Stole A Stone Wall

Two of the most unique cases ot thieving on record are being investigated in Haverhill, Mass., says the New York Press. One is the stealing of 15,000 live fish and the other the theft of a big stone wall surrounding the cemetery of the Hebrew Burial association. This is the first instance ever chronicled of the larceny of a stone wall from a graveyard. Last fall Charles Goodrich constructed an artificial lake on his estáte and stocked it with "shiners" which he intended to sell this winter. Yesterday he had the sale and went in search of the fish, but found that they had all gone. The lake was still there, and as there is no outlet there was only one explanation of the mystery. The Hebrew Burial association purchased twenty acres of land near the Whittier homestead two years ago. It inclosed the lot with a stone wall. The wall has taken wings just as mysteriously as did the fish in the artificial lake. Tlï'e members of the association claim that the stones were taken when the Millvale reservoir was built, and they say that they will bring suit against the water board. The members of the board, however, deny that they touched the stones at all and say that they got their stone from a lot of land which they purchased. The stolen wall was atiout half a mile long. It is estimated that there was nearly 1,000 cords of stone in the wall. Haverhill thieves have certainly selected strange booty. What have they done with it? Where could they hide It? The folk of Haverhill say Ithat a man w-ho will steal the fence from a graveyard will hesitate at nothing. .-- -■ ■" " w '"aü