Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-09
HOUSE PROWLERS
AT ARCHDOLD

Charles Bradley, 26 of Boston,
Mass. was captured in the woods on
the M. Short farm three nriles west
of Archbold last Sunday afternoon
by Marshall c. w. Waldevogle of
Archbold, taken before Justi-e of
the Peace August Ruihley Monday
morning Bradley was charged with
house breaking and stealing, pied
guilty and was bound over to the
Grand Jury by Justice Ruihley under
bonds of $4,000 failing to procureI
bonds he was committed to the Full
ton County Jail and Monday after
noon Deputy E. F. Nofziger brought
the prisoner to Wauseon and turned
h m over to Sheriff Ford. The story
IF the events which led up the max
ing of Charles Bradley Of Boston a
prisoner of the law in Fulton County
Ohio is as follows: Rev. Ira +.
Webster with his wife returned to-
their home In Archbold on Saturday
night at about II o'clock after an
absence of several days and retired
for the night. Sunday morning
Rev. Webster who is pastor of the
Methodist church in Archbold went
to conduct the morning service leav
ing Mrs. Webster at home alone; at
about 10:30 Mrs. Webster having.
occasion to pass from one part of
the house to another came upon a
man who stood pointing a gun at her
and warned her not to scream. Mrs.
Webster disregarding the warning
and screamed but failed to attract
the attention of any one; The intru-
der remained to talk with Mrs.
Webster, told her that he and his
pal" had sept in the house Fri
day night and that he had slept in
the house Saturday night, that he
had taken nothing and that he had
no intention of harming her. He
finally secured Mrs. Webster's pro-
mise that she Would not inform the
authorities in regard to him and
left.
Shortly after the man left, Rev.
Webster returned home and found
his wife suffering as if from a ner-
vOus shock; he pressed his inquir-
les until he secured the story from
his wife and Immediately notified
l5the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Arch
bold E. F. Nofziger, all of the De-
puties were notified and a search
".
vogel went to Stryker on a T. & l
car to make search but gaining no
clue, started back on an east bound
car; about miles west of Archbold
he saw some one along the track and
leaving the car began an investiga-
ton, the person he had seen proved
to be a woman gathering straw
berries along the railroad right of
way, on inquiry he learned that she
had seen a man enter the woods
near by about fifteen minutes be-
fore.
Mr. Waldvogel went to a nearby
farmhouse and phoned to Archbold
for assistance: Messers E. F. and
Henry Nofziger responded and to-
gether the three men with the as
S stance of watchers on the roads
bounding the wood lot began a sys-
tematic search of the timber and
brush piles. Near the further edge
of the woods, Waldevogel came up
on the man with drawn revolver,
the Nofzigers hearing Waldvogel's
voice came to his assistance and the
man who gave his name as Charles
Bradley was taken to Archbold and
kept in the Village lookup until
Monday. Numerous articles IF
jewelry consisting of rings, lava
liers, bracelets, etc. were found on
his person all showing that they had
been worn, also some articles that
the Websters identified as having
been taken from their home and a
number of pawn tickets from New
York, Philadelphia and Cleveland.
Bradley says that he is an ex-ser-
vice man. having served with the A.
E. F. overseas and failing to find
work since his discharge He will
be held for the October Term unless
the Court calls a special grand jury
to dispose of his case.