Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-06
SURPRIS
Was August Simonet
When Arrested on Charge
of Rioting.
Bert MouItOn Received
Heavy Fine
And He Cursed Mayor and
Police.
Drove Through Funeral Possession
Police Court News.

Prisonkeeper Washer sprung a sur
prise upon August Simonet, aged about
35, in police court, Thursday morning,
when he read q warrant arresting
Simonet on a charge of rioting.
Simonet is hostler in the empty
of j. f. Seiberllng, and had appeared
in police court Thursday morning as
q prosecuting witness against Bert
Moulton, who was arrested on the
charge of stealing bicycle from
Simonet, on September 9Th.
Simonet was wholly unaware that
he was under suspicion and turned
deadly pale and trembled when Wash
er read the warrant. He asked per-
mission to go home for few bours,
but was not allowed to do so.
When arraigned a short time after
ward he pleaded not guilty, waived ex-
animation and was bound over to
Common Pleas court, his bond being
placed at $1,000.
BAIL WAS NOT FURNISHED.
Bert Moulton, whom Slmonet had
bad arrested on the charge Of stealing
IL
berling, was captured in Canton by
Officers Duffy and Nicholson, yester-
day. The officers did a smooth piece
of work in capturing their man, and
after two hours work succeeded in get
ting him to confess to the theft.
When they were assigned to capture
the thief they at once suspected Moul-
ton. They learned that he had wheel
in his possession and had gone to Can
ton. They followed him there and ar
rested him on Tuscarawas st. After
he confessed Moulton told the officers
where he had hidden the wheel at the
Canton fair grounds. The officers
found it and then returned to Akron
with their man and the bicycle.
Moulton was arraigned ,en a charge
of larceny. He pleaded guilty. When
questioned by Mayor Young he said
he had served sixty days in the Can
ton workhouse and was released two
weeks ago. He was sent there from
Akron for stealing a bicycle and lot
of fishing tackle from the Phueger
Manufacturing company. Mayor
Young criticised him severely for lead
ing life of crime and when His
Honor had finished, Moulton. in a
sarcastic and sneering tone, asked the
Mayor. why he didn't send him to the
'pen?'
Mayor Young fined him 500 and
costs, and sentenced him to 80 days in
the Canton workhouse. When officer
Mcconnell led him back to Jail he
was loud in his curses of the Mayor
and police in general.
John McAlone, a teamster, was ar
rested by Officers Cummins and Veon
Wednesday afternoon for driving
through funeral procession at the
corner of Howard and Market sts
He pleaded guilty, and said he did not
see the hearse or carriages in time
to stop his team. He was fined 81
and costs.
John Brink, lad 10 years Of age
and residing in Ashtabula. came to
Akron Wednesday to visit friends. He
got lost, and was found by Officer Veor
at 100 this morning on Howard st
crying.
Veon took him 10 Jail for safe keep
ing and at this mornings session OF
police court it was discovered who his
friends were. Thereupon Officer Yeor
instructed the boy where to go and he
was released.
Sandy Coppard, Frank Wheeler, Wm
Henry and VIM. Averill, charged with
rioting, mention of which was made
in last Saturdays Democrat. and
whose preliminary hearing was sci
for Thursday Of this week, were
brought in. They waived examination
and were bound over to Common Pleas
court under $1,000 bond. Coppard and
Wheeler have retained Attorney w
T. Vaughan to defend their cases.