The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-16

4 Running at fast pace out Mill street
about noon on Tuesday, knocking dow
one or more citizens and brushing other
aside In his flight to escape officers ant
others who were In close pursuit, sensa
ton was furnished that attracted the at
tention of many people.
Stop that man" was the call that di
rected attention to Charles Wilson, as b,
ran along the street and threw to tn,
pavement Harry Paul and others who at
tempted to check his progress In answe
to the call of the officers. Wilson mad,
his break for liberty from the office o.
Justice Bennett Risdon after he had beer
arrested by Constable Robert Myers on
charge of theft and being fugitive from
justice. Following his sudden departure
from the 'Squire's Office Myers got busy
and being good sprinter soon captured
his man and secured him after quite 8
struggle. The fellow was committed and
later in the day taken to Cape May coun.
ty. He may have other charges than that
Of robbery preferred against him.
Wilson, who is said to be resident OF
Camden, and employed in the Brill car
shops, was boarder at the same hotel in
Wildwood where George r. Growers and
his invalid wife were stopping. After the
latter had missed gold watch, diamond
ring and some other jewelrY, Wilson be-
came numbered among the unknown, and
suspicion was directed toward him as
being the person who committed the rob.
berry.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Growers came
to Mount Holly, having sufficient rea-
sons for believing that the man wanted
could be located here. The situation was
discussed with Ellis 81. Parker, county
detective, and after the conference Con-
stable Myers was not long in apprehend-
ing the alleged criminal. While the de-
PENDANT made no admissions as to his
guilt, the evidence obtained here Is deem.
ed sufficient to secure conviction when
the defendant is placed on trial.
While residing at Wildwood it was
learned that correspondence was pass
ing between Wilson and young lady
living in Mount Holly. This was the clue
which led to detection. After Growers
told the authorities that Miss Lucinda
shinn, of Monroe street. daughter of
Daniel Sbtnn, was the girl who had
written the letters to Wilson, Myers
went direct to her home and found the &C.
cused man In her company. He went uu-
willingly to the 'Squire's office, but chang.
ed his demeanor after arriving there. 1t
was none the better for him, however.
Growers had given the watch he is al
legged to have stolen to Miss Shinn, and in
order to prevent the timepiece from fall
Ing into the hands of any other person,
the girl hid the watch. At least this Is
the statement of William Myers, who
witnessed the actions of the girl. After
her visit to the yard, William went to the
chicken coop and got the watch, which
Lucinda said she had placed there for safe
keeping. The watch was turned over to
Constable Myers In the latter's search |
Of the prisoner he found ticket calling
for diamond ring, on which loan of
BSO had been secured from pawnbrowker. |
Growers has been paying attention to |
Miss Shinn for some time. The belief
prevails that he misrepresented himself,
and to secure stronger hold on the girls |
affections, stole the jewelry with the idea
If presenting 1t to her.