were kept busy Yesterday
some hfteen prisoners being sent in I'D to
midnight
Sam Fields, colored, was arrested by
Patrolnan Collins on the charge of throw
ing rocks and beating Eddie Stark. the
son of City Detective julius Stark
Lymus Middleton, colored, was arrested
by Patrolman TulIis on the charge of
stealing furniture from Emma Middleton,
who prefers The charge.
Ella Brown, Lavinia Grayson, Mary
Hamilton and Ella Wright, four colored
women. were sent in by Patrolman Col
Inns at the request of Joseph Green, who
asserts that they robbed him of $1s
Rachel Weber, Stella Gibson, and Annie
Whitfield three colored girls about ten
years old each, were arrested by Detec-
tive J. ]. Murphy at The request of Mr..
j. D. Joel, who charges them with the
theft of a pair of trousers from his store
Mike WEIGH and Annie White both |
white, were sent in by Patrolman Stafford
for having a brawl in a house on Arnold |
street.
The other arrests were of minor import |