The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-19
POLICE RECOVER . STOLEN GOODS
 VALUED AT STOOD Officers Moser and Clem- ents Arrest Negroes in
 Important Case
GOODS WERE STOLEN
 FROM SOUTHERN CAR
Part of Articles Were Some Importa- tions En Route to Loveman, Joseph & Loeb From Port
 of New York

As the result of several days of clever detective work, Mounted Officers Clen- ents and Moser yesterday morning re- covered the last of lot of goods which was stolen from the cars of the Southern railway in Birmingham several months ago. Although all of the property has not been claimed by consignees, it is es- timated that the value of the recovered property will amount to over s1ooo.
 Special agents for the Southern rail- way worked on the case for some time, but had been unable to make arrests.
 The property recovered consisted of about 30 pairs of shoes and top boots, ladies' hats, winter suits. and large con- signment of silks. Part of this stuff which was brought to police headquarters yesterday morning was found to have been some goods imported at New York and consigned to Loveman. Joseph and Loeb. of this city. The rest Is believed by Southern railway officials to have been consigned to Jasper firm. They are endeavoring to place the owner ship.
 officers Moser and Clements yesterday morning placed in the city jail several negroes, alleged to have stolen the goods, and charged them with grand larceny. The property was recovered from certain houses at the corner of Thirty-ninth street and Eleventh avenue in East Bir- mingham, occupied by negroes.
 The two patrolmen, who scout over the north side on motorcycles. during the
 t,lix 1r negroes concerning other negroes who had lot of shoes hid away and who had lately seemed to be in great prosperity. Several night the two officers spent an hour hunting about in negro quarters, but nothing turned up until yesterday morning They tracked a suspect to a negro house near Thirty ninth street and ing through some cracks they saw him move a pile of hay, pull up a trap door From this he was seen to bring several pairs of new shoes. The officers broke through the door and the negro then confessed to having stolen the goods. This mans name Is Noah Thomas Later Moser and Clements searched two houses and found goods hidden away. Hats were found in the lofts. ladies' winter suits ehad been stuffed away in the interior of an old sofa, silks were found packed away in old wooden boxes. All of the property was taken to police headquarters where the agents of the Southern rail- way were later consulted.
 Although the special agents and Officers Moser and Clements confessed yesterday evening that they had not yet finished the case. they refused to give out fur ther information, but from what they gave out it is understood that other large consignments which have been stolen from box cars of the Southern railway lately will soon be recovered
 Yesterday evening Chief Bodeker said: 'I can safely say that the investment of the commission In buying for the police department these motorcycles has already paid for itself l have endeavored to place good men on them, and aided by the motors, they have been able to cover large amounts of territory Culprits that otherwise would have escaped us have been captured when motorcycle men re- sponded to the calls. Results would jus tfy the action, I am sure, if the city would decide to do away with the old wheels for the mounted call men and al- low the department more motorcycles