Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-05
SHOT IN The ACT.
a BeIIaIrs Burglar Pistoled by His
Victim.
A Twenty-seyen Times Arrested Young
Man Caught at last---Ihe Bellaire
Wonder Expresses
Himself

Charles Bradford, a notorious character
and burglar. has been arrested at last.
Charlie has always been too slick for the
officers heretofore, but has now got his foot
into it pretty dsep. 1t came about in this
way: Baltzer Kraus. a barber, and proprie-
tor of the Windsor barber shop, was on his
way home from his place Of business about
IAN. yesterday morning. When in front
of the residence of Judge A. W. Anderson,
dark kind oisplace, owing to the trees that
line the street for some distance, he was
suddenly caught around the neck by stout
pair OF hands. Two other men at once
proceeded to max search of his person.
Luckily for Baltzer he happened to have
his hand on his revolver when choked, and
hardly knowing what he was doing, he
raised his hand with the weapon in it.
Something was touched and the owner let
it of. Immediately after the fire man
dropped at his feet. The other accomplices
then took to their heels. On examination
the wounded man was found to
be Charles Bradford, fellow who has been
looked for by the police for some time. He
was brought to the. Marshafs Office and it
was found that he had been pierced by a
bullet in the right lung, which went
through his body. A little later Rob. Volt
enberg was arrested on suspicion of being
one of the other men who assaulted Kraus.
The arrest of Bradford is an important one.
Twenty. seven times has he been locked up
for some offense, but by peculiar skill,
which he seems to always have when need
ed, he contrived to get free every time. 1t
appears that manevIes have been carried a
little too far, and Billy, is where he didn't
expect to be. 1t was limited about that
Bradford was implicated in the robbery Of
Whites store, at Quincy, that occurred a
short time ago. Bradford will probably re-
cover, although it is said that he believes
he will die. Mr.. Kraus is a man of small
build, and is the hero of the hour.
STORY OF HE'LL.
The correspondent of the Pittsburg
Sportsman from here has the following in
relation to He'll, the oarsman. Said he:
Il made il my business (as per promise) to
have talk recently with Henry He'll in re-
gard to rowing next summer. When asked
if he intended to take up the spruces next
season, he replied: You can bet all that
you have got that / am going to row. /
will begin rowing little earlier than last
year, and will pay strict attention to it dur
ing the entire season. In answer to the
question as to who he would row first, he
said: 4 think it no more than right
that / should accept Foleys chal
lepge first. After that will accom-
modate Brennan. During my race with
Felsipg, Richards, of McKeesport was
down here and appeared to be anxious for
race If he is as anxious for race the
coming season as he was then, l will gladly
accommodate him. Do you intend to row
Felsing next season? Nothing would
give me greater pleasure than to row Mr..
Felsing. l am positive that | can beat
him. Will you row him on the Wheeling
course? Iwould prefer GAINESVILLE or Brad
dock, but if l can get race no other way,
of course, l will 60 to Wheeling. How
about that challenge of Ritz's,> in which he
says he will concede you minute start.
oh, glory! l don't want the earth, but if
Ritz insists, Of coulse, will row him.
NEWS NOTES.
Communion services at the Episcopal
Church yesterday.
The Bottle Works resumes to-day.
The Bellaire Nail Works is getting to be
worse than the glass houses, as far as work
ing is concerned
John Klnkade has removed his family
here from Warnock
Miss Jessie Irwin has returned to Steu.
benville.
There is splendid skating on the creek at
present.
The Wheeling Island Skating Rink was
visited on Saturday evening by a crowd of
Bellaire gentlemen.
Bellaire still has a few more fellows who
MI yht In ret shot