The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-03

EOur0 OF the CalfH Bank RObbers Ar
rsted-Se5e,IsS Reoopered-Dea-l
peEate EIEhf Between the ArresftnE
Party and ne Thieves-THo 81 the
Latter Wounded
FSusfAe sSeSselszt RrRet Tes.EdS5-
Yesterday. afternoon, about two
O'Clock, = party Of some twelve men,
COMPOSED Of citizens of Jefferson and
Harrison connkIeS this State and one
or two persons from WellsbnrE, West
YIrETnfa. started out from the town Of
IaETange, on The Ohio river. some nine
miles below this city, in pursuit. Of the
CadiG nkrObberS. Capt Alex. Smith
Of New AlAxandria, this county, who
has 4 thorough knOWle6ge of that Sec
ton Of country, led the party Of scouts.
Amer riding somo three miles below the
town Of Lagrange, Smith deployed the
marty 70 the righf, taking 10 tie hills
for the purpose Of securing aregion Of
country somewhat secluded, and where
robbers might secrete themselves with
ont being eaSilY detected, Away from
thu hahffA6le portion Of lands belong
INK to Mr.. Samuel Riddle, Wells town
ship, and in = solitary sPOt. Smith re-
collected there MS an old dwelling
which had bsen unoocupied for years.
Having determined on 4 raoonnoss-
ancs IN thai direction. he bad the
parFy halted some distance on,
and. with Mr.. o. Slemmons, Of C4E1f1,
prooesded 70 the honSe, where thew
/ found 3 IRE had been recently built BY
soma persons for the purpose Of cook
Ing. There we're live Goals SIN theEe,
and entrSilS OF chickens SGreUu about.
I and other evidences that cooking had
I been going on there recently. Lsaaiag
from The house and through an adjacent
wheat field, and on into dense thicke1,
tracks Of mems feet were discovered,
with some pscultaunes, WhichNSiem-
mons n onca recognized as the same *
those leading from the hand-car, New
/ Alexandra Station-yhich he pro-
nounoed undoubtedly as those of the
robbers, who we're evidently not far
distant. Captain Smith went to the
point of the hill, signaIled the party in
reserve to come up, deploying to the
right and LETT of a small rayine, one of
the party on the opposite hill discovered
| together, well armed, and with mani
j festations Of resistance. The pursuing
party and the robbers, on seeing each
other, commenced almost simultane-
0us hring-one of the robbers discharged
| four shots at Charles Hogg, OF Cadiz, but
/ withou 1effect. In the meantime, three
/ Of the robbers escaped around the point
lone shot through the elbow, stunned,
\ tell and rolled down the ravine. Capt.
Smith and \ gentleman by the name o
Craig, from Harrison county, secured
these-one Of whom fought like tiger
but who surrendered on seeing rifIe
leFelled at him by q young man from
| this county by the name of Hill; threw
down his pistol and gave himself up as
/ . prisoner. Here some Sl50, 900 of the
/ stolen money was found in a carpet
sack-besides Smith took from The
] pockets of one Of the prisoners Sl63 and
4 valuable gold watch. The $500 Sc
cured on the ground was taken charge
| of bv Mr.. C. HoeE, and subsequently,
deposited In the Wellsburg Bank.
Smith, In company with others, tagged
the Express train on the Pittsbnrg
and Cleveland Railroad, which stop
ped, took tlle two prisoners
aboard, who were brought 10
SteubenyiIle and placed in jail yster-
day evening between the hours of five
and six O'Clock. As the train was
starting for Steubenville, one of the
party rode up and announced that
two more Of the robbers had been cap
turef-making four-that one was still
bonds had been secured-maEingin all
so, I63- This Is news IS confirmed this
morning, and the two prisoners taken
subsequently 70 those brought to Steu-
benViIle were conveyed across the
county last night and deposited for |
Is no doubt but that the party who |
robbed the CadiZ Bank are the same !
that made the attempt on the Wells /
burg Bank. Smith took from one of
them Elagnifying glass, used in de
tectfng counterfeit bills, which, from
description, one OF the party had offer
ed to sell TO Mr.. jacobs, the Cashier of
the Wellsburg Bank. previous to
the attempt TO rob that institute
ton. The prisoners here ara very
reffceIit@haTe but little to communicate
that viii lead to their identity-giye no
name-Say they have respectable con-
nec4ions, and have no disposition to
bring any Of them into reproach by
their disreputable acts. The prisoner
shot In the arm, desperate character,
Is seriously Eounded-the arm being
shattered by pistol shot at the elbow,
md physicians say this morning that
10 save his life II VIII be necessary to
lmputats the arm above the elbow.
The other prisoners wound Is but
light one-a ball from pistol passed
lcTnss his fingers, decorating them, but
breaking no bones. The Jefferson
county JAN was strongly guarded Last j
night, and general desire peryades
thfs community that the money may
not only be ali secured, but that the /,
iAring villains be brought TO that pun
the character Of their crime 50 J
Justly merits.