The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-01
Fred Schweikert Brings the
Guilty Ones to Justice
MAYOR HAS BANNER MONTH
Executive Collects Total of
$639.40 in October
Collection Is Greatest Ever Made by
Any Marion Magistrate - Elmer
Cornwcll Is Found Not Guilty OF
Selling whisky-.Ncws of the Po-
lice Court.

As n result of the excellent service
of Fred Schweickert, an employ at
the Keeler bicycle shop, pair of
bicycle thieves were captured and
forced to admit their guilt. Saturday
afternoon
j. p. Overshiner, n hustler at tn.
Hooking Valley freight Office and
Bert Carey, n west-end barber, were
the guilty parties. They admitted
after n severe sweating out In
mayors court. that they stole wheels
belonging to Probst brothers and
Patrick @. English They were
fined of t25 apeice and were sen.
fenced to thirty days in the Columbus
work house. The work house sen.
tencc was suspended pending good
behavior. They were also forced to
pay the costs In the case which
amounted to Sc.
Friday mprning Fred Schweikert
was passing in front of the Marion
department store when nc noticed a
familiar looking wheel. leaning
against the curbing. close exami-
nation disclosed that 1t was the ma
chine stolen from Pat English several
WtthS dEos " htii NN'iHiilh'i ItiHiV
| for the wheel. Schweikert insisted
upon him accompanying him to police
| Headquarters. Overshiner refused
at first but when he saw that Schwei.
lsert meant business, he consented TO
leave the matter TO the police.
In confessinB his guilt, Overshiner
was forced to implicate Bert Carey.
A thorough Investigation resulted In
the disclosure that Carey and Over
sinner were responsible for the thefts
of both the Probst and English
wheels.
Shortly after the Probst wheel was
stolen, the frame was found lying
along the Hooking Valley tracks. The
new tires which were on the wheels
were found In carey's possession.
The English wheel had been smeared
with red paint and was identified
only after Keeier brothers looked up
it's number. which had been record
ed when the wheel was purchased.
:. There has been a. number of bicycle
thefts going on in Marion AMI with
the assistance of the bicycle dealers
the police expect to break 1t up.
Elmer Cornwell. charged with SELL
ing whiskey to William Barnhart, oI
, Prospect, on October 26th. was tried
in mayors court at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. Attorney Harry Quig'
lev defended Cornwell while City
Solicitor Elmer Boyd and Attorney
IL. w Thompson prosecuted the case
Only n few witnesses were examined
and the trial was of short duration
The state failed TO prove their case
and Mayor Scherff dismissed the de-
fendant.
Mike Lawrence, partially intoxicat'
ed, was arrested at O'Clock Sunday
; morning By Patrolman Thompson
He was wanted at police headquar'
: ters for default in settling fine o.
&c which was recently assessed fol
intoxication An additional fine oI
AZ was tackled on when he was ar
raisned Monday morning. He was
I unable to pay and stands committed
D Mayor Scherff's report for Octobe,
. Is a sumner. II shows the larses
, collection of fines that has been
!. made since Marion was voted dry
I and one of the largest ever made dur
Ing his four years In the capacity o.
Mayor
The total fines aggregated $63940.
Of this amount S5S1.<0 were city
; fines and SIS state nnes. With one
I exception. all of the fines were col
! lected on October's business. The
fine OF Thomas Hannigan amount
, ing to SIS was the only amount car
I ricd over from September.
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D Chief of Police Levi Cornwell and
Captain Bond have assigned the pa
trolmens beats for the month of No
vember as follows: Beat No. /, ]
NJ. Cusick; No ., 'J.~W. Thompson
and No. 3. +. W. Wilhelm. Up-towr
/ days. d. w Bell West-end days, Johr
Frame.
Mrs. Charles Relmer. residing or
> South Grand avenue, reported to po'
| lice Saturday night that a quantity
OF underwear was found in the street
near her home. 1t Is supposed that
the clothing was carried away by
, Halloween lads. The owner can get
possession by calling at police head
quarters.