Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-30
OIL LEASES
n6rTHE LATE RoRRERIEs or THl An.


TIVE OPERAT1oEs-THE WHOLE GAAe OF
THIEVES ARREsTED.-Our readers will re-
collect that on the Sd of September last
the Adams Express office at Grafton, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was rob-
bed of a package of money said to contain
$4,000. hepackage was addressed to Ar
thur Resley, formerly a resident of Grafton.
Although the Company went to work with
its usual energy in the employment of de-
tectives and to arrive at discovery, no
clue could be obtained to the perpetrators
of the robbery. On the 9th of October
last the Office of the Express at Grafton
was again entered and a package contain
ing $15, 900 which had been shipped from
the First National Bank of Pittsburg to the
First National Bank of Parkersburg was
distracted. The Company at once deter
mined that, cost what it might, robbery
of such extent and surrounded by SO much
mystery must not go undetected and the
perpetrators unpunished. Accordingly the
best and most accomplished detectives Of
the country, were employed TO ferret the
matter out and areward of So 900 was offer.
ed. In the meantime Resley, to whom the
$4,000 package was addressed proceeded
about iustituting suit against the Company
and placed the matter in the hands of an ex-
perienced legal gentleman of this city. He
made affidavit that the package of money
had been sent to him by man named
Simpson, and that it contained legal tend
der notes, but was singnlarly reticent-: ssl
to where it had been put up. He
also seemed disinclined to hold any inter-
view with the agents of the company in,
regard to the missing package and was
aVerse to giving necessary Information up
on the subject. In consequence of his
singular conduct, aud the fact that Resley
had shipped large amounts of money from
this city to Grafton at different times; up
on on occasion the large sum of $5s, oOO,.
which he accompanied in person., the
agent of the company and the detectives
were induced to suspect his honesty in the
premises. The fact that Resley, about
this time, abandoned his purpose of prose-
cutting the company in consequence of
being compelled to prove where and by
whom the package was made up, strength
ened the suspicion. Resley was moving
about great deal, now in Michigan, now
here and now in Grafton. The detectives
got upon his track and wherever he went
shadow followed him. He was watch
ed while he slept, while he dined,
while he sported and while he
drank. His associates were logged
and their every movement watched
At last the plot having been thoroughly
matured by a shrewed system, the opera
tions of which are only familiar to these
professional thief catchers, Arthur Resley,
Charles Meredith and A. Marks, all resi-
dents of Grafton, were arrested in the early
part of last week in Detroit, while attempt
ing to mako their way to Canada. About
the same time a young man named Roland,
O breakman on the Baltimore and and Ohio
Railroad and a nephew of Resley, who had
been sporting a considerable amount of
money, was arrested in this city. Resley,
Meredith and Marks were brought to this
city on Friday in charge of the detectives.
and confined in room at the Mcclure
House. During the night or early on Sat
urday morning, the rest Of the officers hav-
ing been much broken and disturbed in the
pursuit, some of them fell asleep and Marks
taking advantage OF the opportunity, pried
the lock off the door OF the room in which
he was confined and made his escape. Blu
luck was against him. TIE detectives
having been refreshed by their slumbers
started upon the rascaPs track with more
determination and more sagacity than ever.
They traced him to Grafton and on Mon
day morning surrounded his house and re-
arrested him as he was about to escape
through the back door.
Resley and Marks after their arrest ct
Detroit were searched by the officers. The
former had $4,000 upon his person and the
latter over $1,000. They had been so much
alarmed and frightened that they were not
able to dispose of any considerable sum OF
the money.
The parties had hearing on Monday be.
fore three magistrates in the town Of Graf
ton, and were committed for trial. There
being no jail in Taylor county the parties
were confined in the FairmoGt jail, but
will be removed to MoundSVills, for safe
keeping. Vlee
1t is said that they have each made
clean breast: of it aud have admitted the
parts which they severally took in the
transaction. Resley admits that the $751;
600 package only contained about two
hundred dollars good money, the balance