Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-28
A NIGHT OFF,
DURING WHICH MONEY AND PAPSRS REPRE-
SgNTING SEVBN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Are Kyst.riously Missing, and Seem to Bavs Been
S!Olsn-Ths Papsrs Recovered, Oui the Cash
Is Sui Ont Of Sight


past two DAYS, have doubtless noticed
and pondered over two inch square al
vertisement, signed by L. II. Burt, Jr.,
of Warrington, wherein IL stated that
certain valuable papers, in the form oil
notes, representing over seven thousand
dollars, had been either lost or stolen,
and the public were cautioned not to
purchase the same. The notes were
stated 10 have been in a large pocket
book, (which also contained consider
able amount Of money"
As has probably been surmised, there
is a tale attached to this matter, which
a reporter for the REGISTER succeeded
in unfolding yesterday.
II runs in this wise:-
On the 18th Of the present month Mr..
Burt, in the company Of another man,
whose name is given as Spelman, but
whose identity is uncertain, concluded
to see something of the shady side OF
Wheeling life, and they accordingly
procured a hack, driven by zone Dennis,
and were whiSled away to Carrie Pal
mer'S. There a short time was spent
and then two girls, known in the circles
in which they move as Rhea and Eta,
entered the hack with the two men,
and were driven out TO Jerry Glenn
ems road house. Coming back, the
party went to Ella Mller'S, and then
returned TO Carrie Palmer'S. There
Burt was too far under the
influence of liquor to get out
of the hack, and the others left him in
the care OF the driver and entered the
house. They were absent an hour or so,
and then Burt was driven to his hotel.
Some time after his arrival there, per-
haps the next morning, he discovered
the loss Of his pOcketbOok, with its val
liable contents, and search was made
for it, but it was unavaillng. Later the
matter was put in the hands Of the po-
lice, and the advertisement quoted above
was inserted in the papers.
1t was learned that among the papers,
in addition to the notes enumerated in
the advertisement, was at least one
check and about seventy or seventy-fve
dollars in bills, the remains of one hun
dred and fifty dollars Burt had when
he started out, the value Of the whole
outfit being about 1900.
Yesterday Chief Delbrugge, after a
protracted consideration of the case,
came to the conclusion that the only
man who probably knew the where
sbouts Of the missing property was
Dennis, and he was taken to the building
and told that the pocket book must be
He sUOutly denied that be
knew anything about it, but it was as
sured that all the facts were known,
md that he had better produce. He
still asserted his innocence, but when
told incidentally that the owner Of the
did not care about the money,
but only wanted the papers, which were
without value to third party, Dennis
brushed up his recollection, and blurted
out;o4, .---....
book"
well, lets have the rest Of the stuff"
said the Chief.
Dennis then admitted that he had
ong pocket book, containing some
papers, and that he had found 1t in the
bottom of the hack. He was told to go
and get it, d,did so, returning to the
City Hall with Mr.. Burt's property,
minus the seventy dollars it contained
when it's owner last saw it, he having
paid Dennis three times, to the amount
of thirteen dollars, on the trip. Dennis
claimed he did not open the pocket
book, but as he said there was no money
in il, and he could not have ascertained
that fact without looking, his statement
goes for nothing, especially as the
papers were disarranged from the order
in which they were usually kept.
The property will be returned to tho
owner to-day. Whether Dennis will be
or not, is uncertain at
present.