The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-23

evidence after the officer had given Il up,
In February last, the house Of an old
German named Beilman, mile out Of
the village, was visited by FIVE masked
men. Beilman lived alone and was
known TO have considerable money some.
where. He had boarded his earnings
for more than fifty years. The robbers
bound the old man In chair, but their
threats TO take his life failed to force
him to reveal the whereabouts oil MS
treasure. They held his feet to the fire,
scorched his flesh with burning whlsps
Of straw, but all to no purpose. Ihey
then poured kerosene on Beilman ana
built 4 fire under his chair, when his
courage failed him and he showed them
the hiding place OF nearly 81 goo. Ihey
made him swear on Bible that he had
no other hiding place Tor money anu
then rebound him and lett. ,..,, .
The first week OF the present month .
Young woman, iashionably dressed and
sttraetiye, came 10 this village and IN
HmireJ for a Justice Of the Peace. She
,raS semitic The office OF Justice Tomlin-
s Nj" She said she wanted to give some
iUtormation 10 regard to the RoSeyille
robberics, and to the astonishment Of the
Justice, declared that Charles Weber, the
bookkeeper at the tannery, was the in
stigator Of and the main worker in them
ali. She made her statement in the form
Of an affidavit, and produced several let
lers written by young Weber, and post
marked HRoseyille.n which went TO bear
out her story. They were written after
each robbery, and gave the details Of
each in ocular way. A message was
sent to the father OF Weber, and he APP
peared at the Office, where the facts were
stated TO him. He at once sent word for
his son to step around TO the Justices.
The young man came In, entirely unsus-
piCious OF the charges that were made
against him. When he saw the woman he
turned pale, tottered toward chair, but,
recovering himself, turned and attempted
10 escape from the office. He was stopped
and brought face to face with the woman,
who gave her name as Lottie Sargent
Her statement was repeated to young
Weber, and she arose from her chair and
dared him to deny It's truth. Weber
sank into chair and buried his face in
his hands, but said not a word for some
moments, when, in response TO an appeal
from his father to tell him If there could
beany truth in the chargt, he raised his
head and said, 'It is true" ...
He was placed under arrest, and his
father became his security to appear for
hearing at 9 O'Clock the next day. Tho
hearing was, on that day, postponed for
week, 10 permit Miss Sargent to return
to Philadelphiaifor further evidence. She
has not since putin an appearance, and
on Thursday last, young Weber left
town and has not been seen since.
According to the story Of Lottie Sar-
gent she had been the Philadelphia mis-.
tress Of young Weber for three years.
Business called the young man frequent.
ly to that city. In one Of his visits he
spoke Of what good hauls might be made
in Roseville by burglars II they only
knew il. Lotto Sargent had friend,
the wife OF & man named John Edgill,
but known as "Trusty Jack" amongsport-
ing men. He was professional burglar.
She mentioned the man to Weber, and
brought about meeting between them,
which resulted in Edgill visiting Rose
vile, and the planning and the execution
OF the several robberies. Last March
Weber became acquainted with wo-
man named Grey, at Fox's Theatre, in
Philadelphia, and had cast Lottie off for
her.
MIR. Weber, the father of the fugitive,
has refunded, il is said, to Monroe, the
blacksmith, and to Beilman the amounts
stolen from them, and the matter, il is
thought,willbc settled upand quoted by
him.