Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-23
The Pickpocket at Work,

The pickpocket got in his work very Ell
ieotively yesterday, both in the city, in the
morning, and at the Fair Grounds in tht
afternoon. Jack Arthurs, the city lookup
ket per, was about the first victim. He
welt 10 the Peoples Bank soon after 5
o'clock and drew out $50, intending to pay
some workmen with the money. he cross
ed the street at the Exchange Bank corner
and was making bis way through the gree
crowd which had assembled there to avail
the coming of the parade, when he felt
sudden jerk at the inside breast poke! o.
his coat, in which he had placed his money
Mr. Arthurs ran his hand in his pocket AID
found the 800 gone. He looked about for
the thief and saw small man, with C at
on, making his way through the crowd up
Main street. He pursued as fast as he
could in his crippled condition, intending If
pos sible, to catch the man and put him
under arrest
The thief had by this time reached W. +
Peterson's Office, where an accomplice was
helping him to put on his coat. CHANGING
10 see Mr.. Arthurs in hot pursuit. the pick
pocket ran disgonally across Main street
and down the st. James Alley. Mr.. AT
thurs called out, stop, thiet" and Officer
Bell, who CHANGED to be near, dsrted in pur-
suit The thief ran up Water street to
Eleventh and up that street to Main, where
he was captured by Charles Stump. The
thief hurriedly told that gentleman that
man was after him to lick him, and Mr..
Stump, who knew nothing of the crime,
told him to run for all he was worth. The
thief sped on down Main to St. James alley
ssain, down it to Water, along Water to
Twelfth, and up that thoroughfare to Mar
ket, and ran south on Market to Sixteenth
street, where trace of him was lost. In his
fight he dropped his hat, which was picked
up by a son Of John Ball, the lock NTH.
ABIG HAUL.
Another bold and successful robbery &C.
CURED at the Fair grounds, about o'clock,
Mr.. Dominick Re ker, who has for long
.: :,;s hAen bosrd T at Bolts Hotel, Nos
2ll6 and 2lls m ms;n street, being the vic
tim. While on his way to the pOnic he was
met by two men whoopened conversation
with him. Mr.. B cke; passed on inside Che
grounds, opening his booklet book at the
gate to pay the admission, and putting It
back in his right vest pocket. The two
men, who answered the description of the
thieves who robbed Mr.. Arthurs, observed
him, and while he was on his way to the
betr stand, they approached him, and BY
some mesns went through" him. Mr..
Becker did not miss his money, and went
out to the sand, drank glass Of beer, and
only found his money gone when he At
tempted to pay for the beverage. The
pocket book contained three FIVE dollar bills.
forty-two cents in change, certificate Of
deposit on the German bank for $3.50, and .
receipt for notes, one for $500 and one for
500.
STILL ANOTHER.
The next victim was Henry Feist q cigar
dealer doing business in Pittsburg. Hecame
down on q Pewiky train 10 ssethe sights, and
was relieved of $50 at the depot.
ANOTHER.
On Tuesday night Mr.. Frank Kuntz, Of
Allegheny, WAS relieved of SO while on
board Chapline street car, en- route to Ethe
Saengerfesi. he hsd no clue to the thisf
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