Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
AFTER THE WATCH.
ruv srouaL TO THE LowEaY BscAPlDs Oh 4
FEW NIGHTS AGO.
A 4rio from Marshall County Come TO I0"h "
Inquire About the Watch-Ol"k
Mitchell Holds II for SZS.

II borrowing dulls the cage u nus
bandry, as the bard OF Avon was WIZ
10 remark, that man Lowery' iio"
Marshall county, is getting the eoee
nrattv we'll hacked up. His name Is H.
r Lowery. and he will be remembered
as the individual who had the niue
es,apade last Thursday, during winch
he hired a team from Livery Staoieman
Neal. of Bellaire, and after"aru
horrowed ten dollars from a man nameu
Kaifer on the strength OF being tne
owner of the team, and finally, oeing
intercepted by the police, squareu up
accounts with Neal and Keller through
the medium of Clerk OF the circuit
Court Mitchell, Lowery giving silver
watch and chain, that was presumably
his property, for security.
II now turns out that even the watcp
did not belong to Lowery. Among the
callers at the City Building was an ex
cited trio from Marshall county, one OF
whom was J. II. Came, who Ilves
nelqhbor of Lowery at Woodlands. ne
said that before starting out on MS
tear. Lowery had borrowed the watch
of him, saying he would return IL III
few hours. As soon as he saw Ia Tue
REGISTER what had become OF the time
piece, he resolved to come to town on
the first opportunity. They inquired
where Clerk Mitchell's Office was, ana
were soon in the presence OF that func-
tionary. who politely informed them
they could have the watch upon the
payment of $50. 10, the amount Tor
which the watch was taken as
security. Mr. Came said be valued
the watch at $40. The watch was not
redeemed, however, the fellow being
anxious TO resort to some legal meas
ures whereby the watch should be de-
livered to him. And after considerable
wrangling In the building, which was
divided between Clerk Mitchell's office
and the police station the trio started
out to find the Mayor, Acting Judge
Jepson and one or two Squires to see
what could be done about 1t. The trio
were somewhat excited, and covered
considerable territory in the course OF
the afternoon.
CIerk MITCHELL meb VIC uClCS "NOh :"
second time in the afternoon, when he
Gained them somewhat by saying that
he would write this morning to the
father of Lowery to see If he would re-
deem the watch, and If he refused, they
could institute legal proceedings for the
recovery of the same, and whatever the
decision was he would cheerfully abide
by the result. This seemed mutually
satisfactory and the Marshall county
delegation left the building, saying they
were in hurry to get home.
The two had heard before starting
out that Lowery was in jail in Bellaire,
having been recently arrested for some
offense, but inquiry by telephone failed
to substantiate the rumor However,
Lowery has not been home since that
eventful night, but just how he has pro-
cured money to prolong the racket
seems to be something Of mystery, as
he had no money when arrested. Low
cry seems to have had q habit of start
ing off on these periodical tears for q
number of years, and has more than
once fallen into trouble. His father is
said to be quite well-to-do, and runs a
fine farm of ls5 acres on Beech's Ridge.