The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-09-29
SHERIFF'S OFFICE RE-
SEMBLES PAWN SHOP
LARCENY WAVE SWEEPS OVER
COUNTY AND HITS IN FOUR
PLACES-ONE MAN HAD 33
STOLEN NECKTIES.

Neckties by the dozen, suitcases
packed with clothing, bundles of
suits, hats and shoes and numerous
other articles were stacked high in
the Sheriff's office the first of the
week after the sheriff had been
securing the county for the men who
had committed four burglaries in the
last few days.
j. H. BOyce, who had the neckties.
a harp, three suitcases of clothes and
two stolen guns taken from the Por-
ter residence three miles east of Col
fax one night the latter part of last
week, was arrested at Tekoa along
with another man who had purchas-
ed some of the stolen property. Boyce
was placed in jail and declared his
innocence until Wednesday after
noon when he confessed and plead
guilty in court. He was sentenced
to the Monroe Teformatory but will
not be committed until the court in
vestigates story told by the young
man of a sister in convent in New
Jersey and a valuable estate that is
coming TO the young man and his
sister. John Dale, who purchased
some of the stolen property from
Boyce, was released after the confess
sion.
TWO men We're arrested near Endi-
colt for breaking into a harness shop
at Winona Sunday night and steal
ing two suits of clothes. The men
had the stolen clothes in their pos-
session when arrested and put in the
Endicott Jail. Monday the men dug
out of the Endicott Jail and started
across the country in the direction Of
Colfax. Deputy Sheriffs were on their
trail and the farmers telephones
were busy i'll short time. Tuesday
morning Frank Schrieber saw two
men, answering the description.
crawl out of his straw stack and go
Up the road towards Frank Free
mans place. Freeman was notified
by telephone and went out with his
shotgun and stopped the travellers.
who proved to be the men wanted
The men are Earl Carter and Jack
Rheinhart. Charley Hill is defend
ing them.
A box car on the O.-W. r. & y. in
the western part of the county was
broken into Sunday night and a
quantity of knit gloves, sweaters.
shoes and other things stolen. The
burglars were supposed to be head
ed towards Oakesdale and Sheriff
Carter Went there Monday morning
and arrested Pat McCue and George
Schulz who mad q quantity of mer-
chandiSe in their possession answer
ing the description of the stuff stol-
en-. The men We're held until
Wednesday and then turned loose as
the property had not been identified
and there was no direct evidence
against the prisoners.
Clark & EatOn'S hardware store at
Lacrosse was burglarized Friday
night. A large glass was removed
from the front door and the burglars
got away with 10 pocket knives, a
dozen raZOrs, 3O-30 Winchester
rifle, % Winchester, ard two EIgin
watches. Lewis Boland of Colfax
has been arrested in connection with
the case and admits knowing that
two acQuaintances, whom he had met
the day before, intended to touch"
some place in Lacrosse. Boland met
the two men in Colfax Thursday af-
ternoon and went to Lacrosse with
them that evening and slept in a
barn with them. He heard them
talking Of the excellent chance to
make a haul" but claims 10 have
been on ranch in the country Fri
day night when the deed was COM
mitted. 1t is the second time the
store has been burglarized this sea-
son.