Brass Stolen From Armour Boat

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Brass Stolen From Armour Boat Charged with purloining valuable brass fittings from the palatial houseboat Chieftain, launched Monday at the Mathis shipyard for Mr. Armour, of Chicago, Joseph Ford, 31 years old, of 941 Point street, and Nicholas Parson, 49 years old, of 511 North Second street, were committed to jail by Recorder Stackhouse in Camden yesterday in default of bail. Alexander Read, 39 years old, of 92 Erie street, similarly accused, was unable to be arraigned because of illness. The men are said to have been employed in the yard and the material was taken while the $85,000 craft was being constructed.

Charged with purloining valuable brass fittings from the palatial houseboat Chieftain, launched Monday at the Mathis shipyard for Mr. Armour, of Chicago, Joseph Ford, 31 years old, of 941 Point street, and Nicholas Parson, 49 years old, of 511 North Second street, were committed to jail by Recorder Stackhouse in Camden yesterday in default of bail. Alexander Read, 39 years old, of 92 Erie street, similarly accused, was unable to be arraigned because of illness. The men are said to have been employed in the yard and the material was taken while the $85,000 craft was being constructed.