The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-20
A WEST VIRGINIAN
Who Robbed His Employers Trailcd Down.
Some Fine Detective Work.


Some Fine Detective Work.
CINCINNATI, July 19.-There arrived
in this city last evening on the o'clock
train from Chicago, young man whose
efforts to elude detectives and arrest
are an illustration OF the ubiquitous
presence Of the trained men in the en-
ploy of an agency engaged in catching
criminals.
The prisoner is a handsome man who
stands fully feet 4 inches in height
and not over 23 years of age.
But he is n criminal who has been
hunted by the sleuth-hound detectives
OF two continents and is now speeding
on his way to prison.
The young man is ]. L. Rearden, who
for n wear previous to his going wrong
was the chief book-keeper and confiden-
tial man OF the Fire Greek Coal and
Coke Company, Of Fire Creek, Fayette
county, w. Va. He was in
charge of Detective Thomas H.
Miller, of the Hazen Detec-
tive Agency, OF this city, and re-
mained Mt the Grand Central depot
but half hour. Shortly after s o'clock
the prisoner was passenger on the
Chesapeake and Ohio train for Fayette-
vile, W. Va, where he will be held by
the authorities OF that State for stealing
$1,000 from his employers. The story
OF the efforts to trail down Rearden is a
complex one, and illustrates fully the
pertinancity with which q detective
agency clings to q clew, On June 3last.
Rearden suddenly skipped out from
Fire Creek, leaving his employers $1,000
short.
Mr.. G. H. Capertcn, manager OF the
concern, came to this city on June G,
and put the case in the hands of Mr..
Will H. Hazen, OF the Hazen Detective
Agency. A clew was soon struck. 1t
was found that Rearden, after leaving
Fire Greek, took a train and came toward
Cincinnati, as far as the Newport, KY,
transfer, on the Chesapeake & Ohio,
but no further was any trace OF the
Young criminal found. Mr.. Hazen,
however, lost no time. It was learned
that Rearden had girl Of whom he
was enamored at Rome, Ga. Her name
is Miss Patti Gaillard. Chief ]. X.
Browne, OF the Rome police depart
ment, was enlisted in the search and
promised to do all in his power to
trace down the youngman. Mr.. Hazen
instructed Chief Browne to- keep a
sharp lookout with q view to ascertain
ing whether Reardon communicated
with Miss Gaillard in Rome.
In the meanwhile photographs OF the
missing bookkeeper were sent every
wherc and minute description OF him
forwarded to the various towns and
cities where it was supposed that he
might in his wanderings go. Next an
other clew was discovered. It led to
South America. Photographs Of him
were forwarded to the United
States consul at Rio Janeiro and
Buenos Ayres, but the story OF his pres
ence in those cities proved to be false
and once more the detectives were at
sea. Meanwhile close watch had been
kept by Chief Browne on Miss Gaillard,
l>ot Rome, Ga. His patience was reward
cd with success, for on July l6 Mr.. Win
Hazen received the following telegram
from Chief Browne, at Rome: Letter
mailed in Chicago, July Z; lady said
Wellington hotel, but now says st.
Louis. She's got very suspicious and
will not talk"
Mr.. Haxen at once communicated
with Manager Caperton, at Staunton,
W. Va, and put that gentleman In pos