The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-22
.siIiyY ROBBERY IN THE siNEu
WARD.

The Residence OF y. Riesier. Esq.
Rfhed of JeweIry and Clothing 10
the YaIue of Four Hundred Dol
Iars-Fbe Deed Committed by Ser
want Girl.
For about six months pas! DIR. Nicholas
Riester, manager of the forge department
of the Belmont nail works, has had in
his employ ut his residence, No. 2329
Market street. IS cook a German girl
usned Johnua Howard. She has been
very faithful to her duties, and the entire
family placed An extraordinary amount
of confidence in her. When the family
arose Yesterday morning the girl was
missing, and this fact at once gave rise
to q suspicion that something was wrong.
as Mr.. and Mrs. Riester KEEP! their most
valuable iewelry and clothing IN their
own sleeping room they proceeded TO
examine that apartment, add found that
= go!d watch and chain, valued at one
hundred and seventy-fve dollars, 8 set OF
iewelry worth $50 ana two handsome
silk dresses, with other property amount
ing to Sl64, ell belonging TO Mrs. Refs
ter, had been taken: l. is supposed that
the robbery took place between u and |
o'clock yesterday morning, From
oil the attendant circumstances 1t would
seem that the goods were packed tor car
rying of IN the early part OF the even
ing, either while the family were at sup
per or else sitting at the front door, as Is
their custom, The girl was known to
have been IN Mrs Riester's room st that
time. Her reason tor Oeir Z there she
stated WAS TO assist Ia getting the chill
dren ready for church. About o'clock
Johanna came down stairs and
passed out the from. door, remark
inc TO Mrs. Riester, who was sitting
on the steps, that she belived she would
90 to church. Mrs. Relster told her she
would be late and would meet the people
coming home, but she made laughing
reply aud passed on. 1t had been the
hsbit OF the girl, whenever she expected
to be out late, to take night key with
her. and THIS she did on the night
named She was not in when the family
retired, butthe fact Causei no uness!ness,
rs It was known she had the key with
which to effect an entrance. THIS key
was subsequently, found in "a out house,
where it had without doubt been thrown
by the girl. 80.
Thinking that perhaps the girls pa
rents knew something ABOUT where their
daughter mad spent The preceding night,
Mrs. Rels,er sent her little son Frank
down to their house on Wood street,
near Thirty-sIXth, to ascertain II such
was the fact. Mrs. Howard was a.
church at the time Frank arrived, and as
soon as she learned that her daughter
was missing, she fastened 10 Mrs.
Rsister's house, where she was
shocked to learn that johanna
had committed q robbery. 1t is proper
to say that the girls parents are
very respectable people, aid they
look upon their daughters course with
rerr5bHtion. The brother Of tue gIri
who is employed at the Sonth Wheeling
Glass Works, upon hearing what had
happened st once stopped work, and
wen. with Mr.. \. Riester to try and
recover the property and his sister.
The articles were carried away in a
packing basket, which belonged to Mrs,
II carney. MI. hlesIeT LuOIuci-ii-ia ".
Since the above was in type the girl
WAS arrested in Pittsburgh. She WIS
brought to this city on the S o'clock
train, on the ?, w. & Ky. Il, L. last
night, and committed to jail on a warrant
issued by Justice Wait to await hear
ing on Monday. The credit Of the sue
cesslul termination of tae pursuit be-
longs entirely to Constable John j..
Cooper OF the Sixth ward. The follow.
Loving dispatches explain themselves;
BGLLAIaE, o., June 20, 7:3O A. NJ.
To Conductor, No.20 Pass, c. 4 p. Il. r
Look among passengers for = young
lady, medium sIze, fun face, thick lips,
large white eyes. Has a brown hand
basket. Got on train at Bridgeport. II
on Irnin let me know. COOPER.
The answer to the above Was: Yes,
such person is on my train.
CONDUCTOR.