Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-06
CRIMINAL CASES
Which Occurred 10 and About
BelIaira.
Piekpockets Convicted - Alleged Horse
Thief-The Bigamy Case-won-
derfuI eseape-PersOnal
Points.

Chris. Birch and John McCarty, the two
pickpockets arrested here on the Sd of last
September by q detective belonging to
Sells Bros. show, were tried yesterday at
st. Clairsyille aud found guilty. Both
were given one year in the pepitentiary
and will be taken out in few days. Dur
ing the show here, on the above date, they
were spotted by the detective and immedi.
ately arrested and placed in the Btllsire
Jail When arrested several pocket books
were found on them, one containing about
1925 belonging to a farmer named Albright,
ppUIh-r containing S35 belonging to a col
ored man of Martins Ferry and another
containing S12 belonging to man named
Brooks. The Mayor and marshal were out
and testified against them.
ARRESTED FOR HORSE STEALING.
Amos Tsrbet, a nan of shout thirty years
of rye. was in the lookup charged with
hol Sc stealing. He was arrested on Tuesday
by Marshal Drugan. IL appears that TsrteI
disappeared about the time that Dreonen
Clarks horse was stolen from Rock Hill.
west OF this city, mention OF which ap-
peared in the REGISTER at the time. Last
June Jacob Rodefer had horse stolen aud
Abrsm Workman one in July. A few days
| after this horse was taken Tarbet told Work
msn that he could find his horse at Wash
ipgtop, Pa. On the strength Of this infor-
nation Workman went to Washington.
Here be found party who had bought the
horse answering the description for one
hundred dollars, and sold him to Phila-
deldhis man. The party gave Workman
| 500 and the saddle and bride and he came
home. Drennen Clark noticed Tarbet in
his stable the morning preceding the night
his horse was stolen. Clark asked him
what he was doing there, and he replied
that he bad been to a corn husking and was
tired and wanted to take q nap. Tarbet
halls from Monroe county and has worked
for different parties hereabouts for several
years. At This writing the day has not been
set for his hearing. The authorities think
the charges will be sustained. Clar left
last night for Cumberland, where he ex-
poets 10 find his horse.
MIRACULOUS ACCIDENT
occurred at the .Etna glass works yester
day. 4 bout hslf-past u Miss Laura Greg;
DRY working in the packing room fell
through the elevator way to the floor
below. She was picked up senseless and
recovered a short time afterwards. On
examination it was found that she had
only sustained slight injuries. The dis
lance was about twenty feet and it appears
strange that she was not fatally injured.
TWO MANY WIVES.
Peter Dade, the colored man arrested at
BarneSville on Tuesday, charged with
bigamy and brought to Bellaire, was taken
to ST. Clairsville yesterday morning by
Marshall DUNCAN. Wife No. we believe)
who preferred the charge against him met
him at the depot handcuffed and kissed
him good bye. The kiss was a regular
"pansy blossom" one and those who wit
messed it smiled all over.
On Tuesday night James Dubois enter
tanned large number Of friends at the
elegant and spacious residence Of his
father Mr.. John Dubois, on lower Gravel
Hill. Eighteen or twenty couples of young
folks attended and enjoyed themselves
very highly. A number of games were
p'ayed and splendid supper was spread
about 10 o'clock.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Miss Eliza Brodie Of the Island, spent
"Wednesday with her friend, Miss Eliza
Moore.
Mrs Capt. John Bigelow left yesterday
'nr IndlanaDOliS IN visit friends