Milford chronicle., 1912-02-02
NEGROES Held IN The
TOPPING ROBBERY CASE

with suit case revealed that the suit
case carried by Jackson was heavily
loaded with the jewelry ct jlen from
the store OF B. B Topping at Milford,
on Wednesday night OF last week.
After the arrest OF the trio in Dover,
jackson was induced to give the other
members OF the gang away, and stated
that Daniel B. Ennis Jr, Of Milford,
Charles Waters, Of Dover, and himself
had planned and accom- plished the
the stealing Of the goods. Constable
Latchum was Immediately notified Of
the revelation made by jackson and
procured warrants and with the assis-
tance Of Officers Ackerman, and Mack
lin Ennis and Waters were soon ap.
pretended and landed in the Lookup
to await a hearing on Saturday morn
ing, when Jackson, the witness, would
be brought here from Dover, to testify
against them. In the meantime Con-
stable Lstehum and the other officers
Of the town, together with Mr.. Topping
and many OF his friends were busy and
using every effort to locate the where
abOuts Of the other goods stolen from
the store, there being considerable more
than was found at Dover still INDICATED.
A doc" Carter and his wife, vendors
Of Patent Medicines, colOred, were also
arrested by Constable Latchum, on
suspicion Of being sceOmplices in con-
eealing and dispOsing Of the stolen
goods. AT the hearing on Saturday
before Esquire Joseph, upon the arrival
Of the noon train, when Constable Cole
and Sheriff Raughley brought jackson
down from Dover to testify against
Waters and Ennis, jackson stated that
he, Ennis and Waters met at the pool
room OF Sherman Van and they LEFT
there together and planned the robbery,
Ennis entering tine store while jackson
and Waters stayed on the outside and
kept an eye open for the night watch.
man Jackson and Waters belping
Ennis 10 carry the goods to the room
OF Ennis where they proceeded to divide
the loot. As soon as Jackson received
his part Of the goods be at once pro-
ceeded to Harrington enroute to Dover,
where he arrived Thursday Oh the
. O'Clock train.
Waters and Ennis were each held on
$500 bail for their appearance at Court,
Garter being held in S4O0 bail and the
wife OF Carter being discharged the
asking the Justice to dis.
charge the woman. The evidence
against Carter was very weak, he being
held on the statement of Waters, who
testified that Carter told MIN that he
had given jackson 81 50 to 60 to Cam
bridge and take the stolen goods and
that he, Carter would meet jackson
on Sunday and make arrangements
for their disposition. Jackson denied
that Carter had given him any money
and that he did not believe that Carter
knew any anything about the affair.
In default OF bail they were sent to
Dover jail.
LATER AT the hearing OF jackson,
Brown and Barnes, held at Dover on
Monday before Esquire Wood. each
was held in the sum Of $500 bond for
his appearance at the next term OF
court. At the hearing the large portion
Of jewelry which was found in the suit
case carried by Jackson, was introduced
as evidence, and Mr.. Topping readily
identified the goods as being his. Mr..
Topping was permitted to bring the
goods home, so that he may put them
again in shape ioF sale.
While Mr.. Topping was in Dover, he
in getting from Jackson the
location OF q few more Of the stolen
goods, and following the direction Of
Jackson, came to Milford and early
morning went TO the pool
room Of Sherman Van, aud looking
lnder there found one OF the clocks
which Jackson told him be would find
It that place. II was expected that he
would find two clocks located there,
,ut ii is thought that the thief in his
hurry to get the goods hidden. LEFT one
Il the clocke so far out from under the
dge OF the building that some one
anne along and picked one Of them
10 They also went to the old coIored
chool house on direction Of jackson,
nd under that building found one or
be missing umbrellas
Jackson also claimed that Dr.. Garter
rho was held on Saturday By Esquire
oseph on the charge Of being implieai
d In ooncealing aud disposing Of the
tolen goods, is an aocomplice in the
neft and that he did ship some Of the
tolen goods to Salisbury, Nd.
This il thu 3ast month Of wipter. ana