Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-01
+ RUS CASE
GRAND LGRaNY, WITH SENSATIONAL
FEATURES,
"a Number Of Unusual COnplica6Ons-fhs Case
Compromised, Followed BY an Attempt
to Unss:tls It. Which Is Said
10 Have Succeeded.

IRertrand Harper, representing an eX-
N+orsive hardware house, notified Officer
4Cans that his room, at the Hotel Wind
sor. had been entered during the night
and robbed Of 500 in cash. He further
stated that he believed R. c. Snowden,
whose acquaintance he had made at the
Hotel Windsor fe Y days ago, was the
entity party, and asked for his arrest.
Oficer Gaus asked for the circum-
stance 5, and Harper told him he had
become acquainted with Snowden about
the hotel, and on Wednesday evening
had visited George Franks house, on
Eofr street, with him. On the way TO
the house, Snowden had asked him if
be had much money with him, and on
being told he had over one hundred dol
lars with him, told him il was a bad
thing 10 take that much money to such
place. Thursday the two men met
again, and as SnOwden had an invita-
ZION TO the ElkS' outing, the two
went out 20 the Park On their
rclurn Snowden asked Harper if
Ec had as much money with him as on
the previous night, TO which Harper
said he mad not; he had left a 5wenty
dollar gold piece i'm a collar box, and had
put the rest of his money in his trunk.
Snowden asked If he had licked his
room door, and Harper Saia no. lie
said be was satisfied SnOwden got his
money, because no one else Snew where
4 il was, and 1T Georgia Franks house,
SnOwdOn had left Harperand female
friend Of SnOwden'S together, and had
left the house for a time, when he sup
posed the Hotel was visited and the
cash taken. An emploge Of the Hotel
said he saw Snowden in the house dur
ing the night.
About three O'Clock SnOwden and the
girl drove up TO the hotel in cab, and
came i'm, when the clerk stopped them,
and told them they could not remain
there. Officer GsuS then apprized Snow
den of what vas wrong, and put him
under arrest What followed Is OeSt
told in the language Of the officer:
"Snowdeu and the woman, whose
name is Maude something or other,
came to the hotel on the 18th OF July,
and SnOwden registered as man and
wife. They remained there all night,
and the next thing we learned OF them,
the woman was in George Franks
house. When Harper made the kick
about his money | told SnOwden about
10. and ne denied taking it, but at the
same time offered to pay what Harper
claimed he had lost. l told him
he would have to be locked up, and we
had quite talk about it, everybody
taking part. Finally we searched
SnOwden, and only found two or three
dollars in his clothes. He said,
however, he was willing TO
make up the loss To Harper,
and at the very first he run his hand
down in his pocket, and made bluff at
pulling out money. Finally, he asked |
10 talk 20 the woman privately, but l
told him / wouldn't leave the room, and
whatever he had TO say must be said
there. He then told the woman to give |
him the money, and she took a wad out /
OF her stocking and handed 1t I
10 him, remarkiUg: There it is; /
j don't know how much there |
is There were two twenty-dOl- |
lar bills and a one dollar bill in the roll. |
/ then started with SnOwden TO the |
City Hall, and had gotten up on Chap |
lne street, when he made big kick, |
and plead TO be taken back, saying: !
Take me back; I'm almost sure l can !
Ok this thing up He went back, and
ID was finally agreed that the difference |
OF SOS between the Sal aud the 500 Har-
per claimed 10 have lost was to be paid !
I'm the morning, but before that prOpo- !
sition was cOncluSively settled, the wom- !
an had gone out 10 George !
Frank to borrow SOS, offering to
come back after the thing was over and |
stay at the house. George Frank re- !
fused TO have anything TO do with her,
and told her TO get out. A cOlOred man
at George Franks says there was job |
put up TO rob Harper on Wednesday
might, at that house. and Annie Faul- |
stick saws OvertureS were made to her TO
allow a scheme of that sort TO be
worked, but she would have nothing to
DO with it. I'm going to fire the couple |
out OF town tomorrow
A REGISTER reporter heard that Col.
w. w. Arnett had been retained as
counsel by SnOwden, in an effort to
force Harper TO give up the SAL Surren-
dered at the hotel at the time the
charge was first made, and he was asked
last night for the facts. The Colonel
said:
s.Mr. Snowden came to me this morn
ing. and said he was entirely innocent
|of the robbery, and wanted TO get back
the Sal which had been given to Harper
bic said he had asked Harper about his
money. and had advised him not TO take
In ont TO the house, and admitted that
tbe thing looked suspicious, but In
sisted that he was innocent, would
be greatly injured in reputation
/ bv such charge, and wanted
10 institute a suit. While he was
talking Harper came in, and genera
conversation enSued. After hearing all
|tbe statements, including one oy Harper
|that he would pocket the loss OF tne
SIS. but would prosecute SnOwden TO the
IfuNest extent if he attempted 10 force
|the return of the money, told snow
|den my Judgment was that he had oeu1
Ter let the Sal already paid go, as II q
Warrant was issued for him ne wouiu Oe
pretty sure TO go to jail urtli the gram
4 bury reported, about the mluole VI 0ep
|tember. Snowden finally saw the IOIoo
OF this, and thanked me for the honeS1
|OpiniOn l had expressed. he Saiu nc
would not so TO jail for that amount;
and told him l thought q man "0ulu
rather loose three times as much- mar
Iper. who seemed 10 be al extremely nice
gentleman. was yer- emphatic IN MS
determination TO prosecute, II SnoWuen
persisted. and said he would give OOnu
as witness TO appear at the time OF
Htria!. When Harper went away ohON
|6en asLee If no could be arrested by any
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