The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-18
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE
Against the Trio Of Well Known
Martins Ferry Crooks
ARRESTED ON MONDAY NIGHT.
One Of tho Gang Peaches, aud Mr..
j, N, Adams Identities the Goods
Found at Their Homes-They
go to Cadi1 forTrial To-day,

The arrest Of Ebenezsr Co.'s, alias
"sneezer," David Neal, more familiarly
known as FATTY" and Joe Taylor,
which took place at Martins Ferry Mon
day night as reported in yesterdays Is
sue, pretty eTectualiy breaks up the
gang Of crooks with which Martins
Ferry has been cursed for some time
past, That the trio under arrest are
guilty OF having entered the general
store and blown open the safe Of ]. N,
Adams, at Georgetown last Sunday
morning, is as certain as next Wednes'
day will be Christmas, There seems to
be no doubt but that the three will be
sent back to their former quarters in the
Ohio State ~penitentiary.
This arrest was the best work done by
the Martins Ferry police for a long time
past,
One OF the trio has "~peached" and
from his confession the following de-
tails Of their burglary are obtained;
The three started from Martins Ferry
about dusk Saturday night and walking
over the turnpike road passed through
all the toll gates; at each OF these places
they were noticed by persons who can
now identify them, They got over the
sixteen miles between Martins Ferry
and Georgetown at such a pace that
they reached the latter place at $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning, Neall, who
appears to have been the leader Of the
gang, formerly lived near Georgetown
aud recently visited there, He know
that Adams did q good business and also
that he kept money in his sale, having
seen him place large amounts there,
Arriving at Georgetown, Neall cut a
panel In a side door, aud crawling
through the hole went TO work on the
safe, while tho other two, well armed,
remained on guard outside. The safe
was blown open about twenty minutes
after work was commenced on II, From
a remark dropped by Neal, the supposi.
ton Is that no set the store GU fire as he
was leaving. As they hurried away
Neall is reported as having said to bis
companions, "Ahi look at the mum
and the good jewelry-won't that buy
lots oil liquor2" At the place where a
pair OF shoes were found by the pursu.
ers, as heretofore reported, Neal stop.
ped and put on q pair Of gum boots he
had taken from the
The three kept travelling towards
Martins Ferry till about 8 O'Clock when
they went into some bushes by the road
side to take a short rest and distribute
the Doodle. Neal kept about Sl26,
while Taylor is said to have received
only S. for his long walk OF over thirty.
two miles and hard walking 1t was too.
While sitting In the bushes several
men from Georgetown were geen CON.
ing In pursuit Of them. Seeing this the
three made a detour across the country
until they lost themselves. William
Freeman, colored, saw them near Tren.
ton and directed them to the Wheeling
pike, and Israel Lamhorn, living near
Yicker'a store on Little Short Greek,
gave them some bread md milk, They
reached Martins Ferry Sunday evening.
In making the arrests, the police
found at Taylor's house some OF the
iewelry and other articles stolen, also
the bit with which the hole was bored
In the safe, all tied up In u bandanna
handkerchief. This was concealed In
a box under Joe'R bed, It contained,
In addition to the bit, several X. Of r.
pins, scarf pins, sleeve buttons, chains,
tobacco, tooth brushes, and numerous
other articles, nearly all OF which was
from Adams store. The balance Is
believed to be from GilleSpie's store at
Portland, which was robbed recently.
At Neall's was found another pair Of
gum boots and several other articles
stolen, and q full set Of burglars tools
we're found In the hogse.hoat occupied
by Coss, near the Laughlin mill.
In searching the prisoners there was
found in Taylor's pocket, q check from
Israel Thomas, OF Cadiz, payable 10 Mrs.
Lizzie A. Speer, q seamstress, which was
deposited In Adams safe. Mr.. Adams
was in Martins Ferry yesterday, and
identified a lot OF the stolen goods.
Taylor was identified by William Free
man, the colored man, as the man he
had seen near Trenton.
Mrs. Neal, the vile Of Fatty says
Coss and Taylor had been at their house
every night for two weeks planning
burglaries, and she knew all about the
Adams robbery. She was afraid to open
her mouth for fear her husband would
kill her, which he had threatened 10 do.
It looks as II the gang Is not only
guilty OF the Adams job, but many 9th.
ers, among which are the Portland rob.
berry, the robbing Of Heil's meat shop,
Mrs. stantop's boarding house and the
attempt to break Into Medill's shoe
store. The quarter Of beef and liver
stolen from Heil's was taken TO Taylor's,
which for years, II is said, has been II
rendezvous for the old gang.
The trio will be taken to Cadiz this
morning, where they will have a pre-
liminary examination, Georgetown being
in Harrison county. A lot Of lannels
and other goods, and a "jilnmy" were
found in an old school house between
Georgetown and Martins Ferry yesters
day afternoon. These are supposed to be
from Adams store.