The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-11
He Takes Furniture, Canary
Birds. Food, Drink and
Anything Portable.
Has Cotton Away With $500
Worth Of Property.
JOHN JENNINGS Is CHARGED

Considered guilty of stealing al
most every article thar could be
stolen, John Jennings, colored. was
arrested this morning at Eleventh and
Madison streets by Detective william
Baker. In his arrest the police be
lleve they have caught the man who
Is responsible for the thefts of cloth
inr. harness. rocking chairs canary
birds and possibly many articles that
have never been reported. Detective
Baker has been working on the case
day ard night. aud after many fruit
less chases landed Jennings this
morning
It has been charged that Jennings
Is the man who entered the residence
of Mrs Kirk Barry. C21 Madison
street. Tuesday morning. and stole
about 500 worth of clothing He
sold most of the clothes 10 Ella Walk
or. colored, al Third and Madison
About $3.50 worth Of clothes was
stolen from the residence OF Mrs.
Hannah Johnson, of North Fifth
street. some time ago and Jennings
sold the garments to many colorod
women. lie stole a S35 set of har-
ness from u. J. Billings and disposed
81 Il 10 flrmer living near Lone
oak
4 rocking chair was taken from
the residence of W. Murray. Of South
rhird street and was. sold to col
orod woman on South Sixth street.
Detective r. J. Moore recovered the
chair. aud was given a good descrip-
ton Of Jennings. Several canafies
have been stolen with their cages, and
doubtless viii be recovered.
All the merchants had been notl-
fed by the police TO be on the lookout
for a negro answering the description
of Jennings This morning l.. p
Hugg. druggist at Twelfth and Mon
roe streets. telephoned Detective Bak-
er that a negro had Just passed the
Store. carrying a chair The detective
jumped on his horse and found his
man Mt Eleventh and Madison streets.
He had sold the chair to a negro
woman. but the police have not dis
covered who Is the owner of the chair.
with the arrest OF Jennings De-
tcctlve Baker made the prize catch of
the year. Jennings is tall aud has a
short mustache. He Is sharp. and his
robberies have been conducted in
broad daylight It is believed that
at least $500 worth Of booty will be
recovered.
Jennings Confessed.
After sweating" Jennings con-
fessed to Detective Baker that he was
guilty Of stealing the articles and told
him where TO find them. The canary
bird that was stolen from Mrs John
Hollingsworth, of South Fourth
street was sold TO Mrs Amelia Dow
den, S25 Madison street. A fine
dress belonging to Miss Mary Barry
was recovered from a girl residing
near the end of Third street by De
tcotive Baker Jennings confessed to
selling stolen clothes TO Mamie VIII
kerson. Bessie UUerback, Ora and
Lula Walker. colored.
Tuesday morning when the home of
Mrs. Kirk Barry was visited fine
rocking chair was stolen. and Jen-
nlngs said he sold il on North Fifth
street. The chair had not been miss
Cd. and when Detective Baker return
ed 81, Mrs. Barry was surprised. Four
warrants were Issued this morning
against Jennings One for house
breaking at the residence of Mrs.
Hannah Bonds. and two for obtain
ing money by false pretenses. Three
more could be issued, but owing to
the supply on hand they were held up.
when searched by Detective Henry
Bailey. Jennings had an Eagles but
ton In his pocket. II Is believed he
stole it from some member of the
lodge, although he perists that
he found II two years ago.
He had so cents In money,
which he had received for the chair.
Jennings talks as IL he is about half
crazy. When Detective Bailey led
him to jail he said he would plead
guilty to any charge preferred against
him. as he did not desire peniten-
tiary term for false swearing.