The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-01
x,,,.,o.,,c Vandalism Arrest Oh
""o'e u.tIroad Eiond.
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~, saturday Detective Mann", :" -, ~" I.r"c, y,
,.,a,.,y and detective howaru; .. wy -. a,,,.
~. ,,oi,cc, captured Joseph W nr';s., '. W,
,J ia he the person. VINO Nohc 'uto ~'s
$50 Eric railway Pullman cars, anu ,". .n.
INITIATED the seats and CUSHIONS, III" c'l.'
ni>e damaged the cars to the extent VI 1oi
crl ,houS,nd dollars. Five nnn"itu Wv.
,ar. IN gold had been offered by inc col" vs,dcc
The prisoner Is to be examined oc'oa. ""
Reese in Jersey City to-day, ana !! Il that
that q number of witnesses WIN ..,,Gc soy.
within few months Wheeler nv cr roycnrc
oral attempts at wholesale mu!u,ih 1u n,nploy of
and boo,v. lie was former! III , ' Ecwb,,rc
the Erie Railway Colnrt! Wv bc nub,cIv
Lrsnrh ard after his di>ll>>' ,nd Jost
ulSnt", ",i" char nc would hc reIcnsco. !~
.n,e,lei'' ,"n,o,iycs were stolen III "lsn,
IaIl W. W. nnnnony's shop in NcWouis. an"
from VI. , ont on the road from t"eh'! "
"eie .. So niles and left there SElnoiiis o''
WENT .i. fortunately in both instances
.ue 1:,hn;;c.l nc, Mas discovered In tilne 10
'i,e III occidcnfs. 4 number OF times theFe-
49," n.r ,,,r switches were turned for inc p'ii-
"osc nc throwing passenger trains from tne
,r,cl ., noints where the RESULTS must i1,.e
honn fc,rfuI Every effort was maze 10 o',-
coyrr ,hc ticud, but without success, ;u'h ''s"
' s",o; Wanted towards Wheeler.
Tyn months ago the company turhcu ou'
.,o.,Iv baggage wagon. and the next morn
80 ,hc wood work was found TO nave oeeii
.horncd 70 riccrS and utterly destfeseu'
U-nrr,rts far This ard other crimes were
r.ra,,,cd for The arrest Of Wheeler, but ne
e.c,ncd and with his mother took up Ms
RESIDENCES in Jcrscv City. lattcriy ne lN's
hoen travelling on the Erie road, ana Iof
th,ee weeks Detective Mahon had nceii
on his track, but failed to apprehehd nun
until Saturday. At the examination to-u'.
SUPERINTENDENT Barr, of the Erie railway
and number of witnesses from AeWnilrs.
will produce evidence that Will be s'lln.ient
70 hold him for these various offences. men
Wheeler was arrested the OtflcelS lollllu OH
his ,4r:on n patent safe containing variety
of miniature burglar tools for Use III open
inc trunks aud other baggage.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF PREVENTED ON THE olho
AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD.
The engineers, conductors. and tram men
of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad have
been greatly troubled Of late by the very mp
parent endeavors of some persons to throw
the train from the track. Both attempts
were made ut a station called " neatEthu,
about ten miles cast OF NinccnneS. The hrst
spike between rails, was discovered 10y tht
section boss; and the seconds misplaced
switch, by the trlck-walkcr.
I, was ascertalned, according to the Gu
cinnati Commercial, that Josiah " hitche''C
was the guilty party, and he was arrested
The Adams Express Company at CINCINNATI
havip. IN idcs, that the object was robDcr!
of the express safes, sent their detective
Larry Hazc,i. TO look into the affair. White
head, who appears to have large circle
relatives in Indiana. made Il pretence at mrs
at n full confession, telling an cXtlaorul
nary story of the operations Oh gang
composed OF himself, telegraph opera
tor mt Whcatland, lis cousin zoe w nte
head, woman named Nancy A. Rol
Inns disguised a> Il man and armed Il
the teeth, and one George Whittcn, whose
object was to throw passenger train on ant
rob the express safe. He stated that all these
parties were interested in the second at
tempt, and stood by, at safe distance
waiting to see the train go of, and readi
to lump in for the prize. Had this secont
a;tclnrt succeeded the train would have beer
thrown upon IL "spur,' and thence down
distance Of fifteen feet. Fortunately The
track-walkcr made the discovery and Tagged
tie Threatened train, with red light, Ii
good time. ::
There were certain circumstances that in
Dictated, beyond any doubt, that "iitehe't
deliberately lied in making this statement
and he was pressed close for the truth
He then stated that he was alone in the bust
Ness, and that his only object was to see how
far locomotive would 60 when thrown from
track Mt top speed!
The cheerful young explorer in the Ialds
of practical mechanics and cause and effect
will not have IN opportunity of again at,
tempting this brilliant experiment. The
stout prison in NinccnneS, where he is now re-
strained, is probably the best place for him
us the people who run trains at high rate
of speed along that road have expressed the
fear that if he is allowed his liberty he may
be found some day in a smoked condition.
dangling from one Of the bridges down there