Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

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and trunk containing the bends
taken cut. "A notorious thief.
known as Numbering Jack, q and
Page, were suspected of the act,
but they fied, and since that time
detectives all over the country
have been looking for them. Muir
dering Jack has been arrested, and
is now in Jail In Columbus, and
last night at half-past Ii. Page
was arrested in this city under the
following circumstances:
Detectives Frank Mitchell and
Fred Ampthauer, of Cincinnati,
and private detective George
Caswell, of this city, were working
the case up. They felt confident
that Page would return to this
city, so they conronted themse ves
by awaiting for his arrival. Yes
terday they learned that he was Ia
the city, and after hearing Of him
at several places, traced him 10
house OF ill-fame opposite the fair
grounds, where he was spending
money most lavishly.
The officers repaired to that place,
and when admitted they proc aed-
cd into the parlor, whore Page
was engaged In his revelry. AS
soon as Mitchell opened the door
Page seemed to know that they
were after him, and drawing his
pistol attempted to fire on him. =
Caswell, however, sprang forward,
and seizing the weapon, the ham,
mer fell on his finger, thus pre-
venting the contents being dis
charged in Mitchcll's breast. He
was handcuffed, and brought into
the city, and sent to Cincinnati on
o freight train
What happened after the datec-
tives arrived in Cincinnati md
went to d hotel with theirp .er
is thus told:
They took their man down stairs
| to get something to eat, and re-
moved his handouts, putting both
on one wrist while he was taking
his breakfast. Ampthauer left the
prisoner in charge of bis partner
while he went out OF the room for
a short time. Caswell, with sim
gular want Of care, allowed him.
self to become engaged In CONVEX
sation for q short time, and Page
seeing his opportunity, coolly got
up, walked into the office where
his overcoat had been left by the
detectives, asked the landlord to
please let him have his overcoat,
and then with the utmost noncha-
lance walked out and away.
When Caswell turned his eyes
toward the table where he had so
recently seen Page sitting and saw
the chair vacant, his feelings may
be more easily imagined than de-
scribed. He had never befor ex-
perienced such feeling. He seem
ed 10 have lost something, and
when Ampthauer returned the loss
was felt by both of them. They
even accused themselves of I'M
pardonable stupidity, but they did
not waste much time In making
accusations. They took a walk;
they took long walks in different
directions, but finally returned
without relief, or their prisoner.
They changed their tactics and de-
termined to ride. They took the
train to Dayton at the G. H., q ID.
Depot, in the afternoon--th first
train they could Finland deter
mined to keep sharp lookout for
a lost man at every station.
If their sense of loss was keen
when it first fell upon them, their
sense of acquisition was joyful in
deed when, upon approaching the
station at Brighton, their eyes fell
upon the careless form of their lost
prisoner waiting to board the train
and return to his "Mule's Ear"
They allowed him TO get aboard,
and they quickly made his ac-
quaintance, taking care that he did
not have an opportunity to repeat
his pistol performance. They stop
ped the train, got off, and again
took a walk, this time with saore
joyful hearts. .inasmEch as they
were less lonesome than before.
Mr.. Page wore heavy bracelets on
his return to the hotel. The three
then repaired TO their large room.
Mr.. Page continued to wear ms
bracelets, and Messrs. Ampthauer
and Caswell locked the door on the
inside, and kept their room close
ly. At a late hour last night they
could not tell how long they would
remain guests at that hotel, nor
whether to expect more guests or
not. They were not communica-
tive in regard to the experience OF
the day.
by Telegraph
STOLEN BONDS RECOVERED.