The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-30
EXPRESS ROBBERY,
rhE CAPTURE OF wlTRooK
The slim Cummings" Letter Writer, and
How 1t was Brought About-AnothOr
Chapter In the Remarkable CrimI.
nal "Eysnt Of the Season."

LEAyENwoRTH, KAs, Dec, 20.-When
the 1886 train on the Rock Island road
came into the Union depot last night, iye
men alightsd, and, keeping close together,
hurried away up the street and were soon
lost sight Of, There was nothing in their
appearance or conduct that would attract
notice, but some one standing on the plat
form, who saw the party, remarked that
one OF them looked like Witrock, A re-
porter undertook to locate the quintette,
but no trace Of the strangers could bs
found, Two reporters then visited the
homeof Witrock, where they took q stand
and made a survey Of the surroundings.
All was quiet in the yard and about the
house, and the blinds were closed,
The reporteEsthen entered and advanced
up the walk, and when within lew feet
OF the porch yoiCss were heard In tho
house, speaking in low tonee, Then q
wonan's voice exClaiming "Oh, Fred"
was heard, One Of the reporters stepped
boldly upon the porch and knocked,
The door was unlocked and partially
opened, revealing q tall, tiue looking man,
standing uncovered in the middle Of the
room, II was Fred Witrock, and II was
evident from the expression OF his face
that he was worried, At frat he Rbso-
lutely refused 10 allow any one to stop out
on the porch, but at last opened the door
20 O view could be had he was seen only
for 0 small space Of time.
The stranger ut the door avoided all
questions, saying only enough to leave
the impression that he and his partners
were detectives, and, therefore, on bust
ness OF most important nature, He
said, too, that nothing would be done un'
til morning, and with that he bolted the
door. About that time face appeared
at the transom, and another strange man
looked out. The reporters made mo.
ton feigning to be leaving.
FHR oRuMPLINa PAPER.
The face entaway, seemingly satisfied,
and the noise like the Crunpling Of p 'per
was heard, PsepinG through the keyhole
the three detectives were gesu busily ran.
sRcking the room, examining papers, aud
every nook and corner. Nothing could
be distinctly made out, but the noise OF
the crumpling paper was distinctly heard.
Finally the reporters were admitted by
one ot the detectives, who, when asked
II he had come 10 make additional arresIs,
ssid lie could not answer,
Where did you come tromP" was
asked.
~ must refuse 10 answer"
"Did you come from Chicago2"
"rhore is no use to ask anything fur
ther."
when arc you going awayp
" don't know"
"Wers WitroCk and Emma Moore living
together when he was srrested2"
II don't know. They occupied fat
some place in the city, but don't know
whether they occupied the sane room or
not; this eau tell YOU"
All this ume the strange noise, like the
handling Of alps Of paper were heard In
the pRrlor, and again the face appeared at
transom. Finding their interviewing efu
forts q failure, tho reporters again went
away, but were soon lack In the vicinity
again. Suddenly man was seen Csutious-
ly coming up Middle street, and as he
neRred where the newspaper men were
concealed II was noticed that he hsd a TO-
volver in his hand The reporters then
stepped out and l4sds themselves known,
Ry that time two men had come from Sec.
ond street. 0ne Of them was one Of the
while the other was Witrock.
They carried bundle between them, but
what 1t contained and where they had got.
ten 1t could not be ascertained, Tho three
men then went upon the porch and held a
short conversation. The package was
then handed to the leader Of the party
and oil three passed into the house and
the door was closed.
wlrRocE coNFEssEs,
WitroCk has madp a full confession OF
the robbery, but at present it cannot be