The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-04
From the Grafton Sentinel. 7
ROBBERY.
Capturing one OF the Supposed Rob
bers-He Escapes

For the past two weeks the citizens
OF our town as well as the surrounding
couatry and ueighboring towns, have
been the subjects Of barglarisms aud
repeated robberies On last FRIDAY
night parties catered the house OF NJ.
J. D. Holmes and went into bis bed
room, where he lay a sleep, and took
his pantalooas from 3 chair near his
bed aud carried them oct OF the house
into the yard, where they relieved him
OF about $50 in money, together With
the KEYS belonging 70 the store. The
KEYS were aterxar!s found, however.
They enieavored to unlock the store.
but were battied By complicated pad
lock that was upon the door.
IN the same night parties ente-e!
the residence OF Mr.. John Evans and
stole from MIN 4 small amount Of
money.
The residence Of Nr. Wm. Boyd vas
entered o. the same night, and = very
valuable watch was stolen there-r3n.
beside about SIS in moaev. The
There's carried out trunk from Que OF
the bed rooms, broke It open aai car
RED away I number Q; valuable a.
ticleS. The whole work was done with
oG; the slightest disturbance or wakeu-
ing aCy one, showing the parties TO Dc
ACCOMPLISHED il their business, IS such
i seems 10 be. The next day suspicious
characters were seen 5eIween this place
AMI PruntytoEp, and on that e7ening
SATURDAY the store Of Aess-a. Morgan
j Martin. o FetCecman, was br0ken
into and robbed Of about TWO hundred
dollars worth OF clothing, ant zen dol
,ars il i've cent nickles.
IN SUNDAY night some Of the citizen:
Of Webster were robbed, but to what
amoQnt We did not earn.
Some q our citizens began 81 eue-.
.ec;c search Tor some clue 70 the u.
lains. and TIE report that some su.pI-
cious Individuals had been shipping
FOODS a. Nswbu-- 70 some o. the cities
-ecrzi ihei- attention II that t.rec-
ton. and OF NoCiav evening te!e-
ram from ROwle>bCry gave the IN
formation that three -G-p cious lock :
men had arrived Il; that place, anu
would take tie fas. line there for the
East. Information o, the fact Was i'm
met.a:e,y celegraobei 70 :ae officers a.
Portland. AMI when the train arrived s.
taa; place 1t vas stopped and the officers
wsat aboard. where they found the SIS
uecCei parties. They attempted 10 a.
rest them. waeu TWO Of them rushed out
o: the rain a1i made their escape. The
ether, however, was captured aud the
!o,Iowio. lay brought back to tbs
pace. Not being able to procure q.
the witnesses, he tria, wa= po.tpon-
81 uatl, Thursday. The pc.souer
va. given 10 charge q; our
tow2 sergeant, q. ". Wari. for
-a:s keepi1.. 10; having s. sufficient
iAli or lookup, NJ. Wari undertook 10
10 keep the prisoner 81 Ms house, Pro
curing irous the man vas handcuted
aad chained to ball, ani placed under
gva-i. Tie prisoEs. very good na;u.sd-
. II "s,ay=,i with lis hoet until Weines-
3av evening, ~ which time, - some
where between - . clock AMI Wight,
while ;oe guards we're eaioving q nap,
he, like the Arab
Folded the ball n his haEtcCS-i arms,
And silently sole away.
TIE ball vas founi next moruing IN
al a.Iev. where the lock had been
broken 0psa and the CHAIN taken off
Cuon the ball vas found 4 ssnteel IN
sc-;pt;0a % farewell. ;a'en led, We sup
pose. :0r the lowe sergeant. Nothing aa-
since been heard OF tie escaped prs
ous-. We are informed that about
seven hundred dollars worth OF goods
were stolen from the ciJ;zeus OF Oak
lad. Maryland, on Nooday evening.