georgewilliams
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, Sunday, 23 January 1870, page 4
ROBBERY-Last Thursday, a soldier at the Newport Barracks by the name of George Williams, enlisted in the regular service about two months ago, broke into the quarters of Captain Crowell, forced the lock of his trunk, and sole there from a new light overcoat, a suit of clothes, a revolver and one hundred and ten dollars in currency. Leaving the Barracks and deserting the service, he crossed to this side of the river, went to Pickett's den of infamy on Sixth street, and after reveling there for several hours in the congenial society of loafers, thieves and prostitutes, sold the Captain's overcoat, which is worth seventy-five dollars for five dollars. And took the cars for Morrow Ohio, where he has relatives.
Before he left town, he was imprudent enough to indicate to one of the bloodsuckers at Pickett's the direction he intended taking. When Captain Crowell discovered his loss and ascertained that Williams had robbed him, he came over to the4 city and informed the officers of Hammond Street Station house of the circumstances. Known the habits peculiar to most of the raw recruits to the Army, Sergeant Chambers to whom the Captain especially applied for assistance, went up to several disrep0utalbe places on Sixth street, to inquire about the missing man.
At Pickett's they found the overcoat and learned that Williams had cone to Morrow. The Sergeant immediately telegraphed to arrest Williams on sight. As he wore3 his fatigue uniform he was easily singled out from the peaceful citizens in the quiet town in which he sought refuge. He was promptly arrested, brought to the city yesterday by one of the Constables of Morrow, he was first locked up in Hammond Street Station house and subsequently turned over to the officers of the Barracks. When arrested he had one hundred dollars of the stolen money on his person.