The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-27

berries in that vicinity, aud all were perpe.
trated In manner so similar that 1t was
evident,a. desperate gang was systematically
at work.
THE RoBBERi.L
On the night Of June 18th Mr.. Ed. 9.
Brackmeyer, Of the Braddocks' National
Bank, was going home from the accommo.
dation train on which he had come from
the city and was garrotedS shen buta short
distance from the Baltimore & Ohio station.
His watch, revolver and small amount Of
money were taken. On June 80 Mr.. r,
P. Duff was assailtd near Hawkins station
within few hundred yards OF his home,
and robbed Of gold watch. About the
same time Fred Riegel was robbed Of S84.
On July oh, Mr.. +. Aipert, insurance
agent OF 62 Smithtield street, but resident
OF the vicinity Of Braddocks, was .held up"
and robbed Of 5000 and gold watch. MIR.
Alpert was walking from the station
with James p. Buck. veterinary surgeon,
who is now under arrest as one OF the gang.
This man asserted at the time that he too
was knocked down and robbed OF SIC, but
subsequent shadowing has convinced the
detective that he was acting as a "stool
pigeon" or pointer for the active garroters.
On July 10Th Mr.. David II. Grannis lum-
Der dealer OF Braddocks was assaulted
with sand bags and though he fought
vigorously lost $25 and silver watch.
There had also been some notable cases
OF robberies OF stores in Braddocks and
vicinity, more particularly the ielonious
entry Of the railroad station, in one part OF
which was located the postotiice. 1t may
readily BIZ inferred that all these sensa-
tional crimes tended to terrorize the neigh
borhood. Residents began to fear for their
liyes.hnd travel on the accommodation
trains became Unpopular after nighttall.
THE DETECTIVES.
The contract TO detect and bring to JUS
tics the perpetrators was OF course rather
too large for the local police force; besides
detective ability Of tirst-class order was
necessary to work up the case. Mr.. r. z.
Duff expended no little time and money
toward ferreting out the gang, but without
success, until II occurred to him that as
the Postoffice had been robbed the U. s.
Secret Service force might be persuaded to
take hold. On proper applications Agents
Gilkison and Perkins, were given the re-
ouisite authority from Washington and
began the labor assigned them promptly.
These officers proceeded to put IN opera
ton that delicate piece Of detective ma
chinery technically known as shadowing
Yesterday was decided upon as the day
to mako arrests, and superintendents Pit
cairn, OF the p. r. r., and King, OF the b.
& o gave orders to officials and trainmen
to provide the detectives with every
facility that the railways could furnish.
Proceeding to Cumberland, to which point
they Swallowed Albert Cruzan, they ar
rested that worthy, and found upon him
besides q sandbag some stolen property, a
ticket to Sir Johns Run, a station some "
miles west on the Baltimore 4 Ohio, near
Berkeley Springs Cruzan was placed
under guard OF one Of the officers, aud the
remainder started for Sir Johns Run.
Upon arrival there they observed Gordon
and Geary 10 the skirt Of q wood near by,
evidently awaiting the coming OF Cruzan.
To have gone after them would have given
them opportunity to make good their
escape. q Il
THE PLOT TO CAPTURE.
II was decided that Perkins, Fnel and
Judson should get off the train under
cover and keep out Of the way OF observa.
ton until they should hear from Gilkison
and Blenner, who went on with the train
and had it stopped about a quarter OF a
mile west. There they slipped into corn
field and made Reconnaissance. In the
meantime Gordon and Geary having given
up meeting Crrzan sauntered down the
track toward where Gilkison aud Blen.
ner lay, wholly unconscious that there
were fiye pairs OF detective eyes scanning
their every move. Perkins and his com.
rades followed after, and Gllktson and
Blenner took boldly and openly TO the
track. The two iugitiyes observing the
pair took the precantion OF transferring re-
yolyers from their pistol pockets to their
cont pockets. This was an advantage that
the detectives anticipated, land Gilkison
and bis partner at once drew their
"popso and demanded that the rob-
bes throw up their hands. The men
did not seem inclined TO do this, and
AZ they could fire from the side pockets Of
their coats with precision, the situation be-
came exciting. Fortunately the connection
between the two parties OF detectives was
arranged on close schedule, and sum-
mona coming from the east, amoment after
that from the west, the men ga2ed over
their shoulders, and seeing that they were
thoroughly surrounded, inconlinently. ex'
tended their open hands as far above their
heads as possible in token OF surrender.
Both men took this turn Uf affairs philoso'
pbjcally and insisted they were not want:
edn for ANYTHING. Train Master French had
| a spacial engine and cAboose ut hand and
The party, was taken to Hancock, transfer.
red 10 another special Tor Cumberland, and
at 3 o'clock this mornitg picked up the
prisoner Cruzan and started for this city on
Inc expresA This morning one OF the OIL.
cans went to Bradducks anu arrested James
i-rnE PRISONERS
On arriving at the Grant street depot the
party went to the Central Hotel, where the
prisoners were held to await Identification.
Ruck, who protests innocence, was separate
ed from the Others early in the day for some
wise detective purpose which has not yet
developed sufficiently to warrant the pub
llicaiion OF the details, The prisoner Cor
don was the leader OF q gang which, he
bSs @ boasted, comprises some thirty des.
peradoes. He had gone to West Virginia
to complete a Job which he had put up at
BERKELEY Springs, and which only awaited
ths coming oil Crnxan. Gordon, Cruzan
~ Hhers we're indicted 10 Wtstmorellnd
an. Sf = for a robbery in which $500 was
count Gordon got three years ON this
stoien. Saa M anoti;ar conviction about the same
nv .,oso o!l tshynary, s 1915, was sentenced to
s ilme, ,ssrs The seven years have not long
haa,, ioar y yseryed and do net appear 70 have re-
tsrmaS pSen this desperate robber In the slight
at I Crusan was found not sullty on the
same am, G triai. He has been in the employ OF