The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-31
WORK FOR THE POLICE.
Pickpockets, COuntefeiters and
Roughs Abound,
SOME ARRESTS YESTERDAY
On the State Fair Grounds for Vari-
GUS oGenses-A Lively day for
the Local Courts Two Shell
Game Gamblers Run In.

Yesterday was a lively day for the
police on the State Fair Ground. The
large crowd included about the natural
proportion OF crooks, gamblers, drunken
men and toughs, and they were unusu-
ally active. There were number of
cases Of attempts to pass counterfeit
money reported, and few OF these, at
least, were successful. No arrests were
made for this olfense, however. There
were several men put out of the grounds
by the police for crooked work in the
catch-penny schemes, and several at
tempts to pick pockets were made,
though no loss from this kind of oper-
atoms were heard of.
One man went to put his hand in his
pocket to get some money when he
found another mans hand there. He
attempted to sieze the thief, but failed,
and little later seeing a man he took
for the pickpocket, he seized him. A
friend took it for granted that this was
the right man, and struck him a stun
ming blow with cane. Then it was
discovered that this was not the guilty
man. Apologies and explanations fol-
lowed, and finally the man was made to
see that II was Il mistake.
A colored man accused white man
Of trying TO pick his pocket, and quar-
rel ensued, in which the colored man
did up the white one, The colored
man was arrested and locked up by
Officer Carney. He gave his name as
AL Scott.
There was general row ut the beer
stand about 4 o'clock, growing out Of a
trivial circumstance. A man objected
TO the delay in serving him with beer,
and to attract the barkeepers' attention
threw several glasses down, smashing
them OH the ground. A police officer
from up the river saw the proceeding,
and remarked that that was not the act
Of q gentleman. This the man re-
sented, and struck the visiting police
man in the mouth. Just then officer
Carney arrested the policeman, and
when it was discovered that he was not
the aggressor, it was too late to find the
right man.
There was another row in which an
arrest was made, again the wrong man,
and he was released, but the right man
was not arrested.
A big farmer did a good act when he
struck young blood in the face for
using vulgar language in the presence Of
ladies, and all who saw it were glad 1t
escaped the observation OF the officers.
Officer McNichol was going down
South Front street, when he saw man
at the corner Of Fink street working the
shell game, and arrested him. He gave
his name as Thomas Baker. He was
locked up and bail refused.
A little later at the same spot the same
officer saw another man working the
same game. This man saw the officer
about the same time, and ran, seeking
security in the kitchen OF G. W. Ken
nedy's residence, where the officer ar
rested him, He offered McNiChol S. to
let him go, but he is also behind the
bars. H. gave his name as Ben K.
Miller.
The case OF Harry Williams, arrested
by Constable Lauchlin for gambling on
the grounds on Tuesday, was yesterday
postponed by Squire Arklc till Saturday
on the defendants motion. The fakirs
have been trying to hire Lauchlin to
stay of the grounds.
Henry Munster, a cheap jewelry fakir
who opened up business on the corner
OF Fourteenth and Market streets last
evening, was arraigned before Squire
Ankle Tor selling without license, and
was fined $40 and costs,