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Peter Burns and
James McDonald were before the
Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of stealing $180 from
William Riley, on Monday night last.
Riley boarded with
Mrs. Anaker, in Screamersville, where
Burns, who has lost his left arm in battle, and
McDonald had been stopping for several days.
On Monday last
Riley got on a bit of a spree, and finding himself mors than halfsens-over, as evening drew on, proceeded to his boarding-house and soon fell asleep on the floor.
About 11 o'clock that night, when
Mrs. Anaker was about to retire, she took
Riley's pocket-book out of his pocket, and getting the prisoners to assist her in counting it, deposited it in her own pocket for safe-keeping.
She then retired, leaving
Burns to spend the night in a
rocking-chair in her chamber, and
McDonald to occupy a soft plank in another room by the side of
Riley.
Between the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock Tuesday morning
Mrs. A. awoke, to find that the prisoners were leaving the premises.
On getting up,
Mrs. A. found that her pocket had been robbed of
Riley's money, as well as her own, and, informing R. of that fact, he, too, discovered that one of his boots, which contained $620 and a gold watch, had been drawn from his foot, and that all his valuables had been abstracted.
After a fruitless search for the prisoners that day,
Riley came up with them that night, and, getting the assistance of watchman
Burton, had them both arrested and locked up. On searching the persons of the accused parties $191,90 ware found concealed in
Burns's under-clothing, which he said had been paid him the
Confederate service, as he could prove; but on
McDonald nothing was found.
Both prisoners deny all knowledge of the money, except that they saw
Mrs. Anaker take it from
Riley and deposit it in her own pocket.
The examination was continued until to-day.
