Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-20
NEATLY CAPTURED.
The WeIIsburg Robbers are Caught
and Confess.
Most Of the Stolen Money Reeovered---Ae-
count Of the RObbep---Ths Town
Greatly Excited.

Yesterday morning the REGISTER pub
Ished a brief statement Of $4,000 robbery
at wellsburg, the full details of which are
az follows: Louis Vollhart, barber OF
that place, had boarded considerable sum
of money, which he had secreted in tin
box, beneath the stairway in his residence
On Saturday evening he left home and re-
turned to find the box gone, with all his
money. Developments on Sunday showed
the money to have been taken BY his son
Charles and man named John Heading
ton. II seems that cyprian named Nora
Proll. formerly Of this city, had gone TO
Welkburr and infatuated Charlie and his
nassion for her led to the theft. He ana
Headington took the money, as they
alleged and the latter got largely
the lions share. There was Sl,32O IN
cash, 81 500 in Brooke county bonds aud
81 800 in notes, making $t,ll0 in all. They
satd they threw the box In the river ana
burned the bonds, which latter statement Is
denied. Part Of the money was gwen 10
several young men about town who were ar
rested Yesterday on the charge Of receiving
stolen property. They were Posey Clark,
John DAYTON. VIM. Brown, VIM. Lowe, Dan
Hupes, and VIM. Headington. Warrants
were also issued for William Lucas and son.
The Proll woman was arrested and alter
ward discharged. The following account is
from our Wellsburg correspondent:
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Court House at Wellsburg was close
ly packed yesterday afternoon with people
to hear the preliminary trial of the parties
arrested on suspicion of having committed
the robbery on Saturday evening, mention
Of which was madeia yesterday mornings
REGISTER. Charles Volbardt, John Head
ington and "PoSey" Cheek were taken into
custody on Sunday upon suspicion OF being
implicated. Charles Volhardt, son of the
robbed man, and Cheek were given hear
ing before Justice S. s. Quest and were
discharged as there was not sntfi-
Gent evidence to warrant the justice
holfing them to answer for any otfense.
Headington was remanded to Jail until
Tuesday when hearing will be given.
The facts of the case so far as CLEANED
are that Louis Volhardt for many years
barber of Wellsburg, has been saving up
money for over twenty years and kept
portion of it secreted in closet under the
stairway in his residence, on Main street, in
the lower portion of the town. AT about
o'clock Saturday evening Charles went to
the shop and told his father that the dwelling
had been broken open, no one being home
at the time. Mr. Nolhardt, Sr., went home
and found that the things in the house had
been scattered about and tin box con-
tanning over 81, 100, in gold, silver and cur
reney, together with three Brooke county
bonds of $500 each we're missing. The
city officers were notified, and on Sunday
arrested the parties named above and one
or two others, who were released. Charles
Yolhardt and John Headington turne1 over
to the Mayor, G. W. McCleary, about $500
in gold, and in addition silver money and
currency, all aggregating s376.66. One Of
the parties, when asked what was done with
the bonds, replied that they were burned.
Great interest is taken by the citizens in
the hearing of the cases, and strong de-
sire is manifested to put stop to the out
RACES that are becoming so common in their
midst.