Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-17
ROBBERS AGAIN.
The Residence Of Mrs. Emily
Seibsrt Entered


That lightning never strikes twice in the
same place is probably true saying, and il
is also true that the Williams who are sppsr
emily engaged in series of deliberate rob
berries never operate in the same neighbor
hood. Yesterday the press chronicled q
brutal attempt at robbery on the part of two
villains in which lone woman over seventy,
one years of age was the victim, being al
most choked to death by the marauders,
Not more than day elapses until the same
williams make another break in an entirely
different part of town.
About halfpast three o'clock Yesterday
morning Mss Ida Seibert, daughter of Mrs.
Emily Seibert, a widow lady residing in the
rear of No. educational road, was awakened
by footsteps in her room and the lsah Of q
DARK LANTERN IN HER FACE,
and she saw two men ransacking bureau
drawer. She started up and awakened her
mother and sister, the only inmates Of the
house, whereupon each one OF the intruders
seized bureau drawer and disappeared.
The ladies were terribly frightened Of
course, but Mrs. Seibert ran down to the
residence Of her brother, Mr.. Martin Clark,
who resides at 6l4 and awakened him and
told him Of the occurrence. Heimmediate-
" seized q shotgun and rushed for the top
Of the hill Just as one Of the men appeared
at the brow of the same, evidently coming
back after other booty. Mr.. Clark pursued
him and when he reached the top he took
ann aud blazed away at the
RETREArING FORM or THE VILLAIN,
but without favorable result, as the man was
TOO far away. The latter ran on down the
hill, waded through the creek and dissp'
peared. AS pursuit was vain Mr. Clark re-
turned to the house Of Mrs. Seibert, and an In
yestigstion was made as to the extent OF their
ravsges. 1t was found that all of the house
had been pretty thoroughly gone over, and
the rascals had even been so deliberate and
cool in their actions that they had sat down
10 the dining table and RECALLED themselves
with bowl of noodles, which they found
there.
Nothing was missing but the two bureau
drawers, which contained articles of
NO ESPECIAL VALUE
and which were found by Mr.. Dan Brest
when he went 10 work Yesterday morning,
at the stone quarry over the hill. Mrs. Sci
bert's husband lost limb in the army and
died shortly atterward, and she has beea re-
ceiving q pension ever since, and 1t IS
thought that this is what the robbers were
after. They evidently thought that the
money was forthcoming this month, but il
this was their idea they we're mistaken just
about thirty days az the money is no! due
here until bout this time next month.
The men are described by the lady as one
being tall and the other short and heavy set,
which is similar to the appearance OF the
two men who committed the outrage in thu
Fifth ward on Friday morning. Mr.. Clark
states that the man he pursued was tall and
heavily built and wore frock coat and
black hat. He found
LARGE BRASS BEER sPIGoT
on the spot where the man stood when he
first observed him, and which he dropped
when he saw Mr.. Clark. The latter has
the spigot in his possession. and probably it
may aid somewhat in identifying the thieves.
1t is also stated by lady, who lives in the
neighborhood, that revolver was found
near the spot where the men deposited the
bureau drawers.
No violence was offered the ladies, but
probably had they awakened when the
marauders first entered they would have
been treated as badly as Mrs. Damn on
Friday morning. However, this roboing
business is becoming very monotonous, if
the expression is not too mild, and unusual
Efforts should be made to ferret out the
Williams. This can only be done by private
detective work, as these men are undoubt-
edly all "onto" our police force. 1t is better
that little money should be spent than
that the lives of our citizens be endangered,
especially ladies who have no protection.