The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-20

A GENTLEMAN ENDEAvoRING TO aET
HIS MoNRY OUT or "A PlAoE or DkPOsIT,
GETS INTO TRouBLE.-Wm.M Mitchell, a
gentleman of Celtic origin, boards with
James Haley. Esq, in Centre Wheeling.
Formerly he put up with Mr.. Patrick
QufuellY. While ~ Mr.. C,'shs was In
hs9ViPlt or leaving his surplus earn
Z th8s with MfSs c. who on last Friday
still retained the amount of one hum
dred and twenty-nine dollars in bills
and one dollar in silver, which William
had deposited with her for safe keep
William, desiring to go down the
river to n more congenial cline, be-
Thought himselfthat 1t would be aEweIl
u hs should call on Mfs.fO.iduIl obtain
from Tier his moties.' AccortiiiCly. on
the day aforesaid, he proceeded 10 the
residence of the COnnellys and found
Mrs: G. busily engaged putting "A new
patch on the rear of her husbands in.
GXpreSRibles, while he was stretched
out on the bed, patiently awaiting the
completion of the process. At n little
distance from Mrs, .C.rsat q gentleman
Hs busy ut repairing rent in n
garment still moro ineXpreSsible.-
Mr.. NJ. took these things in ut glance,
being very ohSerYQnt gentleman, and
without wasting any fine phrases on
the industrial simplicity of the scene,
at once requested TO be furnished with
his one hundred and twenty-nine doll
lars in paper and one in silver. Mrs.
G. replied TO- hia demand. that the mo!
ney was ready. She then proceeded to
inc Keep OF the castle-an0Lice, cellar
closely followed by William. There
the money was found secure, but in the
pile was some more than he claimed
ms his own. Mrs. @. then received the
comforting assurance that what was
over she should have. A wrangle en-
sued about tho amount which each
party ought TO have, and in the midst
.nt IT. Mrs. q. inc8utiously displaying
some nj her hand, Wima11i seized the
opportunity, and pOcketedit. He then
went to his boarding house, aud left the
money he had obtained.
Desiring to go to Bellaire for n letter,
hs lcGt the sanctuary of tho boarding
mouse, and proceeded rapidly towards
his destination. Before the Completion
q bis journey, however, he WIS met
by Mr.. Patrick Connolly himself, wear
ing his renovated breeches, who took
him into his house and accused him of
stealing money that was not his own
He also informed him that he (NIf. O.
would be under the tdisaSFeeable me-
cessiIy OF taking him right straight TO
the Court House. Mr.. NJ, although
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as to Mr. C.'s au-
thority in the premises, submitted
quietly.
Once i1 the street.. Mr.. .C.1stRted. to
Mr.. N. that II he attempted to run he
would blow his brains out. Mr.. NJ,
however, wasn't born in the woods to
be scared Mt an owl, and he secretly re-
solved to mako break for it anyhow,
: 1t 50 happened that th6IroutO taken
by Mr.. c. lay directly past the board
Ing house of his prisoner. The door
stood wide open. Into the house Mr.,
NJ. rushed with all the energy Uf de-
spatr. Alter him Mr.. G. went. Al
scutie ensued. NJ. Haley and wife put
stop to 1t. Mr.. C. was guilty of a dis
tQrPapSe Of the public peace by as
saul ting W nlinm Mitchell. He WINS
consequently fined, yesterday morn
ing, one dollar and costs.