The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-16
rnEnt MnliELINa GRIMES.
Where They Were porpetrated and whcr'
the Goods Went.


Where They Were PGrpetrated and Where
the Goods Went.
The story OF the crimes committed in
this SHY by the gang, as told by Clair, is
full OF romantic irpldOntG aud 10 ~ inter-
estlng as 1t Is truo. They lost no time al.
ter getting settled here. A connection
was quickly established with local parties
who furnished pointers as to where profit.
able jobs could be obtained. They
frat triOd tho dry goods store Of Stone 4
Thomas. Information was furnished OF
tho way to approach 1t by perGon,whose
name Is suppressed for the present In the
interests Of juatiCe. The back door was
forced open with q jimmy, and Mentally
went in first, Lowell following. Clair did
net enter. A gold watch and little
change was Obsaiued from the money
drawer and some silks and satlnB from q
shelf near the front door. The men made
some noise, and Mr.. Thomas, Of tho firm,
who slept upstairs, called out 10 know
who was thsr5. Tho mon fled, with more
attention to speed than quittnesa.
When they reached home the dry goods
were found to consist OF shelf worn and
antiQuated patterns Of fancy dress silks,
entirely YalIelegs ip the market. Loyell's
female companion wss dlsgusted. She
took an early opportunity to visit the
store, OH shopping expedition, and re:
turned with the valuable information that
hundreds upon hundreds Of dollarS worth
Of valuable silks and velyets were
kept In the shelves adjoining the one
enpHed.
SECOND VISIT,
Accordingly, the men went back soon,
gaining sdmittance by forcing rear shut.
ter They cleaned out the fine silks and
yelvets, taking them to their house in
East Wheeling, The papers, which bore
cost marks and other evidences WHICH
would lead 10 their Identification, were
carefully removed and burned, tho goods
packed in a largo flexible trunk, such as
peddlers use, and shortly after taken over
TO Bridgeport by the three men, with the
intention 81 taking them east on the early
O. 4 P. trSil. .'
They reached Bridgeport about 8 a. M,
left their goodG In The office at Hills
hotel and spent the night with two promi.
nent citizens whom they knew, one OF
them having known MCNally long be.
fore. These gentlemen, Of course, had
no idea vhon they were entertaining.
They had With 6len also Q email bag OF
burglar tools. These were lett at tie no,
tel when they started for the train, and
Clair went back for them. Mrs. Hill had
risep meantime, and was cycling the bag
suspicIopgly. She asked Clair what II con:
tanned, and he told her ChOQp john jew.
.Gvspy opinion they're tools, !" said the
"You better believe was gladnvhep
that train pulled outl" said Clair, In tell.
ing the story.
THE GOOD ROBBERY.
On the mprning Of March IL, 1884, the
men broke into the dry goods ytore Of L.
s. Good 4 90. 1t was said al the time
that Officer BOlleyllle, Of the city police
forcs, saw the mon In the store about mid.
night, but they were working 50 Coolly and
boldly, with the blinds up and the gas
lighted, that Ito thought they wOro the
clerks marking goods. Glalf says he is
that tho robbery occurred
about 8 q. M, and that tho goods were
taken up tho Pewlky track and hid In tho
9H promised
The next day Capt. Bennett and ON.
GERS Bird and Norris called OF the house
With 4 search warrant. Just before they
arrived another caller whom Clair did not |
Know, was there, and GO soon 40 heleit
Lowell and Mentally took from q hiding
place behind the wash board, where Il |
1ad been cut for tue purpose, q number
II small articles Of yaluO, which were
aiken away from the house.
Capt. Bennett found this receptacle,
,ut was too late To get the goods, Clair
ays when the BeGtchlng party arrived
Ioyell's hands wefO bllll dirty from 70.
moving the goodg, and he told Bennett he
lad been fixing tile stove pipe, and went
0 washing bis hands, Using q large bat Of
osp In The hollow center Of whlOha gold
1a(ch stolen from Nj. q, HeBBs residence
100 concealed at The limo.
Captain Bennett said last night that this
10 probably 40. aforementioned Loyell's
lylhg he had been working In the cellar,
/ something Ike that
oTIER RcHBERtRs.
On the night Of the fourth Of February
L. ". B. Simpsons " robbed,
,nda Ia a eohRidAfAbiA valuA bAing nes