Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-09

Nesling
One Of the sOIdsst cssss
Known in Wheeling.
{. H. Hudson Held Up By Thieves on the
Public Streets---Taken Into an Alley
and Kept There Three Hours.

dHu hep( mere InIee HOufS'
One of the boldest crimes which the press
Of this city has ever been called upon to
chronicle, was enacted IN Wednesday night
on Sixteenth street. The ease with which
the scoundrels accomplished their work, and
the GOODNESS and business like methods dis
played are startling, and when fully known
will be calculated to make sfter-dsrk
pedestrians look carefully to their firearms
before veRturiDg out. At dusk last night
the authorities seemed to have no knowledge
Of the matter. although nearly a day had
elapsed since the commission Of the crime.
THE VICTIM
of the robbers was Mr.. E. 81. Hudson, q
member Of the w~ell-knoWn firm of Hudson
& Bsyhs live stock dealers and proprietors
of the East End stock yards. Mr.. Hudson,
whose residence is at No. 1000 McCulluch
street, had been down town during the
early portion of Wednesday evening, and
about 10 o'clock he started towards home,
goirg down Market street. On reaching
Frank Hesly's saloon he went in and took
q glass of beer, chatting for q few moments
with q friend he met there. In a few
moments Mr.. Hudson left the saloon and
started out Sixteenth street. On reaching
Youpg's drug store two men, who came ont
of Alley l3, which run east and west be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets,
stopped him. One of the men, without
warning, dealt Mr.. Hudson
sTUNNIYG BLOW
on the left cheek, telling him to the pave
mept, while the other kicked him in the left
side. Mr.. Hudson was on his feet in a mo-
meDt, when both men caught him, and de-
msnded his money. Mr.. Hudson put his
hands into his trousers pockets and drew
forth his wallets, one Of which contained
between ninety and one hundred dollars in
bills, while the other had but q quarter in
silver in 1t. The one containing the bills he
threw behind him on the pavement, while
be handed the other to one of the men, with
the remark, ~ guess you have the best OF
me; take it." The men snatched the book,
and Mr.. Hudson lost no time in getting be
yond their reach. He went on east on Nc |
Culloch street until he came to Alley G., at
the east end of the old grave yard, up which
alley he thought he would 60, and then 90
back and endeavor to find the pocketbook
he had thrown on the sidewalk. Just as he
reached the mouth of the alley the same two
men |
AGAIN SEIZED HIM.
One of them held a shining revolver just
urder his nose, and thus taken at a disad-
vantage the robbers led him a short distance
INTO the alley. Here they again went
through him in search for the money
they seemed 10 know he had about him earlier
in the evening.
Ore man did the searching, while the
other held the pop unplesssntly near they
helpless victims nose. They turned Mr..
Hudson's pockets inside out, and were re
wsrded by finding about fourteen dollars in
silver. This they pocketed, and then re-
newed the quest for boo1le. Mr.. Hudson
told them he had no more money, but they
called him q Damn Dutch LA" and went
on with the work. They took off his coat,
hats and boots and made q minute search
of each article, and then went through the
victim repeatedly, examining every portion
of his apparel in the most careful manner.
In q breast pocket Mr.. Hudson had acouple
of memorandum books full OF papers, and
these were carefully examined and then re-
turned. A nickel watch and chain was
offered the robbers, but they
LAUGHED THE GIFT TO SCoRN,
and said cash was what they wanted, aud
that they did not carry on the pawnbroker
business. They kept the unfortunate man,
half undressed, in the cold and rain from
II o'clock until nearly 2 yesterdayImorning,
aheD, finding no trace of any more cash,
they reluctantly let him 60.
Mr.. Hudson, as soon as he could get his
Eesrirg apparel together, came do va town,
and went to D.llon's Hotel, on Market
street. Here he related to Mr. Dillon the
circumstance Of the robbery, and asked him
10 look FOR the pocketbook he had thrown
away. Mr.. Dillon consented to make the
rip, although he told his friend he had little
chance of recovering his monty Tskings
lantern the two men went out to ,he corner
Of Sixteenth and Jacob street, and there, q
few feet from
THE SCENE Of TIE ROBBERY,
the pocket book was found with its contents
safe.
To a REGISTER reporter Mr.. Dillon de
scribed his assailants as follows: "One was
a tall man, rather stoutly built aud with q
small moustsche. The other was under the
medium height, smooth faced, and also well
built. Both men were well dressed, and
wore, one q deer hat and the other a soft
black hat. l saw the little man, and posi-
oily the other also, in Hesly's saloon about
10 o'clock. They must have followed me
up street, and running through the alley
headed me of at Jacob street. l would
know the men again, and think l can e ID
them. The men talked very freely to me,
and seemed to understand their business
very thoroughly"
This certainly makes one Of the boldesI
-obberies committed in this city for many q
day, and the police should take this pointer
and work II IN