Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-01
Daring Burglary and Assault.

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and extensive robberies we have ever heard OF was
committed in this place. The watch and iewelry
store Of Messrs. D. & ]. K. Shean was robbed of
about s., 200 worth of watches aud iewelry, anu
an assault made upon Mr.. D. Shean, who was
sleeping in the store, leaving him insenslble, and
wounding him considerably.
Sometime during The night, Mr.. S. was awaken
ed by some person on the outside, who knocked at
the back door of the store, representing himself to
a friend OF Mr.. Harry, (who usually slept in the
Sore,) just arrived off boat, and asking TO stay
with him till morning, as the hotels were closed
and he could find no place to sleep. Mr.. Shean,
thinking he recognized well known friend, who
had lately LEFT for Pittsburgh, and not SnSpecting
any wrong intention, opened the door; whereupon
he was knocked down by man who jumped on
him him and choked him until all remembrance
fed. While one was choking him, comtade
passed them, and soon emptied the show cases of
all the new ard valuable jewelry in the establish
ment, leaving none except what was dropped on
the floor in their hurry. They unlocked tue front
door and fed.
AT about half past three or four o'clock in the
morning, the persons sleeping in the nelghboEhOod
of the store were aroused by hearing loud gToanS
or cries, as ofsome one in distress, which, on tx
animation were found to proceed from the store.
On opening the door, Alr. Shean was discovered
lying on the floor, unable to rise or speak inteli
g,bly, and not conscious of what was passing a
round him. Bunches Of blood were seen upon the
floor, and, upon examination he was cutin sever
al places. There were two StabS or cuts on his
breast, one on his arm. and several on his lace
and head, from which the blood had been running,
none OF which, however, were at all dangerous,
being merely flesh wounds. The cuts were ap-
paEently made in the sucffle, by an open knife in
the hand of the robber, who was prepared TO CON-
nit murder, If it were found necessary, and who
probably thought he had alteady killed his victim
by choking.
The robbers left no trace of their identity what
soeyel. reward oftwo hundred aud fifty dollars
has been offered for their detection, which it is
sincerely 10 be hoped may be accomplished
Much feeling prevails throughout the community
III reference TO the matter, and all SympathiSe
with the losers, who were guod citizens, and 10
whom the loss is great one.-PGrkersbuTg NeI0s.
FURTHER FROM TE1As.-The Texas papers, re-
ceived Yesterday, furnish the following further in
telligence:
Pour hundred recruits, to fill vacancies in the
different regiments OF the Texas military depart
ment, arrived at Corpus Christi on the 18th, from
New York.
Two men. named Jas Clark aud Riley A. Irwin.
confined in the Jail at Belton Bell county, for the
murder of Mr.. TRIMMER, made their escape on the
18th June.
The Galveston Confederate learns thHt Bryan.
who is charged with being the murderer of Mrs.
Par and her son on Bolivar Point, in Galveston
county, some two years since, has been arrested in
Brownsville, and will be brought to that city for
trial.
William Fields, of Liberty county, is announc-
ed in tie Austin State Gazette as the Democratic
candidate for Commissioner of the General Land
Office.