The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-28
FOR HOLIDAYlMONEY
THE rNrEnpnIsISo BU0eLAR's
been BurglIng, bssn u BurEllnE-TW"
RobbCFlss IN One Night-A GFoesFs
safe Blown Open by Thieves Who
Make u Good uRll-A HoteIalso,

Yesterday morning when the grocery
store OF George X, AcMechen & Bon, on
Market street, was opened, 1t was discover
ed that thieves had entered it in the night
by way Of back window, blown open the
sale, and secured the contents 80 far as
they we're worth carrying OF. Thethieves
secured several bundled dollars in money
and about an equal amount in promlssory
noea. The time WIS opportups for the
thieves, Saturdays sales having, Of course,
been large, and the day being holiday
the money was not taken 10 bank.
The back window opens on small yard,
between which and the next yard there is
a high stone wall. This wall Is easily
scaled, aud, Of course, once inside, the
burglars we're secure from observation.
The robbery was the moro easy ss Q high
row OF boxes separates the otee In the
rear from the front and hides the Rsts and
desk from persons paEsing in front OF the
store, =.
A neat little hole was cut In corner Of
the upper sash, and the hvoomBtick re-
moved, This made the entrance Rs easy
aa through ia unlocked door. A large
hole-possibly half an inch IN dlameter--
was drilled ia the door, q charge oil powder
put in, and the front Of the door blown
from the back. TO deaden the sound and
prevent q crash empty coffee sScks OBJ
tanned in u shed IN tue yard, we're freely
used. Valises and oyerco6ts found in the
oliics were piled on the door to prevent
the fall Of the door from making i nOIse.
AS an additional preCauliOn tho telephone
was disconnected aud wrenChed from the
wall,
About 8 O'Clock yesterday morning the
bakers employed by tue WneeliIg Bakery
Company, whose establishment Is u few
doors up the street, heard dull eXploa!On,
but thought II was delayed Christmas
CelebrRtor firing off lurIe fro cracker,
and paid no attention to 1t. .-...
In addition 10 the $500 or 5000 lost by
the firm, a clerk named Mex sell loot SIS
which he had placed In the Gais for seCur'
Ity
A TAYERN ROBBED.
Yesterday morning sometime alter mid
night Mr.. NsuhEdt, proprietor oil the Old
Home hotel, on the Second MarketsQuare
was awakened by a nolao In hia room oil
tho hotel, and Yising, he lighted the gap
and found the key had fallen from the
door into the room. suspectlng that there
were thieves In the house, he set out Il
investigate. Tho thieves heard his move
men,s and made haRty exit. 1t wal
found on investigation that several roomI
hsd been gone through" by the intruder
and in one OF these hue gold watch waG
secured from boarder.
1t 10 evident that the town Is full OIL
crooks. A week or go ago the Pittsburgh
autnortiea bsniEhed oil tho suspicious
characters, and from the number Of the
gang whO have appeared Ia the police
court here since that, it appears that mosl
OF them concluded Wheeling wRs IheiI
safest refuge. Among them sre crooks OIL
all klndl-saio blowers, sneak thieves,
hotel robbers, and confidence men, and
the activity Of all these professions here
in the last week ia easily accounted for.
Numerous clues might be obtained.
Purchages Of blasting powder, suOpiclouH
RCtions on the street and other signs oil
something wrong, have repeatedly attract.
cd attention 10 strangers. III one case the
poliCa caused warning to be given to a
merchant that his store had been Rhad-
owed by suspicious PERSONA Thevisitora
Of Course have plenty Of pointers given
them by local members OF the fraternity,
Several parties known to have furnished
such information in the pas. are in the
city, and known to the authorities, arc in
constant company q "ly" strangers. 1t
is evident the city is entering on au cpl.
demic Of robbery such as shs experiences
once In 30 often.