Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-08
FOR FORGERY.
AN IMPORTANT ARREST MADE LAST
EVENING.
By Officer John Shorts The Suspect Wanted in New
Orleans Vel Supplied With Gold
and Gr5ygbackS.

Uac Of the ncatest little bits of work
ever done by q member OF the Wheeling
police force was placed to the credit of Of
icer John Shorts last evening. This job
was the arrest OF a man, wanted in the far
oil city of New Orleans, and he was Sc
cured, marched 10 headquarters, searched
and coniued in q cell within fifteen
minutes after he had landed in the
city via. the evening 'Pewiky" train.
About noon yesterday the following tele.
gram was received at police headquarters
NEW ORLEANS, March 7.
ARREST for forgery A. Wiley. Five feet,
seven lnche, high; forty years old; black
hair; extra heavy and long, black nous
t.cLl; lett hand crippled and turned in at
the wrist, brown clothing; lace shoes,
newly halt-soled. Left here Monday night.
Answer. DETECTIVE MORRIS
Tie day force was at once warned to be
on the lookout lor the man, aud Officer
Shorts took a copy OF the Telegram and set
himself to watch lOT the crook. A round
of the hotels was made, but no one could
be found ut all answering 10 the descrlp-
lion, lud the evening trains were attended
To When the down train on the ~"Pewiky'
pulled ia, about half past seven, a mar
answering the description given above
Jumped of, without baggage, and started
down Water street, in the direction OF the
r.. < o. Officer Shorts could not
be certain, from the glance he was able to
get OF the fellow, whether Ol not he was
the man, and the traveller proceeded 10 the
81. CHARLES and registered as &c. Martin,
New Mexico" Looking through d win
dow, Officer Shorts got a good look at the
fellow, aud was convinced that he was the
party he was after. Waiting till Martin
walked into the dining room and S.ated
himself at the supper table, Shorts walked
up behind him AID caught him by the
arms. ut the same time telling him he was
under arrest. Martin allowed the OIL.
Ger To make a hurried search, tn see if he
had . revolver, and thea accompanied hlra
to the City Hall. There he was thoroughly
searched, aud the officers found "n him u
rull at bills containing 500. a small blue
-.ls la" containing Plu0 in - gold pieces,
and q small muslin hiS in shich he mad
500 in S2U gold pieces There wl5 also some
change III his pockets, the total Of the
wealth footing up $3.50. In reply TO ones
tiou-, the prisoner said Lis name was 4.
Wllry, and that he had been ruuHng a
hotel somewhere in the Southwest. lie
asked what he WAS wanted for, hut the
Officers did not enligh,tn him much upon
that rsint To Shurgs Wiley said, lyon
cant want me hINrIu5t arrived in the
city. There I'd some mistake The eli
cer assured him that there wa 10 mistako
aud that he VA, looked Tor. Wiley took
his arrest very philosophIcaIly and scented
to have made up his mind to await d,ycl-
GpmentS.
st the lookup, late last night, Wiley
talked toieHhiy freely. lie had gotten
over tbs fret furry OF his arrest, and de
MED in the NEST earnest manner that there
,aS anythiug crooked about him. lie
slid hs was from Houston, Texas, hut ad.
United rmbarklnG iOr this point from New
OIpauS. lie said he wIs CgiJ in the
Crescent City long enough 10 eat n lew
oysters AID then catch the north-hound
train. The grtJOIyg IS a very intelligent
man, vel. iresard, and H. addition II the
cash above mentioned, carried a huc g"ld
watch.
Officer Shots vas v,sy generally com
m4udti last nirht by those who knew OF
the arrtt. John has done u numh,r OF
goo.i t;..ugs recently, AMI deserves well oil
tue p"hl...