The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-16
THE WEST VA. BONANZA.
How the burglars who Robbed
Hon. Lloyd I.OWndeS Mt ClnFlIs'
burg were Captured.

mentioned the arrest Of Arthur NJ, Page,
at Dayton, on the charge Of being impli-
Gated in ono hundred thousand dollar
burglary ut Clarksburg, West Virginia
II seems that on the 10th Of last month
the residence Of Hon. Lloyd l.ownles, an
aged citizen of Clarksburg was entered
by means of "outsidcrs," and trunk con.
tanning 100000 in United States Five
twcuties, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
bonds, insurance and coal mining stock,
also about $l25,OOO in promisSory notes
and mortgages, carried out Of the room
in which Mr.. LowndCs and his son were
sleeping, without awakening them. The
trunk was carried short distance from
tho house, to II vacant lot, broken open
and rilled OF Its contents.
Tho burglary, Of course, was not dis.
covered until tho next morning. The
trunk was found were the burglars left It,
but II contained nothing OF any special
value. Tho telegraph was At once used
very freely, and messages were sent In
all directions, At first II was very dill.
cult to attach suspicion to any one. II
had evidently been the work OF some per-
son or persons we'll acquainted with the
premises and Of Mr.. LOwndes' Circum-
stances. 1t so happened that two men
who had been lounging about Clarksburg
for some time disappeared about the
time Of the robbery, and they were at
100, ,,n,.n .,1o,I ma NItn tu,i1Iv nn rtinu A
reward Of 81 900 was offered for their ar
rest, and their descriptions sent the detec-
tives in all the principal cities Deteo-
tiyes Frank Mitchell md Fred. Ampth.
auCr, Of this city, were among tho recip-
tents Of the descriptive circulars, and NJ
once went TO work.
Tho two men suspected came direct To
this city and lived u fast life for several
days. They were at once spotted by the
detective, and their movements closely
watched. II was ascertained that Page
had sold n one hundred dollar FivG.twen-
ty bond ut Gilmore 4 Dunlap's bank, on
Fourth street. On learning this, DeteC.
tive Ampthauer went to the bank and
compared IL with the number Of one Of
the bonds lost by Mr.. LOwndcs, and
found II was one Of them. lie bought
the bond for hundred and twenty dol
lars, and tclegraphetl TO Mr.. LOwndcS to
come here, IA there was n prospect Of
getting the thieves and his stolen prop
crty.
About this time Page and his partner
who Ia known US Jack Hurst, alias Jack
Jones, alias "AIurloring Jack" separated,
the former goingto Dayton and the litter
tOColumbus. Page, OH arriving In Day
ton, stopped at the l3cckcl: lie soon be.
gan to mako things livclyin Dayton, got
acquainted with all the fast boys, and
spent money freely in tho houses Of pros
tttution. After few days soiourn In
DAYTON he sold $4,000 worth Of bonds and
purchased what Is known rs the "Mule'a
Ear Saloon" paying for building, fixtures
and good will Isl, 100. The house was on
leased ground. He paid little attention
10 the saloon, however, but continued to
visit fast women and attract general at:
tcntion by his lavish expenditure Of
money. lie opened M account at ono OF
the banks, and there seemed to DO no end
to his wealth.
Everything went smoothly with him
until one morning last week, when par
apraph In ono Of the papers Of this city
attracted bis attention. II was to tho Of.
feet that tho officers were on tho track Of
The Clatksburg burglars, and expected to
pounce upon their game In a few days,
Page took exceptions TO such procedure,
and at once left Dayton. He had boon
gone only few hours when Detective
Ampthater stepped into his saloon, ~
company with Detective George Caswcll,
Of Dayton, and Mr.. Lowndes, IT,, who nt-
rivedin this city tho day before.
Finding that Page had taken French
leave Of Dayton, Detective Ampth
and Mr.. Lowndcs took the first train for
Cleveland, and proceeded thence to Phil.
adeiphia, and to Pittsburgh, without
coming ,ip with their man, although they
asceftSined at Philadelphia that man
answering Pages description had been
there endeayoring to dispose OF Chesa-
poake 4 Ohio Railway bonds, From
Pittsburgh Amptliauer and MI, LowndeS
returned to this city III the meantime
Detective Frank Mitchell visited Colunl-
ana. found "Ntufderihg jack" and ar
FeSted him OH suspicion. Jack, IL scents,
vnt away from the Columbus officers after
being locked up, but WIS rccaptnrcd the
same day.
son that Jack had no money when at
rested, and they kept quiet for t ,C%
days In hopes that he would get over ny
fright and return to Dayton. In This
their judgment proved correct. Last
Thnrsday dispatch was received by The
detectives, announcing that Page. was u
Dayton, on q big spree. That night The
detectives went to Dayton In company
with Mt. Lowndes.
That night, Mitchell, Ampthater 1ht
CaswCll visited bagnio near the iai'
grounds, kept by woman named Giark
when the officers entered the room, PNgt
was The center Of attraction, and was sur
rounded BY half dozen COnrtesans, drink
Ing wine at his expense. Tho momen
The officers entered, Page placed liis han!
on his revolver. Frank Mitchell anttci
mated the movement by placing bis hant
on Pages shoulder with the words, "fol
are my prisoner" rage ufoW hiiH TcVVtNVf
placed The mnS1le against MitchelPs NP
lomen, and pulled the trigger, but Caswel
seized The weapon at that instant, and tn
hammer fell on the first finger 81 his RICH
hand, and the weapon was not discharged
4 few moments later Page was in irons
although he made desperate RESISTANCE
The next mofning-ldst FfidAy-+th
detectives brought their prisoner to TIL
city, and he was locked up in cell q
Ninth Street Station.
On Saturday tho detectives, on infor
nation obtained from the prisoner, an
some persons who do not wish 70 b
known in the matter at present. visite
London, Ohio, where 1t was said the bull
Of Inc stolen bonds we're buried. On at
irving there and visiting the spot desil
neted, theft labofs were rewarded b
finding everything with the exception
about $4,000 worth Of the bonds an