Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-06
THE OLD STORY.
A WASHINGTON COUNTY MAN CONES DOWN
TO LOOK ATTHB CITY,
Gets Drunk and Falls Among Thieyss-A B. q o.
News Agent 10 Jail, N Default Of $1,000
CHARGED With Beng .bs Thief

/ Another Washington county citizen hiss
come TO r-i=f through a DEERE to gsz upoa
the & s,ive eide OF Wheeling life, and incl
den,ally a psriy q The second part IL 10
Jail on charge which will require the
sttsnii m OF the gentlemen Of the grand
jury Monday.
/ W. F Kelley, an OIL expert, boarded the
train shout neon yesterday, ard arrived il
/ the city abou; one o'clock. On til train
he scraped an squaintance with news
boy" named ". F. Sheridan, gentleman
about .hirty-fve years of age, and who
seems 20 he pretty lick in some Of bis
ways TIE two jointly fcu,d "a edmirer
in tie person Of another passenger, whose
name does not appear, and the three De
csmera;her familiar. When the train pulled
iototh deDct here, Sheridan helped Kelley
of with his stock Of prize packages and
non corn. and then the two started ont to
lake in the town. Kelley having cOntided
70 Sheridan thai he rad about elghiy-hve
dollars. and that aiieT he bad got sult oil
cioihsa ont OF 1t he didn't care blank Tor
me rest The two dropped into sa Oon
close to the depot where they found the
third friend. and all set 'em up lively
Then they wandered otf up street, stopping
in At saloons az frequent intervals. and
finally Wis led barber shop where they
had hair cut al around and sent out a
growler for beer. Dinner came next, and
then Kelley expressing de-ire TO buy a
hat they made .uch purchase, ana also
bought some more beer. After surdry
visits TO saloons the unknown thId psrty
became tired aud he wac put to sleep unuei
table after which the Others-helley and
Sheridan went t0 prominent Iwelith
Street clothing store to get suit Tor hsi-
lev There the t.lO en-, VINO were tue
worse for Gquor-Kelley being decidedly
mora Infatuated than his companion,
tossed around good deal with the sales
man. but Kelley finally agreed 10 take
fifteen dollar suit for twelve dollars, pro-
vided white shirt, an undershiIt and
nair NJ suspenders were thrown ~. While
Kelley was trvinc on the trousers nus sill
VET money fell out on the floor. aud ohen-
dan managed to get hold al the DIE
among them being enc twenty ara three
tens. Kelley 40 orce accused Shsndsn Of
robb.ny him Of twenty dollars. and
the two had a lively dispute, Kelley
threatening To have Sheridan arrested,
and the latter slipping out
with the remark THAI he vas going ios an
officer himself. He ioTgO' 10 come back
however. and rs eoon as Kelley G. uld ge'
Ina clothes On again ne went after an officer
lie found Officer Lukens, and described
Sheridan. and Lukeus At once went to
Hsley's saloon TO look for him. While he
was goiug in The front way Sheridan got
Wind OF the search, s1d ran out into the al
lev. M which h. ran towards Chapline street.
Officer Hell happened 20 be passing, ana
seeing Sheridan run. he gave chase at once.
Sheridan skipped over the fence into the
ward of the Donald on carriage factory, snd
cuttinp through cato Chaphue street, ran
down towards Sixteenth with Officer Hell
a lively secoad. At the corner OF Sixteenth
street He'll grabbed his man and locked
him no az the City Hall until ne could see
what was the matter he soon icund
Lukens aud Kelley, and the matter beng
explained. Sheridan Was taken before
Justice DAVIS.
While the Justice was preparing the pa
p,rs Sheridan sent ont 70 q business man
who il relstiye, but the latter firmly de-
clined TO have anything TO do with him.
He then tried TO INK the matter up" with
X elleg. but the latter declined accepting
sny Of his proaers. although expressing
,orrow tnat ne had gotten into trouble
The examination which followed was one
Of the funniest things ever sem IN Jus
tice's office, Sheridsn'e cross-exam'nations'
explanations and GENERAL story being con-
vulsing az times.
He was held in one thousand dollars to
ansNer before the grand jury, and IN de-
fault vas committed TO jail.