Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-02
Two ARRESTS
Made I'm Bellaire, Which frenise
Death TO the Burglars.

Made I'm BelIsire, which Premise
Death to the Burglars.
Bellaire has been infected with thieves
and burglars almost as badly as Wheeling
but 1t, unlike Wheeling, has taken steps 10
ferret out the thieves and bring them to
Justice. W. II. Triplit, chief OF the Ms
houing Valley Detective Association, has
been nosing around about the town, ana
the Independent SAYS: Yesterday evening
Triplit and his pals got down to business,
and he having played the part of counter
feiter OF something of like character, got
in with q lot OF colored chaps, who said
they would put him on to something as
we are told, and to back up that they
knew where and when to strike tat take,
told Triplit of several exploits they had al
ready made, and how they, in company
with Charles Bradford, had tapped
MIR. John B. Watts safe in The Wind.
sor saloon, and McClain's safe in
their office in the Gravel Hill cut, and
other little minor thefts. This is Tripllts
story, and he played the boys for take,
but never struck anything since he has
been in town. until yesterday evening the
two colored chaps who are now IN the
lookup, viz: William Dade and Perrin
White, made final break on John w.
Kings tailor shop. 1t was not known
whether they could lind any money there
or not, but the colored chaps said there
was some new goods just come in and they
could make a stake Off them, hence their
new found friends were told OF the pro-
pNed haul, and they in turn inform.
ed officer Billy O'Neal that the
plans had been set for pull and he should
keep bis eye on John Kings tailor shop
Sometime after midnight Will Dade, an.
other colored chap who was with Triplit
and the man himself, went to Kings store
and with Jimmy" tried to open the
ong, steel Jimmy" was put under the win.
ow and 1t was forced mp, and in went
Dade who was to get the clothing and haid
IL TO his pals outside. But before any
clio hing had been handled out Of1cer
O'Neil showed up and the outside parties
got away from the premises, but U Neil
seeing the window open proceeded to in.
vestigste, and when Dade lit his second
match he got full view OF him through
the open window and drawing bis revolt
yer, ordered him to come out under penal
ty OF death If he attempted to run. DAde
came, and the officer locked him up.
White was not with them at this time, but
on two other occasions he had tried the
same game, but was frightened away be.
fore he got inside, and Tor tear ne woulu
leave town officer ONeil locked him up
also. II the half of the evidence Detec-
tive Tiplit has obtained from these two
colored chaps is true he has probably
struck a lead that will make fewer
burglars in this section, tor he
informs us that when Charles Bradford
left town White took his burglar kit to
Wheeling for him and Charley shipped
them from there to Charters, Pa, and he
has also confessed to having been in Q.
Rumbsch's place, in J. J. McDermotts, and
various other petty thieying scrapes, but
seems to have been afraid OF the strangers
up until now be began to feel that the
strangers would Just as leave belong to the
gang as not. There are some other things
connected with the detectives work that
will be given in due time But this is as
much OF story as We are permitted to give
at present
Dade and White were brought into the
Mayors Office yesterday afternoon. They
plead guilty and were recognized In the
sum OF $500 each. They will be taken TO
| st. Clsirsville to day, thence to the peni.
t,ntisry. Bradford and others it is thought,
will also go.