The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Greene County Thieves i'm Limbo.
Waynesburg Republican.

1nree partles from Sprlnghlll
township were arrested and brought
to Jail, charged with stealing $24O
in gold in rather a curious manner.
The parties are Marion Syphers,
VIM. Ii. Gray and his daughter,
Mrs. Josephine Lemasters. Syphers
was arrested first and was brought
here week ago last Sunday, Gray
and his daughter were brought here
last Wednesday. Each party tells
a different story in regard to the
matter. Gray's version is about as
follows: Last September Fielder
Hilbury left twelve $40 gold pieces
in Gray's care for safe keeping.
Gray placed the money in trunk
in his house and instructed Hilbury
not to tell anyone that he had left
the money with him. Gray thought
no one but himself and family knew
where the money was kept But on
the night of October 7 last, some one
forced the door of his house and car
ried off the trunk which was stand
ing near the door. He heard the
noise and tried to get out, but some
one held the door fast. Finally when
he could get out he found the parties
gone and the trunk near the house,
open and part of the contents, some
clothing, taken out. He discovered
also that the money had been taken.
He found no clue as to who had com
mitted the robbery until Marion Sy-
pliers, who had become enamored
of his daughter, the Mrs. Lemasters,
and she no doubt of him, took up
his quarters with the Gray family
about November first. Some time
after this the father says that his
daughter found the money in Sy.
piers pocket and he confessed to
her all about the matter, but would
not tell who his partner was. The
daughter told her father and mother
that Syphers had the money, and
Gray then informed Hilbury. A
warrant was then sworn out for the
arrest of Syphers. This greatly in
censed the daughter, who wanted to
run away with Syphers and get mar
ried, and when prevented from doing
so she threatened her mother that it
would be ''bad piece of business. -
Syphers and VIM. Rogers were
arrested for committing the robbery.
The former was brought tojail, while
the latter gave bail for his appear
ance at the next term of Court. A
hearing was had before Jas. Stiles,
Esq. AT the hearing the daughter
testified that her father had stolen
the money and first buried it in the
ground, but the hogs rooted it up
and he brought it into the house.
Search was then made in Gray's
house by Wiley Keffer and Boughnel
Wright, the latter being constable Of
Springhill township. Six pieces Of
the money, $40 were found behind
a board nailed above the man
tel.
Syphers says that he had nothing
to do with taking the money, but
that $40 of it was given him at one
time by Mrs. Lemasters and $50 at
another time by Gray and he was
instructed to take it away and get il
changed, which he did There is a
story also that the Lemasters wo-
man had carried the money in her
hustle, for while, and again it was
baked inside of loaf of bread tc
prevent its being found. There ie
one thing certain, however, that is
acknowledged by all, and that is that
Syphers is deeply in love with the
woman and that she is going to mar
ry that gal just as soon as they get
out of this scrape." understand
that they wanted to take out license
and have the knot tied just after
they were placed under Sheriff Good
wins care, but this was objected
to.