The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-11
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The "frebug" problem appears TO be q
hard one to handle in this city. Thousands
Of dollars worth Of property have during the
past three years been destroyed by the
wretches, and still they are about. For a
long time they escaped from the clutches
Of justice, but finally the destroyers Of the
Schulz and Paxton blocks were arrested
and dealt with ccording to law. That
stopped for time the numerous burnings,
but thetlash literatureof the day was bound
to do its pernicious work, and the North
Wheeling Glass Works were licked up by
the flames that were started by boys who
longed to emulate the daring acts Of Jesse
James and heroes Of that ilk. Those bows
are now in the county jail awaiting SEN
tence, having been convicted Of incendiar-
ism, The particulars OF this recent trial
are still fresh in the mind OF the public.
There Is now hardly shadow OF doubt
but that the Catholic Parish School, corner
OF Byron and Fourteenth streets, was set on
FIRE Monday by some OF the boys pupils OF
the school, who had been punished and
who desired revenge in the most approved
james style. The suspicious OF Bishop
Kahn were aroused after the first fire Mon.
day afternoon, and he set quietly to work
to ferret the matter out He stated to a
reporter last evening that he had SO far
succeeded with his work that he thought
that by to-day he and Captain Bennett
would be able to lay the case before Prost-
cutting Attorney Jordan. The development 9
that the Bishop will make promise 10 te
OF a rather sensational character.
After the afternoon fire the Bishop called
on prominent merchant and frankly told
him that he suspected his son OF being one
Of the incendiaries. The parent pro.
Ceeded to boil over with indignation and
threatened the reverend gentlemen with
suit for libel; in fact It is said that his blood
was reused to such a high pitch that he
consulted lawyer.
The Bishop stated last evening that he
thought this gentleman would hardly care
to sue after he realized id what fix his son
was.
A boy who attends the school told his
mother day or two since that he had
been approached by three boys and asked
to join with them in burning the building.
His mother, who lives in the extreme
southern part Of the city, cautioned him
not to have aught to do with the boys, and
yesterday the fact that her son had been
approached reached the ears OF the
Bishop. It is said that one Of the boys has
a weak mind and was once found setting
fire TO some chips and shavings about the
school. The other boys are reported to be
inclined to viciousness, and have caused
any amount Of trouble to their teachers.
The above facts taken into consideration
with those before reported by the In:
rELLlaENCER, that just before the second
alarm from the building a well known
gentleman saw boy run out Of the yard,
and that after the third alarm the firemen
found oil on the stairs, where an attempt
had been made to burn the place, in dicate
almost conclusvely that the fires were
caused by the bugs.