The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-05
A BOLD ROBBERY.
The Residence or DIR. Bates Entered
by Thieves and Property to the
Amount offrom $500 to $1,000 stolen
.-NOClue TO the Thieves.

Amount offrom $500 to $1,000 stolen
--NoCIue TO the Thieves.
1t is not often that robbery of any
consequence occurs in Wheeling, and
when such thing takes place it is the
general subject Of conversation among
all classes Of people for few days after
the occurance. But when the
robbery is committed in the house of u
prominent and widely known citizen;
when a wedding is on the tapis in that
household. and when the brides trous-
scau is reported depleted by the thieves,
and numerous. costly and elegant bridal
presents recklessly stated to have been
"gobbled up" it renders such a sub
ject additional charms as a topic to
BIZ discussed and talked about, among Il
people who are prone to such things on
ordinary occasions. But to the facts.
Last Sunday morning, between one
and three o'clock, occurred one of the
most bold and daring robberies that has
taken place in the community for long
time. The residence of DR.. W. J. Bates,
on Twelfth street, above Chapline, was
entered by thieves and property amount
ING 10 between $500 and $1,000 carried
of. The thieves effected an entrance
into the house by window in
the eastern side OF the building.
on the ground floor. From there
thew proceeded to the bed chambers
of Miss Saddle Bates, and DR.. W. j.
Bates, Jr., both rooms being unoccupied
during the above night. In the first
room they succeeded in getting a gold
watch and chain, a set of pearl jewclry,
valued ut $500, belonging to young
lady visitor. valuable set of jcwclry be-
longing to Miss Bates, a set of solid ,il-
( Yer Spoons. and from fifteen to twenty
dollars in money. In DR.. Bates room
they took lot of clothing, Il part of
which had never been worn
hy the owner, and a set
of topaz studs. These rooms are on In"
upper floor, but the thieves did not at
tempt to enter any Of the occupied rooms
in that locality, but proceeded down
stairs 10 the dining room, where they
helped themselves to all in the eating
! line that the most fastideous could have
desired, and from appearances the
next morning, they had evidently en-
ioyed their midnight repast. In this
room there WAS II lot of solid and
plated silver ware, but nothing WAS
missing by the family from that depart
ment. a silver plated spoon was broken
in two but as the bold rascals found that
it was not genuine silver, it was dropped
on the floor and nothing molcsted.
After the feast, the robbers proceeded
to the office of DR.. Bates, which is
in another building, below his residence,
and after ransacking all the drawers
and spreading the contents upon the
floor, left the following note, written on
Il blank prescription paper:
"DocroR:-I am sorry that ther" is
nothing here worth dam
From the office, which they ais" en-
tered through window, they evidently
took their departure with the booty they
had secured.
the robbery was undoubtedly commit
ted by parties entirely familiar with the
movements of the family. as they did not
attempt to enter any rooms except til"
tvs" unoccupicd ones. DR.. Bates .]r.'
and his wife, whose room WAS entered.
had spent that night in the country
and Mis-, Bates being absent from he
room. and the thieves entering
only those apartments, is conclusive evil
demcr that the robbery WAS committed by
persons knowing all about the affairs Of
tn" family. Another singular thing
about the affair, was that not drawer
which Wa, locked was disturbed. and
only those that were open searched
through and ranSackcd SOM of
the drawers and trunks which
were locked and in the rooms
entered by the thieves, contained some
very valuable articles which fortunately
We're unmolcStcd.
Taking all things into consideration,
it was one of the coolest and at the same
time bold robbcrcs that We have ever
heard Of in this locality.
Up to late last night nothing had been
heard of the robbers or clue obtained as
to who they are, or their whereabouts.