The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-22
CAR THEFTS
CONFESSED
Havre De Grace And PeryviIIe Men
Said To Have Stood In With Looiers

The ''Suuealng" of William hclE,
Frank Smith. John Pencil and Carl
Yparer, whC, were rounded up on June
-, charged with rubbin= freight cars
on the T.. Il. X W. X. II. enabled the
Baltimore police and railroad detectives
TO ret to the bottom facts i'll II series OF
hoIl rohhpl-it>S that have been going on
for scme time past. The men were given
a hearing on Monday by Police Justice
Grammar in Baltimore and were COM
mitted for. Court. They later broke the
silence. which they had kept since their
arrest. and told how and to whom they
had disposed of their plunder.
Their principal headquarters We're the
salrgn and store of David and John
Fisher in IIavrc dc Grace. Many cases
of whiSkcy and boxes of cigars were
taken by the gang and disposed of to the
Fishers at onc-thi1h the cost price. Inc
Fishers. the prisoners said. knew the
methods of the gang and furnished them
with bags in which to carry the plunder.
Others inmTlicatcd hy the thieves We're
Reuben Abrams. II Storckreper. OF ojo
South Bond street, Baltimore. Peter 20
hen. 30 Harrison street, Baltimore. l'gl-
yid Quirk. harkreprr for David Fisher,
John Murray. a policeman. OF llavrr dc
Grace Caramel Iraccto. $torckcrpcr OF
Perryvillc. and Frank Bnt~. StVrekeep-
cr of Frcmchtown. near PrrryVlIIe.
Bincs is charged with buying 81 pairs
of shcp>. worth $500 il pair. for % cents
n pair and retailing them at Sl.oO to his
customers as he could defy competition.
Murray recently was appointed an extra
policrman in Huvrc de Grace He had
formerly been employed as Il Waterman
Detective GuIman charges: him with
'.pipng" the thieves on impending radS
hv the officers who gave him their conf
dence aS {; brother official. The officers
had been watching the gangs camps for
months but could never come up with the
thieves.
The plan of the louter> WAS to watch
for frcightS when they stopped for water
Jump on Il car. break the seal. take what
they could. throw the goods ont. hide
thcm return for them later and dispose
of them to their pals. the fences lien
orally. the trainmcn Were avoided hut
at times Il brakeman would he outnum-
hercd and intimidated.
Among the plundcr secured by the
gang were valuable articles of clothing,
shipped from Baltimore to parties ut
various resorts. Murray IT, said to have
bought an opera cloak worth $50 Tor 81,
and IA Scal$kn coat worth SO was sold
To- Abrams for 60 cents ana was found
hanging in his store. Cohen secured Scv-
cral dozen IaiIS of shoes tor 81. ana hrs
mother urged him to lay but Si. Cohch
had turned informcr and went with til"
police to Perryville on June ~ hut dis
appCnrcd fearing arrest. He was caught
on "Wednesday night. and his mother beg
ged hard for his release ut the polio" sta
ton. Other plundcr Of the gang was
dress goods and other merchandise con-
signed to city tilmA
The Fishers are said to have been sur"
Of getting off. 1t is claimed that they
arranged with local magistrate t" have
the case dismissed. and warrants for
their arrest were Swrrn out III Bear,
hut little on nothing in the shape of plum
der was found on their premises. RineS
and pIacato We're arrested by Shcrlit
Biddle and brought to Elkton. where tn"
former waived a hearing on Thursday
and was released by Justice Gilpin under
$500 bail for September Court. PraoNto'
who was charged with receiving Il guam
tity of duck cloth worth SIG and a lot OF
tobacco worth So. was given time +" pro
cure security.