Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07
new CASTLE STORES !
CLAIM THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN ROBBED
Wilmington Man Accused, With
= Ooy Denies That hs
10 Guilty.
BOTH HELD FOR A HEARING

Ns~ Castle. Jan. LEVIN John son,
. truck driver for tho Freebooter
HAketv Co. NJ Wilmington, and James
Tsdweil. ih-year- old son Of sylvester
Tow~''. who accompanies him on his
v"nds' were Ri,cn hearing this
morning In the mayors office. on
c~arw~s " larceny. preferred hv local
eeof~.keep~rs, kach was held under
vsoo t~'i for n further hearing on
MONDAY morning ut o'clock. RAJ,
Vas furnished Tor Johnson by Thomas
~ Duear of tos South Head street.
Wuminn'on, and for young Tidwell.
~ his father.
~ 10 believed that n confession made
~ Ttdwrll ~ the hearing this morn
'na has thrown lisht en- number of
th~fs that have heretofore puzzled
the persons robbed The hoy IL said
70 have admitted having previously
ss"lsn articles hom the stores OF John
=, CLAYTON. on rrst Fourth street.
Mrs Nlanch~ Williams. on East Third
street and Mrs Mar, Gchhart at the
northwest corner of SECOND and
chestnut streets. II was on a war
rant sworn out by Mrs. Gchhsrt last
evening thai johnson was arrested
ms mornlns, nni IN. hoy who ac-
'"nr~nied him was also taken into
custody,
johnson pleaded not guilty 20 tho
accusations. Tidwci when crn-n-cx-
amined thoroughly. IL xaid 10 haV. adj
mitsed having stolen goods bur placed
she h'sn,c ~ his actions ON johnson.
The boy has h~en accompanying
jchnson When delivering bread, etc.
tor IN" past year Johnson testified
that he had noticed that ridvell al.
wa,s carried With him a sack OF
probably n hslf.hnshel capacity. and
insima'cd that this might have been
us~d ior rsrrNlnx loot. lie said that
~ IN" cnd ~ eech day the hoy would
Ask fct bread, huns. etc which had
been i~r, over from the days supply.
and when these wsre given him they
~ets placed IN the bag.
T'hw'O. II n srii. declared that
he had nltoed, disposed ~ the articles
s'"len Recently from locsi atorcs. hut
u n understood that tho authorities
f'nrd n quantity of provisions IN the
ftrihofsf truck
storr kccrcrs ~ m. city have hccr
rnnpla lnina fiom time 10 time OF
uiise'ne Hrticles IN = manner In which
trey could aot Seccun, for. Mrs G~b-
hart. who caused jchn.on's arrest.
s~sa numerous provisions. includinx
hssi~r. h~,on and canned goods have
disappeared from the shelves of her
s'o~ ~ "df times. Yesterday morn
Ire before the arrival c' the bakery
wason, shs said. she placed her small
oNs.ohtef on ausrd In the store. ash.
ooD her io witch especially Johnson
anil his companion when thcy called.
5Ns child laist stated that she saw
W~thsne stolen. hui d.clsrr the T,d-
Wol hoy acted susricinusi Mrs. Geh-
Mart, however. found. she sfcd. that
three rsmnds of hu'tcr b "A disappear
sts and Immediately ',tpwod the
waxcn 10 tho siol. ~ AIRS. Blanche
Willlam't whsre shc accused John
ecn and ridwsll of the theft. Both de.
n'sst any krcwlcdsc of A.
u was ~ 'hn store ~ NJ William.
the morning that Johnrn was mr.
reesed nn tie warrant previously
sw"tn out ln Mrs. Gchhar' hy policc-
man william Palmer, who drcs.cd in
civilian ''lofhes. To avoid identity. had
stationed himself In c.llarway of
ire store IN ordci' to watch Johnson's $
n'nons Johneon WAS npt accompa-
nssl by Tidwcll. and when h. wa.
questioned ~ 10 the ls,ter's whore
Nhcu's stated ths, he hsa been dis
charged Tor certain wrong dclnrs.