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In the Eastover neighborhood a luxury home had been broken into Valuable silverware and china were stolen Ellis got a telephone call frooods Ellis looked in second hand stores and pawn shops for soave incri information that easily led to his identification, and arrest Ellis returned the silverware and china to Mr Dillard

He was paid 400 for his work on that case

In west Charlotte a dry cleaning laundry business was broken into The cash register had money taken in the amount of about 3000 The Sanitary Laundry owner named called Ellis for help Witnesses there on the crime scene described the robber Ellis took testi shots and matched Howie This led him to soon arrest Howie Howard Skinner had the loot on him in his room He was put in jail Ellis went to the trial Hoas convicted He got fifteen years but his good behavior had him out in five years Ellis received 250 from the laundry for his work

Catawba Hardware and Fence Company had the back door broken down A lot of merchandise was removed from the store Likely a truck was loaded and hauled it off to be sold for a black market profit Arnold Richards, the store’s owner visited Ellis at the liquor store and hired him to solve this crihbor sahite cargo truck back up to the rear of the store at about 1:00 AM It was a Dodge, he thought It had a tande, Ellis found the truck parked in an alley He got the license number, and identified the owner With a police escort, he questioned this man, Arthur Avery He broke down and confessed of the crime The police arrested hie nearby and returned to Mr Richards He paid Ellis 300 for working this case