Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-14
aaily 9ute1ligeurrr
wednesday Morning, Jan. IA. 1888.


N.Y. RKCovrRY Oy STOLEN GooDs-AS
EXTENSIVE ROBpBRY.-Some three or fouE
months ago this paper contained an ac-
count of the robbery of Mr.. Peter Yarnall
of this city, by two negro women called
Dell and Liz. The facts are thar about that
time Dell and Liz were keeping house for
Mr.. Yarnau, who lived on Main street in
the rear of the Sprigg House, there being
no other member Of the family at home
MIR. Ysrusll had the utmost confidence in
the two negro women, both of whom were
born and raised in his family and were his
slaves. They bad complete charge of the
household, aud Mr.. y. being quite old and
feeble, had ceased to give any attention to
his domestic affairs. The consequence
was, that one day the two negro woman
disappeared and upon examination it APP
peared that they had taken from the house,
almost before the uususpecting old gentle
mans eyes, FIVE or six hundred dollars
worth of goods consisting of bed clothing,
chiuaware, jewelry, plate, &c. Search
was instituted and although the direction
which the negro women took was ascer-
tanned, none OF the goods could be found.
On Friday last, information was received
by officer John Fender which lead him to
believe that portion OF the goods were in
the possession OF Mrs. Hoops, who resides
on Market street between Monroe and
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and officers Ponder and Scroggius, accom-
panied ny Mr.. John Yarnall, son of Peter
Yarnall, proceeded to the house in ques-
ton. Mr.. Yarnall, upon entering the
house, at once recognized the carpet as
belonging to his father. Mrs. Hoops de-
MED having anything in her house except
what belonged to herself and daughter, but
further search discovered large W.
store boz, partially concealed by old rags.
which upon being resurrected was fouud
to contain sheetings and bed clothing be-
longing to Mr.. Yaruall, and indellibly
marked with the names of members of his
family. Other articles, perhaps, in all, to
the value of hundred or two dollars,
were found. Mrs. Hoops then admitted
that Dell had left the goods there, aad that
she Mrs. H. had kept them for her out of
sympathy.
The officers and Mr. Yarnall then pro-
ceeded to Bridgeport and went to the house
of a negro named George Stewart, where
Dell and Liz were known to have stopped
in their flight. Stewards wife at FIRST de-
MED having any of the goods in the house,
but upon being threatened, she directed
negro man named Gains to get a hoe and
proceed to make an excavation on the riv-
er bank. The negro took the hoe and dug
all around over about an acre OF land
Officer Fender seeing that the negro was
not disposed to dig TO any purpose, took
the hoe and soon dug up large willow
basket which contained large lot of fine
china ware belonging to the Yarnalls.
The party next proceeded to Bellair and
entered the house of negro woman ma
med Edwards, where they found another
large lot of goods concealed in az upper
room of the house. From this woman it
was ascertained that Liz, who is now liv-
ing in PittsDurg with Dell, had been in
BslIair and Bridgeport about the 6rst OF
January, and had taken with her, on her
return, quite a large lot of goods.
We believe that it is not the design to
prosecute any of the parties in whose pos.
session the goods were found. Mr.. Var
nell Gully desired to recover the goods,
among which were many valuable old fam
lily keepsakes. Although the searches made
last week were very successful the greater
portion of the goods is still in possession of
the negro thieves or their coufederates.