The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-21


ARREST OF BURGLARS AT WASHING
TON, PA.-The ancient and once re-
spectacle borough of Washington is
developing an amount OF rascality that
is remarkable. The latest sensation up
there is the arrest of three men for bur
EIary, which TRANSFERRED Saturday night.
One of them is a young man who gives
his name as Ellsworth and claims to
hail from Cincinnati. The others are
too young men named John Sweeney
and John Steep, who belong to Wash
ington.
1t appears that Ellsworth came to
Washington some three months ago,
and engaged ostensibly in the purchase
OF grain and wool, renting a wool ware
house from Mr.. Robert Wiley. Mr.
Ellsworth boarded at the Fulton
House, dressed in elegant attire,
sported huge watch chains and seals.
kid gloves, etc, etc, and cut so much
OF a swell, talked so big about his
business, albeit he seemed to have
very little business on his hands,
that he became with some rather an
object OF. suspicion. Nevertheless, as a
man who has cheek enough can do al
most anything in society, he managed
TO ingratiate himself into the confidence
of some of the best families, and was
carrying things with high hand, W hen
he was brought low, as we will relate.
Last Saturday morning Mes5rs. Cald.
well & Foreman, who keep dry goods
store in Washington, observed some
thing wrong with the lock of their door.
The lock is very peculiar one, and
unless fastened in a particular way
would get out Of gear. Curiosity was
excited and an examination of the room
showed foot prints, and finally that
the goods on the shelves had been dis.
turbed and some of them missing. II
was evident that the door had been
opened and the store robbed. Suspic-
ion somehow was directed towards
Ellsworth. lone ofthe firm impaired
their susPictOns-to Wiley, who upon
got the. key of the warehouse
from Ellsworth late Saturday
evening and went down TO see
what he could discover, When Mr..
Wiley opened the door, he was aston
ished to find within JOhnltSSveenev
who had not been seen in Wilmington
for abont six months. Sweeney had
mis- face BACKED Being asked what he
WAS doing there, he said he was in the
employ OF Ellsworth, handling and
shipping grain. Mr. Wiley was now
satisfied their conjectures were right.
but to avoid exciting suspicion, that he
suspected anything, he busted himself
looking about the warehouse for his
wool sacks. Sweeney followed him
about the house so closely that he couId
make no search for goods. Presentiv
Ellsworth came down and Mr.. WiIev
went away. he Immediately nut no.
lice officer Thompson to witch The
mouse, who about dark saw Sweeney
n Nv
through a culvert. He WAS iInmedfaIs-
ly nabbed. Ellsworth was arrested
about the same time. An examination
of the warehouse was Immediately
made, and some $500 worth of goods
Identified as those taken from Caldwell
~ Foreman were found. Three saCkR
OF boots and shoes were also found. the
marks on which showed they had been
stolen from the store OF Mr.. John D.
boyle, who was not aware before that
ne had been robbed. Some suspicion
having 1een given out against John
steep that individual came and nre-
scented himself with an air Of bravado
before the Magistrate and demanded an
examination. There being no CHARGE
against him and no sufficient ground
VI suspicion he was so Informed. knt "a
subsequent examination OF EIlsworth's
trunk disclosed papers that implicated
All three, Ellsworth, Sweeney and
Steep; so the latter also was arrestaJ
that night. 1t is thought that still o oa
parties may be Implicated.
Messrs. Caldwell and Foreman. uno,,
an examination of their stock. ara ~
opinion they have lost some 81 OOo
worth Of goods, which they thinl, have
been taken little by little so az NOT tn
attract attention, the door being ope T s
by means OF skeleton keys. Mr.. RovJe
thinks he was robbed in the same WV
and 1t Is not known the extent OF Iosse1,
others have suffered by an almost i'm
percePtible drain into the receptacle OF
these scoundrels, who made all their
shipments (of produce as they pre-
tended) by wagons, refusing to ship by
the HemPtield Railroad on account. M
they alleged, OF the rates being extor-
tionate. Il Is now apparent they were
running of their stolen goods and were
afraid to let them go through the hands
oEthe railway officials for fear OF dis
covery. '.'J
GREAT BARoAINH in books at anct1on
tonight, I69 Main street. -S'-