The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-02
DUTCHY WEST IN HOG
EoH RonpLNa aEo. cRUMpAokER.
His house Entered aud III Family ChIorO-
formed aud Robbed = The police lind
West and n Pal ian Cemetery With
Stolen Watch in his Possession.

One Of the boldest and most successful
robbsrles and b~urglarles ever perpetrated
in this community was committed satur-
day night, it is believed about l O'Clock.
The house Of Mr.. George OrumbaCker, at
No, 9O4 McColloch street, was entered by
burglars, believed to number four, the
family c~hloronrmed, and money and goods
to a large amount stolen. Mr., Drum.
bRCker's residence is IN an unlrequented
portion of tho city, not far from tho road
to tho Peninsula bridge, and is rs well
situated for such q crime to bs perpe-
trated as a crook could wish to have a
house.
The family retired as usual Saturday
night, Mr., CrumbaCker taking off his gold
watch and laying 1t on the mautel. He
had paid off the workmen in his brick
yard that day, and had something over
500 left in his pocket, Mrs, Orumbacker
had been on q shopping expedition the
same evening, and had laid in o large
stock OF new goods, including hats, shoes,
dress goods and other valuable articles,
TIE FAMILY c~HLoRoFoRMEu,
About l o'clock yesterday morning, as
near as he can fix 1t, Mr., Crumbackel
walked, feeling peculiar, He was scarcely
conscious before he experienced q numt
feeling, there was q flash before his eyes
and ha nUniO kOaW nothing
When he, awoEe again, late yesterday
morning, he attempted 10 rise, but fell
go faint that lie fell back in tho bed. HI
again attempted 10 rise, with better sue
cess, and discoveries at once that his money
and watch and many other articles " err
gone,
Mrs, Orumbacker and their daughter
both experiencing sensations when the!
arose similar to those Of Mr.. C~rumbacker
they at once came to the conclusion
which was aiterward proven to be correct
that they had been chlorotormed and thu
house ransaCked, and it was evident tina
the robhera numbered three or four.
Mr.. CrumbaCker came down town, ant
soon got on the track Of the thieves. From
information he obtained, he concluded
that "Dutchy" West, the notorious crook
and his gang were the burglars. Wes
was spending money lavlshly yeaterda!
morning,
WHIST ARRESTED.
CrumbaCker went before Squire Davi
and swore out a warrant for "Dutchy,'
which was placed in the hands Of Officer
Carney and Dunlap, and the justice &C
Companied them on tho search Tor thei,
man, They found him in the old Cath
Ole cemetery across tho creek, asleep II
the bushes, accompanied by Tom Arthur
Both were so overcome by liquor and ia
tigue that the oflCers searched them with
out their knowledge, finding on Yves
the stolen watch, a small sun
oil money-about $l3 30, a large Colts re
volver and some cartridges, a button hool
bent to serve NJ a key, and a small bottlt
which had contained Chloroform. Boil
were locked up in tho county jail in de
fault OF s., 1000 bail to await q hearing at
o'clock this afternoon. 1t was Just three
quarters OF IN hour from the time the
warrant was issued until the prisoner
were behind the bars.
The officers have a pretty good idea who
the other parties concerned in the robbery
were. West was very anxious to have
young Arthur released, but 1t was no go
All concerned deserve great credit for th'
capture.