The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-25
THEY STOLE OTHER
THINGS THAN CHICKENS
House Full Of Furniture Recovered at
TunneItOn by Maryland Officer.

The three men, B. f. Conn, Walter
McBratney and Frank Howard, whose
arrest in connection with the wholesale
thieverv of poultry in Garrett county
was mentioned in this paper last week,
and who have since been guests Of
Sheriff Brown at the county's expense,
viii have something more serious to
answer before the Circuit Court than
that of robbing the hen and poultry
houses Of farmers all over the northern
END of the county, provided there is no
break in the chain of evidence now in
possession of the States officers. and
there is likely not to be, as the State
has strong case against all three Of
the men and there is every probability
that they will remain guests of the
State for some time to come.
AS soon as the news Of the arrest of
the three men became known through
medium of THE REPUBLICAN owners
and others took look around their prop
critics with the result that at Sang Run
the summer home of John Boyle, a
native of Pittsburg, whose property is
under the care of Mr.. J. Alvin Friend,
was found to have been broken into
and upon investigation it was ascertain
ed that the contents of the building had
been removed surreptitiously and by
parties unknown. Mr.. Friend, upon
discovering this state of affairs investi-
gated and connecting the dis appear
ance of the goods and chattels of Mr..
Boyle with the appearance at Sang Run
of Conn, McBratney and Howard, he
was not long in coming to the conclusion
that the whereabouts of the goods could
be ascertained by getting into commun-
icatisn with Sheriff Brown at Oakland.
The Sheriff, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Friend, went to Function Tues
day and securing a search warrant there
the house rented by the trio and occupi-
ed by two women and a little girl of
eight years, presumably the families of
two OF the men, was entered and the
following goods, identified by Mr.. and
Mrs. Friend as the property of Mr.
Boyle, was recovered and brought to
Oakland by the Sheriff:
Ten pairs mems shoes, one large
trunk, one telescope, five double blank
cts, one dozen sheets, one dozen pillow
cases, six dozen towels, two iron beds,
two pairs bed springs, three mattresses.
lot of dishes, one dozen silver napkin
rings, q lot Of silver spoons, knives and
forks, one cracker jar, seyenty-five
photograph records and one monograph
horn, two baskets, quantity Of men S
and women 5 wearing apparel, several
hats, comfort, one dozen bed spreads,
twelve napkins, a lot of cooking uten-
sis, preserves, meat saw, two brooms,
one table oilcloth, three rugs, eight pill
lows, twelve chair cushions, three
pictures, one umbrella. and 9th er
articles too numerous to mention.
The men were being accorded a pre-
iminary hearing by Justice West on
the charge Of having stolen chickens,
turkeys, etc, when the information
charging them with having robbed the
Boyle property was lodged against them
by Mr.. Friend In the face of the lat
ter information and no doubt appreciat-
ing the fact that they were in for it,
the men waived a further hearing and
the cases against them were sent to the
grand jury for investigation and the
suspects returned to Jail.