Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-01
KINNaNE ALIAS WILSON
Taken Back to Pittsburgh Yester-
day Morning,
Together With His Assortment Of Plum
der-A Pawn Ticket for Silk
Found in the
Lock- up.

Detective Kelly, OF the Pittsburg force,
left over the Pittsburg division Of the B. Il
O. road at an early hour yesterday morn
ing, having in his charge Edward Kinnane,
alias C. C. Wilson, the fly crook who was
80 neatly captured by Officers Junkins and
Carney at the wharf at noon on Thursday.
In the express car were also the four
trunks Of plumber which have Of late &C
companied the sWindler on his journeys.
Kipnans made no objection whatever to
going back to Pennsylvania-on the con-
trary, he seemed ANXIOUS to get out OF
Wheeling as soon as possible, asking, while
in his cell at the lookup, if he could not
leave some time during the night.
Yesterdays developments seem to indi-
cate that not only was there
A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
but also that Kinnsne had an accomplish
who was acting in the capacity of agent
for The disposition OF the goods secured
through the exercises OF Krnnanes talent
for deception, but who was slick" enough
to slip away with the female when the po-
lice appeared on the scene at the wharf.
II will be remembered that 10 yesterday 8
REGISTER mention was made OF kinnanes
throwing some fragments OF paper in the
sewer opening at the lookup. The officers
made search yesterday, which resulted
in bringing to light pawn ticket, issued
BY Deroy, of Smitbfield street, Pittsburg
for o lot of silk the ticket having upon 1t q
credit for $50. There were also found irag.
mems of telegram, dated at Sprinfeld, o.,
ami addressed 10 Humane at the Bingham
House, Philadelphia, saying;
Come home at once. Your Wits is
anxious about you
This telegram was signed by "a name
waich, the police here say, is that OF
WELL KNOWN CROOK
who halls from Toledo, ard who is sup
posed to have been Kinnanes companion
on the General Pike when the arrest was
made.
Tae list Of Kiunane's Pittsburg victims
is quite long, the total value CT the goods
o5ta.ned being about 81 900. Among the
victims are the following: R. P, Wallace
& Co, glassware, 5000; PtGnix Glass
Company, $50; Goddard, Hill & Co
iewelry, 500; W. Z Schm er'z & Co, fine
shoes, 81 600, and Hodge & Co., jeWelry,
$3.50. AS illustrating the crooks plausi-
BILE ways, he got 30 far into the confidence
of one Pittsburg busine 8 msn ss 70 secure
considerable amount Of cash wlerewith
to pay bills Tor board, &c.
A PROPHET.
YESTERDAYS P.tlsDurg Commercial Ga
znte said
Chief Blackmore is under the impres.
son that the sgindlers name is neither
Wilson or Klnnane. His has.y departure
from here is due 10 the following circum'
st4pce:-He was sitting in front Of the 81.
Nicholas aotel talking TO Mr.. Snyder, the
proprietor, wren his eye caugh. u para
rAph in the Commercial Gazatte he was
reading about man who had swiudled
some merchants in Philadelphia and who
was evidently In Pittsburg.
HAS ihis paper got any circulation
asked Kinnane of Mr.. Snyder.
Eyes, replied the LATER, III is read by
business men and in the best families
Nothing more was said, and twenty
minutes later Kinnane paid his bill and
left, taking his four trunks with him To
Mr.. Schmertz he said be would be back III
a few days TO see how ehce5 we're made in
the Western PeDitentsrY He will, per
hsps, see soon how prophetic his words
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