The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
DEPUTY POWERS
PULLS MT. NORRIS MAN
FOREIGNER CHARGED WITH THEFT
OF OATS AND BEANS
Prompt Work by Officer Uncovers Large
Quantity of Grain in Cellar and
Nine New Razors in Trunk

Deputy Sheriff E. l.. Powers again
demonstrated his ability as an officer,
last Tuesday, when he went to Mt.
Morris and uncovered evidence that led
to the arrest of VIM. Konya, foreign
born teamster, who is now lodged in
Jail charged with the larceny of grain
from Alfred Young, of Genesee.
1t appears that Konya worked with
his team on the highway near Mr..
Young's home last summer, stabling
his horses in barn belonging to the
latter. and thus gaining accurate know
ledge of the premises. Early this week
Mr.. Young missed five bags of oats
and bag of beans from his granary,
footprints of pair of horses and the
track of a sleigh indicating the manner
in which the property had been taken
away. The footprints of the horses
were peculiar because of difference
In the pattern of the shoes worn by one
of them and on heing followed, led to
the house which Konya occupied as
bachelor quarters in Mt. Morris. At
this point Mr.. Powers was called into
the case and securing both warrant
and search warrant, visited Konya's
home in company with Mr.. Young. A
bag of oats was found in the barn, after
which Konya was arrested and a
thorough search of the premises was
made. In an outdoor cellar near the
house. the door of which was forced by
the officer, was found 25 bushels of
beans in bags, the latter giving evil
dence of having recently been dragged
in, by the snow which attached to
them. Another notable circumstance
was that when the officer first called
Konya was asleep in bed but his horses
stood in the barn with the harness on.
He told the officer that a stranger had
sold him the beans five weeks pre-
viously, that he had at first stored them
in the barn and had just taken them
into the cellar, and that he bought the
entire rs bushels for $1,000. A man
who occupies the barn jointly with
Konya denies that the latter ever had
any beans in the building.
At about the time Mr.. Powers dis
covered the grain in the cellar, John
Russell, well known farmer, living
one mile south and a mile west of Mt.
Morris, discovered that large guam
tity of beans had been stolen from his
granary the previous night and the
peculiar footprints of horses and the
track of sleigh again indicated the
method of conveyance. These marks
led to Mt Morris and Mr.. Powers
believes he found the place where they
were unloaded. On the 30th of Decem-
ber, last, Is bushels of beans were
stolen from Mr.. Russell's granary but
the thief was not apprehended, and a
few weeks ago bag of oats was found
standing near the bank in Mt. Morris,
the owner of which has never appeared,
all of which is thought to indicate that
systematic thievery has been practiced
in that locality for some time.
Following Konya's arrest Deputy
Powers searched his house and in the
bottom of a trunk found nine new and
shining razors and by singular CO.
incidence a certain merchant of the
town, on going to case where he kept
his stock Of razors. not long ago, found
It had almost entirely disappeared.