Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-16
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
The Disappearance Of Thousands of
Sunday Registers Accounted for.
Arrest Of One NeSsboy, and the Confess
sions Of Many---Beerr Cigars and
Pool the Inducements
10 Steal.

In American cities the class Of boys
called, from their occupation ofsslling news,
papers, 'nsWsiss," have long been regard
ed as possessing a considerable degree OF
enterprise and shreWdness, which in due
time materially helps them in battling with
the rough side of the world, and, be it said
Il their credit, many of them attain to the
highest positions of honor and trust. But
there is often found among tbsm-snd
where will you not find it-s depravity
that is Of no mild type, and facts have Just
come to light under our own eyes which
have c~ouclusively demonstrated that al
times they are capable of carrying certain
branches Of their miscellaneous
CRIMINAL REPERTOIRE
to an extent which makes the interference
Of the law q matter Of necessity.
For several months back, the business
manager Of the REGISTER has remarked a
very serious discrepancy IN the edi
tioa Of the Sunday issue, the differ,
nes between the number printed and
the aggregate of sales and unsold copies
often amounting to three or four hundred.
All attempts to ascertain the whereabouts
oflhs leak were futile and the matter ran
along until last Sunday, when, q disers.
psncy of one thousand copies appearing,
the matter was sgsin made the subject OF
careful examination. A crossexamina
ton of Q neWsboy ELECTED the
vNrppps-rr, r-rOpN,,rroN
that be obtained his papers for one cent
each, and that several other boys were
purchasing their stock Of reading matter
on equally favorable terms.
The name of the boy who was thus cut
ting rates having bean obtained, 8 warrant
vas sworn ont for him before Justice Phil
lips, and yesterday morning the case was
heard. The testimony Of the crowd Of
boys who were in attendance OF the trial
disclosed "a pretty state Of things" One
Of their number, whose position gave him
many favorable opportunities, had for
several months been disposing of the
edition on his own
PRIvAT Terms
to a number of boys, his sales thus made
averaging about three hundred per Sun.
day. His price to the "neWsies" was one
cent each, which left them g very gener.
Gus margin Of profit, but not content with
this, he even gave them away in lots OF
ten to twenty-five to particular friends.
The money thus easily acquired by the
boys has been spent for beer, cigars, pool,
and Injuries Of a ike nature, the place
patrouized by them of late being the
Arion saloon, on Market square, in the
Second ward, kept by q saddle eolored
citizen named Glenn Moore. Here
APOoL TABLE,
is kept running day and night, six days In the
week, and the place isresorted to by blacks,
mulsItoes and whites indiscriminstely. In
this delectsble place, day after day,
the nswsboys spent their money for ten
cent pool, beer and "twoter' cigars, but
the practice will now probably be broken
up
While We are on this subject Of
NEWSPAPER THEFTs,
il would BE- well to note that of late there
have been many complaints by subscribers
Of failure to receive papers, they being IN
doubtedly stolen from places Of business
and residences By boys who sell them on
the streets. That a stop may be put to this
evil, the REGISTER hereby offers q reward
of $25 for the srrest and conviction of any
person stealing papers from the premises
Of subscribers.
1t must not be inferred from this matter
that all newsboys, or even q majority OF
them, are bad or deprsved. On the con-
trsry most of them are to be commended
tor their industry, contributing by their
earnings to the support of parents, or lay
ing By money for future use. 1t is only
here and there that q boy Of the character
referred to in the above article is TO be
found. The boy who has the courage to
90 out into the world at a tender age to
help FL the family market basket, or to
acquire money for personal uses, is 10 be
commended and encouraged,