The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-21

Latest Sensation In VirginIa's
Cnpital-The Cheek Of q Buck
eve Tramp-sneaks Into q
House and CrnWls Into q Bed DC
cupid BY Two Young Ladies.
RIoHMoSp, Va, February 1s.-The
latest tramp sensation here il the richest
and the beat. On Church Hill, which is
the lofty and picturesque lOca lily Of this
city, runs a wide, fashionable avenue, and
on this avenue stands, among other sty-
lish residences, towering brown stone
front, occupied by Mr.. B. N. 7. Smith
and family. Last night at late hour,
Mrs. Smith, as is her custom, went into
the bed chamber occupied-by her two
daughters, Misses Mary and Bertha, to
nee II the precious things were covered mp
and tucked in. The Madame carried 4
taper In her hand, and che saw through the
half open door that the gas In the young
ladies' room had been put out. When
the faint glimmer Of the light lellupon
the bed, what did she see ? Oh, horrors
There, fast asleep, under the cover, In DO.
tween the two precious sleeping girls lay
A strange, bearded man. The contrast,
how great 1t was Mary and Bertha have
recently bloomed into lovely womanhood.
Mary Is eighteen and Bertha Is seventeen.
Their faces are finely chiseled, their com.
plexions are fair, and their skins are as
white as marble. The strange, bearded
man seemed to be between thirty and
thirty.fve years Of age, and much bloa-
ted.
When Mrs. Smith beheld the scene, she
tipped rapidly back to her own chamber
and walked her husband. In hurried
whispers she told him Of the awful situa.
ton. Mr.. Smith ran In and beheld the
stranger and his two girls sound asleep,
three In row." He rushed out TO the
street for policeman. Officer Tallman
happened 10 DO passing, and the two hast.
oned up to the ladies' chamber. All this
lime the three slept quietly. Officer Tall.
man jerked the stranger out Of bed. The
daughters aroused; first one shrteked and
then the other, then the mother shrieked,
aud finally they all screamed out together.
No one could explain. The daughters
tainted. The stranger was somewhat in
his cups, and greatly embarrassed. The
policeman made him put on his clothes,
and marched him to the first Police Sta
ton, where he was locked up.
This morning the prisoner appeared
before Justice White, on charge Of yag.
rancy and unlawful trespassing. he ex-
planned to His Honor that his name was
Kelley; that be lived, when at home, near
Hanging Rock, Ohio, which is a few miles
below Ironton, on the Ohio River: but
that he was now regular tramp; that
last night, while little tight, he was pas.
sing the fine house described, and think
ing it was maybe a boarding.house, he
tried to get in; that he was successful, the
door being unfastened; tina: he crept up
stairs and found his way into the cham
Der OF the young ladies; that the Light be.
ing turned low he took the fair sleepers
to be men, and, wishing q warm place to
sleep put out the light and crowded in
between the individuals whose gender he
had sadly mistaken. Justice White said
as no harm seemed to have been done he
would only give him six months in Jail
for making the mistake. Kelly, as he
called himself, was tolerably well.dressed,
and looked like he had seen better days;