The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-30
NOT THE RIGHT MEN,
rEN MEN INFESTED oN SUSPICION
OF Being the Escaped Wheeling Jail Birds,
and Held Mt Pittsburgh for IdsuhaCa'
uop-SOue of them Recognized
stottsbsrry Caught, but Escapes.


Areport reached the city yesterday that
a number Of men had been arrested at
Pittsbulgh on suspicion Of being the five
prisoners who escaped from the county
Jail here Wednesday, Inquiry proved
that this report was true. Detective Sol.
Coulson, OF Pittsburgh, about midnight
Wednesday night received 8 telegram from
Sheriff Haudlan, OF Wheeling, which
stated, according to the Chronicle Tsk-
graph, that twenty prisoners at the Wheel
Ing Jail had broken out aud made their
escape. The Sheriff stated tina! he thought
they had boarded a Baltimore 4 Ohio
freight train iorthat city. He also offered
q reward OF SIS Tor each capture made.
Detective Coulsou was ordered TO take 0
euuad Of police and look out for the es.
caped prisoners. The Black Maria was
Brought out and stood in Diamond alley
ready for taking the squad whittier
it was thought best, Lieutenant
Hanna was chosen to accompany Detect
Two Coulson and he picked out fifteen
officers, About one o'clock the officers
cot into the Maria and were driven out 10
Glenwood, whore 1t was thought the men
would be found, The police arrived at
GlenwoOd about 1880 O'Clock, and as the
freight train on which the escaped prison.
ers were supposed 10 be did not arrive
until four O'Clock the police had plenty Of
time to prepare o plan OF action, The
Black Maria was stood off where 1t would
be convenient, and the officers prepared
to put In the remaining time until the ar
rival Of the train in the best way they
could,
The train pulled into the yards. Coul-
son approached a brakeman and asked II
any men we're aboard.
"Hhete's about u dozsn fellows back
there In one Of those cars" responded the
brakeman, pointing back towards the real
end OF the train. "They arc all together,
and they are q tough lot"
This was tho information that Cou!aon
was awaiting, and having found which
car the men were in, he moved his men
quietly back and surrounded 1t. There
was q movement In the car, and several
heads appeared.
"Here, you fellows, | want you all to gel
out and come here" exclaimed Coulson
in such u delightfully."- winning way, that
when the men SAW how matters stood they
got out like lambs and stood surrounded
by the blue coats.
The men refused TO give their names OF
tell where they were from. One OF them
told Detective Coulson that he was from
Wheeling, but when he got down to the
Central Station no said he was from steu-
benville. The train men said that ut least
some Of them we're from Wheeling, II not
all. In appearance they are all above the
aVerege.looking tramp, some Of them lCok-
ing like they had seen confinement,
Sheriff Hundlsn and Deputy Sheriff
Blanchard went up to Pittsburgh on re-
Ceipt OF tho news OF the arrests. They
returned Last night on the 1880 Hemp
field train without tho prisoners, none OF
the escaped jail birdB being among the
eleven arrested. Ten OF the men looked
like railroad Or pipe line laboreIs and the
other one was cOlored. They, were dis
charged when the officers from here
failed to recognize them.
Although the right parties are not cap
tured, 1t is known that at least part OF the
outing club OF five wa on the freight
train. ~Stottsherry was not only seen, but
arrested, at Point Mills when the train
stopped there TO take water.
Squire Ankle accompanied Sheriff Hand
Ian out the road Wednesday afternoon
looking for the fuRitives. They were at
Point Mills when the train stopped.
stottEbsrry got of and asked II this train
stopped at Taylorstown. The Squire rec.
ognized him and arrested him, and though
he denied that his name was Stottsberry,
handedShim over to the Sheriff and went
on 10 search the train for the other four.
Just then the train started, and Sheriff
Handlan's attention being attracted else:
where, his prisoner sprang on the car and
escaped.
Doubtless the rest were on the same
train. They would Of course anticipate
that a telegram would be sent to Pitts
burgh, and leave the train before 1t
reached Glenwood.