The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-29

TILEARCHER SWlNDLE
A Bad BIundCr by the Wheel
ing Chief Of Police.
lie Arrests tho Distinguished Fe.
mans, General Burke and Cap
tain Costello, at Cum
berland.
Bad Treatment and Indignation
Of the Prisoners.
FULL REPORT oFTHE AFFAIR
from Yesterdays Cumberland News

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from Yesterdays Cumberland News ]
Alta late hour night before last Capt.
shaaer, of our night police, received q
dspatch from Capt Conant, Ofthe Wheel.
iDg police, to arrest two men described
in tlc dispatch, who were coming cast on
The Fast line, and todetain them until the
arrival Of parties from Wheeling, When
the train reached our city at BOB O'clock
Yesterday morning, Captain Shaffer, be-
ing on hand with his posse, secured the
two men referred 10. They were found
a the sleeping car, occupying separate
berths, and when informed that they were
in arrest, appeared quite surprised and in.
dignant. On being taken from the cars
the prisoners were escorted to the station
house, and placed under guard to await
tue arrival Of persons from Wheeling.
On the mail train, which arrived here
at eight o'clock, Captain Conant, accom-,
panied by u gentleman 10 identity the
prisoners, reached our city. At the hotel
our reporter met the Wheeling gentle.
man, and after breakfast the whole party
proceeded 10 the station.house to see the
prisoners and attend ut a hearing before a
magistrate. The station.hOusc was
crowded with policemen and loafers, and
tue Wheeling gentlemen and our reporter
were invited up into the Council Cham.
NbCr, where it was decided the hearing
would take place. In moment the door
opened and the prisoners were brought
in. First came wcll.dressed, : good.
lOOking young man, apparently about
twenty-five years Of age, evidently an
lrishman, of fur complexion, curly hair,
aud rather delicate moustache. He car.
rel an overcOat and valisc. Immediate,
ybchind him came stout, well. dressed
man, apparently about thirty.iive years
old, with long, heavy, black whiskers,
carrying an ovcrcOat and travelling sat.
Chel. The following conversation then.
ensuCd:
Capt COnant, addressing the largo man: SLOW
do you do, Mr. Dunlap" (Giving the name
under which one ofthG parties hG was after pass
ID In WhcGling) TT, - a
Large nAn-"Mr. WoT"
Capt Conant-"Mr. Dunlap"
Large man-"Why do you call mo Dunlap, and
where did you oversee mcI"
Capt. COnlnt-"Because that was the namc
you took at the MCLuro House, in Wheeling,
yesterday"
Large man, evidently indIgnant-"You arc
mistaken. MynAmC is not Dunlap, and was
not At the McLuTc House, yesterday"
Cant, COnaut-"YOu need not get so indig-
lanL" - n
Large mA1-"Ian Indignant, aud naturally So
am wrongly accused. e..
Capt. Conant picked up the overcoat Of.
lheyoungcr man, which was lying on a.
desk inside Out, Thcyoung man, Jerking
bis coat away, said, mo man could search
Nun or his clothes without authority
Capt Conant told him "he had seen men
like him before"
Nearly an hour was spent in awaiting.
Tue arrival Of the magistrate. During the
hme thus occupied the prisoners sat
quietly In their seats, converslng some
ltIIe with each other. They were very.
nervous in their manner and evidenced
mat they felt keenly their notifying no.
Stion. ~
Upon the appearance finally of Esquire
hobrock, before whom the case was 10 be
heard, the prisoners were in a few words
formally arraigned on charge OF having,
one OF them under the name of r. Ci
dunlap the other name unknown, dc.
ILSIded q man named Jacob Archer, Of
N WSa county, Ohio, out of $9,25O at
wheeling on Tuesday. The following,
proceedings took place: .'li
nj Justice 9. The Peze. TO the prlaoners-"Are
Younger ItisOueE e"UnquestEonably."
aytO tSe sbsssS %S your names and what do yon
Younger Prlsoner-"wO refuse to Give our
sST %eS ISt The present. and will have nothing 10
weS SII .I uis Olaet side make their casO Then
,I NJ H. Gonant, (Chlcf of Wheeling PolIco,..
I,. Sn. Hlcstcrday afternoon about4 O'clock
SIt5S,SSa zane 10 me and said he had been heat ont
SSSS; asked him when, how. where and nv
', SOI, Ne described one OF the men 10 mo AZ a.
Ssmsn Haa, With large black whiskcrs; the other
is+Iiv " 5 %An' win sandy moustachc-b gen.
pron'I, tt5Ss wy. went and saw Mt. Goodwin,
SiTIP,W%!Ut OF the McLuto House, as Mr., Archer
N M v saS man got the money rrSm him there. We
u, nan 70 me room, aud found the men gone.
riTs SSS Ivy said large man orthe dcsc,Ipion
sN Va. aAd occupied the room, AND
olSsouScF Prisoner to j. Pts lhl. statnmt MT
sI5sTV,M" EnowISdGeH lit Is not, II cannot be-
SCS certainly" - -
r.i-I$ A y Conanl- From tho Information re.
Fapael and had them arrested. = -
VtS ~ fatonCr-"uowwast this criminal act
SN,! IIe9 q We are charged doneYN \ I5I.H.l
YepNoaa.V 9nhant-"By the confidence Hames'l y
cST.Sget Prtsoner-''lIow Il ihatin = Tsgri
nOpsS ~. SSo2antT'NThesc parties borrowed tho
SlG3 NvM ihe Old man, and gave hin three
Rtst EaiInnH. ff1ilroad bonds and check on the
VoSsllOnAl Bank OF Cincinnati for Al bO0i'1
cSS Slgef PrisOner-'.Goo I0p nothing -
C'SF COnAnt-"BOnds Were worlhlcss
SnAy about tho check" '-'
d,ts-Do these men answer tho DESCRIPTION
CSS,a%I Sa charged by ArehsrS" 49,
YaSsa alon4nt-"YGs, SIR
had SNgS rSisoner-"liow did you know We
nv wy and:the route we took I"
'T% At The depot "U"' "uu
~ cSnaat-"A6out 8 o'clocE"
Ian H% How'd You know tho men were at the Nc,
SI SSS, GSco1nAnt-"No, sir"
Vi, MI prisoner, pointing to Mr. W. F, Goodwin,
ROuseSS"' mat The proprietor OF tho McLurC
SIpS ccnAnt-"Yes" 81 r... 90
ise AZ, W. Z & Goodwin swom-"I live In wheel
Ys,,,J.. Ms proprietor Of tho Mcclure Iiouse.
Tie So,sS ABOUT noon gentleman came Init
SUI,S SSs:,, tae gentleman very nearly il moi
FrSCusS i! ms one. (Poiniing 10 tho largo
lin and cns0 J, MN but twice, when 'roomCd
b, 6sS u. room attached. Said he was lookInT
hyeSIrw N and child to meet him. i eouid no
0hetS IVY aen the rooms he asked (or, hut gave Mn
no lug snd would change him in M even
al ". SHS !, him II no had any 6lgease' Il,
timer Ia anu sl mat y would DO up directly. ana
him. No ala snmN ~ snl. ,,. Al, Mn lH