Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-02
TRACKED TO TOWN.
WORK OF A NEW YORK LAWYER AND TWO
PINKERTON DETECTIVES
A Gddv Schsmer Foiled-A Story Of Romance.
One Of the Female Principals Breaks
Down and C0nissSes AL.

reporter was passing along Market street
he came face 10 face with New YORK.
LAWYER who enjoys something Of a reputa-
lion outside of the Empire City. and with
whom the reporter happened 10 have
passing acquaintance. After exchanging
few words of greeting, the reporter asked
him in regard to his business in town. He
declined 10 say anything about it, however
until the reporter casually remarked that
he would mention his arrival, when his
whole manner changed, and he begged OF
the reporter 10 say nothing about II, as ne
was here in Wheeling with Pinkerton
detective. both under assumed names.
He declared that any such disclosure
,vould iniure his case Perceiving ms al
vantage. the scribe annoUced his intention
of publishing his arrival unless ne would
give him the facts. At last he SAID, Nv ell
IL YOU will be cOntented with the iacts
without the names. VIII give YOU tue syn
opsis of the whole story rather than nave
YOU publish u garoieu account u '''0
fair ,,-,.,
Seating himself in a comfortable place
~ THE READING ROOM
of one of the hotels. and pulling out note
hook. the reporter took down the following
remarkable and somewhat sensational
story
.IWeu. I arrived on the noon train to-
da,- 3, said the LAWYER. "aud / have done q
remarkable piece of work, II do say 10. L
have al last succeeded I'm what thousands
ofdOllars have been spent 10 accomplish MY
case and story opens on the night OF DeCehl-
Der 80. lSSg, when two COLUMBIA CoiieSv
students. one law and the other q neHlCdi
iuuior attended the Casino Theatre IN New
Voris ,itv In the lower prOsceuium box
10 the left were two ladies who were the
,.vnosure of all ewes One was short ana
dark and evidently "a woman OF the world,
the other was. taller. slender, with De
witching face
IL was not long before IL was evident that
a desperate Irritation was gong on between
the juniors and the laCles. Al the close OF
the third act the gentlemen leit thelr seats
and ioined the ladies I'm the box. After the
tbeatre was over they were all seen 70
leave the theatre together. 70 down Broad
way. take a hack i'm front of the Sturdevant
House and drive away.
..As was afterwards discovered. ~ contin-
ned the LAWYER. they drove 10 fancy
sporting house in the upper emu OF New
York where an expensive supper was
ordered and wine flowed I'm abundance. AT
n late uOur lutN NtldtltNte tN' fN~'it- '--N
considerably intoxicated and the ladies' al
80 being i'm that blissful state. They drove
tothc St James Hotel and registered as man
and wife. the hOSpitable roof covering the
heads of the four for the night. IDe next
morning they drove 20 the Grand Centrdl
Denot and took the train for New Haven.
Conn. where they stopped at the Mar
low. ." a rather third rate house. IN SINH
lar way Early next morning a oell-ooS
was dispatched for Justice OF the fedce'
and he soon after returned with clergy
man who then and there married the taller
of the Young ladies' 10 the law student.
Then they left for New y Ork. Arriving
there the Young man became financially
stranded
1T NAV be well TO mention here, said
the LAWYER. 'that the home Of the young
man was i'm Cleveland. and he had recently
been left a comfortable fortune. Being un-
der age he had guardian. When the
Young man discovered
THE SORRY PLIGHT
he was in he went to u bank where he
knew part of his funds were deposited ana
attempted 10 draw them. The bank wired
10 his guardian for instructions, ana ac-
companied by a lawyer and TWO PlnAerloh
detectives. found the young fellow az tne
hotel with his wife He was very mucn
intoxicated. The Young lady produced her
marriage certificate, and declared herseh
10 be his legal wife. The fellow however:
declared that he remembered nothing OF
the occurrence Finally he left his vile
and went with his guardian TO an
other hotel.
III was at this stage of the case that l
became connected with the matter. WIN
the aid of detectives / discovered that
noted gambler followed the four young
9 fssf
New Haven and also TO New ork. oe-
ca,ae satisfied that he had something 20 do
with the matter. but as both he and the
Young lady had disappeared, nothing conld
Oe done Last spring l
RECEIVED 4 TELEGRAM
from California, dated from Los Angeles.
IL WAS one of the detectives bidding me
come 20 the city al once. went and found
that the same gambler and the same lden-
tical young lady had both been arrested,
and were there on trial for working q huge
confidence game.
..the woman declared in her defense that
she was his wife. and was cOcrccd INTO tue
affair AGAINST her Will. On this ground
She was acquitted. She was carefully
watched bv my men meanwhile. Her ties
timonv / have in my possession All TINS
time we had been hard AT work trying 70
discover who the young woman was who
had PLAYED her cards so well. We AT laSt
came 10 the conclusion from certain CIR
cumstanccs that her home was not TAR IRON
Wheeling. still nothing could be proven.
"AbOut two weeks ago she suddenly ap
pearcd before her clandcStincly married
husband of Cleveland. who is now employed
ina real estate firm IN New y Ork City, auc
demanded money. He refused and Sht
placed her case N the hands OF
wELI-KNOwN ATTORNEY,
who brought suit and cited him 70 appear
i'm court to answer 20 the charge OF non
support. 10 might be well 20 state that th'
Young man at the time this unfortunate
episode took place was engaged 10 prom
i1.,,t society lady of Cleveland. The wed
dino was postponed. much % the Chagrin o
nm parties concerned. As the entire auail
was kept very quiet, no one ever discovered
the reason OF n.
Last Friday the woman left New
York for Wheeling followed oy one o
my spoilers meanwhile the woman
annarentlv knew nothing Of the watch
mi eve that followed herr, and takln.
a team drove 10 what we had al along DC
ieved 10 be her parents. NV man tele
srraphed me and / came on this train Wit
another detective We arrived in Wheel
inc this noon. and went AT once 10 tn
Mace. We called and were invited IN. Opol
heraslxing my business requested that tn
family be summoned as my business con
cerned all the members Of il. They came
into the room and then handed the younl
lady nv card aud told her l knew all.
We'll This made quite scene. SAT-
the LAWYER. AT first she denied all, ou
n last
ACTING ON TIE ADVICE
the older members Of the household Sh'
cave in and told all. She confessed tina
She was married TO the gambler, and tina
on the eventful night at the theatre when h
saw the Irritation going on he had sent ne
a note with the mystic words.
..rhis is rich zane by u. ] WIZ D