The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-25

ARREST OF A FoRGER.-Some three or
four DAYS ago man calling himself Dor
rington, made his appearance in the
Eighth ward, and up to Thursday fire.
ouented the saloon of Louis Steubenrauch,
in that end of town, and made himself
quite familiar. He claimed to be from
Pittsburgh, and asserted that he was re-
lated to well known family living in
the Eighth ward. He seemed to be
good fellow, but he INDUCED in the
ardent rather freely. .--4... -..-
Yesterday morning Darlington went
10 the German Bank. on Market street
and presented a check to be cashed
amounting to S9i.7O, and signed by
Louis Steubenrauch. Mr.. Bayha, who
received the check, doubted the genuine
ness of the signature, and handed it tc
Mr.. Gemmer. the cashier of the bank
who had doubts about everything being
all right. After comparing the CHECK
with other ones in the bank belonging t
Mr.. Steubenrauch, Mr.. Gemmer re
fused to cash it, anc
Darlington took his departure. HI
next turned up at John Reds store, OF
Main street, and tried to raise some
money on it there but was unsuccessful
From there he went over to klnghorr
l. Co.'S. brewery and offered the CHECK
for sixty-fve dollars in cash, which Offer
was refused. and he left. Mr.. Kingdom
who was not in at the time, returned
soon after Darlington mad left his clerl
telling him what had happened. Wore
was Immediately sent to Mr.. Steuben
rauch who returned an answer
that the check was forgery
The police were informed about
the HlallcT, anu 'lh''IH 't' :" N'iH
and Tracy, arrested Darlington neal
the Grant House, about eleven o'clock
rs he was making his way to Bridge
port.
Darlington was taken before SPUR,
Gillespy yesterday afternoon, who, ait"1
hearing the evidence, held the accused
in the sum of 81 800 for his appearance
before court. In default of bail he Wa
committed TO Jail. Darlington is = maj
of about thirty-fve years Of age.
Boy DROwNED.-A sad case ofdrown
ing occurred ON Thursday night while
the Zane and Chapine street Sunday
schools were returning from their cXcur
sion to Crcsap's Grove. About mile OF
two below the Bcllairr bridge It boy
named Charlie Smith fell of
one of the barge, and Wa,
drowned. No one saw hin
fall, but the splash was heard, and tho
cry Of somebody overheard WAS raised
No cries, however, were heard from any,
body in the water, and rs none of the
children ON board were missing at the
time, the boat was not stopped, those III
charge surprising the alarm was
without cause. Upon further in
vcstigation, however, it was discovered
the boy mentioned above was missing
and there was no doubt but he was the
unfortunate one that Wa, lost. 1t was
after midnight when the accident occur
ed and it is supposed the boy had fallen
asleep On the edge of the barge and rolled
off.
Geo. b. Smith, who lives on 25th
street in Centre Wheeling, the father OF
the boy, started down the river yes
terday morning in company with some
friends to search for the body of his son,
but returned last evening without having
been successful. The boy had on Il blue
coat, dark striped pantal"ons, white shirt,
with two gold studs, and blue nccktic.
His hair is black and cut short.