The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-25
THIEF CONFESSED
MONTGOMERY POLICEMEN CATCH
 YOUNG BTRMINGHAM BURGLAR.
Negro Took Much sSlverware From Home of ChappeIl Cory and Re- peated His Performance Here.
 Lured from Coosada.

In the arrest of Arthur Wilson, a ne-
 gro IS years old. Detectives Payne and confessed o'tf to the stealins % of sioo ' worth S of silverware from the residence of Chappell Cory in Birmingham and to sno,, sne stealing tea of Ioskstppox sx,s and
 South Perry Street.
 The negro was taken into custody only after shrewd piece of detective and the circumstances leading up to the capture of the negro form an Inter esting chapter In the records of the po-
 lon last sunday J. M. Davis com- plained to the police that a purse con taining $5... belonging to Mrs. Davis, soath Perry 0sn srse hs ho
 no evidence. he strongly suspected Ar he had hired about twenty-four hours before the money was missed.
 As soon as they went on duty the next morning. the detectives lost no time in going to the house on the upper gro lived. Arriving there they found the room. they found large purse con alnng irunk key and ce,yrsg
 to the officers that the negro had pre- pared to leave town and this was cor
 rect solution of the problem. Taking possession, they hastened to the Union Station just In time to keep the trunk from being loaded on the train, and, on presentation of the check, they se- cured the trunk. They searched tor some time but were unable to ind tho negro and they learned later that day that he had left the city on the day ne- The trunk was noticeably heavy. The patrol wagon was called and it was
 taken to the police station, where t was found that the key was an exact fit for the lock. On opening the lid. a large display of silverware and house.
 hold goods was brought to light There which was one of Chapel Cory of BEr- mingham, and other pictures of mem bers of his family. Among the great
 f riety of spoons SD sf including iiss sisnt s small ones in set. several napkin rings, silver table spoon, silver mustard spoon, an assortment of silver knives, silver plate and bowl, two hand painted plates. an ornamental stand containing silver cups and spoons. and
 a number of other silver articles. Tow els. mantel scarfs. and table scar1s were The detectives immediately commani- cated with the Birmingham police de- partment, and found that Chapel Cory had lost a large volume of goods from his residence. It was ascertalned at the same time that Arthur Wilson. the same negro, had been previously ena- ployed in Birmingham by Mfr. Cory as a butler.
 Mrs. Cory reached Montgomery last Tuesday from Birmingham and posit- lively identified the trunk goods as her property. They were turned over to her and she carried them back to Bir- mingham with her the next day.
 The officers then set to work to To- cate. and arrest the negro. and, after much investigation learned that Will son had gone to CoosAda where his parents live. They made one trip to Coosada early in the week in hopes of capturing their man, but when they reached the place they were informed trip. They came back to Montgomery and did not 80 to CoosAda again until Friday noght. This time they made
 sure to bag their game. They remain | ed i nthe village over night, and, by the means Of a third person. had Wilson | ing. The arrest of the negro occurred here about 3 o'lock yesterday afternon. There is only one sharge of grand larceny against Wilson in Montgomery, residence. At the police stauon he
 confessed to the crimes Le had commit. Ited. and when searched 1t was found
 that he had a quantity of lace and vis- iting cards of Mir. Davis The coat he
 was wearing was the, property of MT. | ing before the Recorder tomorrow af-
 AS soon as Wilson was arrested. the
 Birmingham police were communicated
 with and he will be turned over to
 have finished with him.
 Detectives Payne and Graham reel that they have made an important eaten, | and it may be that Wilson is mixed up
 in more cases of larceny.