The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-27
A VERY SAD CASE.
Commercial Traveller Arrestet as n
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Yesterday shortly after eleven o'clock a
gentleman entered TIE jewelrysIo'e OF Miller
Il FranlhelnI, on Market street, and intro.
duced himself rs Robert Meeken, salesman for
the well known clock mandatory OF Nichp.
las Muller & Co., OF New York. liz asked
for the propretors, and ms both were out said
he would wait for their return, lie picked
up newspaper aud began reading It, lean.
lug on show case, md occasionally walking
about and inspecting the articles IN the dr..
fercnt cases. The only persons about tho
store were Mr.. Louis Dechert and Ulysses
Cnrlln. tho latter n youth employed there.
Mr. neckert was working nj bis bench
ut tho front window, and the boy
was employed In the back room. G. K.
Tracy, Manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph company. WAS In tho recess In
'front.' Of door. Cariin's attention was at.
tractel 10 Tie drummer, and he noticed that
no l'ad MS hand In the case, and keeping his
eye on HIN lie saw him luke out u gold watch
81 the store aud whispered to Ar. Dechert
hat tile mau had stolen something The
latter rose and turned to the man, who laid
The watch on the show case ANA startled out,
TIC was stopped, but declared ''That is allr'
pointing 10 the watch In confusion, MIR.
uechett, however, insisted Oh OBTAINING him,
though ie&as not until revolver wus used
Us All Ind ncement that he consented 10 siny.
Mr.. Dcckert took lin to tho rear Of The tn,c.
md sent the boy for u policeman. The maj,
was found TO have Ia Ills pocket several sets
Of silver forks and spoons, and another new
golu watch: oScer Bird. who was SUN.
moned BY the boy, took the man into Gus.
sody, aud he was committed 10 Jail to await
q preliminary examination before Squire
Caldwell. ..-E.E go = 80
The examination was held in the after.
noon, J. 4. Cowden appearing for the prose.
cttton and J. II. Good for the defense, The
evidence was explicit, md no ATTEMPT was
made at tlstense. The Justice held the
prisoner In 81, 900 10 answer 10 II charge OF
grand larceny before the next grand fury.
Failing to give bond, he was committed 10
jail. -a.} lgFUn ~. - : ~ ~ ~
The watch found on his person, did not
belong 10 Miller II FsaRztein Or any other
Wheeling jeweler. II stolen, 1t was stolen
elsewhere. :
The mans case Is sad one. When arrested
b. made b. attempt To deny the theft, bit
said ne was victim to the opium habit, and
That this had blunteIl his mo,a, sepsc. lie
said he had Il wife and four children. aud
seemed heart broken rs he stood In tho pres.
ence Of the Justice. Last evening MIR. Miller,
Of the trim OF Miller & Franxhein, received u
note from him, written in Jail, which was a
most affecting appeal for mercy. However,
the prosecution Is not In Mr.. MiIer's bands,
and nobody is authorized TO extend mercy In
The case. even II disposed to do SOL
1t Is said that the mans tame Is not Robert
Meeken, Us he claiuied, but WIN. L. .hc, and
that he Is cousin Of the Muller family,
whose business representative he was lie
has frequently visited the city before in his
rounds, and Miller & Franzlieim have pur.
chased chicks Of him. 1t will be rememhered
That J. ". Gruhh lost costly diamond stud
from one OF his show cases last February, and
II Is now remembered that this n,nn was in
the store the same day The coincidence, in
view OF tho ocaurrencea Of yesterday, Is sug.
geative, ~ say the lsast.