Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-28
FARMER IS VICTIM
OF SMOOTH SW|NDLE
STRANGER ENGAGED WEDNES-
DAY AS HIRED MAN.
Yesterday Disclosed the Fact That
Man, Chickens, Geese, Glover
and Timothy Seed We're Gone
Shipping Seed May Lead to Ar
reSt-PrObdbly Sold Poultry.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Ing Six Hlles SOulH VI Ihc CITY, was
the victim of a novel and rather clever
robbery yesterday morning, the per-
petrator of which the officers are now
on the alert to capture. AS re-
suit of the deed, Achilles is out a
hired man CD and what is worse,
about sixty chickens, eight geese,
three bushels of clover seed and a
part of busheI of timothy seed.
The robbery was cleverly planned
by rather young and innocent ap-
pearing fellow who visited Mr.. Achil-
les Wednesday evening under the pre-
tense CT being IN search of employment.
The fellow was engaged to work
throughout the winter and he remain
ed over night at the farm home. The
stranger informed hIs new employer
that his last place of employment was
had left his trunk there, which he
would go after and was supposed to
have returned yesterday afternoon.
Thursday evening, Mr.. Achilles drove
the fellow to town. leaving him at the
c., M. & st. P. depot, and then re-
turned to his farm.
Evidence that developed yesterday
went to show that stranger on
Thursday evening left an order at Ce-
BELLS livery stable for a rig for 5
O'Clock yesterday morning, giving as
his object that he wished to go into
the country to get trunk. At 80
yesterday morning, the fellow APP
peared and secured the team and
three seated wagon. The team was
returned at 9 o'clock and 81 90 paid
and in addition the stranger TO prove
that he was ''good fellow tipped
one of the employees to the extent of
25 cents.
Mr. Achilles runes Two farms. He
resides on one, but the premises on
the other were unuccupied save for
the missing plumber. About O'Clock
yesterday m.rning, the farmer OBJ
served team driven by man leav-
ing the other farm. An investigation
disclosed the fact that the aforemen-
toned articles were conspicuous by
their absence. Mr.. Achilles came to
the city and acquainted Chief of Po-
lice Block with the facts and an in
vestIgaton In the city was instituted
with the result that it was found that
an individual answering the descrIp
tion had shipped quantity of seed to
Madison over the North Western road,
Officer Bruegger assisting in the
search No trace of man, of chick
ems or turkey could be found, how
ever. A telegram was forwarded to
theI railway office at Madison giving
instructions to hold the seed, also the
man, in case he called for it. 1t was
the opinion that the fellow readily
disposed of the chickens and turkeys,
as at this season of the year no pedi-
gree is asked in effecting a sale.
Mr.. Achilles failed to investigate
the cause for the appearance of rig
on the farm so early in the morning,
giving as his reason that he believed
that some person had merely lost their
way and were waiting till daylight to
continue After the discovery was
made, Achilles lost no time in covering
the distance between his farm and
town to tell his troubles to the police.
The man for whom the authorities
are looking for is described as being
rather short with sandy mustache.
He wore white macintosh.
(From Sundays Daily.)
The ''smooth Individual who com
mitted the robbery of poultry and
seed at the farm of Henry F. Achilles
at an early hour Friday morning,
demonstrated the fact that he was
somewhat on the sandpaper' order,
despite the fact that the robbery was
quite cleveriy planned and executed.
The thief laid snare for his own
capture and fell into the trap at Madi-
son, yesterday morning, when Chief
of Police Block placed the fellow I'M
der the strong arm of the law, as the
party appeared at the North w estern
he had shipped from here the previous
day. Here was where the fellow
showed decidedly poor judgment.
From the description given of the man
wanted the chief found no difficulty
in detecting the much wanted lndivid-
ual.
Chief Block returned yesterday af-
ternoon with Ewdard Williams, alias
Fred kock, who was arraigned in
Justice Henze's court yesterday after
noon. The prisoner apparently has a
good stock of aliases, as in court he
first gave a ghird name. but later de
clded that it might be more conven-
lent to discIa!m it The examination
was adjourn to Monday, December
3lst, and in default Of $500 bail, the
alleged chicken THIEF was remanded to
Jail to await the time of explanation
There appears to be conflicting re.
WiiI men 4 Store