The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-19
GOODS STOLEN BY TAYLOR
SECURED BY DETECTIVES.
Several Hundred Dollars worth OF
| Articles Recovered.

In the capture of Tom Taylor it has
developed that the detectives have
made an important haul, and there is
now at police headquarters enough
stolen goods to fit out small furnish
ing store.
Yesterday the detectives took up the
search for the house where Taylor
lived and where he stored stolen arti-
cles. His place of abode was finally
located at a house occupied by Emma
Redfield. She denied at first that Tay-
lor lived there, but search of the
place unearthed great quantities of
goods, a large portion of which was
stored in trunk which was identified
as the property of Taylor.
In the trunk were razors by the
armful, pocket knives by the dozens,
watches. pistols, pocketbooks, saving
banks, card cases, silver embossed and
plain, toilet articles of every descrip-
ton, Silverware, combs, brushes and
scores of other articles. 1t is esti-
mated by the detectives that the haul
was as valuable as was the one made
last summer when an Atlanta detec-
tive attempted to arrest the negro in
house back of the dwelling of Alder
man Schroeder, Taylor making his es-
cape by jumping from a second-story
window
The detectives are now busily en-
gagged in securing evidence against the
negro, and all persons who have miss
ed clothing and other articles during
the last twelve months are requested
to call at police headquarters and see
if they can identity their goods, and
furnish evidence against the negro.
From pawn tickets found in the ne
gro's trunk the following aliases were
found to have been used by him: H.
Thompson, Tom Terrell, Will Williams,
Tetlow White, Tom Williams, c.
Grant and others.
One coat belonging to Mr. F. e. Nc
Arthur, which was stolen from his res
idence at the Isle of Hope, has been
identified and turned over to the
owner. There are dozens and dozens
of other suits of clothing, hats, shoes
and gents furnishings, in the Office of
the superintendent of police awaiting
claimants.
When the Atlanta detective made an
attempt to arrest Taylor last summer,
he was then under bond for appearance
in the City Court for larceny after
trust. He had been conducting press
ing club, and made numerous COM
plants to the police that he had been
robbed. He would use this as evidence
to his customers that their clothing had
been stolen. At that time Taylor's two
trunks were removed to police head
quarters. An inventory of the articles
found in the trunks showed that they
were worth several hundred dollars,
and a large quantity of the stuff re-
covered at that time is still at police
headquarters unidentified.
On Sept. Z last Taylor was arrested
by Bicycle Officer Christie on a charge
of robbing the house of Henry Lowery
at No. 410 Jefferson street. Lowery
was sick in bed and was too weak to
stop Taylor's work of plumber A
watch and chain and clothing were
taken at that time. At a preliminary
trial in Police Court he was remanded
for trial in the City Court, and fur
nished bail for his appearance. The
sick man died and Taylor demanded an
indictment.
The superintendent of police has
spread all of the plumber out for inspec-
ton and is anxious for those who have
missed articles, which they suspect
were stolen, to call at police headquar-
ters and assist i'll getting up evidence
against the negro.