Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-28
Roy Ingles and Thomas Slattery
the Oulprits.
HAVE STOLEN GOODS In POSSESSION
Charged With Breaking into and Rob.
bling the Drug Store of A. L. Rey-
noIds-crime Committed Some Time
Saturday Night-Admit Guilt.
[From Mondays Daily.1

lf'rom Mondays Daily.1
With a charge of burglary hanging
over their heads, Roy Ingles and
Thomas Slattery. two we'll known
young men of the East End are in the
county Jail awaiting, a trial. The
young fellows are charged with
breaking into and robbing the drug
store of A. L. Reynolds some time
during Saturday night. The two men
were arrested yesterday morning by
Constable Peck and Chief Gray with
the stolen goods in their possession,
and as they have admitted that they
were into the store, the officials be-
lleve they have strong case against
them. They will be given a hearing
before Justice Campbell some time to-
day. 1t is charged that the young
men stole goods valued at nearly
500, and so far as known every
article taken was found on them.
Robbery Discovered.
The robbery was discovered yester-
day morning about o'clock by Mr..
Reynolds when he went to open up
the drug store for the days business.
The store is now located on Iowa ave-
nue. in the room formerly occupied by
Templeton's news stand, where it
was removed after the big fire of
one week ago. When Mr. Reynolds
went in through the front door he OBJ
served the rear door standing wide
open. An investigation revealed the
fact that thieves had been at work
and that they had forced in the rear
door by throwing their weight against
it. MIR. Reynolds at once telephoned
Constable Peck, who lives near, and
the officer upon reporting to the store
began an investigation. Going to
the rear of the building, he found
footsteps leading away, and as he fol-
lowed them up, he discovered the
wrappings of some of the goods that
had been stolen from the store. He
traced the foot tracks to the barn of
William 1ngles. 1430 East Main street,
and saw that they went inside.
Gets Search Warrant.
Convincing himself that he had
freed his game, Constable Peck re-
turned to the office of Justice Camp
bell, where he procured search war
rant, and again he started for the
scene of action. In the meantime
Chief of Police Gray had been notified
of the robbery and he had also started
to make an investigation. He met
Constable Peck as the latter was
starting out with his search warrant
and the officers joined forces. They
went to the house of Mr.. Ingles and
asked for Roy. They were told that
he was in the barn, and the officers at
once went to that building.
Find Men and Goods.
Here they were confronted by Roy
Ing1es and Thomas Slattery as they
We're climbing from the hay loft, with
large quantity OF the stolen goods in
their pockets. The two young fellows
were placed under arrest, and their
pockets searched. After this formal.
ity had been gone through with, the
officers did not find all of the stolen
goods, and Officer Peck started an in
vestigating tour through the hay NOW.
Here, in an old cupboard, he uncov,
cred lot of cigars and other bulky
goods, which the boys were unable to
get in their pockets.
What Was Stolen.
Following is the list of goods dis
covered in the barn and in the two
boys pockets:
Fifteen boxes of cigars.
Lot of collar buttons.
Lot of cuff buttons.
Lot of other jewelry.
Three pounds of Horseshoe tobacco.
About three pounds of smoking to-
bacco.
Lot of cubeb cigarettes.
Lot of pipes.
Large box of chewing gum.
Bottle OF perfumery.
Lot of candy.
Were Dividing the Spells.
When questioned about the matter
the two young fellows said they hat
just finished dividing their spoils
when the officers appeared on the
scene, and that they We're just start
ing out to dispose of the goods. They
were made to help gather up the stol
en- goods, and assist the officers to car
ry them back to Mr.. Reynolds, after
which they were taken to the county
Jail.
Well Known Here