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Recovery Of Stolen Goods--arrest Of Burglars

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
February
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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of Detroit, on a business visit to our city, recognized three suspicious persons whom he ! had seen in Detroit, and pointed them out to j officer Martin, and other citizens, as fit subjects for being watched. Mr. Martin made it his special business to keep his eye on their raovements. He found that they purchased trunks, took the trunks to their closely covered wagon - in the barn of Cook's Hotel, we believe - and afterwards deposited two of the trunks in the Express Office, ddressed to a Philadelphia party. He immediately suspected thnt these trunks might coniain a portion of the f15,000 worth of silks stolen from tlie store of Geokge Pecs, Detroit, on tho niglit of Feb. 8th. Mr. Peck was imraediately telegraphed, rnd carne out on the late train. Ames was ealled uji, the trunks in his oftlce opcjied and tley were filled witli Peck's Silks. In the meantime the three men liad left the city. one by the cars, and the other with their waon. ïiursuit was immedi.ttely inade, ofticers going both to Dexter and Ypsilanti. - The three burglars were found at Ypsilanti- at the Palmer House we believe- and arrested between 7 and 8 o'clock, Wednesday morn? ing, by uillcer Martin, assisted by officer Forsytii of our neighboring city. Two trunks, a box and a bundle of goods were fqund in their wagon, also identified as Peck's. The officers also obtained a most complete set of burglar's tools. The men were brought to tliis city and lodged at'Sheriff WirEGAR's boardin,g house. Mr. Peck thinks that about two-thirds of his lost goods were recovered. The other may have been shipped froin sonie other point, and but for the merest accident those reqpirered would now have been on their way to Philadelphia, and the burglars looking op another stock. The men arrested are Germán Jewj, but refuse to give their names or converse at all with the ofíicprs in cl;arge of them. Mr. Peck hadoffered a reward of $2,&00 for the goods and burglars, or #3,000 for goods and in proportion for any part of them. Officers Maktin and his associates make a good thing of it, besides doing the country sonie service.

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Michigan Argus