The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-17
DARING ROBBERY.
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CAPTAIN Phil. Anschuts, Fof"s
WhselfnS ktesmboRt Captain
Robbed OF o., 500 AZ
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robbery OF CaPLalh MI.
Cipcin att, on Saturday night, from the
Cincinnati papers, which speaks for itself;
"a case of tina insolsnce OF desperation
in crime occurred right in the streets OF
Cincinnati, under gas light, early Sat-
urdsy evening. Captain Phil. Anschutz,
of Wheeling, a well known river-man,
was knocked down on Front street, under
The Newport bridge, and robbed OF
$4,000. Captain Anschutz was owner
and comman der of the steamer Calumet
which was destroyed by the ice last WIN
ter. and he recently got insurance Tor her
in this city. All last week ne was busy
gong around the city paying out money
in lidu,d ating debts OF the boat. DE ans
bursed about 5000, paying it out OF his
pocket instead OF checking II from oanA'
TIE CAPTAINS STORY.
On Friday and Saturday l had drawn
nesrly $1,000 from various banks. l
KEEP. it in the hotel sale, and paid out
from 1t until l had thirty-seven hun.
bred and some odd dollars left. l had
arranged to 20 up home to Wheeling,
Saturday night. 1 was to start on the
$50 train. After supper, shortly before
half-past o'clock, l started from the
hotel. had that valise there the
Captain pointed to large, plethora
vsllse, heavy with its contents) IN my
right hand, and my umbrella in my lett.
[ had the money, nearly $500 In
nv inside vest pocket. l had
few dollars in my pocket
book. l was to stop at the southeast
corner of Front street and Broadway, TO
get nv ticket for Wheeling. l walked
down TO the corner of Fifth and Walnut
streets, and took car, and rode down to
the corner of Pearl and Broadway.
Thence l walked down to the southeast
corner of Broadway and Front street, to
the saloon kept by Gus. Clark and Bill
Trainer. There l met several acquain-
tances. That has been regular stop
ping place OF NINE. l was there most OF
the day yesterday. Up stairs, over the
saloon, / have lot VI things stored.
Well, l got my ticket and q
paper of tobacco, and sat around there
Tor a while, until Trainer said: at
YOU intend TO take the $3.50 train you
had better start" l saw that it was time
to 90, so l started up Front street TO.
ward the little Miami depot. on the
north side, with my vslise in my right
hand and my umbrella in my lett. When
got to the bridge pier. where the rail-
road bridge passes over Front street,
three men jumped out on me. They
struck me twice. The first lick gave me
the bruises on the cheek and nose, and
the second on the forehead think. They
took me by surprise in such way that L
could do nothing They were mighty
quick about it. AS they struck me they
crowded down to the ground on the side
walk, and one OF them got hold OF my
throat and choked me until | thought l
never would get my breath. They did not
give me any chance to fight them or TO
yell. They did not say word, and
they did not let me say anything. be-
leve l did manage to get out an at
tempt at n cry for help, but it was GER
tsiniy very weak one. While they
were triking and choking me, and hold
in me down. one OF them rammed his
hand into my inside vest pocket and took
out my pocket-book, Then he tried to
get my watch by pulling at the chain,
but the watch, which, as you can see, is
fine one, u timer, for which l paid
500, happened to be pinned in, in the
watch pocket OF my pantaloons. The
pulling at the chain resulted only in the
breaking of the ring, and they did not
get either the watch or the chain. Then
they ran away, into that open place to
the left there, where there is railroad
switch and some cars. As they ran, l
sat up and saw them going. l could not
say anything, for could hardly get my
breath. They mad given me an ugly chok.
ing. When L got up to my feet was
weak and confused. reeled around there
for while, and then started to go back
to the saloon. AS | reeled along l met
two policemen. They thought was
drunk or very suspicious character,
and were going to arrest me. L got
them to take me to the saloon, where /
told Trainer and the rest what had hap
PANIED to me. Then / went up to the
Hammond Street Police Station and
gave information there and To the Chief
and the detectives who called on me at
the hotel.
ARREST OF SUSPECTED PARTIES.
Yesterday, Lieutenant Birnbaum and
Lieutenant Meyer worked the case up.
Last night they went to the house of
Fred Friend, on Dublin street, ard
knocked. lis that you, Dorsey?" was
the inquiry from within. "Yes, open
quick" was the untruthful reply. Friend
came down stairs and opened ike door,
and Birnb baum laid mis- hand on his shout
der and said, 81 want you" Fred shot off
up stairs into the darkness like al ar
row. The officers surrounded the house
and improvlsed lights and commenced
searching. Billy Manning was there,
and h late Dorsey, and Mrs. Friend and
her babies, one of them only eis ht months
old and very sick. The officers COM
nlenced searching the men and the house,
the babies included. Next the sick in
fsnts body, inside its diaper, they found
a burglars skeleton key, newly made
and we'll made. No money was
discovered al that time, but they
intend to make the search extensive
and thorough. They brought Billy Man
ming, who lives On Sycamore street above
the the Big Missouri, and Fred. Friend
to the station, along with Kate Dorsey,
and locked them up on suspicion. The
officers, after surprising the house, over
heard remarks by the parties that
strengthened their suspicion that they
are the ones who held up Captain An
schultz. By the way, Fred. Friend and
Billy Manning promised Colonel Wood,
of the police, to be out OF the city on Sat-
urday and not come back.