The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-16

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sacqus or oVercost, CLAIR torgeta which,
taken, Lowell did this, the other two
walking on past, Lowell also climbed O.
post and got into Mr.. sHfel'a, on North
Main street. He got nothing though.
These exploits he INDUCED in RsmuCh for
fun as anything else. He seemed 70 have
q certain adVentuEesome streak in him at
times, which again was entirely absent,
For instance, he made MGNslly enter
Stone Il Thomas'a first, saying 1.-THE old
man sleeps there. Somebody might get
his head blown of, and want mins.n
Clair tells OF another robbery In East
Wheeling, when Lowell entered second
story window, picked up u pair Of brace.
lets and escaped, Nobody was found here
who remembered this case, though 1t
doubtless happened.
Another residence in South Wheeling
was robbed and several others that Clair
could only fix ipdistinC!ly, rs the men did
not take MIN along always.
WHEELING MEN TAKE a HAND.
ThOsecond night after the Good robbery
the silks were all taken out OF their hiding
place, divided into three parcelS and
carried out to the house by three different
routes. There they were packed in
trunk and a sample box, which were Cal'
RED the same night to a well-known Sc.
loon, Here two Wheeling men met them
with horse and wagon hired from South
slds livery stable. The goods were loaded
into the wagon and hauled down to the
river side at the south end Of the
wharf, where q skill, procured
hy the Wheeling men, was in waiting,
The goods were loaded upon boat, and
rowsd to Bellaire, whence they were
shipped on the Q. & P. road to the East.
Clair staid here and returned the horse to
It's owner. From the location given 1t
was evidently Butts livery stable. The
names in this part OF the narrative are
withheld for the present,
Clair recalls that as they went down
the wharf with the goods they met q
party Of CoIored folks coming OF
boat which had brought them
home from ball at Bellaire,
Among them was o woman whose
namo he did not know, but WHO kept q
house on Tenth or Eleventh street. With
her was darkey whom Clair had sOen
dancing and singing, These people, he
says, can Corroborate hia story, Tor they
recognized the Wheeling men and yelled
ct them.
The skin was toRsd up the next day by
the Bellaire packet.
WHERE THE GooD3 ARE
Clair says the dry goods were sold to a
New York merchant Of high reppte, who
replaced tho old papers with new ones
He says Lowell Is foolish to talk Of re-
atorllg the goods, so far as
the silks, ETC., are concerned. They have
been sold long ago. The only thing thai
could DO done, he thinkH, Ia 10 go to the
house aud demand tho value Of the goods
rather than DO exposed the house would
put up In o minute, ~ 1t hes never fallen
under suspicion as o "tenCe,"
The long neck chain stolen from Mr..
Hess's reSidence, is In poaaession OIL
the keeper Of boarding house at z
South Third street, Columbus, where
Ellen Lowell pledged 1t for board, Mr.
Hess will doubtless he glad 10 know that
II can be recovered
The loCket which was taken at the
came time Is In possession OF q reputable
citizen OF Cleveland, whom 1t Is not nee
essary to name, and who II no knew it
history would surrender II In q minute
Capt. Jack Reeves, q detective Of Glove
land, and as square and clever q man 81
ever lived, thinks he can get the locket OF
IN hours notice. The watch taken from
the Hes residence was sent to MCNslly't
mother, Mrs. Martha Birch, near the post
olEics IN Georgetown, ,. q, Clair aayy |
she has not got 1t now Capt. James Nc
Davit, OF Washington, can get It.
Part OF Mr.. Simpsons goods are In 90
lumbus, Just where Clair docs not know
He doea not think the plate was marked
Generally marked articles were broken W
and sold as old metal,
WHAP OF II ALLY
The INTELLIdENcER reporter found ou
enough to know that there Is ample mean
to bring certain guilty parties to speedy
Justice, and that certain portions o
the stolen goods can be recovered
liz those who own thom care t.
get them back. So much Of the in
formation as is not here given to tho nab
| lie has been placed at the disposal OF th(
authorities. Rumors concerning tho cast
have gone the rounds, but aside from
what Is given above little can be definite
| " stated. II Lowell would make ss clean
q breast OF itas Clair has, his revelations
would be much more interesting and i'm
portant probably will not DO III bow
Clair makes one significant statement
When Lowell and McNally went out alone
they were always provided with black allE
masks. He does dot know what they did
on all these trips, The masked robbene!
began before they arrived, but they did
not stop until after they left. Lowell Il
tall and alimj McNally isa man 81 heavy
build. Clair cannot say that they were
not here before the whole party came In
January; they were absent from Phila
delphia, where their headquarters were
at one timo. They came back with LOU
Of money, and they left FOL
| Wheeling. While here they got nearly
"broke" once; then they received $25 by
Western Union Telegraph money order
from the Hast. MpGally rot tho check
from the office and drew money from the
Exchange bank. Later they received
money for the silks stolen here $3.50 they
told Clair was the amount realized, and
they divided on that basis. Clair Is conf.
dent they got a good deal moro money.
After they went to Cleveland lot OIL
goods were shipped here, but they were
captured by the police here and sent
back.
Clair says Capt. Bennett asked Lowell
what ho was doing here, aud the latter
said be was a llthogfspher, and was hunt.
ing work. The Captain said: "That's a
li6j there 10 no llthographing establish.
ment hero, and II you Wels 4 llthographey
you'd know II, You are a set Of crooks,
but can't prove It."
One night Clair and McNNlly were going
out Fifteenth street alta late hour. Nc.
Nally was drunk, and Clair was afraid he
would give himself away. He inslsted on
stopping to talk with an oGlCet, telling
him he was q silk drummer, and had lots
OF valuable samples. The officer said
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