The Archive · 1902

Alleged Larceny

A hea-e boy empl-yed by Mr. H. Carlsen was ch rgd on suspicion f having sto en several art - les f-om his employer, includ ug asair of bine lars avd 4 watch and chan, Mr. Cursen sad slit the accused plied for leave 10 visit Niugp, and tie articles were mise! after he bad gone. H'uere hal been oth-r things taken on previous occasions but wita=s had not troubled to take action regarduug th Accused hail a key t" the room from the articles were removed ut return to the house after his trip to witness communicated with the police.

Detretive-Sergeant Brown said that he had been unable t" trace the property, but the action of the avensed in not return:

employment afte coming back from Ni gpo was most. suspicious.

The Assessor remarked thit it w-x very property was disposed of in wi st-len by the accuse', ani thjeate with the author ties thers regarding it. I? no fore ther evide-ce could be obtained it would be impossible to convict the man. Pending the result of the engniries he would he detained in custody.

Burglaries.

'A man was charged with burglariously -atering the pr mises a* \o, 5 Yangtzepoo Road ant 85 Broadway, and sealing there-f-om articles to the value of $108, Me. Lyons, one "f the victims, identified a clock as one Which had when stolen fron hi- house in Yangtz po Road on the 24th Octub r, when the wind-w glass was 10- eved and the catch raise'.

Detectiv—Sergexnt M: Dowell said that {the man had confess-d to having stolen [the property in each case, and as there were no les han four robberies rep ted from that locality during the la+t for night the believed the accused had perpetrated jail of them, He was e-uvic ed seve years jaga for larceny Tie el ok stolen fom Mr. Lyors had been sold by accus d to x dealer in the motive city for $2, its value being $40.

Prisoner wa- se: t-rived to receive 300 hows, to bs cangued for three months' imprisoned for three years, and deported.

More Larceny from the Astor House. was charged with A bac Loy empl

Ist inst. loyed at the Astor Huse the theft of $2 on, the Mr. Louis Ladou said that on the day in question a customer signa? a chit for $2 and gave it to the accused. Liter on the customer de-ired 10 pry cash, and giving the $2 to the boy asted for his chit. Some tronbl+ ensued, "s a result of which the customer complained ub the hotel ofice. Wtmess demanded of the boy it he: al any money, and was told no. As there had be-n so much larceny of Into at the Astor House it was decided to search the boy, and when this was done 0 cents was discovered in his pocket. which he sud had been given him asa tip. A further investigation slise'osed the missing $2 hidden in the leg of his trousers, Accus d was ordered to ree ive 100 blows and to he im, risoned for a fortnight,

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