The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-01
PURLO|NERS
OF PORKERS
Trio of Local Men Suspected
Of the Deed.
STORY RECENTLY BACKED OUT
Three Men Arrested and
Time for Trials Set.
Not a Drunken or Disorderly Person
was Taken In by the Police,
Monday.

ChanleS Campbell and Earl Hill,
charged with stealing two hogs from
the slaughter house Of Hill and Nc
Donald, ON the might OF May 14th,
and Earl Unrapher, charged with
halboring stolen property, were all
taken into custody by police Officers
Jack MaDonough and James Cusick,
Monday afternoon. The police claim
to have worked up a chain of evil
dence that will prove that on the
Right OF May Nth, Hill and Camp
bell visited the slaughter house of
fIilA and Mcdonald, south of the
city, where they killed two fine
porkers, loaded them on wagon
and transferred them to the home OF
Earl Uncapher which is located a
snort distance south Of the children's
home. The men had intended 10 dis
pose of the pork at lo1al butcher
shop but received a tip that the po-
lice had them spotted. Fearing de-
lection, the alleged thieves buried the
hogs In an obscure place on the I'm
capher farun.
The old adage that woman cannot
retain a secret, proved true in this
case. Mr.. Incapher had given the
account of the stolen hoga to his
wife. Then a few weeks later hus-
band and wife engaged in a bitter
quarrel. In the midst of the trouble,
Mrs. Un-apher threatened TO divulge
the secret concerning the stolen pork.
1t seems that the husband told her
to go ahead and tell ana uhis resulted
in a neighbor being informed The
police worked out the tale and final
ly collected a string OF evidence.
Two patrolman visited the Unca-
pher farm early Tuesday morning
and disinterred the porkers from
their grave. The hcgs had been
nicely dressed and were ready for
the butcher shop when they were
buried. Marks ON the carcas dis.
closed that the animals had been bled
to death.
The unhappy trio was arTalgned
before Mayor Scherff, Monday even
ing They each entered plea of
not guilty. The court set the trial
of Earl Uncapher for O'Clock Tues
day afternoon, Charles Campbell at
10 o'clock wednesday, morning and
Earl Hill at o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon. Ii is probable however,
that 1t will be necessary to change
the time of hearing somewhat, ow-
ing TO an important trial against
the city in the common pleas court,
The prisoners were placed under
bonds of 5000 each. They were un-
able 10 furnish them and are COM
miBted In the city prison.
Mayor Scherff Tuesday afternoon.
He waived examination and was
bound over to the grand jury under
bond of $500 which he was unable
to furnish. The other members Of
the trio have announced their inten-
lions of waiving examination. At
troneys Mouser and Moloney are
acting as counsel for the defendants.
Chief of Police Levi Cornwell and
Captain Link Bond have assigned the
beats of poflee patrolmen for the
month of June as follows: District
No. /, J. F. McDonough; No. g ID.
w. Bell, No. 8, +. w. wilhelm; up
town days, j. M. Cusick; West End
days, John Frame.
Police count was unusually quiet
for lettering or intoxication. II
was the first legal holiday in many
years that the local police did not
pick up few plain drNinks.
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