The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-16
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Chase for Chicken Thieves.
Correspondence Of he Iats!liOeaoe.
PAREERsDuRe, June 14-Dave D. John
son and family left to-day for Newport,
Ohio TO attend reunion Of the Dale fam
lily, Of which Mrs. johnson Is member.
IS. Marshal G. W. Atkinson is in the
city.
W. N. Miller, E'q is over in Ohio on q
visit.
Rev. DR.. 2 Warner Is absent in Ohio at.
tending the Commencement OF the Otter
bein University.
This afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock, the wed.
ding OF DR.. W. H. Sharp, Of Volcano, 10
Miss Alice Tavenner, OF this city, took place
in the Episcopal church, The ceremony be-
ing performed by Rev. R II. Gibson.
o wing TO the recent death Of brother OF
the bride the wedding was quiet one, few
except the immediate friends beingrresent.
The groom is one OF the leading physicians
Of the State.
A number OF new frame houses are being
built this spring, but the absence Of brick
has delayed others from erecting buildings
OF that material.
Mr.. W. II. Ogden is rapidly pushing his
house to completion. Probably the most
extensive building TO be put up thissummer
will be that OF Bently and Gerwig, two Of
our most enterprising and wide awake
young mena The building will be used as
q mandatory, where they propose to turn
out all kindsot furniture from the cheapest
to the most expensive. 1t will be located
on Ann street by the railroad br dst; will
be four stories high with basement; Is 10
bavo frontage OF 1876 feet and depth OF
so feet. When the lot was first bought the
usual grumbllngs were heard from few
and an injunction was placed upon them,
but this together with other OH 1ctions
have been overcome, and they commenced
work to day.
Chief OF Police Mehan had lively time
&C. lay In airesting chicken thief, in
which he displayed his ability as detect
i've and his experlness as swimmer, the
facts are about as follows: For a long
time people living in the vicinity OF the
river have been missing chickens and 1t
has been utterly inpcssibleto discover who
the marauding parties were. last night
the chicken house OF Mrs. UIrich living on
the river bank was visited, broken open
and robbed Of number OF valuable chick
ems She at once complained at police
headquarters. Mr.. Mehan placed all pei
sons dealing In poultry on the lookout, and
tc-lsy about 10 o'clock he was notified that
a boy hailipg from Little Hooking, had
tried to dispose Of chickens at @. d. Stones.
He arrested the boy. 1t should have been
stated that tracks from tue robbed chicken
house led down the river bank and ceased
at the waters edge. He took the boys shoe,
which was lady's slipper, and at once re-
paired to the river bank where he fonnd it
fitted the track exactly, returning and
relating this The boy broke down and con.
ipssed that he and a colortd man named
Moses JOINTS, living In Belpre, had done
thesu a'ing. Mr.. Mchan then had to
resort to slrategem to get Jones across the
river, 30 he telsphoned to tie boys
mother that tho boy had been run over, and
in little while ne noticed a woman and
a man coming across Ia skif, secretlng
himself he awaited their arrival. The
woman got out and as TIE man was about
to put out from shore Mehan grabbed the
boat. The man evidently understanding
the dilemma jumped into the river and
headed for p ssiDg tow boat, but from
some reason he sank. Mehan jumped in
after him, and wi Ii the aid OF the boat sue
ceeded In ca ching hold oil him Just as be
was sinking the last time. He brought
him ont aud soon had both the man and
boy in j4il. The woman jumped into the
skiti aud left for home at once. Jones hss
served one term in the penitentiary for
killing a man.